5 Weeks of Swim Workouts for Swimmers
Saturday March 31, 2007
Swimmers, would you like to receive a set of swimming workouts each week to help you plan your swim practices? These workouts, delivered to your inbox over 5-weeks, are designed ... Read More
Sunday Night in Melbourne - The Evening Swimming Events on 1 April at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Saturday March 31, 2007
The last evening session:
Women:
Finals in the 50 Breast, 50 Free, 400 IM.
Men:
Finals in the 50 Back, 400 IM, 1500 Free, 4 x 100 Medley Relay.Swimming Results for World Championships from ... Read More
USA Men's 4x100 Medley Relay Team Disqualified
Saturday March 31, 2007
The official results look like it was the breaststroke to butterfly exchange. The automated reaction time/relay exchange time shows a -0.04, indicating the butterfly swimmer had left the starting platform ... Read More
4 x 100 Medley Relay - Men Qualifiers for Sunday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. Japan JPN 3:37.04QYAMAGUCHI Masafumi 84 0.70 27.03 55.21KITAJIMA Kosuke 82 0.30 27.74 59.49YAMAMOTO Takashi 78 0.37 24.74 52.79HOSOKAWA Daisuke 82 0.31 23.79 49.552. Russia RUS 3:37.16QVYATCHANIN Arkady 84 0.88 ... Read More
400 Individual Medley - Women Qualifiers for Sunday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. HOFF Katie 89 USA 0.79 4:38.21Q
50m: 29.99 100m: 1:04.29
150m: 1:40.32 200m: 2:15.52
250m: 2:53.96 300m: 3:33.37
350m: 4:06.07 400m: 4:38.21
2. REILLY Jennifer 83 AUS 0.83 4:40.12Q
50m: 30.38 100m: 1:04.82
150m: 1:40.07 200m: ... Read More
Crippen, Margalis win Kiphuth Award at USA Swimming 2007 Spring Champs
Saturday March 31, 2007
The 2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships wrapped up Saturday night at the Nassau County Aquatics Center. Robert Margalis of Saint Petersburg capped off his meet with his fourth win, while ... Read More
400 Individual Medley - Men Qualifiers for Sunday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. 6 4 PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.73 4:12.01Q
50m: 26.28 100m: 57.31
150m: 1:29.67 200m: 2:01.08
250m: 2:37.46 300m: 3:13.56
350m: 3:43.40 400m: 4:12.01
2. 6 5 MARIN Luca 86 ITA 0.91 4:13.33Q
50m: 27.99 ... Read More
The Qualifying Events for the Beijing Olympics Swimming Competition
Saturday March 31, 2007
So you want to go to the Olympics? Most swimmers will need to earn an Olympic qualifying time in one of these swimming meets. (FINA)
Sunday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 1 April at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Saturday March 31, 2007
The Final Day of the 2007 FINA World Championships!Morning session:Women:
Heats of 400 IM.
Men:
Heats of 400 IM, 4 x 100 Medley Relay.
The evening session:Women:
Finals in the 50 Breast, 50 Free, 400 ... Read More
Phelps, Coughlin Become Most Decorated Swimmers in FINA World Swimming Championships History
Saturday March 31, 2007
Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) tied a record for the most gold medals at a single World Championships as Team USA claimed eight more medals on the penultimate night of action ... Read More
2007 FINA World Champ Medal Count After Saturday Finals
Saturday March 31, 2007
How the medals are going as of Saturday night:
COUNTRY
G
S
B
Total
USA
18
13
4
35
RUS
11
4
6
21
CHN
9
5
2
16
AUS
7
6
9
22
FRA
3
2
2
7
GER
2
4
4
10
JPN
1
3
8
12
CAN
1
3
1
5
ITA
1
2
4
7
TUN
1
1
-
2
KOR
1
-
1
2
RSA
1
-
1
2
SWE
1
-
1
2
UKR
1
-
1
2
ESP
-
4
2
6
NED
-
2
2
4
GBR
-
2
1
3
POL
-
2
1
3
ZIM
-
2
-
2
SUI
-
1
-
1
BLR
-
1
-
1
AUT
-
-
1
1
DEN
-
-
1
1
VEN
-
-
1
1
EGY
-
-
1
1
GRE
-
-
1
1
HUN
-
-
1
1
WORLD RECORD: 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. AUS 3:55.74 WR SEEBOHM 1:00.79; JONES 1:04.94; SCHIPPER 57.18; LENTON 52.83
2. USA 3:58.31 COUGHLIN 1:00.66; KIRK 1:06.37; KOMISARZ 57.06; NYMEYER 54.22
3. CHN 4:01.97 XUTIAN 1:01.06; LUO 1:09.08; ZHOU 57.84; ... Read More
800m Freestyle - Women Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. ZIEGLER Kate 88 USA 0.75 8:18.52 CR
50m: 28.66 100m: 59.61 150m: 1:30.69 200m: 2:01.90
250m: 2:33.08 300m: 3:04.81 350m: 3:36.12 400m: 4:08.04
450m: 4:39.46 500m: 5:11.22 550m: 5:42.93 600m: 6:14.94
650m: 6:46.70 ... Read More
USA Women Water Polo Gold at 2007 World Championships
Saturday March 31, 2007
When competitors are as evenly matched as the U.S. and Australia, it is often difficult for either team to get an advantage in the water. But in the end, Team ... Read More
50m Backstroke - Men Qualifiers for Sunday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. TANCOCK Liam 85 GBR 0.67 25.08Q2. DRIESEN Steffen 81 GER 0.73 25.21Q3. ZANDBERG Gerhard 83 RSA 0.72 25.26Q4. RUPPRATH Thomas 77 GER 0.71 25.29Q5. CLAY Matthew 82 GBR 0.68 ... Read More
50m Freestyle - Women Qualifiers for Sunday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. VELDHUIS Marleen 79 NED 0.83 24.79Q
2. JOYCE Kara Lynn 85 USA 0.72 24.80Q
3. ALSHAMMAR Therese 77 SWE 0.80 24.83Q
4. LENTON Lisbeth 85 AUS 0.74 24.89Q
5. HENRY Jodie 83 AUS ... Read More
100 Butterfly - Men Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.72 23.99 50.77
2. CROCKER Ian 82 USA 0.73 23.56 50.82
3. SUBIRATS ALTES Albert 86 VEN 0.70 24.01 51.82
4. FERNS Lyndon 83 RSA 0.66 24.05 52.03
5. ... Read More
50 Breaststroke - Women Qualifiers for Sunday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 0.80 30.91Q
2. HARDY Jessica 87 USA 0.70 31.09Q
3. WHITE Tarnee 81 AUS 0.77 31.14Q
4. SCHAFER Janne 81 GER 0.81 31.23Q
5. KIRK Tara 82 ... Read More
200 Backstroke - Women Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. HOELZER Margaret 83 USA 0.72 30.38 1:02.79 1:35.05 2:07.16 CR
2. COVENTRY Kirsty 83 ZIM 0.70 30.22 1:02.61 1:35.38 2:07.54
3. NAKAMURA Reiko 82 JPN 0.63 30.50 1:03.12 1:35.80 2:08.54
4. BARON ... Read More
50 Freestyle - Men Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. WILDMAN-TOBRINER Benjamin USA 0.73 21.88
2. JONES Cullen USA 0.71 21.94
3. NYSTRAND Stefan SWE 0.72 21.97
4. KIZIEROWSKI Bartosz POL 0.71 22.00
5. SULLIVAN Eamon AUS 0.65 22.05
6. CIELO FILHO Cesar BRA ... Read More
50 Butterfly - Women Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. ALSHAMMAR Therese 77 SWE 0.84 25.91
2. MIATKE Danni 87 AUS 0.69 26.05
3. DEKKER Inge 85 NED 0.86 26.11
4. KAMMERLING Anna-Karin 80 SWE 0.78 26.32
5. KOMISARZ Rachel 76 USA 0.66 ... Read More
50 Butterfly - Women Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. ALSHAMMAR Therese 77 SWE 0.84 25.91
2. MIATKE Danni 87 AUS 0.69 26.05
3. DEKKER Inge 85 NED 0.86 26.11
4. KAMMERLING Anna-Karin 80 SWE 0.78 26.32
5. KOMISARZ Rachel 76 USA 0.66 ... Read More
Australian Swimming is Behind Thorpe "1000%"
Saturday March 31, 2007
A report by Leo Shanahan (theage.com.au) quotes Glenn Tasker, the Chief Executive of Swimming Australia, as saying that the test result leak is appalling, and he supports Ian Thorpe 1000%. ... Read More
Is Ian Thorpe Guilty of Doping?
Saturday March 31, 2007
Reports are out that Ian Thorpe showed abnormally high levels of banned substances (reportedly testosterone and a related substance) in a doping test last year. The case was reportedly closed ... Read More
USA Women Looking to Reclaim 2003 World Water Polo Title
Saturday March 31, 2007
With depth and unity unlike any other, Team USA is looking to return to the top of the podium in Melbourne. They play Australia for the Gold Medal in a ... Read More
Americans Swimmers Stay Perfect in Prelims on Day Seven at 2007 World Swimming Championships
Saturday March 31, 2007
With only two days left in a memorable World Championships, Team USA kept the ball rolling as all 10 athletes and the women’s 400m medley relay advanced. Two Americans – ... Read More
Olympic Sports Scene - USA Diving
Saturday March 31, 2007
Team USA wrapped up the 12th FINA World Championships with a bronze medal in the men’s 10-meter synchronized diving event. David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.) and Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis, Ind.) scored ... Read More
4 x 100 Medley Relay - Women Qualifiers for Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. USA 4:01.10Q
VAZIRI Leila 85 0.61 29.79 1:00.84
HARDY Jessica 87 0.03 31.11 1:07.53
VOLLMER Dana 87 0.12 26.46 57.47
WEIR Amanda 86 0.21 26.09 55.26
2. AUS 4:02.01Q
SEEBOHM Emily 92 0.67 29.63 1:01.70
WHITE ... Read More
1500m Freestyle - Men Qualifiers for Sunday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 31, 2007
1. DAVIES David 85 GBR 0.86 14:53.57Q50m: 27.89 100m: 57.87 150m: 1:28.04 200m: 1:58.38250m: 2:28.43 300m: 2:58.61 350m: 3:28.60 400m: 3:58.50
450m: 4:28.32 500m: 4:58.12 550m: 5:27.57 600m: 5:57.04650m: 6:26.54 700m: ... Read More
Alternative Weight Room Workouts for Swimmers and Triathletes
Friday March 30, 2007
Pool time can be tough in the winter. Not only are outdoor pools shut down, but many indoor pools are inundated by hordes of children and/or water aerobic participants. Indoor ... Read More
Saturday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 31 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Friday March 30, 2007
The evening session:
Women:
Semifinals in the 50 Breast, 50 Free.
Finals in the 50 Fly, 200 back, 800 Free, 4 x 100 Medley Relay.
Men:
Semifinals in the 50 back.
Finals in the 50 Free, ... Read More
2007 FINA World Championships Results Update
Friday March 30, 2007
2007 FINA World Championships Results Updates:From About Swimming World Championships Results:SwimmingOpen Water SwimmingDivingSynchronized SwimmingWater Polo ResultsFrom Omega Timing Live Results:Swimming (pool)Open Water SwimmingDivingSynchronized SwimmingWater PoloMore on the the pool and ... Read More
Olympic Sports Scene - USA Modern Pentathlon
Friday March 30, 2007
Sheila Taormina (Colorado Springs, Colo.) turned in the best performance of her modern pentathlon career, winning the silver medal in the second World Cup stop of the season in Cairo, ... Read More
USA Swimming 2007 National Spring Championships Friday Results
Friday March 30, 2007
Robert Margalis of Saint Petersburg won his third event of the swim meet Friday at the 2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships, taking the 400m free with a time of 3:52.78. ... Read More
50m Breaststroke - Women Qualifiers for Saturday Night Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. HARDY Jessica 87 USA 0.67 30.85Q2. BAKER Zoe 76 NZL 0.76 31.35Q3. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 0.84 31.39Q3. KIRK Tara 82 USA 0.76 31.39Q5. EJDERVIK Rebecca 87 SWE 0.68 ... Read More
50m Backstroke - Men Qualifiers for Saturday Night Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. RUPPRATH Thomas 77 GER 0.74 25.25Q2. ZANDBERG Gerhard 83 RSA 0.78 25.47Q3. DRIESEN Steffen 81 GER 0.74 25.52Q4. CLAY Matthew 82 GBR 0.71 25.66Q5. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 0.73 ... Read More
50m Freestyle - Women Qualifiers for Saturday Night Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. JOYCE Kara Lynn 85 USA 0.73 25.23Q
2. LENTON Lisbeth 85 AUS 0.73 25.24Q
3. ALSHAMMAR Therese 77 SWE 0.80 25.34Q
4. STEFFEN Britta 83 GER 0.76 25.40Q
5. XU Yanwei 84 CHN ... Read More
How did They Build the Pool for the Swimming Events at the World Championships?
Friday March 30, 2007
It took a lot of work to build the Susie O'Neill Pool inside of the Rod Laver Arena. Want to see it done? This clip form the Melbourne 2007 site ... Read More
FINA Disciplinary Hearing Suspends Coach/Father for 6-years for Hitting Swimmer/Daughter
Friday March 30, 2007
FINA has decided to suspend the coach that hit his swimmer - the father that hit his daughter - for 6-years. Too bad they cannot also get them into domestic ... Read More
FINA's Melbourne Daily News of the 2007 World Championships
Friday March 30, 2007
Early each morning, FINA puts out a news brief that reviews the previous days results. Take a look at the 2007 FINA World Championship's Melbourne Daily News, produced by the ... Read More
Swimmer Ryan Lochte Breaks 200 Back World Record, Team USA Men's Relay Smashes World Swimming Mark
Friday March 30, 2007
During a week in which one swimmer's name has dominated the headlines, Ryan Lochte produced the upset of Friday night’s swimming finals, setting the world record in the 200m backstroke ... Read More
Olympic Sports Scene - USA Triathlon
Friday March 30, 2007
Laura Bennett (Palm Beach, Fla.) opened the 2007 ITU World Cup campaign with an eighth-place finish in Mooloolaba, Australia. For the American men, the top finisher was Matt Reed (Colorado ... Read More
Saturday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 31 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Friday March 30, 2007
Morning session:Women:
Heats of 50 Free, 50 Breast, 4 x 100 Medley Relay.
Men:
Heats of 50 Back, 1500 Free.
The evening session:Women:
Semifinals in the 50 Breast, 50 Free.
Finals in the 50 Fly, 200 ... Read More
The Medal Table after Friday Finals at World Champs
Friday March 30, 2007
COUNTRY
G
S
B
Total
USA
13
10
3
26
RUS
11
4
5
20
CHN
9
5
1
15
AUS
6
4
9
19
FRA
3
1
2
6
GER
2
4
4
10
JPN
1
3
7
11
CAN
1
3
1
5
ITA
1
2
4
7
TUN
1
1
-
2
KOR
1
-
1
2
RSA
1
-
1
2
UKR
1
-
1
2
ESP
-
4
2
6
POL
-
2
1
3
GBR
-
2
1
3
NED
-
2
1
3
SUI
-
1
-
1
ZIM
-
1
-
1
BLR
-
1
-
1
DEN
-
-
1
1
EGY
-
-
1
1
GRE
-
-
1
1
HUN
-
-
1
1
AUT
-
-
1
1
WORLD RECORD: 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men Friday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. USA 7:03.24 WR PHELPS 1:45.36; LOCHTE 1:45.86; KELLER 1:46.31; VANDERKAAY 1:45.71
2. AUS 7:10.05 MURPHY 1:48.55; MEWING 1:47.52; BRITS 1:48.21; MONK 1:45.77
3. CAN 7:10.70 JOHNS 1:48.46; HAYDEN 1:46.59; SAY 1:47.59; ... Read More
200m Breastroke - Men Friday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. KITAJIMA Kosuke 82 JPN 0.70 28.82 1:01.87 1:35.29 2:09.80
2. RICKARD Brenton 83 AUS 0.83 28.95 1:02.22 1:35.77 2:10.99
3. FACCI Loris 83 ITA 0.81 29.60 1:03.39 1:37.15 2:11.03
4. BOSSINI Paolo ... Read More
200m Backstroke - Women Qualifiers for Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. HOELZER Margaret 83 USA 0.68 30.63 1:02.92 1:35.13 2:07.70Q
2. COVENTRY Kirsty 83 ZIM 0.70 30.12 1:02.65 1:35.46 2:07.78Q
3. NAKAMURA Reiko 82 JPN 0.61 30.70 1:03.32 1:35.83 2:08.82Q
4. BARON Esther ... Read More
100m Butterfly - Men Qualifiers for Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. CROCKER Ian 82 USA 0.73 23.92 51.41Q
2. SUBIRATS ALTES Albert 86 VEN 0.71 24.11 51.81Q
3. FERNS Lyndon 83 RSA 0.69 24.15 51.90Q
4. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.73 24.34 51.92Q
5. ... Read More
200m Breaststroke - Women Friday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 0.83 32.55 1:09.80 1:45.27 2:21.84
2. BALFOUR Kirsty 84 GBR 0.80 32.80 1:09.90 1:47.05 2:25.94
2. JENDRICK Megan 84 USA 0.71 32.66 1:10.17 1:47.20 2:25.94 4.10
4. VAN ... Read More
50m Freestyle - Men Qualifiers for Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. NYSTRAND Stefan 81 SWE 0.72 21.99Q
2. JONES Cullen 84 USA 0.71 22.00Q
3. CIELO FILHO Cesar 87 BRA 0.69 22.09Q
4. KIZIEROWSKI Bartosz 77 POL 0.72 22.13Q
5. SULLIVAN Eamon 85 AUS ... Read More
50m Butterfly - Women Qualifiers for Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. ALSHAMMAR Therese 77 SWE 0.81 25.82Q CR
2. DEKKER Inge 85 NED 0.87 26.20Q
3. KOMISARZ Rachel 76 USA 0.68 26.48Q
4. MIATKE Danni 87 AUS 0.73 26.57Q
5. ZHOU Yafei 84 CHN ... Read More
Is World Champs Looking for Quantity or Quality of Swimmers
Friday March 30, 2007
What is the comparison between the number of men and women swimming in the 2007 World Cham[ionsips? Nikki Dryden (SwimNews) answers taht question - and raises a few more in ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: 200m Backstroke - Men Friday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 0.71 26.88 55.67 1:25.05 1:54.32 WR
2. PEIRSOL Aaron 83 USA 0.70 26.81 55.47 1:24.56 1:54.80
3. ROGAN Markus 82 AUT 0.65 27.62 57.18 1:26.99 1:56.02
4. VYATCHANIN ... Read More
100m Freestyle - Women Friday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. LENTON Lisbeth 85 AUS 0.74 25.38 53.40 =CR2. VELDHUIS Marleen 79 NED 0.82 25.15 53.703. STEFFEN Britta 83 GER 0.76 25.76 53.744. COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 0.69 25.56 53.875. ... Read More
Team USA Men's Water Polo Defeated Australia to Finish 9th at the 2007 World Championships
Friday March 30, 2007
It was a tight game this morning as both the USA and Australia battled it out for the upper hand in the 9th-10th place classification match. While today's final game ... Read More
U.S. Swim Team Perfect on Day Six Prelims at 2007 World Swimming Championships
Friday March 30, 2007
It was a perfect record for Team USA during Friday morning’s preliminary heats at the FINA World Championships. Out of six events contested, all American competitors passed on to the ... Read More
Is Underwater Dolphin Kick the Key to Fast Swimming?
Friday March 30, 2007
Watch any of the fast swims at the 2007 World Champs and you will see the swimmers performing underwater dolphin kicks at the start of a race and after each ... Read More
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men Qualifiers for Friday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Friday March 30, 2007
1. USA 7:10.99Q VANDERKAAY 1:46.67; CRAMER 1:47.97; WALTERS 1:47.75; KELLER 1:48.602. AUS 7:14.84Q MONK 1:49.13; MEWING 1:47.95; BRITS 1:48.73; FROST Nick 1:49.033. CAN 7:16.00Q SAY 1:50.13; JOHNS 1:48.06; HURD 1:47.63; ... Read More
Olympic Sports Scene - US Paralympics
Thursday March 29, 2007
The U.S. Olympic Committee's Paralympic division announced the 15 swimming athletes that have been nominated to represent the U.S. at the 2007 Parapan American Games, Aug. 12-19 in Rio de ... Read More
Women's Gold Medal Water Polo Game at the World Champs
Thursday March 29, 2007
The U.S. Women's Team advanced to the finals after a 10-9 overtime victory versus Hungary on Thursday. They will challenge 2006 World Cup champion Australia in front of their hometown ... Read More
200m Backstroke - Women Qualifiers for Friday Night Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. COVENTRY Kirsty 83 ZIM 0.70 30.51 1:02.96 1:35.50 2:07.99Q2. BARON Esther 87 FRA 0.73 30.52 1:03.45 1:36.39 2:09.77Q3. HOELZER Margaret 83 USA 0.72 30.92 1:04.07 1:36.92 2:10.25Q4. SZEPESI Nikolett ... Read More
Men's Water Polo Ends FINA World Champs with a Win
Thursday March 29, 2007
The USA Men's Water Polo Team finished 9th in the 2007 FINA World Championships with a 10-9 win over Australia. The US women play the Australian women for the gold ... Read More
100m Butterfly - Men Qualifiers for Friday Night Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. CROCKER Ian 82 USA 0.72 23.97 51.44Q2. CAVIC Milorad 84 SRB 0.73 23.42 51.70Q3. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.75 24.92 51.95Q4. SUBIRATS ALTES Albert 86 VEN 0.73 24.05 52.15Q5. ... Read More
800m Freestyle - Women Qualifiers for Saturday Night Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. MANAUDOU Laure 86 FRA 0.91 8:25.65Q
50m: 28.57 100m: 59.40 150m: 1:30.86 200m: 2:02.85
250m: 2:34.83 300m: 3:06.80 350m: 3:38.82 400m: 4:11.02
450m: 4:42.57 500m: 5:14.60 550m: 5:46.58 600m: 6:18.64
650m: 6:50.49 700m: ... Read More
50m Freestyle - Men Qualifiers for Friday Night Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. KIZIEROWSKI Bartosz 77 POL 0.70 22.03Q2. SULLIVAN Eamon 85 AUS 0.67 22.06Q3. JONES Cullen 84 USA 0.76 22.09Q4. NYSTRAND Stefan 81 SWE 0.72 22.12Q5. WILDMAN-TOBRINER Benjamin 84 USA 0.74 ... Read More
50m Butterfly - Women Qualifiers for Friday Night Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. MIATKE Danni 87 AUS 0.72 26.34Q2. KOMISARZ Rachel 76 USA 0.64 26.58Q3. DEKKER Inge 85 NED 0.90 26.60Q4. ZHOU Yafei 84 CHN 0.73 26.67Q5. KAMMERLING Anna-Karin 80 SWE 0.80 ... Read More
Members of the USA Pan Am Team Dominate at Day 3 of USA Swimming Spring Champs
Thursday March 29, 2007
Members of the U.S. Pan American Games team ruled Thursday night’s finals of the 2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships, taking first in each of the four individual events contested.
Not Everyone is Happy to Have the World Champs in Melbourne
Thursday March 29, 2007
In Forget the swimming, our favourite major event starts tonight, Larissa Dubecki (theage.com.au) discusses some of the problems surrounding holding a major event in a city. In Melbourne's case, she ... Read More
Thursday's World Championship Finals are Done - What's the Medal Count?
Thursday March 29, 2007
After Thursday night's finals, besides another slew of world records, there were medals... this is how things stack up with three days left at the 2007 FINA World Swimming Championships. ... Read More
Friday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 30 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Thursday March 29, 2007
Morning session:Women:
Heats of 50 Fly, 800 Free, 200 Back.
Men:
Heats of 50 Free, 100 Fly, 4 x 200 Free Relay.
The evening session:Women:
Semifinals in the 50 Fly, 200 Back.
Finals in the 100 ... Read More
Friday Night in Melbourne - The Evening Swimming Events on 30 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Thursday March 29, 2007
The evening session:
Women:
Semifinals in the 50 Fly, 200 Back.
Finals in the 100 Free, 200 Breast.
Men:
Semifinals in the 50 Free, 100 Fly.
Finals in the 200 Back, 200 Breast, 4 x 200 ... Read More
Swim Coach Says He Will Not Be Violent Again
Thursday March 29, 2007
The Age (Australia) has an update on the coach/swimmer dad/daughter fight at World Champs. The article reports that the case is being dismissed due to lack of evidence - the ... Read More
Team USA Polo Going for Women's Water Polo Gold
Thursday March 29, 2007
Not for the faint of heart, today's semi-final game between the USA and Hungary was truly an amazing battle of two equally matched teams. Team USA jumped out to an ... Read More
Phelps, 800m Freestyle Relay and Vaziri in the Record Books
Thursday March 29, 2007
The red line has become the Americans’ new best friend this week in what has become a magical display of dominance at the FINA World Championships. It’s the red line ... Read More
Women's Water Polo - USA Will Play Australia for the Gold Medal
Thursday March 29, 2007
The women's Gold Medal polo match at the 2007 World Championships will be on 31 March between the Aussies and Team USA. Coincidentally, the USA men will be playing Australia ... Read More
USA Swimming World Champs Blog
Thursday March 29, 2007
USA Swimming's Biomechanics Coordinator, Russell Mark for his first-hand account of all the action on and off the deck at Rod Laver Arena - Day 4 finals - Minute by ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Women - 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Finals - Thursday Night at the FINA 2007 World Championships - Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. USA 7:50.09 WR - COUGHLIN 1:56.43; VOLLMER 1:57.49; NYMEYER 1:59.19; HOFF 1:56.982. GER 7:53.82 - FREITAG 1:59.56; STEFFEN 1:57.58; DALLMANN 2:00.40; LURZ 1:56.283. FRA 7:55.96 - POPCHANKA 1:57.86; HUBER ... Read More
Prelims Day 5 - Seven U.S. Swimmers Advance to Individual Semi-finals, U.S. Women’s 800m Free Relay Squeeks Into Tonight’s Final
Thursday March 29, 2007
Team USA will be represented by seven swimmers in four individual semi-final events, and the U.S. women’s 800m freestyle relay will compete in the final tonight on the fifth day ... Read More
Men - 200m Backstroke Qualifiers for Friday Night Finals at the FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 0.70 27.18 56.79 1:26.59 1:55.99Q2. PEIRSOL Aaron 83 USA 0.69 27.29 56.88 1:26.44 1:56.39Q3. ROGAN Markus 82 AUT 0.69 27.58 57.74 1:27.60 1:56.62Q4. VYATCHANIN Arkady ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Women - 50m Backstroke Finals - Thursday Night at the FINA 2007 World Championships - Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. VAZIRI Leila 85 USA 0.66 28.16 Equaled WR2. HERASIMENIA Aliaksandra 85 BLR 0.72 28.463. ZIMMER Tayliah 85 AUS 0.62 28.504. ZHAO Jing 90 CHN 0.60 28.545. NAKAMURA Reiko 82 ... Read More
Hansen Sick, Out of 200 Breaststroke at World Champs
Thursday March 29, 2007
USA Swimming is reporting that world record holder Brendan Hansen has been scratched from the 200m breaststroke due to a virus. He felt ill after returning from the swimming events ... Read More
Men - 200m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Friday Night Finals at the FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. KITAJIMA Kosuke 82 JPN 0.70 28.99 1:01.76 1:35.11 2:10.30Q2. RICKARD Brenton 83 AUS 0.94 29.21 1:02.66 1:36.66 2:11.41Q2. BOSSINI Paolo 85 ITA 0.82 29.85 1:03.48 1:37.49 2:11.41Q4. FACCI Loris ... Read More
Women - 200m Butterfly Finals - Thursday Night at the FINA 2007 World Championships - Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. SCHIPPER Jessicah 86 AUS 0.68 27.82 59.87 1:32.69 2:06.392. VANDENBERG Kimberly 83 USA 0.70 28.45 1:00.77 1:33.44 2:06.713. JEDRZEJCZAK Otylia 83 POL 0.75 28.29 1:00.33 1:33.11 2:06.904. JIAO Liuyang ... Read More
TIE FOR GOLD: Men - 100m Freestyle Finals - Thursday Night at the FINA 2007 World Championships - Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. MAGNINI Filippo 82 ITA 0.70 23.24 48.43 TIE1. HAYDEN Brent 83 CAN 0.78 23.07 48.43 TIE3. SULLIVAN Eamon 85 AUS 0.65 22.92 48.474. CIELO FILHO Cesar 87 BRA 0.72 ... Read More
Women - 200m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Friday Night Finals at the FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 0.82 32.03 1:08.85 1:45.22 2:23.75Q2. BALFOUR Kirsty 84 GBR 0.78 32.66 1:09.16 1:46.47 2:25.45Q3. VAN BILJON Suzaan 88 RSA 0.73 32.88 1:10.04 1:47.25 2:25.56Q4. JENDRICK ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Men - 200m IM Finals Thursday Night at the FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.74 24.96 53.58 1:27.47 1:54.98 WR
2. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 0.69 25.28 53.76 1:27.91 1:56.19
3. CSEH Laszlo 85 HUN 0.85 25.24 54.48 1:28.39 1:56.92
4. PEREIRA ... Read More
Women - 100m Freestyle Qualifiers for Friday Night Finals at the FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 0.71 25.67 53.40Q CR
2. LENTON Lisbeth 85 AUS 0.73 25.55 53.85Q
3. STEFFEN Britta 83 GER 0.77 25.77 54.05Q
4. MORNINGSTAR Erica 89 CAN 0.83 25.98 54.08Q
5. ... Read More
Top Four Women's Water Polo Teams Battle to Advance to the Gold Medal Round at World Championships '07
Thursday March 29, 2007
The semi-finals will undoubtedly be intense as four solid gold medal contenders go face to face at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Center on Thursday evening. This year's semi-finalists are ... Read More
Women - 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Qualifiers for Thursday Night Finals at the FINA 2007 World Championships
Thursday March 29, 2007
1. AUS 7:57.50Q - MACKENZIE 2:00.35; RICE 1:59.40; DAVENPORT 1:58.51; BARRATT 1:59.24
2. GER 7:58.76Q - DALLMANN 2:00.54; SAMULSKI 2:01.09; FREITAG 1:58.58; LURZ 1:58.55
3. FRA 7:59.48Q - POPCHANKA 1:59.00; HUBER 1:59.08; ... Read More
Improving Swimming Technique
Thursday March 29, 2007
Guest Author Ilkka Keskinen of the Department of Physical Education at Jyväskylä University, answers the question "what exactly are the problems that make it difficult for swim coaches to teach ... Read More
2007 USA Swimming Spring Champs: Day 2 Prelims Report
Thursday March 29, 2007
USA Swimming’s 2007 Spring Championships began Tuesday evening with prelims of the women’s 800m freestyle and the men’s 1500m freestyle, and continued Wednesday morning with prelims of the women’s and ... Read More
Thursday Night in Melbourne at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Thursday March 29, 2007
The evening session:Women:Semifinals in the 100 Free, 200 Breast.Finals in the 200 Fly, 50 Back, 4 x 200 Free Relay.
Men:
Semifinals in the 200 Breast, 200 Back.Finals in the 200 IM, ... Read More
Men - 200m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
World record holder Brendan Hansen is ill and was scratched from the event. It has been reported that he may be recovered in time to swim on the 4 x ... Read More
Olympic Sports Scene - USA Water Polo
Wednesday March 28, 2007
The U.S. Women are on fire this week at the FINA Water Polo World Championships, in Melbourne, Australia. Winning all three of their bracket games and their quarter final match ... Read More
Women - 200m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. VAN BILJON Suzaan 88 RSA 0.71 33.07 1:10.72 1:48.37 2:27.03Q
2. JACOBSON Sandra 89 SWE 0.87 33.69 1:10.95 1:48.39 2:27.08Q
3. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 0.81 33.61 1:10.87 1:48.64 2:27.10Q
4. STEVEN ... Read More
Men - 200m Backstroke Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. PEIRSOL Aaron 83 USA 0.75 27.76 57.42 1:27.26 1:57.79Q
2. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 0.72 27.71 58.07 1:29.10 1:57.95Q
3. GODDARD James 83 GBR 0.67 27.93 57.96 1:28.02 1:58.36Q
4. ROGAN Markus ... Read More
Women - 100m Freestyle Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 0.75 25.91 54.04Q
2. MORNINGSTAR Erica 89 CAN 0.88 26.24 54.30Q
3. LENTON Lisbeth 85 AUS 0.79 25.96 54.32Q
4. STEFFEN Britta 83 GER 0.77 26.37 54.60Q
5. LILLHAGE ... Read More
Medal Count as of Thursday Morning in Melbourne - 2007 FINA World Championships Medal Count
Wednesday March 28, 2007
As of Thursday morning in Melbourne at FINA's 2007 World Championships, ranked by total gold, then silver, then bronze medals, Russia is still on top, with China second and the ... Read More
Phelps Shatters Second World Record At World Champs
Wednesday March 28, 2007
Michael Phelps was once again the buzz of the swimming world Wednesday, smashing his own world record in the 200m butterfly on the fourth day of swimming at the FINA ... Read More
Among All the Good, Still Some Swimming Bad in the News
Wednesday March 28, 2007
I guess that when you gather enough people together, things are bound to happen? So far, at World Champs, besides all the great things in the water, several bad things ... Read More
Thursday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 29 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Wednesday March 28, 2007
Morning session:Women:
Heats of 100 Free, 200 Breast, 4 x 200 Free Relay.
Men:
Heats of 200 back, 200 Breast.
The evening session:Women:
Semifinals in the 100 Free, 200 Breast.
Finals in the 200 Fly, 50 ... Read More
Sara McLarty's Elite USA Triathlon Update from Australia
Wednesday March 28, 2007
Several members of the USA Triathlon National Teams program have spent the past month in Australia preparing for the 2007 racing season. Last year’s USAT U23 National Champion Sara McLarty ... Read More
2007 FINA World Championships Results Updates
Wednesday March 28, 2007
2007 FINA World Championships Results Updates:From About Swimming World Championships Results:SwimmingOpen Water SwimmingDivingSynchronized SwimmingWater Polo ResultsFrom Omega Timing Live Results:Swimming (pool)Open Water SwimmingDivingSynchronized SwimmingWater PoloMore on the the pool and ... Read More
USA Men Defeat Canada In World Championship Water Polo Classification Matches
Wednesday March 28, 2007
The U.S. Men were favored to win their match-up against Canada today, having won all three of their previous meetings with their Northern competitors at the World Championships. Today's game ... Read More
USA Swimming Blog from Poolside at Rod Laver Arena - World Championships
Wednesday March 28, 2007
Check in with USA Swimming's Biomechanics Coordinator, Russell Mark for his first-hand account of all the action on and off the swimming pool deck at Rod Laver Arena. (USA Swimming)
Olympic Sports Scene - USA Swimming
Wednesday March 28, 2007
U.S. swimmers broke three world records and one American record on the third night of finals at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia tonight. Olympic medalists Michael Phelps, ... Read More
Speedo Podcast
Wednesday March 28, 2007
In the latest installment of Speedo Make Waves from the 12th FINA World Championships in Melbourne, host James Hickman catches up with U.S.A. swim star and World Champion Katie Hoff. ... Read More
Men - 800m Freestyle Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Wednesday Night Finals Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. MELLOULI Oussama 84 TUN 0.85 7:46.95
50m: 27.55 100m: 57.31 150m: 1:26.88 200m: 1:56.44
250m: 2:26.04 300m: 2:55.94 350m: 3:25.60 400m: 3:55.49
450m: 4:24.66 500m: 4:54.19 550m: 5:23.51 600m: 5:52.92
650m: 6:21.78 700m: ... Read More
More Pictures from 2007 World Championships
Wednesday March 28, 2007
USA Swimming has an on-line photo album; images are not just Americans!
Men - 200m IM Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.76 25.52 55.63 1:29.62 1:57.94Q
2. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 0.72 25.43 54.99 1:28.86 1:58.48Q
3. PEREIRA Thiago 86 BRA 0.74 25.18 54.93 1:29.62 1:58.65Q
4. CSEH Laszlo ... Read More
Women - 200m Butterfly Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. SCHIPPER Jessicah AUS 0.73 28.04 1:00.21 1:33.44 2:07.72Q
2. VANDENBERG Kimberly USA 0.74 28.64 1:01.03 1:33.97 2:08.06Q
3. JIAO Liuyang CHN 0.80 28.62 1:01.85 1:35.21 2:08.20Q
4. LACROIX Audrey CAN 0.81 ... Read More
Men - 50m Breaststroke Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Wednesday Night Finals Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. LISOGOR Oleg UKR 0.80 27.66
2. HANSEN Brendan USA 0.72 27.69
3. VAN DER BURGH Cameron RSA 0.68 27.88
4. TERRIN Alessandro ITA 0.76 28.09
5. KITAJIMA Kosuke JPN 0.70 28.10
6. MALUL Michael ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Women - 200m Freestyle Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Wednesday Night Finals Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. MANAUDOU Laure 86 FRA 0.85 27.13 56.24 1:25.69 1:55.52 WR
2. LURZ Annika 79 GER 0.79 27.06 56.51 1:25.96 1:55.68
3. PELLEGRINI Federica 88 ITA 0.80 27.63 56.95 1:26.62 1:56.97
4. HOFF ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Men - 200m Butterfly Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Wednesday Night Finals Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.77 25.26 53.62 1:22.87 1:52.09 WR
2. WU Peng 87 CHN 0.73 25.87 55.52 1:25.16 1:55.13
3. SKVORTSOV Nikolay 84 RUS 0.74 25.57 54.37 1:24.33 1:55.22
4. BURMESTER ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Women - 50m Backstroke Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. VAZIRI Leila 85 USA 0.68 28.16Q WR
2. HERASIMENIA Aliaksandra 85 BLR 0.71 28.38Q
3. NAKAMURA Reiko 82 JPN 0.65 28.58Q
4. NAKAMURA Mai 79 JPN 0.68 28.59Q
5. PIETSCH Janine 82 GER ... Read More
Men - 100m Freestyle Qualifiers for Thursday Night's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Wednesday March 28, 2007
1. LEZAK Jason 75 USA 0.73 23.09 48.51Q
2. MAGNINI Filippo 82 ITA 0.72 23.50 48.60Q
3. VAN DEN HOOGENBAND Pieter 78 NED 0.79 23.55 48.72Q
4. HAYDEN Brent 83 CAN 0.78 ... Read More
Photos From The 2007 FINA World Championships
Wednesday March 28, 2007
A collection of images from the world championships: Laure Manaudou, Roland Schoeman, Ian Crocker, Ian Thorpe, Michael Phelps, Grant Hackett, Goalie Simone Budd, Hannah McLean, Janine Pietsch, and Natalie Coughlin. ... Read More
Wednesday Prelims at World Champs: Vaziri Sets American Record in 50m Backstroke
Wednesday March 28, 2007
After a stunning night of swimming that saw the Americans break three world and one American record, Team USA returned to the pool Wednesday morning for preliminary heats in four ... Read More
An Update on the Fight Between Coach/Father and Swimmer/Daughter at World Championships
Wednesday March 28, 2007
It is now being confirmed that coach Mihail Zubkov, was filmed in an altercation with 19-year-old swimmer Kateryna Zubkova, who is also his daughter, in the marshalling area at Rod ... Read More
Wednesday Night in Melbourne - The Evening Swimming Events on 28 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Tuesday March 27, 2007
The evening session:
Women:Semifinals in the 50 back, 200 Fly.
Finals in the 200 Free.
Men:
Semifinals in the 100 Free, 200 IM.
Finals in the 200 Fly, 50 Breast, 800 Free.Swimming Results for World ... Read More
Swimming - Changing Times
Tuesday March 27, 2007
Unless we, as in the entire swimming community from the coach of the seven-and-younger stroke development class to the President of FINA, pull together and work cooperatively to come up ... Read More
Men - 200m IM Qualifiers for Wednesday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.75 25.72 56.48 1:30.15 1:58.70Q
2. CSEH Laszlo 85 HUN 0.92 25.32 55.66 1:30.20 1:58.78Q
3. PEREIRA Thiago 86 BRA 0.76 25.31 55.63 1:30.07 1:59.39Q
4. JOHNS Brian ... Read More
Women - 200m Butterfly Qualifiers for Wednesday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. LACROIX Audrey 83 CAN 0.76 28.63 1:00.98 1:33.92 2:08.12Q
2. JEDRZEJCZAK Otylia 83 POL 0.81 29.15 1:01.72 1:34.60 2:08.38Q
3. VANDENBERG Kimberly 83 USA 0.69 29.37 1:01.94 1:35.03 2:08.63Q
4. ... Read More
Men - 100m Freestyle Qualifiers for Wednesday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. LEZAK Jason 75 USA 0.75 23.22 49.02Q
2. MAGNINI Filippo 82 ITA 0.80 24.07 49.05Q
3. VAN DEN HOOGENBAND Pieter 78 NED 0.82 23.74 49.06Q
4. BERNARD Alain 83 FRA 0.76 23.12 ... Read More
Women - 50m Backstroke Qualifiers for Wednesday Night's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. VAZIRI Leila 85 USA 0.65 28.25Q CR
2. HERASIMENIA Aliaksandra 85 BLR 0.67 28.71Q
3. MANAUDOU Laure 86 FRA 0.71 28.84Q
4. PIETSCH Janine 82 GER 0.78 28.85Q
4. NAKAMURA ... Read More
A View from the Stands - Swimming at the World Championships
Tuesday March 27, 2007
2004 Olympian Dana Kirk is currently training in Australia and took some time to catch the U.S. Team in action at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne. Her sister ... Read More
Record Tuesday Night for U.S. Swimmers - Three World Records, One American Record at FINA World Championships
Tuesday March 27, 2007
U.S. swimmers broke three world records and one American record on the third night of finals at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia tonight. Olympic medalists Michael Phelps ... Read More
Wednesday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 28 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Tuesday March 27, 2007
Morning session:Women:
Heats of 50 Back, 200 Fly.
Men:
Heats of 100 Free, 200 IM.
The evening session:Women:
Semifinals in the 50 back, 200 Fly.
Finals in the 200 Free.
Men:
Semifinals in the 100 Free, 200 IM.
Finals ... Read More
Unfortunate Fight at World Champs Allegedly Between Coach/Father and Swimmer/Daughter
Tuesday March 27, 2007
There was a fight between a male and female in the marshaling rooms at the World Championships pool. It is being reported that the man is a coach and the ... Read More
Women - 100m Breaststroke Tuesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 0.81 30.70 1:05.72 CR
2. KIRK Tara 82 USA 0.70 30.86 1:06.34
3. KHLISTUNOVA Anna 88 UKR 0.86 31.81 1:07.27
4. HARDY Jessica 87 USA 0.67 31.02 1:07.38
5. ... Read More
Men - 200m Butterfly Qualifiers for Wednesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.76 26.24 56.23 1:25.73 1:55.13Q
2. WU Peng 87 CHN 0.71 25.84 55.62 1:25.87 1:55.17Q
3. SHIBATA Ryuichi 83 JPN 0.69 26.24 55.47 1:25.32 1:55.96Q
4. CHEN Yin ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Women - 200m Freestyle Qualifiers for Wednesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. PELLEGRINI Federica ITA 27.75 57.07 1:26.74 1:56.47Q WR
2. LURZ Annika GER 27.38 56.83 1:26.79 1:56.67Q
3. JEDRZEJCZAK Otylia POL 27.95 57.67 1:27.54 1:57.19Q
4. HOFF Katie USA 27.87 57.75 1:27.61 ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Men -100m Backstroke Tuesday Evening Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. PEIRSOL Aaron 83 USA 0.61 25.80 52.98 WR
2. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 0.72 25.77 53.50
3. TANCOCK Liam 85 GBR 0.70 25.68 53.61
4. VYATCHANIN Arkady 84 RUS 0.87 26.40 53.69
5. ... Read More
Women -1500m Freestyle Tuesday Evening Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. ZIEGLER Kate 88 USA 0.77 15:53.05 CR
50m: 28.80 100m: 1:00.05 150m: 1:31.51 200m: 2:03.20
250m: 2:34.73 300m: 3:06.55 350m: 3:38.23 400m: 4:10.03
450m: 4:41.83 500m: 5:13.80 550m: 5:45.51 600m: 6:17.66
650m: 6:49.60 ... Read More
USA Polo Women Turn on Heat, Defeat Spain 10-6 in Quarter Finals
Tuesday March 27, 2007
After a slow start, Team USA is able to take control of the game in the third quarter to secure their spot in the medal rounds of the World Championships. ... Read More
Men - 50m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Wednesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. HANSEN Brendan 81 USA 0.71 27.51Q
2. LISOGOR Oleg 79 UKR 0.79 27.53Q
3. TERRIN Alessandro 85 ITA 0.80 27.55Q
4. KITAJIMA Kosuke 82 JPN 0.71 27.89Q
5. DYMO Valeriy 85 ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Women - 100m Backstroke Tuesday Evening Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 0.68 28.30 59.44 WR
2. MANAUDOU Laure 86 FRA 0.72 29.09 59.87
3. NAKAMURA Reiko 82 JPN 0.64 29.61 1:00.40
4. SEEBOHM Emily 92 AUS 0.68 29.68 ... Read More
WORLD RECORD: Men - 200m Freestyle Tuesday Evening Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Tuesday March 27, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 0.77 24.47 51.00 1:17.73 1:43.86 WR
2. VAN DEN HOOGENBAND Pieter 78 NED 0.78 24.53 51.17 1:18.16 1:46.28
3. PARK Tae Hwan 89 KOR 0.66 25.41 52.74 ... Read More
Should a Swimmer Emphasize The Stroke's Pull or Kick to Swim Fast?
Tuesday March 27, 2007
A reader asked an interesting question: What's more important to fast swimming and good technique, a strong, fast pull or a fast, strong kick? In other words, how much does ... Read More
Word Pictures of Each Swimming Stroke
Tuesday March 27, 2007
There is a great set of verbal cues from John Leonard and the ALTST that can be used to describe each stroke. Once swimmers learn these cues, they can be ... Read More
Four Preliminary Events Contested on Day Three of FINA World Swimming Championships
Tuesday March 27, 2007
Seven Americans advanced to the next round of swimming Tuesday on the third day of competition at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, an almost perfect record for the morning ... Read More
Shanghai Will Host the 2011 FINA World Championships
Monday March 26, 2007
It was announced on Saturday that Shanghai had won the rights to host the 2011 FINA World Championships, over Qatar, according to FINA. New facilities will be constructed for the ... Read More
Tuesday Night in Melbourne - The Evening Swimming Events on 27 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Monday March 26, 2007
The evening session:
Women:
Semifinals in the 200 Free.
Finals in the 100 Back, 1500 Free, 100 Breast.
Men:
Semifinals in the 50 Breast, 200 Fly.
Finals in the 200 Free, 100 Back.
Swimming Results for World ... Read More
Men - 800m Freestyle Qualifiers for Wednesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. STEVENS Craig 80 AUS 7:50.72
2. COLBERTALDO Federico 88 ITA 7:50.77
3. MELLOULI Oussama 84 TUN 7:51.48
4. COCHRANE Ryan 88 CAN 7:51.55
5. HACKETT Grant 80 AUS 7:51.86
6. STANCZYK ... Read More
Bennett, Reed Lead Americans at 2007 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup Triathlon
Monday March 26, 2007
Laura Bennett opened the 2007 ITU World Cup campaign with an eighth place finish in Mooloolaba, Australia. For the American men, the top finisher was Matt Reed in 27th place.
Women - 200m Freestyle Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. MANAUDOU Laure 86 FRA 0.89 27.91 57.84 1:27.94 1:57.66Q
2. HOFF Katie 89 USA 0.76 28.08 58.13 1:28.37 1:58.17Q
3. LILLHAGE Josefin 80 SWE 0.81 27.69 57.73 1:28.12 1:58.24Q
4. ... Read More
Men - 200m Butterfly Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 26.29 56.07 1:25.99 1:55.78Q
2. TARWATER Davis 84 USA 25.86 55.11 1:25.39 1:56.63Q
3. SHIBATA Ryuichi 83 JPN 26.17 55.50 1:25.64 1:56.81Q
4. DRYMONAKOS Ioannis 84 GRE 26.47 ... Read More
Men - 50m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening's Semi-Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. VAN DER BURGH Cameron 88 RSA 27.49Q
2. TERRIN Alessandro 85 ITA 27.53Q
3. HANSEN Brendan 81 USA 27.64Q
4. LISOGOR Oleg 79 UKR 27.69Q
5. RICKARD Brenton 83 AUS 27.80Q
6. MALUL Michael ... Read More
Swimmers Nominated for 2007 U.S. Parapan American Swimming Team
Monday March 26, 2007
The U.S. Olympic Committee's Paralympic division announced today the 15 swimming athletes that have been nominated to represent the U.S. at the 2007 Parapan American Games, Aug. 12-19 in Rio ... Read More
USA Divers Boudia and Finchum Close Out World Championship Diving with a Bronze Medal
Monday March 26, 2007
Team USA wrapped up the 12th FINA World Championships with its best performance of the week long competition – a bronze medal in the men’s 10-meter synchronized diving event. David ... Read More
Hansen, Hoff Defend World Championship Swimming Titles In Melbourne
Monday March 26, 2007
Olympians Brendan Hansen (Havertown, Pa.) and Katie Hoff (Towson, Md.) defended their world titles and captured the two American gold medals on the second night of swimming at the FINA ... Read More
Tuesday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 27 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Monday March 26, 2007
Morning session:Women:
Heats of 200 Free.
Men:
Heats of 50 Breast, 200 Fly, 800 Free.
The evening session:Women:
Semifinals in the 200 Free.
Finals in the 100 Back, 1500 Free, 100 Breast.
Men:
Semifinals in the 50 Breast, ... Read More
2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships
Monday March 26, 2007
The USA Swimming Spring Championships are 27-31 March in East Meadow, NY. You can review the heat sheets and follow the results live as the swimmers that are not at ... Read More
What's the Latest Medal Count at the 2007 FINA World Championships?
Monday March 26, 2007
It depends upon how you look at it - total medals or most gold medals,then silver medals, then bronze medals - but based on the way that FINA is doing ... Read More
USA Men's Water Polo Hope of World Championship Medal Blocked by German Goalie
Monday March 26, 2007
Team USA was delivered an upsetting blow by Germany today in the second round of the World Championship competition. All too reminiscent of their 2005 match up in Montreal, ... Read More
Women - 200m IM Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. Gold - HOFF Kathryn 89 USA 0.76 28.35 1:01.96 1:39.06 2:10.13 CR
2. Silver - COVENTRY Kirsty 83 ZIM 0.74 28.73 1:01.92 1:40.00 2:10.76
3. Bronze - RICE Stephanie 88 AUS ... Read More
Men - 200m Freestyle Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. VAN DEN HOOGENBAND Pieter 78 NED 24.52 51.16 1:18.66 1:46.33Q
2. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 25.29 52.48 1:20.10 1:46.75Q
3. ROSOLINO Massimiliano 78 ITA 24.96 52.13 1:19.48 1:47.44Q
4. MONK ... Read More
Women - 100m Backstroke Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. SEEBOHM Emily 92 AUS 29.42 1:00.51Q
2. MANAUDOU Laure 86 FRA 29.82 1:00.55Q
3. ITO Hanae 85 JPN 29.49 1:00.62Q
4. COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 29.48 1:00.64Q
5. NAKAMURA Reiko 82 ... Read More
Men - 50m Butterfly Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. Gold - SCHOEMAN Roland 80 RSA 23.18
2. Silver - CROCKER Ian 82 USA 23.47
3. Bronze - ANDKJAER Jakob Schiott 85 DEN 23.56
4. SUBIRATS ALTES Albert 86 VEN 23.57
5. ... Read More
Women - 100m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. KIRK Tara 82 USA 31.16 1:06.72Q
2. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 31.19 1:07.13Q
3. KHLISTUNOVA Anna 88 UKR 31.84 1:07.49Q
4. BALFOUR Kirsty 84 GBR 31.92 1:07.67Q
5. HARDY Jessica 87 USA ... Read More
Men - 100m Backstroke Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening's Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. LOCHTE Ryan 84 USA 25.80 53.51Q CR
2. TANCOCK Liam 85 GBR 25.85 53.71Q
3. PEIRSOL Aaron 83 USA 26.08 53.92Q
4. ROGAN Markus 82 AUT 26.24 53.98Q
5. VYATCHANIN ... Read More
Women - 100m Butterfly Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. Gold - LENTON Lisbeth 85 AUS 26.58 57.15 CR
2. Silver - SCHIPPER Jessicah 86 AUS 26.74 57.24
3. Bronze - COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 26.40 57.34
4. DEKKER Inge 85 NED ... Read More
Men - 100m Breaststroke Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. Gold - HANSEN Brendan 81 USA 27.67 59.80
2. Silver - KITAJIMA Kosuke 82 JPN 27.79 59.96
3. Bronze - RICKARD Brenton 83 AUS 28.15 1:00.58
4. DYMO Valeriy 85 UKR 28.18 ... Read More
Russian Swimmer Anastasiya Ivanenko's Doping Ban Confirmed - Out for Two Years
Monday March 26, 2007
Ivanenko, the 800m short-course world champion, tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic that can be used to mask the presence of other drugs. She will be suspended for two ... Read More
Monday Night in Melbourne - The Evening Events on 26 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Monday March 26, 2007
The evening session:Women:
Semifinals in the 100 Breast, 100 Back.
Finals in the 100 Fly, 200 IM.
Men:
Semifinals in the 100 Back, 200 Free.
Finals in the 100 Breast, 50 Fly.
Swimming Results for World ... Read More
American Swimmers Advance From Preliminaries to Semis and to Finals on Day 2 of FINA World Championships
Monday March 26, 2007
The second morning of prelims at the 2007 FINA World Championships saw seven American competitors advance to semi-finals tonight and both Hayley Peirsol (Irvine, Calif.) and Kate Ziegler (Great Falls, ... Read More
Women - 1500m Freestyle Qualifiers for Tuesday Evening’s Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Monday March 26, 2007
1. PEIRSOL Hayley 85 USA 16:02.82
2. SHIBATA Ai 82 JPN 16:05.92
3. ZIEGLER Kate 88 USA 16:07.71
4. FRIIS Lotte 88 DEN 16:09.39
5. VILLAECIJA GARCIA Erika 84 ESP 16:09.40
6. MANAUDOU Laure 86 ... Read More
Men - 100m Backstroke Qualifiers for Monday Evening's Semifinals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. ROGAN Markus 82 AUT 26.89 54.34Q
2. TANCOCK Liam 85 GBR 25.65 54.54Q
3. ZANDBERG Gerhard 83 RSA 26.47 54.83Q
4. PEIRSOL Aaron 83 USA 26.66 54.88Q
5. GRIGORIADIS Aristeidis 85 GRE 26.31 ... Read More
Women - 100m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Monday Evening's Semifinals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. KIRK Tara 82 USA 31.39 1:07.23Q2. JONES Leisel 85 AUS 31.43 1:07.53Q3. KHLISTUNOVA Anna 88 UKR 32.20 1:07.66Q4. WESTRIN Hanna 91 SWE 32.36 1:08.30Q5. HARDY Jessica 87 USA 31.44 ... Read More
Open Water 25k Champion, Germany's Britta Kamrau-Corestein, Critical of FINA's Handling of Race Problems
Sunday March 25, 2007
The weather stopped the 25k women's race at the 2007 World Championships. FINA declared the race over. Then FINA declared the race would resume the following day. Maybe FINA should ... Read More
Men - 200m Freestyle Qualifiers for Monday Evening's Semifinals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. VAN DEN HOOGENBAND Pieter 78 NED 25.20 51.91 1:19.56 1:47.36Q
2. PHELPS Michael 85 USA 25.39 53.02 1:20.82 1:47.52Q
3. PARK Tae Hwan 89 KOR 25.56 52.94 1:20.73 1:47.58Q
4. MONK ... Read More
Women - 100m Backstroke Qualifiers for Monday Evening's Semifinals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 29.08 1:00.38Q
2. COVENTRY Kirsty 83 ZIM 29.73 1:00.57Q
3. NAKAMURA Reiko 82 JPN 29.25 1:00.80Q
4. MANAUDOU Laure 86 FRA 29.48 1:00.92Q
5. ITO Hanae 85 JPN ... Read More
Is it Lap or Length?
Sunday March 25, 2007
Is "lap" the correct term for swimming from one end of the pool to the opposite?
A reader has heard arguments that a lap should be swimming from one end ... Read More
Monday in Melbourne - The Swimming Events on 26 March at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Sunday March 25, 2007
Morning session:Women:
Heats of 100 Back, 100 Breast, 1500 Free.
Men:
Heats of 200 Free, 100 Back.
The evening session:Women:
Semifinals in the 100 Breast, 100 Back.
Finals in the 100 Fly, 200 IM.
Men:
Semifinals in the ... Read More
U.S. Relays Take Gold, Silver in Opening Night of FINA World Championship Swimming
Sunday March 25, 2007
Team USA opened the first night of competition at the FINA World Championships with a pair of relay medals in the men’s and women’s 400m freestyle relay. The relay finals ... Read More
2007 FINA World Championships Results Update
Sunday March 25, 2007
2007 FINA World Championships Results Updates:From About Swimming World Championships Results:
Swimming and Open Water Swimming - 18 Mar-1 AprDiving - 19 Mar-26 MarSynchronized Swimming - 18 Mar-24 MarWater Polo Results ... Read More
USA Distance Swimmer Kate Ziegler's World Championship Blog
Sunday March 25, 2007
Kate Ziegler will swim the distance events at the world championships, and she will also go the distance in bringing an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the swimmer's life. (WCSN)
Kalyn Keller Wins Silver in Open Water 25k at 2007 FINA World Champs
Sunday March 25, 2007
Call it "extreme swimming," if you wish. The women's open water 25k had a little bit of everything - from intense weather, to tough competition, to a re-start a day ... Read More
Sunday 25 March Prelims Report- Team USA Off to Strong Start at FINA World Champs
Sunday March 25, 2007
The U.S. Women’s Team was four-for-four in the opening preliminary session of the 2007 FINA World Championships today, advancing two swimmers in each of three individual races, and grabbing the ... Read More
Men - 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. Gold - USA 3:12.72 CR PHELPS (48.42), WALKER (48.31), JONES (48.67), LEZAK (47.32)
2. Silver - ITA 3:14.04 ROSOLINO (49.35), CALVI (49.06), GALENDA (48.45), MAGNINI (47.18)
3. Bronze - FRA 3:14.68 ... Read More
Women - 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. Gold - AUS 3:35.48 CR LENTON (53.42), SCHLANGER (53.95), REESE (54.90), HENRY (53.21)
2. Silver - USA 3:35.68 COUGHLIN (54.13), NYMEYER (53.50), WEIR (54.02), JOYCE (54.03)
3. Bronze - NED 3:36.81 ... Read More
Men - 100m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Monday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. KITAJIMA Kosuke JPN 1:00.05Q
2. HANSEN Brendan USA 1:00.13Q
3. DALE OEN Alexander NOR 1:00.69Q
4. RICKARD Brenton AUS 1:00.87Q
5. DYMO Valeriy UKR 1:00.88Q
6. LISOGOR Oleg UKR 1:00.89Q
7. ALEXANDROV ... Read More
Women - 400 Freestyle Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. Gold - MANAUDOU Laure FRA 4:02.61 CR
2. Silver - JEDRZEJCZAK Otylia POL 4:04.23
3. Bronze - SHIBATA Ai JPN 4:05.19
4. HOFF Kathryn USA 4:05.65
5. PELLEGRINI Federica ITA 4:05.79
6. ZIEGLER Kate ... Read More
Men - 50m Butterfly Qualifiers for Monday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. SCHOEMAN Roland RSA 23.18Q
2. CROCKER Ian USA 23.42Q
3. BREUS Sergiy UKR 23.53Q
4. SUBIRATS ALTES Albert VEN 23.59Q
5. FROLANDER Lars SWE 23.82Q
6. MANKOC Peter SLO 23.91Q
7. ... Read More
What to Watch From USA Swimming in Melbourne During the 2007 Swimming Portion of the World Championships
Sunday March 25, 2007
Forty-three of the USA's top swimmers, including 22 Olympians, will compete in the 12th FINA World Aquatics Championships, March 25-April 1. The World Championships is considered the top international swimming ... Read More
Women - 200m IM Qualifiers for Monday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. HOFF Kathryn USA 2:11.75Q
2. COVENTRY Kirsty ZIM 2:12.50Q
3. RICE Stephanie AUS 2:12.54Q
4. HJORTH-HANSEN Julie DEN 2:13.14Q
5. MYERS Whitney USA 2:13.69Q
6. REESE Shayne AUS 2:14.10Q
7. WILKINSON ... Read More
Men - 400 Freestyle Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. Gold - PARK Tae Hwan KOR 3:44.30
2. Silver - MELLOULI Oussama TUN 3:45.12
3. Bronze - HACKETT Grant AUS 3:45.43
4. PRILUKOV Yury RUS 3:45.47
5. VANDERKAAY Peter USA 3:46.36
6. COLBERTALDO Federico ... Read More
Foster 6th, Bryant 10th in Women's 3-meter Finals
Sunday March 25, 2007
Two USA divers placed in the top 10 of the women's 3-meter finals at the World Championships on Sunday afternoon. Nancilea (Underwood) Foster (Spring, Texas) placed sixth with 312.70 points, ... Read More
Women - 100m Butterfly Qualifiers for Monday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1. SCHIPPER Jessicah AUS 57.57
2. Lenton Lisbeth AUS 57.78
3. DEKKER Inge NED 57.82
4. COUGHLIN Natalie USA 58.11
5. ZHOU Yafei CHN 58.20
6. KOMISARZ Rachel USA 58.39
7. POPCHANKA Alena FRA 58.49
8. XU ... Read More
Tips For Triathletes On Training And Racing The Swim Leg Of A Triathlon
Sunday March 25, 2007
The first leg of a triathlon is the wettest, even on a rainy day. But it should also be the most enjoyable and relaxed part of the race. A good ... Read More
Sunday Night Swimming at the FINA 2007 World Championships
Sunday March 25, 2007
Sunday night's swimming session features the Women's 100m Butterfly Semi-Final, Men's 400m Freestyle Final, Women's 200m Individual Medley Semi-Final, Men's 50m Butterfly Semi-Final, Women's 400m Freestyle Final, Men's 100m ... Read More
Update - Women's 25k Open Water at World Champs
Sunday March 25, 2007
Germany's Britta Kamrau-Corestein finished first, Kalyn Keller (USA) was second, and Ksenia Popovain (RUS) was third in the re-started women's 25km race. The race was halted at the 1/2 way ... Read More
Sheila Taormina Wins Silver Medal at the Modern Pentathlon 2007 World Cup #2 in Cairo, Egypt
Sunday March 25, 2007
Sheila Taormina (Livonia, Mich./Colorado Springs, Colo.) turned in the best performance of her modern pentathlon career today, winning the silver medal in the second World Cup stop of the season ... Read More
Men - 100m Breaststroke Swim-off for Sunday's Semi-finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1 SLUDNOV Roman RUS 1:01.97
2 VAN AGGELE Robin NED 1:02.54
FULL RESULTS - OMEGA TIMING (PDF)
Men - 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Qualifiers for Sunday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1 ITA 3:15.83Q - VISMARA, GALENDA, CALVI, MAGNINI
2 SWE 3:16.16Q - STYMNE, NYSTRAND, WIKSTROM, PIEHL
3 USA 3:16.43Q - WEBER-GALE, WILDMAN-TOBRINER, JONES, WALKER
4 AUS 3:16.46Q - SULLIVAN, KLIM, MURPHY, MONK
5 FRA 3:16.51Q - GILOT, MALLET, SICOT, LEVEAUX
6 CAN 3:17.38Q - SAY, ROSE, GREENSHIELDS, ... Read More
Women - 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Qualifiers for Sunday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Sunday March 25, 2007
1 USA 3:38.32Q - VOLLMER, NYMEYER, WEIR, JOYCE2 NED 3:40.01Q - GROOT, KROMOWIDJOJO, HEEMSKERK, VELDHUIS3 AUS 3:40.04Q - MIATKE, SCHLANGER, FOSTER, REESE4 SWE 3:40.09Q - MARKO-VARGA, LILLHAGE, ALSHAMMAR, KURAS5 GER ... Read More
Men - 50m Butterfly Swim-off for Sunday's Semi-finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 24, 2007
1 GODEC Jernej SLO 23.74 swim-off (again!)
1 MANKOC Peter SLO 23.74 swim-off (again!)
3 RUPPRATH Thomas GER 23.90
Men - 100m Breaststroke Qualifiers for Sunday's Semi-finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 24, 2007
1 KITAJIMA Kosuke JPN 59.96Q
2 DALE OEN Alexander NOR 1:00.34Q
3 HANSEN Brendan USA 1:00.59Q
4 TITENIS Giedrius LTU 1:00.92Q
5 LISOGOR Oleg UKR 1:00.99Q
6 GIBSON James GBR 1:01.03Q
7 DYMO Valeriy UKR 1:01.06Q
7 RICKARD Brenton AUS 1:01.06Q
9 DUBOSCQ Hugues FRA 1:01.08Q
10 VAN DER BURGH Cameron RSA 1:01.12Q
11 ALEXANDROV Mihail BUL 1:01.15Q
12 USHER Scott USA 1:01.36Q
13 COOK Christopher GBR 1:01.49Q
14 TERRIN Alessandro ITA 1:01.61Q
15 KOMORNIKOV Dmitry RUS 1:01.66Q
16 VAN AGGELE Robin NED 01:01.7 swim-off
16 SLUDNOV Roman RUS 01:01.7 swim-off
FULL RESULTSSWIM-OFF RESULTS:
1 SLUDNOV Roman RUS 1:01.97
2 VAN AGGELE Robin NED 1:02.54
Women - 400m Freestyle Qualifiers for Sunday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 24, 2007
1 MANAUDOU Laure FRA 0.94 4:05.29Q CR
2 PELLEGRINI Federica ITA 0.82 4:06.51Q
3 SHIBATA Ai JPN 0.86 4:07.17Q
4 ZIEGLER Kate USA 0.8 4:07.18Q
5 MACKENZIE Linda AUS 0.8 4:07.26Q
6 JEDRZEJCZAK Otylia POL 0.82 4:08.16Q
7 JACKSON Joanne GBR 0.79 4:08.17Q
8 HOFF Kathryn USA 0.79 4:08.38Q
FULL RESULTS
Men - 50m Butterfly Qualifiers for Sunday's Semi-finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 24, 2007
1 CROCKER Ian USA 23.30Q
2 SCHOEMAN Roland RSA 23.49Q
3 BREUS Sergiy UKR 23.61Q
4 FROLANDER Lars SWE 23.66Q
5 MILORAD Cavic SRB 23.71Q
6 SUBIRATS ALTES Albert VEN 23.73Q
7 SERDINOV Andriy UKR 23.92Q
7 ANDKJAER Jakob Schiott DEN 23.92Q
9 WELSH Matt AUS 23.95Q
10 RAJAKYLA Matti FIN 23.98Q
11 BOUSQUET Frederick FRA 24.00Q
12 ARNARSON Orn ISL 24.02Q
12 PINI Ryan PNG 24.02Q
12 TAKAYASU Ryo JPN 24.02Q
15 FERNS Lyndon RSA 24.05Q
16 MANKOC Peter SLO 24.06 swim-off
16 RUPPRATH Thomas GER 24.06 swim-off
16 GODEC Jernej SLO 24.06 swim-off
FULL RESULTS
Swim-Off #1 Results:
1 GODEC Jernej SLO 23.74 swim-off (again!)
1 MANKOC Peter SLO 23.74 swim-off (again!)
3 RUPPRATH Thomas GER 23.90
Women 200m Individual Medley Qualifiers for Sunday Semi-finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 24, 2007
1 HOFF Kathryn USA 2:12.04Q
2 COVENTRY Kirsty ZIM 2:12.65Q
3 HJORTH?HANSEN Julie DEN 2:13.27Q
4 REESE Shayne AUS 2:13.61Q
5 RICE Stephanie AUS 2:14.18Q
6 DE RONCHI Sophie FRA 2:15.47Q
7 VERRASZTO Evelyn HUN 2:15.59Q
8 MYERS Whitney USA 2:15.73Q
9 WILKINSON Julia CAN 2:15.86Q
10 KITAGAWA Asami JPN 2:16.07Q
11 BARDACH Georgina ARG 2:16.19Q
12 HOSSZU Katinka HUN 2:16.37Q
13 HETZER Nicole GER 2:16.76Q
14 KLINAR Anja SLO 2:16.77Q
15 CHOI Hye Ra KOR 2:17.21Q
16 SHULGINA Olga RUS 2:17.68Q
FULL RESULTS
Men 400m Freestyle Qualifiers for Sunday Finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 24, 2007
1. VANDERKAAY Peter USA 3:45.82Q
2. PARK Tae Hwan KOR 3:46.24Q
3. PRILUKOV Yury RUS 3:46.57Q
4. MELLOULI Oussama TUN 3:46.82Q
5. STEVENS Craig AUS 3:46.96Q
6. COLBERTALDO Federico ITA 3:48.13Q
7. FESENKO Sergiy UKR ... Read More
Women 100m Butterfly Qualifiers for Sunday Semi-finals - FINA 2007 World Championships Results
Saturday March 24, 2007
1 KOMISARZ Rachel USA 57.98Q
2 COUGHLIN Natalie USA 58.34Q
3 SCHIPPER Jessicah AUS 58.52Q
4 DEKKER Inge NED 58.66Q
5 BESPALOVA Irina RUS 58.71Q
6 SUTYAGINA Natalia RUS 58.72Q
7 LENTON Lisbeth AUS 58.93Q
8 POPCHANKA Alena FRA 59.14Q
9 XU Yanwei CHN 59.23Q
10 ZHOU Yafei CHN 59.36Q
10 DOWNING Mackenzie CAN 59.36Q
12 BUSCHSCHULTE Antje GER 59.39Q
13 ISAKOVIC Sara SLO 59.40Q
14 SAMULSKI Daniela GER 59.70Q
15 SHAW Keri?Leigh RSA 59.79Q
15 TAO Li SIN 59.79QFULL RESULTS
2007 World Championships Reportedly Not Doing Blood Tests for Doping
Saturday March 24, 2007
An article in The Sunday Telegraph, by Jim Wilson (Australia), reports that no blood testing will be done to detect banned substances during the Fina World Champs. Only urine samples ... Read More
Olympian Tara Kirk's World Championship's Blog
Saturday March 24, 2007
Tara Kirk, Olympic silver-medal swimmer and holder of multiple American records, provides WCSN with exclusive insight from the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. (WCSN)
Swimming Heat Sheets for World Champs On-line
Saturday March 24, 2007
Omega Timing has the posted heat sheets on-line for the 2007 men's and women's swimming events at the 2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne. Up first, on 25 March:
Women's Heats of ... Read More
USA World Champ Swimmers - Young but Not Restless
Saturday March 24, 2007
As experienced and savvy as the men's team is, the women's team has as many young, first-time faces on the roster as it does veterans. Intermixed with seasoned swimmers like ... Read More
USA World Champ Swimmers - Top to Bottom – Men’s Swim Team
Saturday March 24, 2007
With a core of athletes named Phelps, Hansen, Crocker and Peirsol, you know you've got a strong nucleus. But when you add names and swimming resumes like Jensen, Lochte, Walker, ... Read More
USA World Champ Swimmers - Sprinting Back to Form
Saturday March 24, 2007
While the U.S. women have enjoyed success at the past few Worlds and Olympics in the 800m freestyle relay, they have come up short in the 400m freestyle relay. But ... Read More
Swimming Team USA Speaks With The Media As A Prelude To 2007 World Championships
Saturday March 24, 2007
With the second-biggest event of the quad just one day away, Olympians Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin and Katie Hoff faced an enthusiastic press corps at the opening press ... Read More
Synchronized Swimming Concludes at 2007 FINA World Championships
Saturday March 24, 2007
The synchronized swimming portion of the 2007 FINA World Championships concluded today with the team free final. The Championships featured the solo, duet, team and combination events in the ... Read More
USA Diver Finchum Just Misses Out on 10-meter Semifinals
Saturday March 24, 2007
Thomas Finchum missed out on a spot in the men’s 10-meter semifinals at the FINA World Championships by the narrowest of margins Saturday evening. The top 18 divers advance to ... Read More
USA Places Two Divers in Women's 3-meter Semifinals at Worlds
Saturday March 24, 2007
Both divers representing the United States in the women’s 3-meter competition at the FINA World Championships have advanced to the semifinals after their results in Saturday’s preliminaries. Nancilea (Underwood) Foster ... Read More
Women’s Open Water Race To Be Finished On Sunday In Melbourne
Saturday March 24, 2007
Kalyn Keller (Phoenix, Ariz. / Club Wolverine) has spent much of her life swimming in the ocean, but never in the kind of weather conditions she faced in the women’s ... Read More
USA World Champ Swimmers - Swim-Crazy Aussies
Saturday March 24, 2007
Most of the members of the men's and women's swimming team have swum in pools across the world, but many have never competed Down Under. Known for its swimming fans ... Read More
Team USA Water Polo Men Unable to Break Down Croatia's Impressive Shooting and Formidable Defense
Saturday March 24, 2007
With rain clouds and cool breezes perpetrating the Australian summer sky, the stage seemed to be perfectly set for the battle that ensued at the Melbourne Aquatic and Sports Center ... Read More
USA World Champ Swimmers - Brother/Sister Swimming Act
Friday March 23, 2007
In the tradition of past American brother-sister swimming acts – like Lynn and Rick Collela and Shirley and Jack Babashoff – Aaron and Hayley Peirsol and Klete and Kalyn Keller ... Read More
USA World Champ Swimmers - Rookies to Veterans
Friday March 23, 2007
Two years ago at the FINA World Championships in Montreal, Jessica Hardy, Kate Ziegler and Katie Hoff were the new kids off the blocks. Despite it being the first big ... Read More
Men's Water Polo Update - Final Score: Croatia 10, USA 8
Friday March 23, 2007
With a loss to Croatia, Team USA will come in second in their bracket. As I understand the system, that means to make the medal rounds, Team USA must ... Read More
Olympic Medalists, Top Long Island High School Swimmers Mix at Meet March 27-31
Friday March 23, 2007
The 2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships will be held March 27-31 at Long Island’s Nassau County Aquatic Center. Heats begin at 9 a.m. each morning with finals starting at 5:30 ... Read More
Olympic Swimmer Kara Lynn Joyce Blogs from the FINA World Championships
Friday March 23, 2007
Get the inside scoop on the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, from Olympic swimmer Kara Lynn Joyce -- double silver medalist at the 2004 Games in Athens. (WCSN)
Head First Breaststroke Kick on Your Back
Friday March 23, 2007
Doing breaststroke kick on your back, head first, is a great drill for swimmers of all levels. It is an effective drill for learning a legal breaststroke kick, and it ... Read More
Men's Water Polo Team USA in Great Form to Sweep Their Bracket, Advance to Quarter Finals
Friday March 23, 2007
The United States' victories over Australia and South Africa have provided them with a confident start to the World Championship competition. With speed, team chemistry and a solid defense on ... Read More
Goalie Armstrong's Size and Presence Outweigh Lack of International Experience
Friday March 23, 2007
Contemplating retirement after college, Goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong attended the USA women's water polo open tryouts 11 months ago hoping to get her foot in the door to be considered for ... Read More
What's the Medal Count at the 2007 World Championships?
Friday March 23, 2007
As of Thursday 23 March, Russia is still on top:
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
RUS
9
3
2
14
CHN
6
2
0
8
GER
1
1
3
5
ESP
0
3
2
5
JPN
0
2
3
5
AUS
0
1
3
4
FRA
1
0
0
1
GBR
0
1
0
1
CAN
0
1
0
1
GRE
0
0
1
1
ITA
0
0
1
1
USA
0
0
1
1
Dumais Claims 7th in One of the Greatest World Championship Diving Finals Ever
Friday March 23, 2007
It was a men’s 3-meter competition for the ages Friday night at the FINA World Championships, and Troy Dumais was right in the midst of it. Dumais received 12 marks ... Read More
U.S. Synchronized Swimming Duet Grabs Fifth at FINA World Championships
Friday March 23, 2007
The 2007 FINA World Championships continued today featuring the duet free final. Christina Jones teamed up with Andrea Nott to represent the United States with a fifth place finish and ... Read More
Brennan Sixth on 1-meter Board at World Champs
Friday March 23, 2007
Allison Brennan finished sixth in the 1-meter finals at the World Championships. Brennan (Huntington Beach, Calif.) scored 287.75 points in the finals, improving her score from the semis by 17.80 ... Read More
Troy Dumais, USA Diver, Advances to Finals on 3-meter at World Champs
Friday March 23, 2007
Troy Dumais (Austin, Texas) took seventh in the men’s 3-meter semifinals Friday afternoon to earn a spot in Friday night’s finals at the FINA World Championships. He scored 434.80 points ... Read More
USA Diver Allison Brennan Into Finals for Women's 1-meter at World Championships
Friday March 23, 2007
Allison Brennan came from behind to earn a spot in the women’s 1-meter finals at the FINA World Championships Friday. Brennan (Huntington Beach, Calif.) placed third with 269.95 points in ... Read More
USA Women's Water Polo Team Qualifies for Quarter Finals by Defeating Greece
Friday March 23, 2007
They were hard fought victories, but Team USA is able to move to the top of their bracket after winning their first three preliminary match-ups against the Netherlands, Kazakhstan and ... Read More
USA Swimming Open Water Blogs from Melbourne
Thursday March 22, 2007
The open water assistant coach for USA Swimming, Steve Munatones, has been checking in daily from the beaches of St. Kilda, and after an early-morning check of the conditions, he ... Read More
Men's Defense Continues to Shine as Team USA Secures Win #2 at Water Polo World Champs
Thursday March 22, 2007
Team USA's defense dominated the South Africans today as the underdogs struggled to get the ball in the hole during bracket play at the 2007 FINA Water Polo World Championships. ... Read More
US Sprinter Cullen Jones Writes on his World Championships Experiences
Thursday March 22, 2007
Cullen Jones, a world-class sprinter on the United States' swimming team, provides an exclusive look at the world championships and world-class swimming experience. Read Cullen's Blog. (WCSN)
USA Diver Brennan 8th in 1-Meter Prelims at World Championships
Thursday March 22, 2007
Allison Brennan will move on the women's 1-meter semifinals after placing eighth with 268.15 points in Thursday night's preliminaries at the 2007 FINA World Championships. The top 12 finishers advance, ... Read More
Synchro Solo Free Final - USA's Jones Finishes 5th
Thursday March 22, 2007
The 2007 FINA World Championships continued today featuring the solo free final. Christina Jones represented the United States with a fifth place finish after posting a mark of 95.666. France's ... Read More
Australia's Anti-doping Agency to Investigate Mystery Liquid Found in a Melbourne Hotel
Thursday March 22, 2007
Not as sinister as it sounds or is it? A small box with some fluid filled vials and traces of illicit drugs was found in a common area of a ... Read More
Results Update - 2007 FINA World Championships
Thursday March 22, 2007
2007 FINA World Championships Results Updates:From About Swimming World Championships Results:Swimming and Open Water Swimming - 18 Mar-1 Apr
Diving - 19 Mar-26 Mar
Synchronized Swimming - 18 Mar-24 Mar
Water Polo Results ... Read More
2007 Canadian Spring Nationals Results
Wednesday March 21, 2007
Results from the 2007 Canadian Spring Nationals, at Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, British Colombia (site of last summer's Pan Pacs) are available online. The meet runs through Sunday (21-25 ... Read More
U.S. Swimmers Compete for Spots on Parapan American Team at Can-Am Championships - Paralympics
Wednesday March 21, 2007
Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) set three world records and Jarrett Perry (Wichita, Kan.) continued to show he's one of the world's best in the backstroke, improving on his world record ... Read More
Swimming Entry List From the FINA World Championships
Wednesday March 21, 2007
The entry list for the FINA World Championship swimming events is now available on-line. It includes entries by event and by country. (PDF - FINA)
USA Water Polo Women Defeat Kazakhstan Despite Slow Start
Wednesday March 21, 2007
It was certainly not the start that Team USA had in mind, with Kazakhstan able to deliver the first goal of the game. Kazakhstan certainly looked to be holding ... Read More
USA Takes Fifth in Synchronized Swimming Team Technical Final
Wednesday March 21, 2007
The 2007 FINA World Championships continued today featuring the team tech final and the duet free prelim. The United States finished the team tech event in the fifth place position ... Read More
Wilkinson Gives U.S. Divers Another Fourth-place Finish
Wednesday March 21, 2007
Laura Wilkinson (Spring, Texas) turned in another gutsy performance in the women’s 10-meter finals at the World Championships on Wednesday night. She finished fourth with 361.80 points, giving the U.S. ... Read More
Warkentin Finishes In Top 20 In 10K Open Water At FINA World Swimming Champs
Wednesday March 21, 2007
Mark Warkentin (Santa Barbara, Calif. / Santa Barbara Swim Club) was the top American finisher in the men’s open water 10K Wednesday at the 12th FINA World Championships in Melbourne, ... Read More
US Diver Chris Colwill Fourth on the 1-Meter Board at World Championships
Wednesday March 21, 2007
Chris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.) placed fourth on the 1-meter finals at the FINA World Championships on Wednesday evening. Colwill finished with 432.10 points, while China claimed the top two spots. ... Read More
Dumais Fifth in 3-meter Preliminaries at World Championships
Wednesday March 21, 2007
Troy Dumais placed fifth in the men’s 3-meter preliminaries at the World Championships Thursday to move on to Friday’s semifinals. Dumais (Austin, Texas), the silver medalist on the event at ... Read More
Swim Workouts for Swimmers - Count Down 100's
Wednesday March 21, 2007
A swim workout for swimmers comprised of 100's, counting down from 5-4-3-2-1, aiming to hold a good pace. These workouts are designed to take between 75-minutes and 90-minutes. If that ... Read More
National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) 2007 Junior Nationals
Tuesday March 20, 2007
The National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Short Course Junior Nationals are underway March 20-24, in the Orlando YMCA Aquatic Center. Read more about the meet and check final results here.
Chris Colwill advances to 1-meter finals at World Championship Diving
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Chris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.) finished third in his semifinal on men’s 1-meter Wednesday morning to advance to the finals at the FINA World Championships. He’ll compete again Wednesday evening against ... Read More
Moses' Explosive Goalkeeping Gives US Men's Water Polo Team Extra Power
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Adorned with shooting flames behind each team's goal, the men's water polo competition pool was certainly on fire tonight! The Stars and Stripes came out shooting and never looked back. ... Read More
Rough and Tumble World Champs Open Water Swimming
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Open water swimming events have rules, but they are sometimes difficult to enforce. What is like for the swimmers in the 2007 World Championships Open Water Events? (International Herald ... Read More
Synchro Competition Continues at FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne
Tuesday March 20, 2007
The duet technical synchronized swimming final highlighted day four of the synchronized swimming portion of the 2007 FINA World Aquatic Championships held in Melbourne, Australia. Synchro will run through March ... Read More
Wilkinson Escapes Elimination, Will Defend Her Diving World Championship
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Laura Wilkinson will get a chance to defend her world championship after all. Early into the preliminaries at the World Championships, Wilkinson (Spring, Texas) dug herself into a hole and ... Read More
Some Swimmers Not Happy With the Battle of the FINA World Championships Open Water Swims
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Swimmers said things like "I have never experienced such a race before. It was horrible" and "I just wanted to get out and survive." Does not sound like a very ... Read More
RESULTS UPDATE - FINA World Champs Day 3
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Day 3 is done at the Melbourne World Championships. Review the days final results:
Open Water Swimming Results
Synchronized Swimming Results
Water Polo Results
Medal Count
Men's Water Polo - Team USA Looks to Settle an Old Score and Claim a Preliminary Victory
Tuesday March 20, 2007
It’s a day of reckoning for the USA Men's water polo team as they prepare to face Australia for the first time since the Aussies polo players beat them 5-4 ... Read More
US Swimmer Keller Notches Top-10 Finish in Women's 10K At FINA World Championships
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Olympian Kalyn Keller (Phoenix, Ariz. / Club Wolverine) notched a top-10 finish for the Americans in the women’s open water 10K Tuesday, finishing ninth in the Olympic distance at the ... Read More
Speedo Make Waves Podcast - FINA World Championships Venues
Tuesday March 20, 2007
This Speedo Make Waves podcast takes a look behind the scenes at the venues for each of the five disciplines at the 12th FINA World Championships in Melbourne. James Hickman ... Read More
2007 Spring Aquatic Championships in the USA - Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming
Tuesday March 20, 2007
Just because the 2007 FINA World Championships are underway is no reason for other aquatic championships to go on haitus, or to fall off of the 2007 Spring event schedule. ... Read More
US Diver Colwill Advances to 1-Meter Semifinals at 2007 World Championships
Monday March 19, 2007
Chris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.) placed fourth in the men's 1-meter preliminaries Tuesday morning at the FINA World Championships to advance to Wednesday morning's semifinals. Colwill, who won a bronze on ... Read More
Swimmers Shoulder Injury Treatment and Prevention
Monday March 19, 2007
Pain in the shoulder is common in swimmers. Shoulder function is highly dependent on the coordinated function of many muscle groups. These include the muscles around the shoulder, those that ... Read More
Daily Live Webcast of 2007 FINA World Swimming Finals
Monday March 19, 2007
The events from the 2007 FINA World Championships in each of the five aquatic disciplines FINA represents - swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, open water swimming, and water polo - will ... Read More
Swimmer, Triathlete, and Modern Pentathlete Sheila Taormina Receives USSA Jim Thorpe All-Around Award
Monday March 19, 2007
Sheila Taormina (Livonia, Mich./Colorado Springs, Colo.), 2006 U.S. National Modern Pentathlon Champion and elite athlete in three Olympic sports (swimming, triathlon, and modern pentathlon), was honored with the United States ... Read More
U.S. Takes Fourth and Fifth in Synchro Diving Events at Worlds
Monday March 19, 2007
Team USA picked up a pair of top five finishes in synchronized diving on the first day of competition at the FINA World Championships. Troy Dumais (Austin, Texas) and Mitch ... Read More
USA Women Face Dutch in First Game of Preliminary Round Competition
Monday March 19, 2007
Thirty minutes from the main competition site where the world's top 16 women's water polo teams will compete this evening, teams USA and the Netherlands shared one hour of pool ... Read More
USA's Jones Grabs Fourth in the Solo Technical Synchronized Swimming at FINA Worlds
Monday March 19, 2007
The solo technical final highlighted day three of the synchronized swimming portion of the 2007 FINA World Aquatic Championships held in Melbourne, Australia. Christina Jones represented Team USA in the ... Read More
Updated Results - FINA 17th World Championships - Diving, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo
Monday March 19, 2007
The 2007 FINA World Championships are in Melbourne from 17 March through 1 April 2007. Follow the pool and ocean action as swimmers, divers, water polo players, synchronized swimmers, and ... Read More
USA Earns Bronze in Synchro At The 2007 FINA World Championships
Sunday March 18, 2007
Team USA earned a synchronized swimming bronze medal in the Free Combination, finishing behind Russia (Gold) and Japan (Silver), and just ahead of Spain. Monday will bring the synchronized swimming ... Read More
Americans Compete In 5K To Kick Off FINA World Championships
Sunday March 18, 2007
Chloe Sutton was the top American finisher on the first day of open water swimming at the FINA World Championships Sunday in Melbourne, finishing 12th in the women’s 5K with ... Read More
Live Streaming Video of the 2007 World Champs from Australia's BigPond Sports
Saturday March 17, 2007
Australia's Big Pond is offering free live streaming video from the 2007 FINA World Champs, along with results, highlight videos, and recaps. (BigPond Sport)
Synchronized Swimming 2007 FINA World Championships Kick Off Prelim Competition
Saturday March 17, 2007
Synchronized Swimming preliminary competition kicked off today at the 2007 FINA World Aquatic Championships held in Melbourne, Australia. Synchro will run through March 24 and features the solo, duet, team ... Read More
USA Swimming Doping Control Central
Saturday March 17, 2007
Doping Control is an important area in the sport of swimming. Doping Control rules are in place for all athletes; individuals attending major competitions are subject to drug testing regardless ... Read More
Live Results - 2007 College and University Swimming and Diving Championships
Wednesday March 14, 2007
Links to live results are now available for the DI Men's, DII Men's and Women's, and DIII Men's 2007 National Championship Swimming and Diving Meets. Preview the swim meet, review ... Read More
Forbes Carlile, Australia's Legendary Swimming Coach
Wednesday March 14, 2007
Forbes Carlile, Australia's legendary swimming coach, celebrates 75 years in swimming with a tribute dinner this Thursday night in Sydney's Olympic Park. Forbes Carlile's swim coach career was just ... Read More
2007 FINA World Championships - Melbourne, 17 March - 1 April 2007 - Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo
Wednesday March 14, 2007
Follow the pool and ocean action from the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne from 17 March through 1 April 2007. Swimmers, divers, water polo players, synchronized swimmers, and open ... Read More
Mike Unger Named Assistant Executive Director of USA Swimming
Tuesday March 13, 2007
Mike Unger (Colorado Springs, Colo.) has been promoted to assistant executive director of USA Swimming, the national governing body announced today. Unger, who most recently served as chief operating officer, ... Read More
Swimming Start Technique Tips for a Swimmer
Tuesday March 13, 2007
I was swimmer when I was younger, and I am starting to swim masters again at age 55. When I used to swim, the starting blocks were not so high ... Read More
2007 FINA World Championships Swimming Races Broadcast Schedule
Monday March 12, 2007
USA Swimming is teaming with the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) to provide television coverage on Fox Sports Net and live web coverage on WCSN.com of the action from the ... Read More
Team Synchro USA Looks to Reclaim Gold Medal in Combo Event at the 2007 FINA World Championships
Monday March 12, 2007
The U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Team is set to compete in the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, March 17-24. The event will feature the solo, duet, team and ... Read More
Psyche Sheets, DI Men, DII Men and Women, and DIII Men - 2007 NCAA College and University Swimming and Diving Championships
Monday March 12, 2007
The psyche sheets are now online for the last three 2007 NCAA championship swimming and diving meets of the season. The FINA 2007 World Champs in Melbourne follows in a ... Read More
Super-Fast Flip Turns - Swimmers, Don't Overuse Your Hands
Monday March 12, 2007
Every swimmer wants to have super-fast turns, and wants to execute them with vigorous authority. Sometimes, however, this desire creates more problems than it solves. The desire to flip turn ... Read More
Physical Activity Reduces Your Risk of Catching Colds
Saturday March 10, 2007
Research continues to look at the link between exercise and immunity. The good news is that most studies are finding that moderate, regular exercise may help keep your immune system ... Read More
Swim Workouts for Swimmers - Mixed Rest 100 Swims
Friday March 9, 2007
This swimming workout features 100's with ever-changing rest intervals. The swimmer should aim to maintain the same pace for each swim. It can be very challenging to keep a swimming ... Read More
Results - Women's NCAA DIII 2007 Swimming and Diving Championships
Thursday March 8, 2007
University of Houston and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority host the women's DIII (Division III) swimming and diving championships for 2007 at the University of Houston Campus Recreational Fitness and ... Read More
NCAA DI Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Top 5 Preview
Thursday March 8, 2007
College Swimming offers their opinion on the top 5 women's teams at the 2007 NCAA DI Swimming and Diving Championships. (CollegeSwimming.com)
Women's NCAA Swimming and Diving - Division III Top-Five Preview
Thursday March 8, 2007
College Swimming offers their take on the top 5 finishers at the 2007 NCAA DIIII Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. (CollegeSwimming.com)
Women's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships - Live Coverage
Wednesday March 7, 2007
The women’s NCAA DI championships will have live coverage 7-10 p.m., Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10 through ESPN360.
United States Vs. Australia - Swimmers Face Off At 2007 The Mutual Of Omaha Duel In The Pool
Wednesday March 7, 2007
It’s one of the most storied Olympic rivalries in history between two of the most dominant swimming nations of all-time. Bragging rights are at stake as swimmers from United States ... Read More
Dave Denniston and the NTAF Midwest/West Spinal Cord Injury Fund
Tuesday March 6, 2007
Dave Denniston, 1999 NCAA Champion for Auburn University, and 2003 World Championship Team Member in the 200 Breaststroke, was on vacation in the mountains, sledding down some snow-covered slopes; Dave ... Read More
NCAA DI Women's Psyche Sheet - 2007 College and University Swimming and Diving Championships
Monday March 5, 2007
The 2007 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Women's DI Swimming and Diving National Championship Swim Meet psyche sheet is available on-line.
Causes of Swimmers Shoulder
Monday March 5, 2007
There are many possible reasons for Swimmer's Shoulder (SS) to develop. A Swimmers Shoulder type injury, pain from impingement, and other related issues seems to occur under one or more ... Read More
Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol - Streaming Conference Calls with USA Swimming Team Members Leading up to the 2007 FINA World Championships
Saturday March 3, 2007
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
Psyche Sheets and Results - NCAA DIII, NAIA, NJCAA 2007 Swimming and Diving Championships
Saturday March 3, 2007
The Psyche sheets for the NCAA DIII Men's and Women's 2007 Championship Swim Meets and the results from the NAIA and the NJCAA Championship Swim Meets are available on-line. How ... Read More
Martin Strel Is Past The 1/2-way Point Of The Amazon River Swim
Friday March 2, 2007
Swimming 2,654 kilometers - 1,645 miles - in 29 days. Martin Strel has made it past the 1/2-way point of the Amazon River Swim, The closer Martin gets to the ... Read More
Help for Novice Swimmers and Beginners Swimming Workout Practices
Friday March 2, 2007
Are you a beginner, a swimmer looking for some basic swimming ideas to help you learn to swim, or still thinking of yourself as a novice swimmer but want to ... Read More
World Championship USA Diving Team Members To Dive At Wendy Wyland Invitational
Thursday March 1, 2007
Half of USA Diving’s 2007 World Championship team will compete at the Wendy Wyland Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from March 2-4. Later this month, they'll head off to Melbourne, ... Read More
Twenty-Two Olympians To Swim For Team USA At World Swimming Championships 17 March through 1 April
Thursday March 1, 2007
Forty-three of the USA's top swimmers, including 22 Olympians, will head to Melbourne, Australia, to compete in the 12th FINA World Aquatics Championships, March 17-April 1. The World Championships is ... Read More