Swimming

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, May 23, 2008 --- Brian Gordon, a respected member of the swimming and diving community, has been named the NCAA’s next secretary-rules editor. Gordon will officially replace long-time rules editor Sue Petersen Lubow when her term expires in September 2009.    » read more »

Illnesses, injuries occur each year that can be prevented with better practices

April 9, 2008 -- While the vast majority of swimming pools in the state are operated safely, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) each year investigates a number of incidents involving pools where the public’s health and safety were put at risk.

A swimming woman: Photo by Gabriel (CC)

In the last nine months there have been nine reported serious incidents at Minnesota swimming pools or water parks, where people became ill, were injured or died.    » read more »

Winners in gymnastics, swimming and diving, track and field and wrestling to be crowned on network

February 13, 2008, CHICAGO – The Big Ten Network will televise the 2008 Big Ten Championships in the sports of men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field and wrestling during a six-week span from February 29 through April 5. All of these events will be produced in stunning high definition.    » read more »

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions has penalized Indiana University of Pennsylvania for major violations in its men’s basketball and men’s and women’s swimming program. The violations include two charges of unethical conduct, a failure to monitor and impermissible benefits.

Penalties for the violations include placing the university on probation for two years; reducing the number of scholarships for both programs; a vacation of select swimming records; and placing the former head swimming coach on a two-year show cause order.    » read more »

Saturday, October 27, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS --- Whitney Myers, a former swimming student-athlete at the University of Arizona, is the 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Myers received the award—one of the most prestigious that the NCAA bestows—at the 17th annual NCAA Woman of the Year Awards Dinner tonight, October 27, at the Murat Centre Egyptian Room. The award honors female student-athletes who have completed their eligibility and demonstrated academic and athletics excellence, as well as community service and leadership.    » read more »

18 June 2007 -- Swimming's oldest world record has been broken. American Kate Ziegler shattered the 1,500 meter freestyle record by 9.5 seconds late Sunday at a meet in Mission Viejo, California.

Ziegler won the 30-lap race at the TYR Meet of Champions in 15 minutes, 42.54 seconds, easily erasing Janet Evans' mark (15:52.10) set in 1988.

U.S. national team coach Mark Schubert told the Associated Press Ziegler was so excited when she looked at the scoreboard after the race that she nearly "jumped out of the pool."    » read more »