The next FINA World Cup event will be in New York. Get all the news and results for FINA 2006 World Cup Swim Meet in East Meadow, New York 3-4 ... Read More

The 2006 Grand Prize in the the Toyota Swim Cap Coloring Competition went to a 10-year old swimmer from the West Chicago Sharks. The swim cap will be worn by ... Read More

British swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh became the first person to complete a long-distance swim in all five oceans of the world on 27 January. Swimming in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, ... Read More

Gary Hall Jr. has the credentials to show that he is (or was) a great sprinter and an experienced swimmer. Based on his experiences, he has a lot to say ... Read More

There is a special moment when I first get in the water and push off the wall that I use to get myself to the swimming pool. It feels just ... Read More

A 2-year old colt got away from his rider and headed out to sea recently. After a 1-hour ocean swim, the horse was recaptured with no apparent ill affects. (Stephen ... Read More

Ned Denison started as the first of six 2005 Irish Channel solo aspirants to swim in July but failed to get to France, pulled after 8 hours. The seas were ... Read More

A memorial fund has been established in Eric Namesnik's name to benefit Austin and Madison. Contributions can be made to SNIK'S KIDS, C/O United Bank and Trust, 2723 S. State ... Read More

Fresh from his Antarctic swimming success, British swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh today (Monday, January 16) completed his fourth long-distance 5 Oceans swim, leaving just one to go to make history. ... Read More

FINA has released the Women's World Swimming Rankings for 2005. The swim rankings list the top 150 swimmers in each event. Some of the women swimmers' highlights are listed here.

Hypnosis can be defined as a process which relies on communication and making desired behavioral changes using the subconscious mind. When we are under hypnosis, a state of relaxation and ... Read More

FINA has released the World Swimming Rankings for 2005. The swim rankings list the top 150 swimmers in each event. Some of the men swimmers' highlights are listed here.

Many swimmers don't get to practice their butterfly or breaststroke turns often enough. This particular drill can be incorporated into any standard freestyle set. It provides the benefits of the ... Read More

Frequently, athletes react to injuries with wide range of emotions including denial, anger, and even depression. Although your feelings are real, it is important to move beyond the negative and ... Read More

Eric Namesnik was pronounced brain dead and subsequently taken off life support after his organs were prepared for donation. "He was the best of Michigan men". (Nate Sandals/The Michigan Daily)

Olympian Eric Namesnik was severely injured in a car crash over the weekend. He is being treated at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti, Mich. You can get updates and ... Read More

Bill Sweetenham has been cleard of charges that he bullied British swimmers. Some claim that 13 British swimmers have retired because of his tactics. Others think he is on the ... Read More

Are swimming lessons better than letting kids figure out how to swim on their own - is letting children teach themselves how to swim better than giving them swimming lessons? ... Read More

Long-distance swimmer David Meca has completed the 110km swim from the Spanish mainland to Ibiza, despite cold water and swarms of jellyfish. (Think Spain)

The dolphin or butterfly motion has become an important movement for swimmers to master. With all the rule changes and stroke changes over the last decade, the dolphin motion has ... Read More

How to best improve your swim? The answer is simple (and diabolic). Swim more. I have come up with a few simple motivational techniques to get me in the pool ... Read More