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Swimming with Olympians in the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 10, 2012 at 1:37am

Two years ago my daughter participated in the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic with Olympians Matt Grevers and Kate Ziegler. She had a great time and talked about it for months. When we got an email last month saying the clinic was coming to the pool ...more

Qatar women hope to make history at 2012 Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted December 31, 2011 at 9:37am

DOHA: Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East's biggest sporting event. Surprised - and a bit scared - the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh wow! Sur...more

Gold medal moms aiming for Olympics
by Pretty Tough
posted December 6, 2011 at 6:53am

Dara Torres, Janet Evans, Amanda Beard, and  Natalie Coughlin are all swimmers who seem to be shattering the assumption that the Olympics are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The 2011 AT&T Winter National Championships took place this past...more

Olympic Swimmers Debut Speedo Fastskin3 for London Games
by A Glam Slam
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:24am

With each new day, companies are rolling out the fashions that we can expect to see come July, during the 2012 Olympic Games. The latest launch comes from the swimming category. The revolutionary new Speedo FASTSKIN3, unveiled yesterday, is the swimwear t...more

BBC Sports Personality list
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 1, 2011 at 1:38pm

The BBC has named its shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year. But oops, looks like they really meant Sportsman of the Year. The ten finalists, whittled down from a list which did include some women, were chosen by 27 sports editors from national and...more

49-year-old Phyllis Reffo walks on to Pepperdine swim team and into history books
by Pretty Tough
posted November 1, 2011 at 11:51am

Phyllis Reffo is a former model and securities investment consultant who started swimming eight years ago to rehab various injuries including a torn ACL. She was spotted by the Santa Monica Junior College swim coach, Steve Contarsy, who invited her to wor...more

Diana Nyad: One tough chick
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 27, 2011 at 7:36pm

The headlines and news snippets said that Diana Nyad “quit” her most recent attempt to swim from Florida to Cuba. Technically, that is correct, but it belies the underlying fact: Nyad called off her attempt after her medical team warned that one more ...more

Efficient swimming, bad technique
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 9, 2011 at 1:23am

It was an open water swim in a clear, shallow lake and my good friend Hitch decided to analyze my stroke. After all, he had already swam about a million yards at his master’s swim practice earlier that morning and this was more of a fun outing, a swim f...more

Lessons from Diana: The importance of the attempt
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 11, 2011 at 7:09pm

After nearly 30 hours in the water, Diana Nyad pulled herself onto one of her support boats. The swim was over. Ocean swells, shoulder pain and finally vomiting were all contributing factors forcing the 61-year old to abandon her attempt to swim 103 miles...more

2011 Supergirl Jam
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted August 9, 2011 at 6:48pm

5TH ANNUAL SUPERGIRL JAM SERIES KICKS OFF AUGUST 13 ASA Entertainment, the country’s leading action sports event producer, and Warner Bros. Consumer Products are proud to announce the dates for the 2011 Supergirl Jam event series. For the fifth conse...more

Sixty-one year old Diana Nyad begins 103 mile swim from Cuba to Florida
by Pretty Tough
posted August 8, 2011 at 1:10am

The big moment is finally here. Distance swimmer Diana Nyad  tweeted, “It’s my time to be fearless.” If all goes according to plan, late Sunday she’ll attempt to set a world record, swimming in the open water, without a shark cage, from Cuba to...more

Defining fearless: A lesson in swimming
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 6, 2011 at 1:06pm

The question was rather innocuous. On Twitter, the feed for elite swimmer Diana Nyad asked: “What’s the longest distance you ever swam? It can be in a pool or open-water swimming.” And so to take part in the social aspect of social media, I answer...more

Is Missy Franklin US Swimming’s Newest Shining Star?
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 1, 2011 at 12:52pm

The countdown to the 2012 London Olympic Games is on and USA Swimming suddenly has a new star in the making. Well, maybe not so suddenly. Colorado native, Missy Franklin, qualified and swam in the 2008 Olympic Trials as a – get this – 13 year old! And...more