Ashley Twichell Takes Gold in FINA World Championships Women’s 5K By USA Swimming    Key Links Open Water World Championships Results FINA World Championships Site USA Swimming Media Guide (PDF) TV/Webcast Schedule   Women’s Open Water 5K – Final (Lake Balaton, Hungary) Results – Full Results Gold: Ashley Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y./North Carolina Aquatic Club), 59:07.0 Silver: Aurelie Muller (FRA), 59:10.5 Bronze: Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA), 59:11.4   More  

Jordan Wilimovsky Surges for Silver in FINA World Championships Men’s 10K By USA Swimming    Open Water World Championships Results FINA World Championships Site USA Swimming Media Guide (PDF) TV/Webcast Schedule   Men’s Open Water 10K – Final (Lake Balaton, Hungary) Results – Full Results Gold: Feery Weertman (NED), 1:51:58.5 Silver: Jordan Wilimovsky (Malibu, Calif./Team Santa Monica), 1:51:58.6 Bronze: Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA), 1:51:59.2   More  

Top 10 for Anderson, Twichell in FINA World Championships Women’s 10K By USA Swimming   Key Links Open Water World Championships Results FINA World Championships Site USA Swimming Media Guide (PDF) TV/Webcast Schedule   Women’s Open Water 10K – Final (Lake Balaton, Hungary) Results – Full Results Gold: Aurelie Muller (FRA), 2:00:13.7 Silver: Samantha Arevalo (ECU), 2:00:17.0 Bronze (tie): Arianna Bridi (ITA), 2:00:17.2 Bronze (tie): Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA), 2:00:17.2 6. Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Calif./Trojan Swim Club), 2:00:25.9 10. Ashley Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y./North Carolina Aquatic Club), 2:00:41.3   More

USADA Update   At the end of a drug-test, the DCO & athlete will complete the forms together to document collection session.  

USA Swimming Creates First-Ever Safe Sport Activity Book to Engage Young Swimmers By USA Swimming   USA Swimming has released the organization’s first-ever  Safe Sport Activity Book. The Activity Book was created to share the Safe Sport message with a younger audience. The mission of the USA Swimming Safe Sport Program is to help teams foster a fun, healthy and safe environment for all their members.   More

Five Reasons to Watch the World Aquatics Championships   (CNN)It's been almost a year since the Rio Olympics but here comes a chance to catch up with the stars of the pool. Hungary will host the 17th FINA World Championships, or World Aquatics Championships, July 14-30, for six disciplines: swimming, water polo, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and high diving.   Here's five reasons why you shouldn't miss the event.    

  Sleep is Not for the Weak, Especially for Swimmers Flo Swimming   We do not always understand the importance of sleep as comprehensively as we do for training and fueling our bodies with the proper foods. We sleep because we are tired, but do we really know the benefits of sleep besides reducing sleepiness?    Read More  

The Dos and Don’ts of Your Taper Diet How to set your ideal nutrition plan so you make the most of your big competition   No matter what kind of swimmer you are, you can benefit from tapering. A reduction in your training load provides your body a time to rest, recover, and refuel while also giving your muscles an opportunity to rebuild and repair.   Eating during a taper means making slight changes, so if you’re thinking of doing anything drastic, don’t. Leave any radical changes for the beginning...

23 Thoughts Your Lap Counter Has During the 500   By Cassidy Lavigne, Swimming World College Intern  At some point in most swimmers’ careers, whether it’s their event or just for training, we are faced with swimming the 500 freestyle.   Continue  

Announcing the CVST Bronze Group Water Bottle Challenge     Attention All CVST Bronze Groupers:   Staying hydrated while exercizing is very important, especially here in hot Tampa!  Even when not exercizing it is important to be drinking water and staying hydrated.  While swimming we sweat a lot, but don't always realize it because we are already wet, especially in the summer.  That is why Coach Jen and Coach Meredith are challenging you, the CVST Bronze Groupers, to bring a bottle of water to practice every day and drink it...