1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Swimming

Competitive Swimming and Swimmers

Competitive Swimming and Swimmers
USA Swimming 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Swim Meet Team
Thirty-six top American swimmers, including 17 Olympians, will battle against a squad of European swimmers at the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in Manchester, England December 18-19. The swim meet, which will be broadcast on NBC on December 27 from 2-4 p.m. ET, will star Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni, Ryan Lochte, and Aaron Peirsol.
1
1
Six Olympians Headline Janet Evans Invitational, June 6-8 2008
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 Southern California, June 6-8 2008.
Swimming Statistics
"This is a web page dedicated to swimming statistics." The opening line says it all. All-time top-10 swimmers, records for just about every country in the world, and results form major competitions.
Omega Live Timing
You can view the scoreboard in real time for many competitions. Java Required
2007 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships In Maui
The 2007 U.S. National Junior Team, comprised of America’s top young swimming talent, will compete at the 2007 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Jan. 11-15 at the Kihei Aquatic Center in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. Approximately 200 athletes from 11 countries are expected to swim in the meet, which will include both pool swimming events and the 10K open water swim.
2007 U.S. College and University Conference Swimming and Diving Championships
Many U.S. college conference swimming championship meets kick off this weekend, and the action continues through February. A schedule of the major upcoming conference meets is on-line.
21 U.S. Olympic Swimmers to Compete in U.S. Open
Nearly 1,000 swimmers, including 21 past US Olympic swimmers will compete at the U.S. Open in West Lafayette, Ind., beginning Thursday, Nov. 30. The line-up includes world record-holders Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Ian Crocker, and Cullen Jones; four-time Olympic gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg will swim in his first major competition since the 2004 Olympics. On the female side, the field boasts 10 U.S. Olympians including American record-holders Katie Hoff, Amanda Weir, and Kaitlin Sandeno.
Black History Results
From Potomac Valley Swimming.
FINA Sanctioned Competitions
Results and world rankings from the FINA website. A good list of results, but records not always current.
Mike Unger Named Assistant Executive Director of USA Swimming
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, has held six different positions at USA Swimming since beginning his tenure in 1993.
SwimInfo Meet Results
Age group, masters, international, domestic, and NCAA meet results and reports from SwimInfo.
Swimming Action Image Gallery
What happens during the Olympic Swimming Competition? These images show you what happens during the most important swim meet in the world, the Olympics.
The 2006 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on TV
The scheduled time for the Sunday, 07 August 2006 broadcast of the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Swim Meet has changed.
United States Vs. Australia
It’s one of the most storied Olympic rivalries in history between two of the most dominant swimming nations of all-time as swimmers from United States and Australia meet for the third Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, April 3 at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. The unique event will boast a worldwide television audience, highlighted by NBC coverage in the United States. For the first time, the Aussies will have the advantage of the home crowd.
USA Swimming 2007-2008 Men's National Team Swimmers
The 2007-08 USA Swimming Men's National Team and USA Swimming National Junior Team rosters have now been posted. The National Team is composed of swimmers who post the top six times in Olympic events swum in finals from World Championships, Pan AMs, World University Games and Nationals. An age and time standard must be met to qualify for the National Junior Team.
USA Swimming Names 2007 International Teams and Swimmers
Twenty-seven Olympians are among the swimmers who will compete at the 2007 FINA World Championships (March 25-April 1, Melbourne, Australia), 2007 Pan American Games (July 17-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and 2007 World University Games (Aug. 8-13, Bangkok, Thailand) for Team USA. The three teams were selected based on results from the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships.
USMS Swimming
Masters meet results from "all over the world." Results are submitted by swimmers, so they are somewhat spotty, but major meets are represented back to 1996.

Explore Swimming

About.com Special Features

Learn to Pitch

Strike out the competition with these step-by-step pictorials. More >

Introduction to Pilates

Learning Pilates fundamentals can help you get the most out of your exercise regime. More >

  1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Swimming
  4. Olympic Swim Sports
  5. Swimming

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.