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U.S. claims two golds on day one at world junior champs 26 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
The world’s best junior swimmers got off to strong starts at the 2013 FINA junior world championships. Five championship records went down on the first night of finals before an enthusiastic crowd at ...
USA Swimming set to review safe sport program 20 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
USA Swimming will bring in an outside organization to evaluate its safe sport program, which was launched three years ago after numerous reports of coaches having inappropriate relationships with unde...
Arlington’s Maren Taylor wins 1-meter national title 14 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
Maren Taylor competing in the women's 3-meter springboard semifinal at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuic in Barcelona. (Josep Lago/Getty Images) Maren Taylor (Arlington, Va.) earned her first nationa...
Carsten Vissering sets meet and NAG record in 100 breast 9 Aug 2013 | 10:08 am
Carsten Vissering of NCAP swimming to a new NAG record in the 15-16 boys' 100-meter breaststroke. (Photo by Debra Lindsey) If you’re looking for the future of American breaststroke, there is no need ...
World record holder Katie Ledecky tackles driving test next 7 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
Missy Franklin, Karlee Bispo, Shannon Vreeland and Katie Ledecky smile as they pose with their gold medals in the women's 4x200 freestyle relay. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press) BARCELONA – Mi...
Andrew Seliskar sets meet record at junior nationals 6 Aug 2013 | 08:54 am
There is fast, and then there is really fast. And on Monday night at junior nationals, Andrew Seliskar was the latter. Seliskar, a two-time All-Met out of Nation’s Capital Swim Club, set a meet recor...
Medley nightmare: U.S. relay squanders gold with DQ 5 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
(L-R) Adrian Nathan, Ryan Lochte, Kevin Cordes and Matt Grevers react after being disqualified in the men's 4x100 medley relay. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press) BARCELONA, Spain — Matt Grevers...
Missy Franklin wins record sixth gold at worlds 5 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
Missy Franklin hugs teammate Megan Romano after winning the gold medal in the women's 4x100 medley relay. (Manu Fernandez/Associated Press) BARCELONA, Spain — Missy Franklin climbed to the top of the...
Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky sets world record in 800-meter freestyle, wins fourth gold medal of world championships 4 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
Gold medallist Katie Ledecky (C) poses with silver medallist Lotte Friis (L) of Denmark and bronze medallist Lauren Boyle of New Zealand at the women's 800 freestyle victory ceremony. (Albert Gea/Reut...
Katie Ledecky sets world record in 800 free, Missy Franklin wins fifth gold 4 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Katie Ledecky swimming towards a world record in the women's 800-meter freestyle. (Michael Dalder/Reuters) BARCELONA, Spain — Missy Franklin got back to winning at the world swimming championships, a...
