By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam Better technique in the pool is crucial for faster swimming. It’s drilled into us from an early age by coaches. And one of my favorite habits for better technique is counting your strokes. Yes, the old-school… Old-fashioned… Counting your strokes as you traverse the length of the pool. (While also…
By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has released the operative award–a document that contains only the three-arbitrator panel’s ruling–officially handing down Tokyo Olympian Michael Brinegar‘s four year suspension for blood doping. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) published the award, noting that the reasoned decision is still forthcoming. CAS…
By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam 2024 U.S. PARA SWIMMING TRIALS June 27 – 29, 2024 Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center — Minneapolis, MN 50 meters (LCM) Meet Central Psych Sheet (pre-scratch) Fresh off of the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials last week, it’s now time to shift our attention towards the 2024 US Para Swimming…
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials drew an average of 3.4 million primetime viewers on NBC and Peacock, a 26% increase from 2021, NBC is reporting. That is a slight uptick even from the early numbers the television rights holder reported early in the meet. It is also an increase from…
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam American swimming legends Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt put the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on blast and urged Congress to implement change to the organization with “deeply rooted systemic problems.” Phelps and Schmitt testified at a United States Congressional hearing before the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation on Tuesday…
By Aglaia Pezzato on SwimSwam This article originally appeared in the 2024 Swimsuit issue of SwimSwam Magazine. At that time Katinka Hosszu was looking for qualifying for her 6th Olympic Games after giving birth her first child, Kamilia. Subscribe for the Magazine here. LETTER TO KAMILIA By Katinka Hosszu and Aglaia Pezzato Dear Kamilia, As I…
By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS June 15-23, 2024 Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN LCM (50 Meters) Meet Central Live Results SwimSwam Preview Index Katie Grimes spoke with the media the morning after taking on a 400 IM/200 Free double in Indianapolis. Grimes spoke on qualifying for the Olympics in both…
By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam 2024 U.S. Para Swimming Trials June 27 – 29, 2024 Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center — Minneapolis, MN 50 meters (LCM) Meet Central Psych Sheet (pre-scratch) Already fighting off post-meet blues from the U.S. Olympic Trials wrapping up this past weekend in Indianapolis? Fear not, because the 2024 U.S. Para…
By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam Welcome back for another round of TopTenTweets and this time, it’s all about the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials that just wrapped up in Indianapolis, IN. Swimming Twitter is at it’s best during a big meet, and you didn’t let us down this week. It was tough to narrow it down…
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam Former high-level swimmer Amanda Le is accusing coach Joe Bernal of sexually abusing her 15 years ago and alleges that USA Swimming and other organizations failed to stop it. Le, who trained with Bernal from 2006 until 2010, filed a lawsuit against “the individuals and corporate entities who let a known…