Mat's Swimming Blog March 2008 Archive

The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet Series moves to Stanford University April 4-6, 2008. A talented field of top American swimmers will compete in the swim meet April ... Read More

To finish off the Aussie Olympic Trials, Lisbeth Trickett (you might remember her under her maiden name, Lenton) clocked a world record 50 Free of 23.97. I can't wait for ... Read More

The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet Series moves to The Ohio State University April 4-6, 2008. A talented field of top American swimmers, including world record-holders Michael Phelps and ... Read More

Some of the great moments in Olympic Swimming history, from Alfred Hajos to Misty Hyman. Am I missing some? Let me know!

The Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, Ltd. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation with the mission of buying, refurbishing, maintaining and improving Southern Wisconsin's most important and unique competitive aquatic facility – ... Read More

Steve Munatones (10k Swim.com) has put together several excellent on-line animated videos perfect for showing to young swimmers to help them learn more about the exciting world of marathon swimming, ... Read More

Thursday at the 2008 Australian Olympic Trials found Eamon Sullivan re-taking the 50 Freestyle record with a 21.41 in semi-finals (and now a 21.28 in finals - wow!). Lisbeth Trickett ... Read More

This is the big one for college men, the whole season comes down to that one swim meet, the national championships. The University of Washington and the Seattle Sports Commission ... Read More

Stephanie Rice broke the 400IM world record a few days ago, and has now set a new 200 IM world record of 2:08.92. The men's 100-meter and 50-meter freestyle records ... Read More

Federica Pellegrini of Italy, world record and a gold medal in the women's 400 meter freestyle at the 2008 LEN European Championships for Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming, at The ... Read More

Swimnews is reporting that FINA will be meeting with Speedo officials to discuss the suit properties and material thicknesses. Why, since the suit has already been approved by FINA? Because ... Read More

Marleen Veldhuis of Netherlands celebrates winning the gold medal and breaking the world record in the final of the Women's 50m Freestyle during day twelve of the 2008 LEN European ... Read More

Do you enjoy training and swimming meets? I hope so. Because here is a fact of human psychology which many do not realize - humans can ONLY truly succeed at ... Read More

Alain Bernard of France celebrates winning the gold medal and breaking the world record with a time of 47.50 seconds in the Final of the Men's 100m Freestyle during day ... Read More

H2O Audio, the leading watersports music company, announced today that it has teamed with iTrain, (the leading provider of digital content fitness programs) and Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion and ... Read More

The best Australian swimmers are in the pool for the 2009 Australian National Championships. Follow the action via live swim meet results on-line. The meet website has more information. So ... Read More

Do swimming and politics ever mix well? SwimNews.com is reporting that Milorad Cavic of Serbia (and a member of Gary Hall Jr.'s Race Club) won the 50-meter butterfly gold medal ... Read More

From an About Swimming Reader: I am a swimmer with a problem. Do you have any suggestions for a swimmer with a lazy swimming kick (freestyle)? I will be swimming ... Read More

The 2008 Women's DI NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championships are underway in Columbus, Ohio. You can follow the action of the swim meet through the links here.

The Australian National Swimming Championships are 22-29 March at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center. Live Results Psyche Sheet Order of Events Lenton, Schipper, Hackett, Jones, and Sullivan are among the Aussie star swimmers ... Read More

After two days of swimming in Eindoven, 81 national records have been set, along with 8 championship records, 4 European records, and 1 world record. Some fast swimming happening in ... Read More

Champion swimmers train every day and swim at meets because it is their OWN personal ambition. No one else's, just their own personal desire to swim. Sure, it's also nice ... Read More

A stitch free, low-drag, super-light swimsuit is the newest swim wear for Arena swimmers. The Arena Powerskin R-EVOLUTION claims to be the fastest, lightest, smoothest swim suit ever made. The ... Read More

The IOC has issued a press release regarding the Beijing air quality during August of 2007 and what is expected for the Olympic games in 2008. They state that there ... Read More

The 2008 European Aquatic Championships are 18 March through 24 March in Eindhoven. There will be some video on the championship website. Swimming Synchronised Swimming Diving Webcast

The Ohio State University hosts the 2008 women's DI (Division I) championship swimming and diving meet 20-22 March 2008 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.

In response to the alarming statistic that nine people drown each day in the United States, the USA Swimming Foundation has teamed with the YMCA of the USA to provide ... Read More

If the thought of any bathing suit sends shivers down your spine, you're probably not too thrilled at the prospect of a maternity bathing suit. And yet, swimming is a ... Read More

The University of Missouri, Rolla (Missouri University of Science and Technology) will host the DII (NCAA Division II) championship swim meet in the Mizzou Aquatic Center at the University of ... Read More

The Men's 2008 DI National Swimming and Diving Championships Psyche Sheet is available through the NCAA website. Looks to me like Auburn is the team to beat. What's your opinion ... Read More

The College of Wooster will host the men's DIII (NCAA Division III) swimming and diving championships meet for 2008 at Miami University's Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center in Oxford, Ohio ... Read More

A reader asked for some triathlon wetsuit buying ideas. "I'm a good swimmer. It's my strength in triathlons. I'm doing an Ironman race, and the water temperature is supposed to ... Read More

Alex Popov and Kieren Perkins have several things in common; both swam in multiple Olympics, and both a true champions who have earned the title of being 'mentally tough'. Some ... Read More

The College of Wooster will host the women's DIII (NCAA Division III) swimming and diving championships meet for 2008 at Miami University's Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center in Oxford, Ohio ... Read More

Most athletes know that adequate rest is essential to high-level performance, but many still overtrain and feel guilty when they take time off. The body repairs and strengthens itself in ... Read More

You can get a preview of the 20-22 March 2008 NCAA DI Women's National Championship races. The psyche sheet for the meet has been released,

NCAA Division II - The University of Missouri, Rolla (Missouri University of Science and Technology) will host the DII (NCAA Division II) championship swim meet in the Mizzou Aquatic Center ... Read More

Radio Netherlands has reported that Olympic swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband wants the president of the IOC (Jacques Rogge) to make a statement on improving human rights in China. His ... Read More

The Overachiever's Diary tells the story of a year in the life of the US Military Academy (West Point) Triathlon Team. Louis Tharp, the coach recruited by the triathletes themselves, ... Read More

The 2008 NJCAA men's swimming and diving championships are 5-8 March at the Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce, Florida.

The mind is so incredibly powerful it can actually 'bend reality' so that you will no longer experience a problem you may have been battling to overcome. We've already discussed ... Read More

The 2008 men's and women's NAIA swimming and diving national championships are 27 February - 1 March 2007 at the Palo Alto Natatorium in San Antonio, Texas.

From the About Swimming Forums: A while ago I wrote a post about quitting swimming and giving up my 25 percent scholarship to swim. I have made the decision to ... Read More