By Braden Keith on SwimSwam Texas A&M’s new Director of Swimming Blaire Anderson has continued the remaking of the Aggie coaching staff for next season with the announcement of Jamie Lew as an assistant swimming coach. Lew joins associate head swim coach Wes Foltz, assistant swim coach Duncan Sherrard, assistant swim coach Allyson Sweeney, head diving coach Jay…
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam American rapper Flavor Flav has inked a five-year deal with USA Water Polo to become the official hype man of the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National water polo teams. The agreement comes after it was announced in May that Flavor Flav would be sponsoring the U.S. women’s team in their pursuit…
By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: LSU Sports BATON ROUGE, La. – After competing in various Olympic Trials across the globe over the last month, 11 Tigers have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in their respective disciplines, becoming the largest group of athletes LSU Swimming and Diving has sent to the Summer Games in its history….
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam A former British swim coach who spent time behind bars two decades ago has received a second prison sentence after a new victim stepped forward in a sexual abuse case. Michael Drew, 78, originally received a six-year sentence in 2001 after five boys came forward and alleged he sexually abused…
By Retta Race on SwimSwam 2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th Lazdynai Pool, Vilnius, Lithuania LCM (50m) Meet Central Entries Day 1 Prelims Recap/Day 1 Finals Recap Live Results Livestream ($) The 2024 European Junior Championships kicked off today from Lithuania, with the nation hosting its first-ever international competition. Italy…
By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam Courtesy of SwimTrek, a SwimSwam partner. The rise of swimming vacations has never been more noticeable than it is today. It seems more travellers are giving up their sun loungers for life-affirming adventures. But it is not just vacations, some open water swimming races also attract large crowds of…
By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: Big Ten ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2023-24 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the…
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam That organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games still have not updated their stance that they have no Plan B for the open water swimming events, or the swimming portion of the triathlon events, at this summer’s main event, continues to push the event to the brink of disaster. A…
By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam Courtesy of Competitor, a SwimSwam partner. The 2024 U.S Olympic Team Swimming Trials are wrapped, but before we shift focus to this year’s games, we want to dive into the highlights from the event in Indy. As the official lane line provider for USA Swimming, the team at Competitor…
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam Minutes from the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Committee’s April meeting have been released, and there are a number of significant items and a handful of minor items of note to come out of that meeting. 2025 NCAA Women’s D1 Swimming & Diving Championships – Federal…