Kukors/Soni Light up Pac 10’s

These girls just keep getting faster. With so many premiere teams and swimmers in one league the chemistry is usually just right for ridiculously fast swimming. UW’s Ariana Kukors and USC’s Rebecca Soni certainly don’t appear to object.

McLean Shatters ACC 200 Free Record

It looks like the only way Virginia won’t walk away with the ACC Championship would be if the team decided, for whatever reason, to scratch all of Saturday’s events. But seeing as that’s probably not likely and UVA will coast into the final session with nearly a 200 point lead, the questions now are: Who […]

Michigan Maintains Lead at Big 10’s

We said that Indiana and Minnesota would have to be close to perfect from here on in if they were to challenge Michigan for tops in the Big 10. In line with that, despite a strong push by Indiana tonight it appears that Michigan’s depth will be too much to overcome.

Big 12’s Live Updates: Third Night

Once again I find myself here, laptop pulled out and ready to take flak from all those who surround me in order to bring you up to the minute results from this year’s Big 12 Championships. After an American Record on the first night and an overflow of Conference Marks yesterday eve there is no reason to expect […]

In My Mind: Only Point Fingers if You’ve Got the Proof

My truck was paint-balled recently. I thought that was pretty rude. It was doing nothing more than sitting in its parking space, on my property, looking quite beautiful, when suddenly its shining silver exterior was quite carelessly splattered with a large dot of lovely yellow paint. Perhaps that color would be fine for a painting […]

Arizona/Stanford Shootout After Day Two Of Women’s PAC 10

Just about any situation can be summed up by a line from Seinfeld. In this case it’s got to be, “C..c..c….Cat fight.” Only there’s no possessed Raquel Welch stalking the pool deck, but instead a squad of determined Wildcat sprinters who’ve managed to stem the rising Cardinal tide.

It’s Official: Henry Out of Games

It started with what seemed like just a rumour (after all, Grant Hackett has set the stage for this kind of thing before), then gathered some steam when Henry confirmed it (but again, the Hackett factor) but now it’s official: defending 100m free Olympic Champion Jodie Henry will not take part in the Australian Trials and therefore […]

Michigan Out to Huge Lead After Dominant First Day

The Bob Bowman era of Michigan swimming appears to be on the verge of its first Big 10 Championship. Expected to be strong in the 500’s, the Wolverines used dominating depth all night to cruise out to a big lead. How big? Let’s just say that any team that wants to beat them will need to be close […]

Pressure To Perform

Australia national team coach Alan Thompson makes no bones about the fact that he believes the federal government needs to ante up when it comes to swimming. Now he’s going even further, saying that the Aussies will be under the gun in Beijing. He believes they need a big showing in order to convince the […]

Coach Accused Of Having Sex With Minor

32 year old Randy Nack was supposed to coach his first season of high school swimming this semester. Instead, the California water polo-turned-swim coach is on paid leave after police arrested him, accusing Nack of having sex with a minor.

Big 12’s: Live Updates Vol. II

The response was so warm last night that I almost went Costanza on you and quit when I was ahead. Maybe next time. But for now I’ve got the spell check on (thanks Mel), the laptop powered up and my fingers popped. Let’s do this thing.

Britta Steffen Pulls Out of Euro’s With Shoulder Injury

A year or so ago many people were still anticipating a match-up between Australia’s Jodie Henry and German world record holder Britta Steffen in Beijing. Henry is expected to announce tomorrow whether or not she will even compete in Beijing and now it looks like Steffen’s shoulder injury may be more serious than expected.

Virginia Holds Lead At ACC’s After Day Two Finals

Riding on the shoulders of freshman sensation Matthew McLean and the distance team, UVA put together a dominant day two, growing its lead headed into the weekend.

New PAC 10 Meet Records On Day 1 Of Women’s Championship

The rest of the country has a lot to live up to in the wake of the blistering fast SEC Championships last weekend, and the women of the PAC 10 are off to an impressive start. Featuring three of the NCAA’s top teams in Arizona, Stanford, and Cal, the PAC 10 Championships are already off […]