The National Aquatics Center in Beijing, site for all of the 2008 Olympic aquatics competitions, except open water, is getting its skin. Updated photos of the construction, as well as ... Read More

Underwater video gives coaches the chance to analyze the propulsive swim techniques of world class swimmers. One of the many propulsive techniques a swim coach might see is the Early ... Read More

A competition schedule for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Swimming events, presented at a World Press Briefing in Beijing, China, has the 2008 swimming finals scheduled for the morning. The Beijing ... Read More

Aquatic superpowers the United States and Australia believe that the schedule presented by FINA at its first world conference in Madrid is too crowded. Their views prompted FINA president Mustapha ... Read More

Australian swimmer Sue Oldham (61) has taken the record for the oldest woman to swim the English Channel. She completed the swim in 16 hours three minutes on Friday. The ... Read More

The Sandycove Island Challenge is an open-water swimming race. It has been held annually at Sandycove, Kinsale, Co Cork since 1994. Among the entrants for 2006 is Kevin Murphy, the ... Read More

USA Swimming's National Team plan for the remainder of the quadrennium leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The plan is highlighted by two annual national championships. One ... Read More

How do aquatic athletes and teams (swimmers, divers, water polo players, and synchronized swimmers) qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics? FINA has released the procedures. Swimmers (or divers, water polo ... Read More

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Brendan Hansen (Havertown, Pa. / Longhorn) was voted the USA Swimming Athlete of the Year on Saturday at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention, held Sept. ... Read More

Gary Hall Jr. thinks that condensing the format of swim meets is not a bad idea. Swim meets are often too long for parents and other spectators. How to shorten ... Read More

Many athletes perform their best during training or practice and find that they choke during competition. If this happens to you take heart because there are some simple steps you ... Read More

It can be difficult to make an accurate diagnosis for any particular problem with pool water. It is usually a case of considering several possibilities and selecting the most likely ... Read More

There are a lot of different swim caps and goggles in the world. This new swim goggle and swimming cap invention for swimmers has something that others do not - ... Read More

USA Swimming and the U.S. Olympic Committee today named Eddie Reese (Austin, Texas) as head swim coach of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men’s Swimming Team and Jack Bauerle (Athens, Ga.) ... Read More

A 10 kilometer open-water swim. All I remember is the mind-numbing tedium and the relentless boredom as I swam, staring at the same tree with every breath I took. Stroke, ... Read More

Building is well underway for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Aquatic Center. Nicknamed the cube, it is going to be an interesting swimming venue. You can see drawings of the completed ... Read More

Success in any area of performance involves using your mind as well as your body. Your mental approach to what you are doing includes your belief, attitude, confidence in yourself ... Read More

USA Swimming today announced the athletes who will represent the United States at three international competitions in 2007. Twenty-seven Olympians are among the swimmers who will compete. 2007 FINA World Championships ... Read More

Nineteen men were named to the World Championship team, including 11 Olympic medalists. The women’s World Champs team will be made up of 19 swimmers, including 10 Olympians. 2007 FINA ... Read More

Ultramarathon swimmer Jim Dreyer's record-setting attempt attempt to set the world distance record for a continuous swim in the open sea, by swimming non-stop for 125 miles or more via ... Read More