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USA Swimming News
News and updates from USA Swimming
- Photos from Golden Goggles now online
Check out Golden Goggles photos from the red carpet and from the awards ceremony in our SwimCam Gallery. Also, webcast video highlights from the Golden Goggle Awards are now available on AT&T blue room sports. - Webcast from Golden Goggles now online
Highlights from the 2008 USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Awards are now available online at AT&T blue room sports. Fans will have the opportunity to watch their favorite stars of the 2008 Olympic swim team at the star-studded gala. - Grand Prix Series leader board updated
The 2008 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series kicked off this weekend with the first of six stop at the Minnesota Aquatics Center. For the second year in a row, swimmers will be awarded points for medals earned at the six meets. A $20,000 purse will be awarded to the swimmer with the most points at the conclusion of the series. - Golden Goggles are tonight in New York
The 2008 Golden Goggle Awards take place tonight at the New York Hilton, beginning 7 p.m. ET. Each year, the USA Swimming Foundation hosts the event to celebrate the competitive achievements in our sport. - Marshall, Bal finish second and third in World Cup
The FINA Swimming World Cup 2008 drew to a close this past weekend in Berlin, with Americans Peter Marshall (pictured left) and Randall Bal (pictured below, right) finishing second and third in the men’s overall series rankings. The two swimmers took home $50,000 and $30,000, respectively, for their efforts in the series this year. - Descenza perfect at Minnesota Grand Prix
Mary Descenza swam a perfect six for six gold medals at the Minnesota Grand Prix. The American record-holder is now in the top position on the USA Swimming Grand Prix Series leaderboard with 30 points. A $20,000 purse will be awarded to the swimmer with the most points at the conclusion of the six-stop series. - Descenza keeps winning streak alive
Mary Descenza (Naperville, Ill.) doubled her gold-medal count on the second day of competition at the Minnesota Grand Prix at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Descenza’s gold-medal total now stands at four. - Descenza earns double gold on opening night of Grand Prix
The 2008 Minnesota Grand Prix kicked off today at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. National Teamer and American record-holder Mary Descenza (Naperville, Ill.) earned double gold on the opening night in the 200y freestyle and 100y butterfly, while Olympian Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) took home a gold and silver medal. - Join SplashNation
The SplashNation is a community supporting the USA Swimming Foundation and its goals - to introduce the sport of swimming to those who do not know how to swim and to reduce drowning statistics across the country. Your donation to SplashNation will provide swimming lessons to those who cannot swim and allow them to experience our terrific sport firsthand. - Speedo Tip of the Week
This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from David Swensen, a doctor of chiropractic and certified strength and conditioning specialist. Swensen, who is also an assistant coach for the YMCA of North Shore in Beverly, Mass., offers some advice for dryland exercises for each of the different strokes. - Jones named finalist for NDPA's highest honor
Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones is the first swimmer to be a finalist for the National Drowning Prevention Alliance’s most prestigious honor, the Lighthouse Award. Prior award winners included congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and political activist Nancy Baker. - USA Swimming names Scholastic All-America Team
USA Swimming has announced the selection of its Scholastic All-America Team for 2007-08. Nine-hundred and seventy-four athletes made the team this year, including 600 women and 374 men. Sixty-eight percent of the successful applicants had a 4.0 GPA. - Speedo Tip of the Week
This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from Adam Depmore, coach at Lone Star Aquatics in Round Rock Texas. Depmore offers some advice for developing faster turns. - 20 Question Tuesday
Christine Magnuson was always known in NCAA circles, but she traded those this summer for the Olympic Rings. One of the best stories of the Games talks about her past, her future, and how it all fits together in this week's 20 Question Tuesday with special correspondent Bob Schaller - Bal, Kirk double up on gold at FINA World Cup
The 2008 FINA Swimming World Cup kicked off October 10-12 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. On the first of the seven-stop series, National Teamers Randall Bal and Tara Kirk each picked up two gold medals. - USA Swimming Grand Prix Series returns
The top swimmers in the country will return to the pool for the 2008-2009 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series. For the second year in a row, swimmers will be awarded points for medals earned at the six meets. A $20,000 purse will be awarded to the swimmer with the most points at the conclusion of the series. - Fundraiser for coach Michael Lohberg
The Coral Springs Swim Club will host a “3K Family Fun Run, Walk, Stroll” Nov. 16 at the Coral Springs Aquatic Center. The event will raise money for coach Michael Lohberg’s family, to help defray the cost of medical bills incurred by Lohberg’s battle with Aplastic Anemia. - Jones to host fundraiser for aquatics program
Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones, in association with aloft Philadelphia Airport hotel, will host a fundraising event on October 17 to raise money and bring awareness to the Salvation Army's Ray & Joan Kroc Center Aquatic Program. - Popovich named USOC Athlete of the Month
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Friday that Paralympic swimmer Erin Popovich has been named its September Athlete of the Month for her accomplishments at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. - Golden Goggle Award Nominees
USA Swimming has announced the nominees for the 2008 Golden Goggle Awards. Here are the nominees in their respective categories. The winners will be announced at the Fifth Annual Golden Goggle Awards Nov. 17 in New York. - Making the Scene
From the steps of the Capitol building to Major League Baseball stadiums, Team USA's Olympic swimmers are making appearances everywhere and receiving accolades for their achivements across the country. Want to see what some of them have been up to since Beijing? Check out our SwimCam Gallery. - 2008 State of the Sport Report by Chuck Wielgus
A Presentation to the USA Swimming House of Delegates Delivered by Chuck Wielgus, Executive Director Atlanta, Georgia – September 27, 2008