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Swimming World Magazine News  Check Out Our Updated Selection of Goggles in the Swim Shop, Featuring New Line from View Goggles PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23. We're proud to announce the debut of a new line of goggles from View, on sale now in the Swim Shop. The Shinari V-130 goggles feature a one-piece low-profile construction... A New Achievement for The Morning Swim Show: Today's Episode is a "Hot Episode" on blip.TV! PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23. After six months of achieving new milestones, The Morning Swim Show has made what could possibly be its biggest achievement yet - the July 23 show is listed as a "Hot Episod... Industry News: SWIM Announces Grant From The Will Sarosdy Swim for Life Fund AUSTIN, Texas, July 23. SWIM With Inspiration and Motivation (SWIM) is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant from The Will Sarosdy Swim for Life Fund. The grant was received on June 7, in honor ... The Morning Swim Show: Ben Wildman-Tobriner Discusses Olympic Competition, Rehabbing Torn Pectoral Muscle; Analysis of Potential Men's 100 Fly Olympic Field PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23. TODAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show features an interview with first-time Olympian Ben Wildman-Tobriner and previews the Olympic matchup between Ian Crocker and Michael... FREE Digital Olympic Preview Issue to Come FREE digital Olympic preview edition of Swimming World Magazine will be coming at the end of the month. Check back here for more information. August Premium Links Below each headline are the number of stories connected to a specific subject. Just scroll down to find the subject that you would like to read more about and simply click on the corresponding number ... New Zealand's Duncan Laing In Hospital DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 22. ACCORDING to the New Zealand Herald, top coach Duncan Laing is seriously ill and is in Intensive Care at Dunedin Hospital. His illness has not been revealed by Swimmi... The Morning Swim Show: Ryk Neethling Talks About Preparation For, Analyzes Competition at His Fourth Olympic Trip; Tips on Perfect Relay Starts PHOENIX, Arizona, July 22. TUESDAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show recaps the weekend news from in and out of the pool and talks to four-time Olympian Ryk Neethling. The news segment features re... Olympic Preview: Men's 100 Butterfly By John Lohn CRANBURY, New Jersey, July 22. TODAY marks the final individual-event feature of SwimmingWorldMagazine.com's 32-week Olympic Preview Series. We'll be taking a look at the men's 100 but... Petar Stoychev, Stefanie Biller Win Ohrid Stop of FINA Open Water Grand Prix OHRID, Macedonia, July 21. PETAR Stoychev of Bulgaria and Stefanie Biller of Germany won their respective races at the Ohrid stop of the FINA Open Water Grand Prix this weekend. Stoychev checked in... Markus Rogan Announces Plans to Retire After 2009 World Championships ROME, Italy, July 21. MARKUS Rogan, who is a medal contender in the backstroke events at the 2008 Beijing Games, has stated that he intends to retire after the 2009 World Championships held in Rome, a... Vipa Bernhardt Withdraws Legal Challenge for Beijing Roster BERLIN, Germany, July 21. IT looks like a controversy was nipped in the bud by Team Germany as Vipa Bernhardt withdrew her legal challenge attempting to secure a spot on the 2008 Olympic Roster for B... The Morning Swim Show: Memorable Quotes From Athletes at 2008 US Olympic Swimming Trials PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21. THIS special Ready Room edition of The Morning Swim Show allows viewers to look back at some of the most memorable quotes from swimmers and coaches at the 2008 US Olympic Sw... Swimming World Virtual Meet: USA Swimming Sectionals Updated July 20, 2008 PHOENIX, Arizona, July 16. FROM time-to-time, when enough strong meets are going on during the same weekend across the world or country, Swimming World likes to lump them tog... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bakersfield: Four Meet Records Fall BAKERSFIELD, California, July 20. A total of four meet records met their end during the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Bakersfield today. Presley Bard of Terrapins demolished the meet record in th... USA Swimming Sectionals, Brown Deer: Meet Shuts Curtain BROWN DEER, Wisconsin, July 20. THE final night of swimming took place during the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Brown Deer this weekend. Stephanie Sarandos of Waukesha Express started the session... USA Swimming Sectionals, University Park: Last Night Complete UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 20. THE last night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectional held on the campus of Penn State came to a close. Joanna Thomas of GCIT Swimming cruised in the wome... USA Swimming Sectionals, Fort Lauderdale: Alex Forrester Ties Tracy Caulkins Meet Record; Vlad Polyakov Breaks His Own FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 20. IT isn't every day that a Tracy Caulkins' record from 1983 is tied or broken, but today was just such a day thanks to Alex Forrester. Also, Vlad Polyakov took down ... Italian Championships: Final Day Wraps Up Meet TREVISO, Italy, July 20. THE final day of the Italian Championships came to a close at the meet held in Treviso. Mirco Di Tora started the final day of action with a win in the men's 100 back. He ... Canadian Summer Open Nationals: Meet Takes Final Bow WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 20. THE Canadian Summer Open Nationals came to a close with one last set of morning finals. Tanya Hunks began the final day of swimming at the meet with a victory in the wo... Flash Grant Hackett Crushes 800 Free World Record Over Short Course MELBOURNE, Australia, July 19. GRANT Hackett downed his seven-year-old world record in the men's 800 freestyle over short course meters at the Victorian Championships. Hackett ripped off a time of ... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bakersfield: Photo Finishes On Offer BAKERSFIELD, California, July 19. A variety of photo finishes were on offer tonight at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Bakersfield. Meghan Hawthorne, 16, touched out Kirstie Chen, 16, of La Mir... USA Swimming Sectionals, Mount Hood: Close Calls Featured MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 19. SEVERAL close finished were featured during the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Mount Hood tonight. The night began with an incredibly close finish in the women's 200 I... USA Swimming Sectionals, Brown Deer: Pair of Meet Records Tumble BROWN DEER, Wisconsin, July 19. A pair of meet records took a fall during the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Brown Deer tonight. Katharine Anton, 14, of Cedar Rapids began the night by smashing th... USA Swimming Sectionals, Oklahoma City: Historic Facility Records Take Several Hits OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 19. THE pool record board took some amazing shots on the final night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectional held in Oklahoma City. Justine Mueller of Select began t... USA Swimming Sectionals, Austin: Best in Texas on Display AUSTIN, Texas, July 19. THE best in Texas was on display during the last session of action at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Austin. Longhorn went 1-2 to open the final night of swimming at th... Max Jaben Tests Positive, Off Israeli Beijing Roster NETANYA, Israel, July 19. AFTER having both his first and second samples come up positive for Boldenon, Israeli swimmer Max Jaben was lifted from the Israeli Olympic roster according to a report by H... USA Swimming Sectionals, University Park: Patrick Schirk Crushes Meet Record in 100 Back UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 19. PATRICK Schirk took a serious chunk out of the meet record in the men's 100 back in front of his hometown crowd at the USA Swimming Sectionals held on the campu... USA Swimming Sectionals, Fort Lauderdale: Gideon Louw Sets 50 Free Meet Record FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 19. GIDEON Louw of Indian River edged the meet record in the men's 50 free at the USA Swimming Sectional held in Fort Lauderdale. Louw clocked a time of 22.49 in the ... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bloomington: Meet Records Continue to Fall on Final Night BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 19. THE meet record book kept being rewritten at the USA Swimming Sectional held in Bloomington. Cody Weik of Indiana University clocked a time of 2:05.92 in the men's 20... Britta Steffen Rips Off European Record in 100 Free at Magdeburg Championships; Rafed El-Masri Breaks 50 Free German Record MAGDEBURG, Germany, July 19. BRITTA Steffen fired a huge salvo heading into the 2008 Beijing Games with a near 52-second time of 53.05 in the women's 100 free at the Magdeburg Championships. Steff... Italian Championships: Several Photo Finishes Highlight Session TREVISO, Italy, July 19. THE fourth day of swimming at the Italian Championships held in Treviso provided several hotly-contested finales. Caterina Giacchetti began the day with a victory in the wo... Canadian Summer Open Nationals: Julia Wilkinson Downs Another Canadian Record WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 19. A day after taking down the Canadian record in the 100 back, Julia Wilkinson was back at it during the 50 back prelims of the Canadian Summer Open Nationals. Wilkinson... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bakersfield: Terrapins Post Strong Day BAKERSFIELD, California, July 18. THE Terrapins Swim Club wound up having a particularly strong night at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Bakersfield. Kate Dwelley of Terrapins snared the women'... USA Swimming Sectionals, Mount Hood: Kohei Kawamoto Clears Meet Record in Men's 100 Fly MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 18. KOHEI Kawamoto won't be able to use the time as a Masters world record, but the 28-year-old from Brophy East Swim Team blasted the men's 100 fly in a tight contest with Tu... USA Swimming Sectionals, Austin: Longhorn Continues to Reign AUSTIN, Texas, July 18. LONGHORN kept on rolling at its home pool during the third night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Austin. Kirsty Coventry opened the evening with a Longhor... USA Swimming Sectionals, Oklahoma City: Bobby Bollier Rolls Again OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 18. BOBBY Bollier is riding the momentum of a strong showing at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Already having doubled last night, Bollier came back with a triple at the USA S... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bloomington: Meet Records Galore BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 18. THE assembled swimmers at the USA Swimming Sectional held on the campus of Indiana University took dead aim at the meet record book. Jenny Connolly of Boilermaker br... USA Swimming Sectionals, Brown Deer: Rachel Bootsma Downs 100 Back Meet Record BROWN DEER, Wisconsin, July 18. YOUNGSTER Rachel Bootsma, 14, of Aquajets downed a meet record in the women's 100 back at the USA Swimming Sectionals in Brown Deer. Bootsma clocked a time of 1:03.0... USA Swimming Sectionals, Fort Lauderdale: Longstanding Mary Wayte Meet Record Falls FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 18. RECORDS from 1988 don't fall every day, but that's exactly what happened during the second night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Fort Lauderdale. ... USA Swimming Sectionals, University Park: Assorted Teams Pick Up Titles UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 18. A variety of clubs wound up with gold medals at the end of the night of the USA Swimming Sectional held on the campus of Penn State. Kelly Nelson of Penn Sta... Canadian Summer Open Nationals: Second Morning of Finals Finished WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 18. THE second morning of finals concluded at the Canadian Summer Open Nationals held in Winnipeg. Sean Penhale won the first title of the morning with a time of 8:11.83 in... Italian Championships: Elena Gemo Lowers Italian Record in 50 Back TREVISO, Italy, July 18. ELENA Gemo broke her Italian record in the women's 50 back at the Italian Championships held in Treviso. Gemo clocked a time of 28.91, beating her former record of 29.18 set b... Take Advantage of the Swim Shop's Special Promotion Featuring Products from Finis! PHOENIX, Arizona. July 18. Need a pair of fins, a new snorkel or an underwater MP3 player? Order one or more of these products from Finis in our Swim Shop now and receive a FREE pair of Shockwave gogg... The Morning Swim Show: Kim Vandenberg Talks About Olympic Team Training Camp, Prep for Relay Swim; Celebrating FINA's 100th Birthday PHOENIX, Arizona, July 18. TODAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show features an interview with first-time Olympian Kim Vandenberg and celebrates FINA's 100th birthday. The news segment breaks down ... USA Swimming Sectionals, Mount Hood: Tucson Ford Shatters Men's Relay Meet Record MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 17. TUCSON Ford's team, featuring some of the top South African Olympians, smashed the meet record in the men's 400 freestyle relay at the USA Swimming Sectional held in Mount... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bakersfield: Second Night Comes To Close BAKERSFIELD, California, July 17. THE second night of close swims came to a close at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Bakersfield. Yumi So, 17, of Swim Pasadena touched out Rachael Wahl of Santa... USA Swimming Sectionals, Brown Deer: Several Close Calls During First Night BROWN DEER, Wisconsin, July 17. THERE were several close finishes during the first night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectional held in Brown Deer. Rachel Bootsma, 14, of Aquajets claimed the fi... USA Swimming Sectionals, Oklahoma City: Bobby Bollier Doubles; Justine Mueller Shoots Down Summer Sanders' 1995 Pool Record OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 17. BOBBY Bollier of the Kansas City Blazers picked up an impressive double at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Oklahoma City. Bollier set the men's 200 free in 1:5... USA Swimming Sectionals, Austin: Longhorn Rules Home Turf AUSTIN, Texas, July 17. OUT of the four individual titles up for grabs during the second night of swimming, Longhorn Aquatics claimed three of them at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Austin. Re... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bloomington: Four Meet Records Tumble BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 17. A quartet of meet records went by the wayside in the second night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held on the campus of Indiana University. Jacy Dyer of Gr... USA Swimming Sectionals, Fort Lauderdale: Distance Free, Sprint Relays Open Weekend FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 17. THE distance freestyles and sprint relays were on offer during the first night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Fort Lauderdale. Madison Parker ... USA Swimming Sectionals, University Park: Abby Hoisington Sets Meet Record UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17. ABBY Hoisington downed the first meet record of the weekend at the USA Swimming Sectional held at Penn State University. Hoisington clocked a time of 1:11.79... College Recruit Rankings Profile: Five-Star Sarah Henry, Class of 2010 PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17. THE next prospect in our College Recruit Rankings Profile series is Sarah Henry. A five-star breaststroker/IMer, she swims for the Raleigh Swim Association and will be in ... Italian Championships: Mattia Nalesso Downs Men's 50 Fly Italian Record TREVISO, Italy, July 17. WHILE not as amazing as Alessia Filippi's European record swim from the first night in the women's 1500 free, Mattia Nalesso had enough in the tank to lower his men's 50 fly I... Canadian Summer Open Nationals: Julia Wilkinson Sets National Record in 100 Back WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 17. JULIA Wilkinson lowered her Canadian record in the women's 100 back during the first morning of finals at the Canadian Summer Open Nationals. Wilkinson clocked a time o... USA Swimming Sectional, Mount Hood: First Two Nights Feature Several Meet Records MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 17. THE first couple of nights at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Mount Hood featured several meet records falling. During the first night of action, Amber McDermott, 1... San Jose State Adds Chris Michelmore as Assistant Coach for Women's Swimming SAN JOSE, California, July 17. SAN Jose State University women's swimming and diving head coach Sage Hopkins has announced Chris Michelmore as his new assistant coach for the 2008-09 season. His prima... Laura Wilkinson, Jessica Livingston Sue for Spot on U.S. Olympic Roster in Diving HOUSTON, Texas, July 17. JUST days after we reported that Vipa Bernhardt has sued her way onto the German Olympic roster, the U.S. Diving world felt its own litigious impact when Laura Wilkinson and J... Adam Caldwell Named Assistant Coach at Limestone GAFFNEY, South Carolina, July 17. LIMESTONE College Director of Athletics Mike Cerino has announced that Adam Caldwell will be the assistant coach for the Saints swimming programs. Caldwell, a 2008 gr... The Morning Swim Show: Mike Chasson Discusses ASU Men's Swim Team Reinstatement; Frank Gorman Analyzes Olympic Diving Competition PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17. THE reinstatement of Arizona State University's men's swim team and Olympic diving highlight Thursday's edition of The Morning Swim Show. Host Peter Busch talks to ASU he... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bakersfield: 800 Frees Open First Night of Swimming BAKERSFIELD, California, July 16. THE first night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Bakersfield featured the 800 freestyle events. Class Aquatics Aislinn Smalling snatched the wome... Looking at Collegiate Newcomers on U.S. Olympic Roster By Kristen Heiss COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 16. MOST people in the swimming world have heard of Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff, Aaron Peirsol, and Brendan Hansen. It seems that every four years,... USA Swimming Sectionals, Austin: Kirsty Coventry Claims Zimbabwe Record in 100 Free AUSTIN, Texas, July 16. KIRSTY Coventry had some fun in the B final of the women's 100 free as she claimed the Zimbabwe national record at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Austin. Coventry clock... USA Swimming Sectionals, Oklahoma City: Bobby Bollier Breaks 16-Year-Old Meet Record in 200 Back OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 16. BOBBY Bollier closed the curtains on the first night of swimming at the Oklahoma City USA Swimming Sectionals with a meet standard in the men's 200 back. Samantha ... USA Swimming Sectionals, Bloomington: First Night Comes to Close BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 16. THE first night of USA Swimming Sectional action came to a close at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington. Gr... Alessia Filippi Sets 1500 Freestyle European Record at Italian Championships TREVISO, Italy, July 16. AT the Italian Championships, Alessia Filippi claimed the European record in the women's 1500 free. Filippi clocked a time of 15:52.84 to clear Flavia Rigamonti's record o... Washington College Adds Bryan Ferretti, Sean Swanepoel as Assistant Swim Coaches CHESTERTOWN, Maryland, July 16. WASHINGTON College head men's and women's swim coach Kim Lessard has added a pair of decorated Division I swimmers to her staff as assistant coaches for the 2008-09 sea... LSU Adds Jessica Botzum as Assistant BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 16. JESSICA Botzum, who recently wrapped up a remarkable career at Virginia Tech as arguably the greatest swimmer in school history, has joined the LSU swimming and diving... The Morning Swim Show: Analyzing Vipa Bernhardt's Court Injunction and Potential Field in Olympic Women's 100 Fly; Tony Azevedo Talks About USA Water Polo's Prep for Games PHOENIX, Arizona, June 16. ON Wednesday's edition of The Morning Swim Show, viewers will learn more about the possible contenders in the Olympic final of the women's 100 fly and hear from one of the m... Flash! Arizona State Men's Swimming Is Back! TEMPE, Arizona, July 15. ARIZONA State University Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love announced Tuesday, July 15, 2008 that the athletic department is fully reinstating the sport of varsity men's s... College Recruit Rankings Profile: Four-Star Brooke Watson, Class of 2009 PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15. BROOKE Watson, a four-star prospect in the Class of 2009, is the next subject in the Swimming World College Recruit Rankings Profile series. Watson swims for Scott Moore a... Kohei Kawamoto Lowers Own Masters World Record, Paul Smith Just Misses His Mark PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15. KOHEI Kawamoto of Japan, but representing the Brophy Swim Club Masters, downed his own men's 25-29 record in the 50 fly over long course at the 2008 Arizona Masters State Ch... Karah Nazor Becomes First Tennessean to Cross English Channel CALAIS, France, July 15. THIS past weekend, Karah Nazor became the first resident of Tennessee to swim the English Channel, according to a report in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Nazor complet... Beijing Brouhaha Building in Germany, Vipa Bernhardt Earns Court-Awarded Spot on Team Germany BERLIN, Germany, July 15. ACCORDING to a report by Erik Kirschbaum of Reuters, Vipa Bernhardt has earned a court injunction forcing the German Olympic Committee (GOC) to add her to the Olympic roster... The Morning Swim Show: Running Down Weekend's Fast Swimming; Cesar Cielo Talks About Olympic Competition; JR Rosania Offers Dryland Tips for Swimmers PHOENIX, Arizona, June 15. TUESDAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show visits with sprinting sensation Cesar Cielo and offers more dryland tips to aspiring sprinters. Host Peter Busch starts the sho... Olympic Preview: Women's 100 Butterfly By John Lohn CRANBURY, New Jersey, July 15. FOUR to go in SwimmingWorldMagazine.com's 32-week Olympic Preview Series. We'll tackle the 100 butterfly races this week and next, then close things out ... College Recruit Rankings Profile: Five-Star David Karasek, Class of 2008 PHOENIX, Arizona, July 14. NEXT up in the Swimming World College Recruit Rankings Profile series is David Karasek, who hails from Switzerland. Karasek, who signed with the University of Virginia, at... Conejo Simi Aquatics Hires Gardner Howland as Head Coach SIMI VALLEY, California, July 14. CONEJO Simi Aquatics (CSA), a premier aquatics club serving the Simi and Conejo Valley areas, today announced that Gardner Howland has been appointed Head Coach and D... Brendan Capell, Anna Uvarova Win FINA Open Water Grand Prix Serbia Stop SABAC, Serbia, July 14. OVER the weekend, Australia's Brendan Capell and Russia's Anna Uvarova won the men's and women's races during the Sabac, Serbia stop of the FINA Open Water Grand Prix. During... Jarod Schroeder Joins Northwestern as Assistant Coach EVANSTON, Illinois, July 14. NORTHWESTERN head men's swimming coach Bob Groseth today announced the addition of Jarod Schroeder as the program's new assistant coach. Schroeder, who served as the inter... Croatian Open Championships: Several More National Records Tumble DUBROVNIK, Croatia, July 14. THE Croatian Open Championships witnessed plenty of national-record performances from across Europe throughout the meet held in Dubrovnik, and the final day was no differe... Longtime Friends Go For Beijing Berths By Emily Sampl BOULDER, Colorado, July 14. KEVIN Hensley, Josh Laban and Kieran Locke have been best buddies since they were little kids, and have swum with each other nearly as long. This summer, ... USA Swimming Sectionals, Atlanta: Fred Bousquet, Cesar Cielo Scorch 50 Frees; Abbie Fish Dominates ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14. WHILE Fred Bousquet and Cesar Cielo provided the top-end fireworks with some scintillating 50 frees, Lakeside's Abbie Fish authored one of the most dominant meets of her lif... Russia Dominates FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, July 14. RUSSIA won all four events - solo, duet, team and free combination - at the 11th FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships held in St. Petersburg this we... The Morning Swim Show: Documentarians Talk About Upcoming Film Showcasing Blacks and Latinos in Swimming PHOENIX, Arizona, June 14. ON this special edition of The Morning Swim Show, Brent Rutemiller talks to the producers of an upcoming documentary about Blacks and Latinos in swimming which culminated in... World Youth Championships: Dagny Knutson Makes It Five! MONTERREY, Mexico, July 13. IF having a strong showing at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha wasn't enough, Dagny Knutson truly made a mark with five gold medals at the World Youth Championships held i... Croatian Open Championships: Fabiola Molina Sets South American Record in Women's 100 Back DUBROVNIK, Croatia, July 13. BRAZIL's Fabiola Molina lower her South American record in the women's 100 back with a time of 1:00.79 at the Croatian Open Championships. Sanja Jovanovic finished second... British National Championships: Rebecca Adlington Lowers Own Commonwealth Record in 400 Free LIVERPOOL, England, July 13. REBECCA Adlington enjoyed a stellar swim to close down the British National Championships held in Liverpool. Adlington clocked a time of 4:02.80 to down her previous wome... World Youth Championships: Dagny Knutson Wins Fourth Gold, Daniel Bell Claims Third MONTERREY, Mexico, July 12. DAGNY Knutson of the U.S. and Daniel Bell of New Zealand have certainly been making a name for themselves during the World Youth Championships held in Monterrey, Mexico. A... Croatian Open Championships: Croatian Women's 400 Free Relay Record Falls DUBROVNIK, Croatia, July 12. THE quartet of Kim Daniela Pavlin, Adrijana Bencic, Anja Trisic and Doroteja Bednjanec brought down the Croatian record in the women's 400 free relay at the Croatian Open ... Wide Variety Of Meet Results Await Readers In For The Record Section of July's Edition Of Swimming World Magazine PHOENIX, Arizona, July 12. RESULTS from international, national, college and high school state championship competitions comprise this month's content of For The Record. The Australian Telstra meet... Industry News: Swim With a Purpose July Issue Available BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey, July 12. THE July issue of Swim With a Purpose Magazine (SWAP) comes on the heels of the U.S. Olympic Trials, which thankfully was heavily covered by the media. Click... British Nationals Championships: Distance Freestyles Take Center Stage LIVERPOOL, England, July 12. WHILE there were a few sprint events sprinkled throughout the second day of finals at the British National Open Championships, the longer distance events were mostly on of... World Youth Championships: Dagny Knutson Wins Third Title of Meet MONTERREY, Mexico, July 11. DAGNY Knutson certainly has picked a grand stage to announce her arrival as a swimmer to be reckoned with heading into the next four years. Among some of the best and brig... Croatian Open Championships: Mario Todorovic Doubles On First Night, Several National Records Fall DUBROVNIK, Croatia, July 11. MARIO Todorovic picked up a pair of wins on the first night of the Croatian Open Championships held in Dubrovnik, while several national records also took a tumble. Anj... Spotlight on Grace Carlson, Youngest U.S. Trials Qualifier of This Year By Sarah Eckersley LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon, July 11. GRACE Carlson, who has been training with Lake Oswego Swim Club for merely two years, swam the 50 free (26.72) this past weekend at the Olympic Tri... British National Championships: First Session of Morning Finals Complete LIVERPOOL, England, July 11. THE first session of morning finals is complete at the British National Open Championships held in Liverpool. Robert Renwick clinched the men's 400 free title with a ti... Newly-Minted Olympian Eric Shanteau Has Testicular Cancer AUSTIN, Texas, July 11. ERIC Shanteau wasn't just battling Scott Spann and Brendan Hansen in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials as he helped pull off the biggest upset of the meet w... Swim Training + Sports Nutrition = Success! By Dawn Weatherwax-Fall Many swimmers train extremely hard but eat what ever they want. Sports Nutrition has the ability to affect performance up to 15 percent! But if you eat poor quality foo... College Recruit Rankings Profile: Five-Star Caitlin Hamilton, Class of 2009 PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11. NOW that we are back in the saddle after an intense U.S. Olympic Trials, Swimming World's College Recruit Rankings Profile series returns with a five-star freestyler from t... Acquaint Yourself With The Top 10 Myths About Swimming In The Junior Swimmer Section of July's Swimming World Magazine PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11. ARE you falling for any of the common myths about swimming? By reading Wayne Goldsmith and Helen Morris' article found in the July issue of Swimming World Magazine, rea... The Morning Swim Show: Duncan Scott and Peter Busch Analyze Memorable Swimmers and Races from US Olympic Swimming Trials PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11. RESPECTED swimming announcer and enthusiast Duncan Scott joins Peter Busch on Friday's special edition of The Morning Swim Show to discuss the highs and lows of the U.S. Oly...