An Open Letter to Summer League Swimming

With summer league swimming upon us, we rerun this commentary from the Swimming World archive that provides tremendous perspective on the meaning of the summer campaign.

Rising Italian Star Lorenzo Galossi Powers to Euro Juniors Crown in 800 Freestyle; Leads Nation to Relay Title

Italy has featured two of the world’s premier distance freestylers in recent years in Gregorio Paltrinieri and Gabriele Detti, and the future looks equally bright with Lorenzo Galossi on the scene. On Saturday, the 16-year-old phenom picked up the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the European Junior Championships in Bucharest.

Swim faster... faster.

For the first time in the history of swimming you can quantify and improve technique right on the pool deck.

eo SwimBETTER measures the applied force of your hands in up to six directions with a device small enough to fit in your palm. It’s a game-changing moment for the sport.

4 Comments That Come With Life As A Female Swimmer

From having to explain to school friends why your hair is always thrown up in a ponytail, to those broad “swimmer shoulders” that everyone comments on, it is very easy for a female swimmer to blame a good amount of their daily problems on swimming.

For better or worse, they chose swimming and all the idiosyncrasies and comments that come with it.

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