Two world records and one American record fell at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Neb. tonight as Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff and Larsen Jensen won their respective ... Read More

Important or key swim workouts for a triathlete involve race simulation, swimming skill proficiency, sustainable swimming speed, and time to recover after a swim. These factors, along with the athletes ... Read More

How do Olympic swimming trials work? How many swimmers make the team, and how do they get on it? They have to be the fastest swimmers at the 2008 USA ... Read More

Speedo unveiled the special Olympic edition Team USA LZR RACER. Speedo worked with design house Comme des Garçons to develop a one-of-kind look for Team USA featuring the red, white ... Read More

NBCOlympics.com will webcast the morning prelim sessions live from the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb. Olympic gold medalist and former National Team captain Josh Davis will be ... Read More

Open Water Olympic swimmer Chloe Sutton was featured on the NBC Nightly News. Chloe has qualified for the 10k Open Water Swimming Marathon at the Beijing Olympics, and the video ... Read More

Over 1,000 athletes will invade the Patricia A. Saunders Aquatic Center on the campus of Binghamton University for the world's largest Synchronized Swimming Championships. The 2008 Esynchro Age Group National ... Read More

Speedo's Fastskin LZR Racer - the fastest swim suit in the world for 2008? So far, yes! We will see the suit in action over the coming months. It looks ... Read More

The best swimmers in the USA will be at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska, from 29 June through 6 July, trying to finish in the top two spots to ... Read More

On May 16, 2008 Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law the Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act. Certainly a lot of well intentioned effort went into this legislation. While this legislation ... Read More

Many people ask me "what's a really 'MAGIC' technique? What's the quickest, easiest and best technique to use in mental training?" - and this should probably be a ... Read More

After years of research traveling around the world, participating in and observing short swims, pier swims, river swims, marathon swims, charity swims, pro swims, cold-water swims and tropical events in ... Read More

The 2008 U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team will debut both its technical and free routines on June 21 at the annual Walnut Creek Night of Champions. For the first time ... Read More

When it comes to outdoor design, a picture really is worth a thousand words. For homeowners, vivid illustrations can give contractors a clear picture of the look they want for ... Read More

The psyche sheet for the 2008 US Swimming Olympic Team Trials, the biggest swim meet in the USA every four years, has been released. You can view it on-line as ... Read More

Using the correct breathing method in swim practice could help a swimmer perform better in training and racing, and help improve recovery from training and swim meet competitions. Here are ... Read More

Every father has his own physical battles. Whether the enemy is a spare tire around the midsection, a golf swing gone aloof, continual back pain, knee surgery, lack of cardiovascular ... Read More

Olympic Water Polo is a fast, exciting competition. Men's and women's teams from around the globe qualify for the Olympic Tournament, with the winning team earning bragging rights for the ... Read More

Swimming pools used to be 20-foot x 40-foot rectangles. They sloped from 3 - 5 feet and had a diving board at one end. In fact, every pool followed the ... Read More

One thing that you must learn to overcome along the journey to being a successful swimmer (and person) is the inevitable people who will criticize everything you do. One sure ... Read More

School's out, the temperature is rising, and, at least for those in the more northern areas, outdoor pools are open for business. Summer often means a change to workout schedules, ... Read More

Kate Ziegler took home the first gold medal at the 2008 Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational with her win in the women's 1500m free. Ziegler, who holds the world record in ... Read More

Swimming pools have always been thought of as a means of fun and thrills. We think of our swimming pools as an escape for relaxation. Entertaining guests with a poolside ... Read More

A deep field of top American swimming talent, including Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Katie Hoff, and Mary DeScenza, will compete in two separate meets, The Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational and ... Read More

Top U.S. open water swimmers Mark Warkentin (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Chloe Sutton (Roseville, Calif.) are the first two swimmers to be named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team. ... Read More

Six Olympians, including Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) and Jason Lezak (Irvine, Calif.), are slated to compete in the Janet Evans Invitational at the McDonald's Swim Stadium at the University of ... Read More

USA Pentathlon is reporting that Sheila Taormina has become the only woman ever to qualify for the Olympics in three different sports. For Taormina This will be her fourth U.S. ... Read More

The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet Series moves to the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational June 5-8, 2008.

Ian Thorpe was asked about his pre-Olympic preparation for the 2000 Games, and whether or not he would be doing anything different or unusual in his preparation. His response was ... Read More

The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet Series moves to the Charlotte UltraSwim June 5-8, 2008. Link to Meet Results