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Sat., 8 Aug
2009
Chad La Tourette (Mission Viejo,
Calif.) cruised to an easy win in the men’s 800m free at the
2009 U.S. Open Championships when he posted the fastest time ever
swum on American soil in 7:47.20.
Over the past 18 months, the
swimming world has been a frenzy of controversy over the emergence
of technology in swimsuits. At the recent World Championships
in Rome, the constant and overwhelming refrain about suits, echoed
the volume and intensity of the last time we were in Rome for a
World Championships, when the topic was doping....drugs distorting
our sport...in 1994.
MON., 3 Aug 2009
Olympians
Margaret Hoelzer, Kate Ziegler and Elaine Breeden will head to
Federal Way, Wash., August 4-8, for the 2009 U.S. Open
Championships. Competition will take place at the Weyerhaeuser King
County Aquatic Center and will feature a field of more than 800
swimmers.
Sun, 26 Jul 2009
ROME – Ariana Kukors broke the American
record this morning in the prelims of the women’s 200m IM at
the 2009 FINA World Championships, her time of 2:08.53 just
eight-hundredths of a second off the world record held by Olympic
gold medalist Stephanie Rice of Australia. Kukors qualified as the
top seed heading into tonight’s semifinals. Finals of that
event will be held Monday night.
Splash
Online Extra: Nov.-Dec. 2008 Your
Photos
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
Splash selected submissions from Karen Espaldon (top) and Tom
Roukhadze as this issue’s “Your Photo” winners.
To see more of “Your Photos,” go to our SwimCam
Gallery.
Phelps, Torres to
appear on "Costas Now"
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
Olympic swimming stars Michael Phelps and Dara Torres will be
guests on HBO Sports’ “Costas Now,” on Wednesday,
Dec. 17. The show will be dedicated to the year in sports, focusing
on some of the biggest stories to emerge in 2008.
National Select Camp
athletes and staff members announce
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
USA Swimming is pleased to announce the roster of athletes and
staff members selected for the 2008 National Select Camp to be held
in Colorado Springs January 22-25, 2009.
Short Course Juniors
wraps up in Austin
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
The 2008 Speedo Short Course Junior Championships drew to a close
Saturday in Austin, Texas. Amber McDermott of Salmon Bay collected
her fourth win of the meet on day 3, taking first in the
women’s 1650-yard free with a time of 16:02.79.
McDermott carries
winning streak into second day of Junior
Nationals
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
Amber McDermott continued her winning streak on Day 2 of the 2008
Speedo Junior Nationals in Austin, Texas. After collecting two wins
on the first night of competition, McDermott kicked off the second
night with a meet record in the women’s 400y IM with a time
of 4:11.36.
McDermott shines on Day
1 of Speedo Junior Nationals
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
The 2008 Speedo Junior National Championships got off to a
blistering start this evening in Austin, Texas. A total of 10
individual meet records fell on the opening night, with Amber
McDermott responsible for four of those records.
David Walters:
Confronting Life’s Monsters
Wed, 10 Dec 2008
David Walters is both haunted and driven by the monsters he chases
and that chase him in his life. In his nightmares, they take on the
form of giant spiders or gorillas and pursue him. They often come
close to catching him.
Knutson Breaks American
Record at Short Course Nationals
Mon, 8 Dec 2008
Dagny Knutson (Minot, N.D.) broke the American Record in the 400y
IM Friday at the 2008 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Short Course
Nationals Championships.
DeScenza Victorious on
Final Night of 2008 Short Course
National
Mon, 8 Dec 2008
Mary DeScenza set two Championship records Saturday on the final
night of competition at the 2008 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Short
Course Nationals Championships.
Vote for Phelps as USSA
Male Athlete of the Year
Mon, 8 Dec 2008
Michael Phelps has been nominated for the United States Sports
Academy’s 2008 Male Athlete of the Year. The academy invites
the world to vote for its Male and Female Athlete of the year on
the organization’s Web site. Ballots will be open between now
and Dec. 24. The winners will be announced on Christmas
day.
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