Olympic Swimming News

From nearly drowning as a child to becoming an Olympic swimmer, two-time gold medalist Cullen Jones knows firsthand the importance of learning to swim.

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, is interviewed by award-winning sportswriter Alan Abrahamson during the Distinguished Speaker Series at the Thousand Oaks Civic Center on Sunday.

With so many trophies and medals under his belt, Johansen Aguilar is one of the most accomplished athletes of the country.

My golden haul: Siow Yi Ting shows off the medals she won during the Malaysian Open Swimming Championship which ended at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil on Sunday.

TRRUO City swimmer Josie Williams has been selected to represent England in the RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving Swimming Championships in Australia later this September.

LAST weekend saw the annual 200m championships for Andover Swimming and Water Polo Club, held over three nights at Andover Leisure Centre.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.

City of Bradford Swimming Club had two representatives at the Yorkshire Swimming Association's annual Masters Championships at Scarborough Indoor Pool .

If you're looking to add a little more adventure to mountain biking, try this nighttime race that starts at 8 p.m. through the backwoods of Amelia Park.

Grab your swim suit and enjoy the wet side of Dorney Park, when Wildwater Kingdom opens for the 2013 season.

Recent Hope College graduate Libby Westrate of Grandville has been named to the Division III Capital One Academic All-District team in the at-large category by the College Sports Information Directors of America Association .

SANTA CLARITA, California, May 19. ANDREW Gemmell and Haley Anderson won the 5-kilometer national titles on Sunday to conclude the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships at Lower Castaic Lake.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 -- National swimmer, Daniel Bego hopes his long-time injury would not be a burden for him anymore.

Jack Thorne learned a valuable lesson on Saturday afternoon. When stepping off the first-place podium after swimming the race of your life, expect to have some wobbly legs.

Trinity Academy senior Chesley Kilgore wrapped up her high school career in grand fashion Saturday with three gold medals at the Class 5-1A State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Capital Federal Natatorium.

The start of Saturday's 5A boys state swimming and diving championships in Grand Junction was delayed for more than an hour when meet officials determined the pool at the El Pomar Natatorium at Colorado Mesa University was three-sixteenths of an inch short.

LOS ANGELES Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps has thrown cold water on a report that he would come out of retirement with a view to swimming at the 2016 Rio Games.

Going head-to-head for the Class 6A state titles in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyles during Saturday's finals at Capitol Federal Natatorium, Schurig emphatically let the freshman know that her day will come.

And the figurative mantle of the section's premier girl was passed during the Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.

Assuming the governing body, known as FILA, follows through on major steps - simplifying the rules, settling on a new leader, pressing forward with ways to make the sport more hip and exciting for fans - there's no reason for wrestling to compete with seven other sports vying to get on the Olympic program.