Swimming News
Discuss (0 comments)June 3, 2008
1:46:65 from a 16-year-old at Russian Nationals
The last 16-year-old to go 1:46 was Ian Thorpe (Link)
Arena's Answer
FINA approves the Arena Powerskin R-Eevolution+ (Link)
USA Swimming doesn't leave Texas Senior Circuit Swimmers short
Because the Texas A&M pool was determined to be short of 50 meters at the Texsa Senior Circuit a few weeks ago, the swims will not count as official times. However, the swimmers who made their first Olympic Trial cut will still be able to compete in Omaha, entered with the minimum qualifying time.
Combining the NCAA Championships...
In an attempt to create a "festive" atmosphere, the NCAA is talking about combining the Men's and Women's NCAA Championships. Another piece of USA Swimming's suggestion to the NCAA is making Indianapolis the premanent home for the championship. (Link)
The New Floswimming
This is the new Floswimming design. We put in a lot of thought and energy into making the site better. You will see notice some of them, play with them for a day and please give us your feedback by emailing us at support@flocasts.org we will be happy to hear your thoughts/ideas/criticisms. This is a platform not by any means a completed site, we will be introducing a lot of new features through the summer. Stay tuned!
UltraSwim Pysche Sheet
Lochte, Jones, Joyce, and Descenza highlight the lineup in Charlotte (Link)
Swimvitational Psyche Sheet (Omaha) (Link)
Phelps, Hoff, Hall, and Vendt highlight the lineup in Omaha.
Here are the current Grand Prix Standings:
Recruiting Class of 2008
College swimming has done a great job of breaking down this year's top male recruits (Link)
Swimming Stereotypes
Blair Cross was the only black female swimmer in the ACC last year. Brielle White graduated from Virginia in 2006; for four years, she, too, was the only black female swimmer in the ACC. Cross and White share a distinction the organizers of the National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet want to erase. (ESPN)
