INSIDETHEGAMES.BIZ
Sept. 6, 2020—
A former world record holder most noted for becoming the first swimmer to win Olympic gold in butterfly has died.
@SwimXps RIP Bill Yorzyk #swimming #butterfly
SWIMSWAM
Sept. 5, 2020—
The NCAA Championships is one of the most intense competitions a swimmer might compete in, and falls just short of the U.S. Olympic Trials in terms of the cut-throat attitudes of the athletes and coaches vying for titles and a spot in history. First place in a relay at the NCAA Championships will earn a team 40 points, while eighth place is worth 22 points–2 points more than an individual victory. Needless to say, there is a lot of pressure to perform well on relays. The stage was set for the final of the men’s 200 yard medley relay at the Men’s 2007 NCAA Championships. 32 men on 8 t ...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
May 30, 2020—
When the Olympic Games got pushed back a year, there was a huge sigh of relief for many athletes who were struggling to find adequate training locations to be at their best this year. So with the Games moved to 2021, that leaves a lot of athletes an extra year to grow mentally and physically to be at their best next summer. Although mostly everyone has been out of the water for the better part of two months, many have used this time to re-evaluate their goals and perhaps recover mentally from the last block of training. As of this writing, there are 420 days until the Tokyo Olympics, ...
@SwimXps These #swimmers may benefit from #Olympic postponement ...
SPORTSTAR
April 1, 2020—
On this day in 2007, Michael Phelps won a record seven gold medals at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne.
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THE BIG LEAD
March 30, 2020—
Michael Phelps had already introduced himself to the world by the time March 30, 2001 rolled around, becoming the youngest male to make the U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years when he qualified for the 2000 Olympics. But he truly cemented himself in the swimming community on this day 19 years ago when he set a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly, becoming the youngest swimmer in history to set a world record.
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SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 30, 2020—
The coronavirus pandemic had caused the world to go into a frenzy the last few weeks. Athletic events were being cancelled left and right. Facilities were closing down. Sports, what was once a form of escape during times of panic like these, was suddenly completely wiped away from our lives in a matter of what felt like the blink of an eye. With roughly four months still to go to the Olympic Games, the coronavirus pandemic could not have come at a worse time. Athletes everywhere were struggling to find places to train. Gym equipment became nearly impossible to get their hands on. Whi ...
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OKLAHOMAN.COM
March 30, 2020—
2001 Michael Phelps becomes the youngest American swimmer to set a world record, winning the 200-meter butterfly in the USA Swimming Championships in 1 minute, 54.92 seconds. Phelps, 15, breaks the record of 1:55.18 set by Olympic gold medalist Tom Malchow in June.
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THE STANDARD
March 29, 2020—
Antonette Achieng just loves being the best. The 17-year-old swimmer doesn’t believe in playing second fiddle. In whatever race she registers for...
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SWIMSWAM
March 29, 2020—
Emilio “Lio” Perez of the Elmbrook Swim Club in suburban Milwaukee has verbally committed to Arizona State. Perez, a junior at Greenfield High School, is a member of the high school class of 2021. He was the Wisconsin High School Division I (big schools) runner-up in the 100 fly in February in 47.97, culminating a championship season that saw him drop almost a second-and-a-half from his previous lifetime best. That swim makes him the 8th-best 100 yard butterflier in the high school class of 2021. He’s also a solid backstroke who split 22.60 on a 200 medley relay leadoff leg earlier t ...
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@SwimXps Emilio Perez commits to Arizona State #swimming
SWIMSWAM
March 29, 2020—
With just about every other swimmer around the world, 27-year-old Chad Le Clos of South Africa saw his Olympic preparation hurriedly disrupted with the unfolding of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. Just days before the Tokyo Organizing Committee confirmed that this year’s Olympic Games would be moving to 2021, the nation of Turkey where Le Clos’ Energy Standard is based, was set to go into lockdown. All athletes and coaches had roughly 36 hours to leave the country, knocking the original 6-7 week training plan completely off course. With a few days’ worth of reflection und ...
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@SwimXps Le Clos may add another Olympic event given more time.
THE CUMBERLAND TIMES-NEWS
March 29, 2020—
All in all, Diehl broke seven state records in the nine events he raced at the 14-and-under Maryland Short Course Championship held at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, setting meet records in every event along the way. He was honored as the Maryland Short Course and the Maryland Long Course Swimmer of the Year at the competition for the second straight year.
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 27, 2020—
Cal senior Abbey Weitzeil has been named a finalist for the Sullivan Award presented each year to the top amateur athlete in the United States by the Amateur Athletic Union. Weitzeil is among ten finalists and you can vote here every day until March 30 at 11:59 p.m. EST . Swimmers Beata Nelson and Ryan Hoffer were semi-finalists but did not advance to the finals. The winner will be announced April 21. Abbey Weitzeil. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick Weitzeil has proven herself to be the preeminent amateur sprint freestyler in the country, having broken the American record in the 50-yard ...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 27, 2020—
Michael Phelps , winner of 23 gold medals atop 28 Olympic podium places between 2004 and 2016, is praying “we don’t see an increase in athlete suicide rates because of” the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In an interview with NBC Sports, Phelps, an a dvocate for Mental Health and Wellbeing, on the back of his own depression and critic of the United States Olympic and Paraliymoic Committee , said: “I really, really hope we don’t see an increase in athlete suicide rates because of this. Because the mental health component is by far the biggest thing here. This postponement ...
SWIMSWAM
March 26, 2020—
Dating back to 1934, prominent American athletes have been featured on Wheaties cereal boxes to coincide with its slogan, “The Breakfast of Champions.” Over the years several swimmers have made their way onto the iconic box, specifically during Olympic years. It became one of the most coveted endorsements for Olympians. Check out all of the swimmers who have appeared on a Wheaties box below: Johnny Weissmuller — 1930s Prior to athletes being featured as the cover, the legendary Johnny Weissmuller was among the athletes to appear in various advertisements on the box. Weissmuller, who ...
@SwimXps Cool Article: All the #swimmers who appeared on the #Wheaties box
SWIMSWAM
March 26, 2020—
The most decorated Olympian of all time, American Michael Phelps , spoke with with reaction to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan having been postponed to next year. In addition to expressing concern for athletes’ mental health, in line with his role as a passionate advocate both on a personal level, as well as through his partnership with Phelps revealed how he believes he would have responded to a delay in his last 3 Olympic Games. First, on the mental health front, Phelps empathizes with athletes having worked so hard for a particular time-based goal, only to see it slip away for a ...
SWIMSWAM
March 20, 2020—
Swimming legend Michael Phelps has taken to Instagram to announce that he will be contributing to the ‘Athlete’s For COVID-19 Relief Fund’. All funds raised by this initiative are going directly to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s (CDP) COVID-19 Response Fund with the goal of supporting “preparedness, containment, response and recovery activities for those affected and for the responders.” Phelps will be donating a “game worn” suit, cap, and goggles to the cause. Those interested can donate at www.athletesrelief.org for a chance to win the gear. The 5-time Olympian is most deco ...
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SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 20, 2020—
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Weekend has been postponed to the fall of this year (2020) due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. A tentative date of October 2nd and 3rd has been selected pending the availability of honorees, award winners, and successful negotiations with Marriott and sponsors. At this point, our Masters of Ceremonies – Rowdy Gaines and Debbie Meyer – have reaffirmed their intent to remain co-emcees for the event. Brenden Hansen has won a total of 25 medals in major international competition; 18 gold, four silver, and three bronze – spanning the ...
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SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 11, 2020—
The Soak – Swim News In Brief soaks up snippets from the realm of water sports around the world in a one-stop digest updated each day of every passing week. Rebecca Adlington , the 2008 double Olympic distance freestyle champion from Britain, says the best athletes in the world are “getting on with the work … heads down” on the way to Tokyo 2020 and understand that the health of “everyone” heading to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is “more important” than having the Games go as precisely as and when scheduled, from July 24, if the direction of the global coronavirus emergency demands a ...
SWIMSWAM
March 10, 2020—
Breaststroke ace Adam Peaty has quickly attained legendary status in our sport. Here are some of his tips on how to be world-class between your ears so that you can dominate the pool, too. Adam Peaty has already cemented himself a certified legend as a competitive swimmer. In 2015 he exploded on the world scene by smashing the world record for the 100m breaststroke by nearly half a second, also becoming the first man to crack 58 seconds, swimming a superhuman 57.92. His upward trajectory didn’t sop there. The following year at the Rio Olympics he again broke the world record on his w ...
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@SwimXps Adam Peaty's advice on developing a world-class mind-set #swimming
SWIMSWAM
March 8, 2020—
World Championships medalist Michael Andrew had a big swim on Saturday night at the 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines. Andrew raced to a 1:56.83 in the 200 IM, finishing over a second ahead of the field. That dropped over half a second from his former best. NCAA Champion Andrew Seliskar took 2nd in 1:58.01, taking a couple of tenths off his lifetime best from 2018. Andrew’s former best was a 1:57.49 from the Richmond Pro Swim Series last April.
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