Michael Klim Believes Australian Male Swimmers Lagging

Champion swimmer Michael Klim says it may be some time before Australia’s men regain their status as a dominant force in the sport. According to ABC Sport, the three-time Olympian said Australia’s men were lagging behind the women.

“The results prove that we’re not the best nation at the moment in terms of men’s swimming,” […]

Title IX is Destroying Collegiate Men’s Swimming

I, like all of you, was saddened by the recent news that James Madison University would be cutting their swimming program along with nine other sports. It is a problem that we are seeing all too often. I read an article today that while mostly truth, showed me what is truly at issue […]

USA Swimming Chooses Coaches For 2007 International Teams

USA Swimming today released the coaching staffs for two international competitions in 2007. The events include the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
For the World University Games, Dennis Dale will head the men’s team while Cyndi Gallagher will serve as women’s team head […]

Swimming’s First Radio Show to Premiere - Deck Pass

The weekly Deck Pass is the world’s first internet radio broadcast dedicated to the sport of swimming. Every Saturday at noon PST (3pm in New York and 5am in Sydney, Australia) the Deck Pass will bring listeners the latest in swimming news and excitement. Interviewing the world’s top athletes and other minds involved […]

Bill Sweetenham Still Suspicious of Doping in Swimming

Bill Sweetenham is taking the “no, not us” mentality when it comes to doping in the sport of swimming. According to an article written by Liz Byrnes, Sweetenham believes swimming in Great Britain is “exceptionally clean,” but admits to concerns over doping in other countries.
Swimming has had its share of controversies including the suspension of […]

Swimmer Ian Thorpe Not Training with Dave Salo?

How is this for a turn of events if this is actually true? The Age is reporting that Ian Thorpe has been training in secret in Los Angeles for the past two months after splitting with his American coach. According to sources, Dave Salo, the head swim coach at the University of Southern California (USC), […]

Swimming in Open Water Part Five - Kicking Recommedations While Swimming

The following is written by Robert Strauss, Swim Gym Technical Director and Founder. Open water swimming can be divided into sprints, mid-distance, and distance swimming.
The following is part 5 of 5 in a series of posts that will help you to travel more comfortably in water in which you often cannot see the bottom, […]

Swimming - Live and Made for Television in Argentina

An intriguing format has been created in Argentina. It is called the National Swimming League. It is a meet that will be swum over four (4) stages - sessions as they call them - in October on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Three men’s teams will compete in this meet/series. The events will include a 50m and […]

Life Outside the Pool with Pieter van den Hoogenband

Timed Finals had the exclusive opportunity to have a chat with world record holder and seven-time Olympic Medallist Pieter van den Hoogenband. His international breakthrough came at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where at 18 years old, van den Hoogenband surprised many by finishing 4th in both the 100m and 200m freestyle. […]

Swimming in Open Water Part Four - Trunk Alignment While Swimming

The following is written by Robert Strauss, Swim Gym Technical Director and Founder. Open water swimming can be divided into sprints, mid-distance, and distance swimming.
The following is part 4 of 5 in a series of posts that will help you to travel more comfortably in water in which you often cannot see the bottom, […]

Repercussions of Swimming’s Morning Finals In Due Time

Let the repercussions begin. Now that morning finals are all but official, according to the Herald Sun, Australia’s Channel 7 will be interested in reviewing its 50-year association with the Olympic Games. The rights-holders in the Eastern Hemisphere are facing a losing battle with the IOC, which is expected to rubber-stamp the changes to suit […]

Olympic Champion Baumann Returns to Canada

Canadian swimming legend Alex Baumann is returning to his native Canada to oversee the new “Road to Excellence” initiative in the country.
The program is essentially the Summer Olympic companion to Canada’s recently launched “Own the Podium 2010″ plan for the Winter Games. The Road to Excellence is made up of two goals; one, to achieve […]

India Has Potential to be a Swimming Power

German swimming expert Olav Spahl says India has the talent to challenge major nations in the pool, but it must first detail a program to help youngsters prolong their careers to achieve their potential.
Spahl, Germany’s assistant coach, said Indian swimmers seemed to wind up their career at 17 whereas it was the age when their […]

Life Outside the Pool with Neil Walker

Timed Finals had the exclusive opportunity to have a chat with world record holder and four-time Olympic Medallist Neil Walker. Over the years Walker has been through his ups and downs. He just missed the US Olympic Team in 1996 and came back to make the 2000 and 2004 teams. He was […]

Swimming in Open Water Part Three - Breathing Rhythm While Swimming

The following is written by Robert Strauss, Swim Gym Technical Director and Founder. Open water swimming can be divided into sprints, mid-distance, and distance swimming.
The following is part 3 of 5 in a series of posts that will help you to travel more comfortably in water in which you often cannot see the bottom, […]

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