You have to hand it to the British, they are certainly trying a lot of new ways to ensure the continue the turnaround of their national swimming programme (that spelling was for you).  Having hired Australia’s best to lead the way, developed an Australian training center to keep their athletes healthy in the winter and set […]

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The marketing campaign for Speedo’s new suit, having only recently gained FINA approval, has hit hyperdrive.  The technology is expected to be worn by certain Speedo athletes (Michael Phelps and Ian Crocker are among them) at the Missouri Grand Prix in two weeks.   Officially, however, Speedo has announced that it will have a simultaneous international debut a week from Tuesday.

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Those of you without Tivo don’t have to ask a family member to tape the events you can’t make it home to watch.  That’s because NBC today announced the creation of NBCOlympics.com, a site dedicated to Olympic videos, media and more.  With the help of Microsoft technology the site is planned to feature 2,200 hours […]

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A device that can be used with standard scuba equipment will soon make the U.S. Navy Seals the fastest humans in the water.  Developed by the Navy Seal’s research arm, DARPA, “Powerswim” will reportedly allow divers to swim 150% faster than wearing fins, while using the same amount of energy.  This thing looks pretty funky, […]

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In case you haven’t read them, here are Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.
There’s a lot of things that you might want the site to do, and we’ll get to all of those in due time. However, there is only ONE FEATURE you want to evaluate any package for. Ease of posting team […]

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Last time out, if you recall, I promised some quality advice as to the “build or buy” question for your swim team’s shiny new website. Should you build it from scratch or subscribe to one of the many swim team website hosting services clamoring for your money?

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A couple of years after the release of their original SwiMP3, Finis has developed and released a new version of their SwiMP3 underwater MP3 player. Much akin to the original, the SwiMP3 v2 uses bone conduction, rather than regular earphones, to transmit sound directly from your cheek bone to your inner ear.

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When you think of sprint freestylers two words should immediately come to mind: “Tom” and “Jager.” The former World Record holder in the 50m freestyle for a decade and American Record holder in the 50 yard freestyle until this year’s NCAA Championships broke barriers like it was his job, in fact, he was one of […]

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Wasserman Media Group (WMG) has entered into a long-term exclusive partnership with USA Swimming, as well as two other National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to represent them in the marketplace for sponsorship, events and marketing opportunities, and develop digital platforms to broaden distribution and original programming. Through this first-ever partnership with WMG, USA Swimming is joining […]

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It seems as if the FS-Pro is only a step in the direction of the suits we will see swimmers wearing in Beijing. With all the hoopla surrounding the FS-Pro, it appears Speedo is not resting on their laurels and the rumors are true that their is something “better” on the horizon. The […]

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During a keynote address at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) Wireless conference on March 28, Visa’s CEO and President John Philip Coghlan said consumers are “ready for mobile payments and called mobile devices the most promising payment platform in the world today.” Why do we care? Well, Visa is using Michael […]

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As the World Championships come to a close, we reflect back on what was certainly one of the fastest meets in the world, but also one that broke new ground in its delivery to the fans. Worldwide swimming fans, in 2007, received one of the best experiences to date for international coverage. By […]

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250 hours of World Champs coverage… FREE
BigPond Sport, an official partner of the FINA World Championships, will be providing more than 250 hours of coverage of the entire World Championships live and on-demand online. With there being limited televised coverage of the FINA World Championships in Australia and worldwide New Zealand, BigPond Sport is […]

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Let’s welcome Speedo’s next generation swimming suit, the Fastskin FS Pro (or is it FSPro or FS-Pro?). According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the suit was launched yesterday in Australia (US launch expected in the next day or so), and according to Speedo Australia’s head of design, Margot Lundgren, “it’s like a heavy coat […]

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I wrote a review back in July about the SwimMan Waterproof MP3 player. This is what I said:

This model is a “go anywhere, do anything” MP3 player for all sports and leisure activities on land or in the water. While I doubt (although this is without using it personally) that it is the easiest, […]

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