Press Releases
Colorado’s ASA U. Western Regionals Record Bonanza
Boulder, CO – Colorado Swimming and Diving and the University of Kansas Swim Club assaulted the newly-minted collegiate club swimming record book last weekend at the ASA U. Western Regional Championships, with perennial powerhouse Colorado setting 11 new marks and emerging club Kansas setting 2 new standards.
Brazil Becomes Home for South American Race Club
MIAMI – The Race Club, a swimming program founded by three-time Olympian Gary Hall, Jr. in 2003, is pleased to announce its first satellite program in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“It has always been my vision to expand The Race Club beyond the U.S. borders to further expand training and competition opportunities for elite swimmers of […]
Crocker, Peirsol, Hansen, Schoeman, Jones, Walker, Kirk…
Brunelli, Shanteau, Grevers, Ritter, Weber-Gale, Rogers, Jamison, Chapman, Sacco, some Cromwell guy…want to see them all swim in a non-stop racing environment catered to you, the swimming fan? On behalf of all the athletes competing, I would like to invite you to Austin, TX Sunday, March 9th to watch history in the making.
Amanda Beard Gets Own Segment on Best Damn Sports Show
Does it even matter how (or if) she swims at Olympic Trials this summer? Fox TV doesn’t seem to think so, as they have just given Amanda Beard her own segment on The Best Damn Sports Show. The “GoDaddy Girl” will host the GoDaddy segment on the show, in which she is slated to […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines and The Limu Company Announce Youth Swim Clinics
ORLANDO, FL, December 19, 2007 – World Class Athlete Rowdy Gaines, a 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist with 11 world records, is returning to his home state of Florida as the newly appointed Executive Director of Rowdy’s Kidz, overseeing a series of educational and motivational children’s swim clinics conducted by Rowdy in cities throughout the United […]
Gary Hall, Jr. Foundation Offers Diabetes Cruise
Swimming Champion Encourages People with Diabetes to Go Live It™
MIAMI – The Gary Hall, Jr. Foundation announces a unique opportunity for people with diabetes and their loved ones to learn how to better manage diabetes while enjoying a 5-day cruise through the Caribbean. The 2008 Gary Hall, Jr. Foundation Diabetes Cruise will set sail […]
Amanda Beard - World’s Sexiest Athlete - “Flashes” Go Daddy Magic
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 7, 2007) – As the world’s sexiest athlete, a Playboy cover girl and a world champion swimmer known ‘round the globe, you would think she had already starred in a TV commercial – Nope. Go Daddy Girl Amanda Beard is starring in her first-ever television commercial this weekend.
The world’s dominant domain registrar’s […]
World Champion Sprinter Ben Wildman-Tobriner Signs With Speedo
LOS ANGELES (November 5, 2007) - SPEEDO®, the top-selling swimwear brand in the world, today announced a four-year contract with 22-year-old sprint star Ben Wildman-Tobriner. Earlier this year, Wildman-Tobriner burst onto the international scene swimming a 21.88 in the 50m free to win gold and his first-ever world title at the 12th FINA World […]
Aaron Peirsol, Toyota, and Oceana Team Up at Port of Long Beach’s Green Port Fest
THREE-TIME OLYMPIC SWIMMING GOLD MEDALIST AARON PEIRSOL PARTNERS WITH TOYOTA’S “ENGINES OF CHANGE” PROGRAM AND OCEANA TO SAVE THE OCEANS AT PORT OF LONG BEACH’S GREEN PORT FEST SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2007
LONG BEACH, CA — On the road to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, three-time gold medalist and world record holder Aaron Peirsol, is making a […]
New ‘Go Daddy Girl’ Amanda Beard Makes Big Splash!
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Oct. 4, 2007) – She’s sizzling hot. She’s edgy. Some might even suggest she can be a “touch inappropriate.” She’s Amanda Beard and she’s the newest Go Daddy Girl for the world’s dominant domain name registrar.
GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons announced Amanda as his latest addition to a powerhouse […]
Head of CSCAA, Phil Whitten, Calls on Syracuse Athletics Director to Resign
PHOENIX, September 15 - The Executive Director of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) called for the resignation of Syracuse University Athletics Director, Dr. Daryl Gross today.
Speaking in Phoenix, Dr. Phil Whitten, who is also a member of the Board of Directors of Equity in Athletics, said that Gross “has demonstrated a […]
British Swimming Appoints Michael Scott High Performance Consultant
British Swimming today announced the appointment of Michael Scott as a High Performance Consultant.
Scott, a 51-year-old Australian, has been involved in swimming for a large part of his life, has a wealth of experience in high performance sport and most recently was Chief Executive of the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, March 2007.
David Sparkes, […]
Olympians Back Swimming’s Paralympic Program
With exactly one year to the start of racing at the Beijing Paralympics, British Swimming has enlisted a team of top Olympians and Paralympians to help guide some of the country’s most promising athletes to gold.
Dartmouth Tops Division I Academic All-American Teams
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Five years ago, the Big Green swimming team of Dartmouth University stood on the edge of the abyss, one small shove away from extinction. After fielding a swim team for nearly a century, the administration of the Ivy League school had decided to axe the team. But an unlikely coalition of […]
McDonald’s to Sponsor ‘Champion’ Children From Around the World at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
OAK BROOK, Ill. - As part of McDonald’s ongoing commitment to children, the company will launch its newest Olympic Games program, McDonald’s Champion Kids, on Aug. 9, 2007 in Beijing.
The program will enable up to 300 kids from around the world to travel to the 2008 Olympic Games to share their stories and experiences with […]
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The Swimmers' Ear Mike Gustafson
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