Ben Wildman-Tobriner will soon join the ranks of notable Stanford swimming alumns Tara Kirk and Misty Hyman, not to mention football stars Eli Manning and Drew Brees, when he is recognized January 13 as one of the NCAA’s Top VIII. Currently ranked 2nd in the world in the 50 meter freestyle, Wildman-Tobriner is already one […]

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This morning the Gary Hall, Jr. Foundation announced that while Gary Hall Jr. is “actively training to compete in his forth Olympics, the ten-time medalist’s foundation for diabetes is orchestrating a cruise that departs Miami Beach on December 1, 2008. The focus of the cruise is showing people they can live a full, healthy life […]

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According to a release from Premier Management Group, Dara Torres underwent successful surgery this past Wednesday (November 21st) to remove a bone spur responsible for a partial rotator cuff tear in her right shoulder. This is the second shoulder surgery for Torres, 40, who is expected to make a full recovery.

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The University of British Columbia (UBC) is quite keen on competing with the best athletes in the world at the collegiate level. To do this, UBC would have to be a part of the NCAA, something that the athletic department has been working diligently on for over a year.

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Was it the point system that was driving the fast swims in Minnesota? Maybe. But more likely it is the fact that there are some fast swimmers in attendance at the Grand Prix this weekend in Minneapolis. Add to that fact that we are closing in on the Short Course Nationals and […]

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Bares all seven Olympic medals, that is. Amanda Beard will be making her first-ever appearance in a television commercial this weekend. Along with Beard and her own seven medals, the commercial features a cameo appearance from Mark Spitz, winner of seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games. Read Go Daddy’s full […]

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Speedo has announced that they have added another impressive name to their roster with the signing of World Champion Ben Wildman-Tobriner to a four-year deal that runs through 2010. The deal is unique in that it helps Ben continue his support of the San Francisco Boys & Girls Club, where he started swimming at […]

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USA Swimming announced the nominees for the 2007 Golden Goggles awards today. The yearly gala event, is scheduled to be held at the The Beverly Hilton on November 18, 2007 and will be hosted by Carson Daly. But without further ado - the nominees are…

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Yesterday USA Swimming announced the roster’s for the men’s and women’s National Teams for 2007-08 (See full rosters here). As I said yesterday there were a number of familiar faces on the list, as well as quite a few new-comers. But what does this mean? Sure it is an honor to essentially be one […]

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USA Swimming announced today the full roster for the men’s and women’s National Teams for 2007-08. The National Team is composed of swimmers who post the top six times in Olympic events swum in finals from World Championships, Pan AMs, World University Games and Nationals. There were a number of familiar faces on the list, […]

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Admittedly, there are a lot of swimmers doing good things out there, from Gary Hall Jr. raising awareness for diabetes to Aaron Peirsol fighting to save our oceans.   Cullen Jones, however, seems to get a little more press for what he is doing to try and raise the profile of both swimming and water safety in inner […]

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USA Swimming announced today that it had partnered with the NCAA to, as they put it, “improve the accuracy and reporting process for collegiate swimming results.” The terms of this partnership state that USA Swimming will consolidate and maintain the results in its central database - SWIMS. It was noted in the release that this […]

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I think I’m turning Japanese, I really think so.  No, as you would probably expect, the Vapors’ classic 1980’s hit is nowhere to be heard in the Land of the Rising Sun.  Those were the first two points the country scored in my mental tally, but certainly not the last.  In short: Japan is a […]

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What does The Race Club have up their sleeve? First they hired Gary Hall, Sr. as the team’s aquatics director and then very recently announced that world class sprint coach and former University of California - Berkeley assistant Mike Bottom was hired as to take the reins as head coach in the run up […]

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Hold onto your swim caps folks - the summer racing season is really starting to heat up. One of the hottest meets that may be hitting the shores in the USA prior to the Nationals may just be the Southern Zone South Sectional. This weekend’s event will boast a star-studded cast led by […]

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