Information on the history of swimming, famous swimmers from ocean swimmers through Olympians, and a look at a variety of swimming animals.
World Champion swimmers Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni took home top honors Sunday night at the sixth annual 2009 USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Awards. Lochte and Soni were named Male and Female Athlete of the Year during the star-studded swimming gala held at the Beverly Hilton.
The USA Swimming Foundation today released the nominations for the Golden Goggle Awards, a star-studded awards gala celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2009. The event will take place Sunday, November 22 at the Beverly Hilton and will feature the 2009 U.S. World Championships swim team, including Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni, Ryan Lochte, Dara Torres, Ariana Kukors and Dan…
Trivia, odd facts, and interesting tidbits of information about swimming.
Swim Coach Richard Quick has died from brain cancer at age 66.
USA Swimming has released the nominations for the 2006 Golden Goggle Awards, an event celebrating the year’s top performances in competitive swimming in the USA. The celebration will take place in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 19, and will feature more than 30 U.S. Olympic swimmers as well as entertainment industry celebrities. A total of 13 U.S. Olympians are nominated for awards in eight categories. Online voting starats Oct. 11 and will continue through November.
Olympians and US National Team Swimmers Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin were named the 2008 United States Olympic Committee SportsMan and SportsWoman of the Year Thursday. Paralympic swimmer Erin Popovich was named the 2008 USOC Paralympian of the Year.
The United States Olympic Committee and Allstate Insurance Company announced the US Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2009 finalists on 16 April 2009. The nominee list of 15 individuals, five teams and five Paralympians includes Olympic legends such as Terry Schroeder (water polo), Tracie Ruiz-Conforto (synchronized swimming), Gary Hall, Sr. (swimming), Mary T. Meagher (swimming), the 1976 US Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Team, and the 1996 US Synchronized Swimming Team.
Based upon the John Cheever story "The Swimmer", my intentions are to swim from the San Francisco peninsula down to the Los Angeles area. Positioned along the California coast are approximately fifteen pools chosen by me as locations for the swim.
Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Amanda Beard answers some questions about swimming and life.
An Illustrated History of Swimming
Babylonian bas-reliefs and Assyrian wall drawings point to very early swimming skills among humans. The most ancient and famous of drawings depicting men swimming are to be found in the Kebir desert.
This database from Telstra covers both past and current greats from the land down under.
Thumbnail pictures and opening sentences on many swimmers, from Encarta Online.
Info on top Canadian athletes (not just swimmers). Communicate with your favorites via email. Help them with their training costs when you surf and shop on-line.
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 slid into a tree and damaged his spine. The accident has left Dave, for the time being, without the use of his legs. This accident happened in 2005, and Dave is still on the path to recovery.
Dave Denniston will remain in Poudre Valley Hospital to begin rehab treatment following surgery to repair his spine. Denniston, age 26, was injured on February 6th in a sledding accident near Laramie, Wyoming. Dave, a graduate of Auburn University and 1999 NCAA Champion in the 200 breaststroke, was also a member of the 2003 US World Championship team. As an Irvine Novaquatics star, he placed 4th in the 100 breast and 6th in the 200 breast at last summer's US Olympic Trials.
When Flying Gull winged past Tobacco, swimming the length of a 130-foot pool in thirty seconds, Londoners were flabbergasted.
Captain Matthew Webb dived off the end of Admiralty Pier in Dover to start what became the first successful unaided swim across the English Channel. To mark the 125th anniversary of this event, Dover Museum is compiling an online resource - a brief history of Channel Swimming, together with details of the museum's collection relating to swimming the Channel.
Click on the "Your Favorite Athlete" button on this page and you will be able to select an athlete's name from the drop-down box, getting their biography, accompishments, and contact information. Includes many Olympians.
World Champion Swimmer Michael Phelps is a finalist for the Sports Illustrated Kids’ 2007 Athlete of the Year award. Phelps, who received the award in 2004, has been nominated alongside Peyton Manning, Tim Duncan, Sidney Crosby, Alex Rodriguez, Candace Parker, Roger Federer and Kevin Durant.
FINA has published a history of swimming record setting. It gives the background on swimming records from when FINA was founded in 1908 through "modern day" record setting in 2007.
The story (and pictures) of men's swimsuits.
A brief overview of the development of swimming. Of course, the original swimsuit was the body itself. However, bathing apparel, in one shape or another, has been around for over 2000 years.
The story (and pictures) of women's swimsuits.
USA Swimmers.com lists bios and information on your "favorite swimmer" including a to contact them via email or join their fan club.
The ISHOF (International Swimming Hall of Fame) list of swimmers, divers, water polo players, synchronized swimmers, coaches, and contributors to the aqautic sports, and what they have done to get in the hall of fame. This list is organized alphabetically and by country, making it easy to find these great one's from aquatic history.
The world center of swimming history, located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
The International Swimming Hall of Fame has announced its 2007 group of inductees. The list includes two swimmers, one diver, one synchronized swimmer, one water polo player, and two coaches. The honorees will be inducted into the ISHOF on 12 May, 2007 at the annual induction ceremonies in Fort Lauderdale.
People that swim a very long way - as in across the English Channel, or across a whole Ocean - or at least make the attempt; From Around the World.
Olympic Swimmer and World Record Holder Michael Phelps Michael Phelps, who won seven gold medals and set five world records last March at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, was voted USA Swimming’s 2007 Athlete of the Year last week at the United State Aquatic Sports Convention in Anaheim, Calif. Phelps also won the organization’s ConocoPhillips Performance Award for the second straight year.
Direct from the Beijing Games where he won a record eight Gold Medals, world champion swimmer Michael Phelps celebrated his unprecedented achievement with an all-American homecoming parade in his honor at Walt Disney World Resort.
Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff took home top honors tonight at the USA Swimming Foundation’s Golden Goggle Awards, as the two Maryland natives were named Male and Female Athlete of the Year. The Golden Goggle Awards, held at The Beverly Hilton and hosted by late night talk show host Carson Daly (NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly”), celebrated the swimming accomplishments of 2007, a year in which USA Swimming had one of its most successful international seasons to date.
Olympic champions Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin were in attendance to accept top honors
tonight at the USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggle Awards. Phelps
and Coughlin took home the awards for Male and Female Athlete of the
Year, respectively. The Golden Goggle Awards, held at the New York
Hilton and hosted by Bob Costas, celebrated the accomplishments of 2008
Olympic Swim Team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Quick and to the point information, photos, and a little bit more, on your favorite swimmers from the around the world.
As an adaptive swimmer, I was going into my swim meet with low expectations. I was in the mind set that I was going to be last or at least close to the end of the line. I am an amputee; I lost my leg when I was 13, due to a disease called Neurofibromatosis. It has been about 17 years. I have always been pretty active, but I was not in the mind set to be in any competitive level. And, at my first Masters Swim Meet, I fared much better then I thought I could ever do.
39 year-old Olympian Dara Torres recently set two World Masters swimming records during the Fort Lauderdale Annual Masters Challenge Swim Meet. Both records are the fastest ever swum by any female masters swimmer.
Lists of who won gold medals in Olympic swimming.
Lists of who won gold medals in Olympic swimming.
A photo of Michael Phelps smoking from a marijuna pipe or pot bong appeared in the British tabloid News of the World on Sunday. The authenticty of the photo was not denied by Phelps. The photo was apparently taken while Phelps was visiting the University of South Carolina in November 2008, three months after the Olympics.
Biographies of current, future, and legend Olympic swimmers from the US Olympic Team site.
What are former Olympic swimmers up to now? There have been many great swimming stars in the Olympics over the years - find out what your favorites have been doing since they achieved Olympic glory.
Swimming has been part of the Games since the beginning of the modern Olympiad in 1896 but the first two Games were rather quirky aquatic affairs, and exclusively male.
Jon von Tetzchner, the CEO of Opera Software (makers of the Opera Browser) had planned to swim from Norway to the USA if enough people downloaded the new version of the Opera Web Browser. He tried, but due to an accident the attempt was stopped.
The story of the Brighton Swimming Club's sea swimming exploits - started in 1860.
Polar swimming sensation Lewis Gordon Pugh is set to tackle his toughest challenge yet - a series of three long distance swims in Antarctica in water temperatures expected to be close to freezing. Amongst other swims, Lewis Gordon Pugh was the first person to swim around North Cape in Norway, around the Cape of Good Hope, down a Norwegian fjord and across an African Great Lake. The Norwegian press often refer to him as the "Ice Bear."
Maritza Correia, 2003 NCAA Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyles, and a gold medalist from the freestyle relay at the 2003 World Championships, has added her answers some questions about swimming - and life - that could help other swimmers.
Swimmer Jeff Rouse, multiple Olympic Gold Medalist and Swimming World Record setter, took some time to answer some questions about swimming - and life - that could help other swimmers.
Staciana Stitts, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer in the 400 Medley Relay, took some time to answer some questions about swimming - and life - that could help other swimmers.
Mom, Olympic Swimmer, and author (among many other things) Dara Torres took a few minutes to answer some questions about swimming, the Olympics, and her book, Age is Just a Number.
The second-oldest world record in the women’s record book has fallen. Laure Manaudou of France broke U.S. Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans’ 17-and-a-half-year-old record in the 400m freestyle at the French Championships, turning in a time of 4:03.03. Evans’ old mark, set on Sept. 22, 1988, at the Olympic Games in Seoul, stood at 4:03.88.
Sheryl Crow helped her hometown of Kennett, Missouri raise funds to build a new aquatic center.
SPEEDO and FINA officially announced they would be lending their support to the World Swim for Malaria 2005. SPEEDO has committed its support with athletes such as Grant Hackett, Markus Rogan, Michael Klim, David Davies, Mike Brown and Federica Pellegrini to capture the public's attention.
USA Swimming and the ARC explain the development of the modern competitive strokes - beginning in 2,000 B.C.
A collection of short biographies from swimming super-fan Jeff Fisher.
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Brendan Hansen was voted the USA Swimming Athlete of the Year on Saturday at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention, held Sept. 12-16 at the Hyatt Dearborn in Detroit. Swimmer Michael Phelps accepted the ConocoPhillips Performance of the Year Award on Friday night for the world record he set while swimming the 200m individual medley.
Swimmer Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) has been selected as the 2006 U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Paralympian of the Year. Long’s distinction as Paralympian of the Year is the second time in three years that a swimmer has been recognized.
Olympian Katie Hoff is the eighth swimmer to be awarded the United States Olympic Committee SportsWoman of the Year honor. She joins the list that includes swimmers like Shirley Babashoff, Kathy Heddy, Tracy Caulkins, Cynthia Woodhead, Janet Evans, Amy Van Dyken, and Jenny Thompson.
A collection of one paragraph biographies USA Swimming.
Katie Hoff has been selected as the 2007 United States Olympic Committee (USOC) SportsWoman of the Year. Michael Phelps was selected for the 2007 Outstanding Performance of the Year Award.
The saga of swimming's development from the International Swimming Hall of Fame from "Weissmuller to Spitz;" The History of Swimming, which was edited from "The World of Sports," Mexico XIX, Olympiad 8.
An outline of a chapter on swimming history from CSU Long Beach.
A wealth of information from USA Swimming.
A review of the history of swimming and related topics.
TheInternational Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) in Fort Lauderdale, FL has announced the list of aquatic athletes to be honored at a ceremony on 13 May, 2006.
How did the forward start develop since 1883? These pictures will give you some answers.
It was a night when new stars shared the stage with old ones, as world record-holder Cullen Jones and Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps brought home two awards apiece at the third-annual Golden Goggle Awards, Nov. 19 2006. Phelps, Jones both win two, and Hansen, Hoff take home USA Swimming Golden Goggle Athlete of the Year Honors.
It was a big night for Texas swimmers at Monday’s Golden Goggle Awards in New York City, as four of the eight awards went to athletes with ties to the University of Texas - Aaron Peirsol, Eddie Reese, Ian Crocker, and Brendan Hansen. The Golden Goggle Awards, USA Swimming’s annual year-end gala, recognized the outstanding swimming accomplishments of 2005.
The United States Sports Academy has nominated Natalie Coughlin, Michael Phelps and Kate Ziegler for its 2007 Academy Athlete of the Year. The Academy Athlete of the Year ballot is the culmination of the Academy’s yearlong Athlete of the Month program, which recognizes the accomplishments of men and women in sports around the globe. The Academy’s Athlete of the Month is selected by an international voting committee comprised of former athletes, media, sports organizations and governing bodies.
Top American Olympic Swimmers
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 are considered the top international swimming competition in the world outside of the Olympic Games. Twenty-two members of the 2003 World Championship squad went on to make the 2004 USA Olympic Swim Team. Here are a few swimming highlights to keep an eye on in Melbourne.
USA Swimming today released the nominations for the 2007 Golden Goggle Awards, a red carpet event celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2007. The star-studded celebration will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, on Sunday, Nov. 18, and will feature U.S. Olympic swimmers as well as entertainment industry celebrities. Late night talk show host Carson Daly will host. Fans, vote for your 2007 Golden Goggle Swimming Awards favorite swimmers and coaches online.
The USA Swimming Foundation today released the nominations for the 2008 Golden Goggle Awards, a black-tie event celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2008. The star-studded gala will take place Monday, November 17 at the New York Hilton and will feature the entire 2008 US Olympic swim team, including gold medalists and award nominees Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Jason Lezak, Rebecca Soni, and Dara Torres.
Statistics and facts on current and past swimming events, including the Olympics, World Championships, open water, and other events.
The United States Sports Academy's Athlete of the Year Award voting is now open. Cast your vote for the male and female athlete of the year on-line. My picks? Swimmers Aaron Piersol and Natalie Coughlin of course!
Casting directors are searching for several hundred people to play swimmers, swim coaches, urban and suburban men and women and others for the Lionsgate Productions and L.I.F.T. Productions of the feature film, P.D.R. starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac. The film is based on the true story of Jim Ellis, a Philadelphia swim coach, who fights to build a swimming team in one of Philly's toughest neighborhoods in the 1970's.
The Golden Goggle Awards is the most prestigious awards show in American swimming, complete with a red carpet, celebrity presenters and accomplished honorees. On Wednesday, November 21, fans across the nation will have a front row seat to the exclusive event. For the first time ever, USA Swimming, in partnership with Wasserman Media Group and AT&T blue room, will broadcast the entire awards ceremony.
Where are They Now? Past US Olympic Swimmers
The World Swim for Malaria (WSM) aims to have 1 million people from around the world swimming on 3 December 2005 in order to raise money to fight malaria. With 150,000 already committed to swim it is already the largest participatory swim ever organised - all to help prevent malaria.
