The gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Games will go to the best swimmers on the day of each final race. Not necessarily the fastest - but ... Read More

With two days left in the 2008 U.S. Open Swim Meet, an additional three meet records fell on the third day of competition to bring the total to ten meet ... Read More

Hayley McGregory (Austin, Texas), Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.) and Nick Thoman (Cincinnati, Ohio) each lowered meet records in their respective events on the second day of the 2008 U.S. Open ... Read More

Mary Descenza (Naperville, Ill.) and Scott Usher (Grand Island, Neb.) kicked off the opening night of the 2008 U.S. Open Swim Meet in Minneapolis, Minn., with gold medal swims at ... Read More

The gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Games will go to the best swimmers on the day of each final race. Not necessarily the fastest - but ... Read More

The Olympic swimming schedule at the Beijing Games will have finals in the morning and prelims in the evening sessions. How this plays out will be interesting - will swimmers ... Read More

Twenty-four swimmers on the USA National Team are slated to swim in the 2008 U.S. Open in Minneapolis, Minn., July 29 - Aug. 2 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic ... Read More

Confusion about sunscreen and sun exposure put a lot of swimmers at risk for getting a sunburn. Review common myths and facts about sunscreen, such as whether or not you ... Read More

The psych sheet for the 2008 U.S. Open is now posted. The U.S. Open will be held from July 29 - August 2 in Minneapolis, Minn., at the University of ... Read More

Reports on the Internet state that US swimmer Jessica Hardy, Olympic qualifier in the 50 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke, had a positive result on both an A and B ... Read More

Ian Thorpe, Inge DeBruijn and Lenny Krayzelburg all won gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics - which in some respects is not surprising as they were considered the 'swimmers ... Read More

Everyone knows what sunscreen is, but what about skinscreen? I tried Kiefer Swimscreen Skin Lotion for about one week, and my impression was that it went on easily, had no ... Read More

The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will be held in the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, about 35km outside of Beijing. It is interesting to compare this open water swimming venue with ... Read More

Swimming is not supposed to be just an exercise - it should be fun, too. One way to add more fun to the water is to play an organized game ... Read More

One of the secrets of success is to copy certain areas of successful people's training, but especially those parts which fit snugly into your own routine. Here are some great ... Read More

There are numerous great around-the-island swims around the world. Swims like: Manhattan Island Swim Around the Rock Pennock Island Challenge Sandycove Island Hong Kong Island Starnes Island Island of Key West Absecon Island Popoia Island Santa Catalina Island Vote for your ... Read More

The AP has reported that Eric Shanteau, a member of the USA Swimming Team headed to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 200m Breaststroke, has a bigger challenge ahead than ... Read More

The Super Sport System looks like a good tool for swimmers and swim coaches. The swim workout planning system will help swimmers maximize their chances of achieving their swimming goals. ... Read More

The most potent weapon a swimmer can possess in their armory is a powerful, unquenchable belief in themselves. It can single handedly overcome a competitor with superior ability, technique and ... Read More

Following the conclusion of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team in Omaha, Neb., USA Swimming today named the complete roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team. In addition to ... Read More

An American record fell Sunday evening on the final night of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials when Dara Torres lowered her own mark in the 50m freestyle. Torres ... Read More

I had my swimming pool water tested and my stabilizer was 135. I was told I needed to drain my pool then refill with fresh water to lower my pool's ... Read More

One world and three American records were broken Saturday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. In addition, Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff picked up their fifth wins of ... Read More

One world record was broken and another tied Friday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Aaron Peirsol tied the world record and qualified in the men's 200m back, ... Read More

Once called water ballet, it is moving through the water with intricate maneuvers, synchronized with other swimmers and with music. Synchronized Swimming, a women's only sport at the Olympic level, ... Read More

Scott Spann won the men's 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:09.97 Thursday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials, defeating American record-holder and Longhorn Aquatics teammate Brendan Hansen ... Read More

Do you honestly believe, deep down, that you're worthy of being a winner? This question may not be as silly as it sounds! What you really think of yourself down ... Read More

Katie Hoff broke two American records and Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale both lowered the American record in the 100m freestyle on the fourth night of action at the 2008 ... Read More

USA Water Polo is proud to announce the 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams for Men's and Women's Water Polo that will compete at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China ... Read More

Two world records and a U.S. Open record fell Tuesday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) and Aaron Peirsol (Irvine, Calif.) treated the crowd ... Read More

Katie Hoff won her second event of the meet Monday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team in the women's 400m freestyle. Christine ... Read More

Oversizing swimming pool pumps has become such an issue that the State of California (a big pool state), recently enacted a law to control how big of a pump could ... Read More