Mat's Swimming Blog February 2007 Archive

39 year-old Olympian Dara Torres recently set two World Masters swimming records during the Fort Lauderdale Annual Masters Challenge Swim Meet. Both records are the fastest ever swum by any ... Read More

swimrankings.net has the official rankings of the European Swimming Federation (LEN) along with other national federations in Europe. The site also ranks the all-time best European top 25 Swimmers, and ... Read More

The Make a Splash campaign is a major public service initiative of USA Swimming. The campaign is aimed at decreasing the number of drowning accidents in the U.S., fostering greater ... Read More

The 2007 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men's and NCAA women's swimming and diving championship swim meets are as much a part of the approaching March madness as the NCAA ... Read More

Which aquatic athletes are suspended, which have had a suspension dismissed? Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) Anti-Doping News will get you up to date. They have also released the data ... Read More

The World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) will offer live video feeds of all swimming pool events from Melbourne, Australia during the 2007 FINA World Championships. WCSN is also working with ... Read More

I am sure you, like most swimmers, have experienced a time when you felt like you were 'in the zone', where every action flowed absolutely perfectly and effortlessly. These are ... Read More

Question: How fast do I lose fitness if I stop exercising? With fitness it's true that you use it or lose it. However, how quickly you lose it depends on ... Read More

Michael Phelps went 2-for-3 on Monday night at the Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet, bringing his three-day meet total to five swimming victories at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The eight-time ... Read More

Olympians Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md. / Club Wolverine) and Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif. / Cal Aquatics) were the big winners on Sunday night at the Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet, ... Read More

The World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) will offer live video feeds of all swimming pool events from Melbourne, Australia during the 2007 FINA World Championships. WCSN is also working with ... Read More

Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md. / Club Wolverine) delivered the shock of the evening during Saturday finals at the 2007 Missouri Toyota Grand Prix, breaking his own world record in the ... Read More

The 21st Annual Black History Invitational Swim Meet will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Takoma Community Aquatic Center in Washington, D.C. Co-founded in 1987 by the D.C. Department ... Read More

Olympians Tara Kirk and Rachel Komisarz were two of the four Olympians who notched victories on Friday to kick off the 2007 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet at the Mizzou ... Read More

The psych sheet for the 2007 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet being held at the University of Missouri, February 16-19, is now available on-line. Results from February's Grand Prix swim ... Read More

Olympic and World Record Swimmer Michael Phelps talks about shaving down for the big swim meet. When to shave, how to shave, and how to get the hard to reach ... Read More

Speedo announces the launch of the Fastskin FS-PRO swimsuit, the fastest and most powerful lightweight swimsuit ever made. The newest addition to the brand’s stable of elite speed suits, the ... Read More

The FS-PRO swimsuit features a new water repellent fabric exclusive to Speedo. This high density microfiber fabric is treated with an exclusive water repellent coating. The result: a long lasting ... Read More

Team USA Water Polo is looking to carry momentum from its first place finish at the 2006 ASUA Cup into Melbourne next month when they compete against 15 teams for ... Read More

A webcam displaying live pictures of the main competition swimming pool installation at Rod Laver Arena (RLA) in Melbourne can now be viewed online. The web cam will display real ... Read More

There are hundreds of ways to do a swimming workout, and there are hundreds of things available to help you do it better, quicker, easier, or to make doing it ... Read More

The film Pride is due out in March. It is the based on the true story of swim coach Jim Ellis and his work starting a swim team for troubled ... Read More

The largest open water swim in the world, the Midmar Mile in South Africa, is 10 and 11 Feb. There are a variety of categories, and in 2006 the total ... Read More

More than half of the 2007 World Championship swim team and a total of 21 American Olympic swimmers are expected to compete at the Missouri Grand Prix, Feb. 16-19 at ... Read More

Swimmer Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) has been selected as the 2006 U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Paralympian of the Year. Long’s distinction as Paralympian of the Year is the second time ... Read More

Many U.S. college conference meets kick off this weekend, and the action continues through February. A schedule of the upcoming 2007 major conference swimming and diving championship meets is available ... Read More

Swimmers and divers could encounter a suspected injury to the neck. The About First Aid Guide, Rod Brouhard, has a good review on steps to take to provide first aid ... Read More

Whether you are starting a new exercise program, maintaining a regular routine or mixing it up, you'll want to take a look at these ten tips for keeping your workouts ... Read More

FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation), the international governing body of aquatic sports, has a new on-line media center. You can see video clips of swimming, water polo, diving, and synchronized ... Read More