Lessons From Legends: It’s amazing what can happen when people think big, says guest writer Chuck Warner as he considers the tale of Jim Wood and a life lived without limits in the realms of The Who, Cream and Eric Clapton...
Swimming Australia is to dig deeper: an Integrity Panel is to look at specific allegations of bad behaviour in the wake of two independent reviews into Aussie woe at the London 2012 Olympic Games...
Editorial. Anti-Doping: Lance Armstrong, the shamed former cyclist, is still having trouble with the dictionary and will not help USADA because the anti-doping body may demonise him...
FINIS, the American swim kit maker founded by John Mix, CEO, and Pablo Morales, Olympic 100m butterfly champion in 1992, celebrates its 20th anniversary today with an offer to online customers and a party...
Germany returned home from an Olympic Games with no swim medals for the first time in 80 years in 2012; head coach to Germany since January 1, Henning Lambertz, will build new programme on five pillars and "Kaizen"...
Australia head coach Leigh Nugent regrets not having followed up "childish behaviour" he stumbled on at London 2012 last year; Nick D'Arcy on team culture; and Mel Schlanger on the value of truth; Glenn Baker on feeling left out...
News Round-Up: Olympic 50m freestyle champ Florent Manaudou is scheduled to race at the 6th Carcassonne international on June 23 as part of his preparations for the world titles in Barcelona; Bowman in Dubai for Phelps Foundation...
Brazil's top two swimmers, Olympic medallist Cesar Cielo and Thiago Pereira, are heading in different directions amid denials that the Pro 2016 squad is about to fold; Scott Goodrich to coach Cielo...
A review into Australian swimming at London 2012 talks of "culturally toxic" environment; review cites cases of "getting drunk, misuse of prescription drugs, breaching curfews, deceit, bullying"; Leigh Nugent will fight for his job...
Olympic champion Florent Manaudou, of Marseilles, sneaked past Nathan Adrian (USA) at the helm of the early world rankings with a 21.62 victory in the 50m freestyle at the Nancy meet at home in France this weekend past...
At Sabadell meet in Barcelona, Mireia Belmonte clocks 8.33.40 and 2:09.95 in her two Olympic silver medal-winning events, 800m free and 200m 'fly, as she makes strides back to form after disruption to preparation for home world titles...
News Round-Up: Aussie sprinter talks of finding good balance in life as he works in his cafe, opens a restaurant and continues to train while taking a break from racing; how golf is on an anti-doping learning curve en route to Olympic return...
Ryan Lochte is loving his role as a reality TV star but says he is struggling to balance the demands of screen and training at a time when he is also campaigning hard for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy...
News Round-Up for the past week: Missy Franklin on form at Orlando Grand Prix; Julia Wilkinson retires; Stockport Intensive Training Centre axed; Michael Pliuskaitis banned for life by USA Swimming...
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, of Bath, clocked 2:11.27 to win the 200m medley at the Derventio eXcel February Festival at Ponds Forge, Sheffield ...
News Round-Up: Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson (GBR) clocks 2:11.75 to win the 200m breasts at the Derventio meet; Olympic silver medallist James Magnussen (AUS) deemed a "flop" who was too scared to leave home...
Phelps mentor Bob Bowman & Spain's Inigo Mujika talk to 33 Brit coaches and 16 sports science staff in an effort to smooth transition to late trials for the world titles after London 2012 review; head coach Bill Furniss talks of culture change...
The handbook will also be mailed to each of USA Swimming’s 2,790 member clubs; “Over the past two year, we’ve been committed to growing awareness around the issue of safe sport,” - Susan Woessner, Fed Director of Safe Sport...
The culture in a country contributes to the competitiveness of its children and ultimately the success of it’s swimmers, writes our Guest writer...
Australia has been rocked by a doping scandal that has overtones of the GDR about it, in so far as athletes having taken substances never tested for human consumption; explosive Australian Crime Commission report points to systematic doping...