Canada's Momentum; I Want to Swim in College, Where Do I Begin?; Phelps-Lochte Rivalry Ends; GoFundMe for Brenton Rickard, Shields Lowers Dressel's American Record

Now On Road to Paris Games, Swimming Canada Riding Massive Wave of Momentum

John Atkinson’s message of uncertainty was, in its paradoxical way, consistent.

Swimming Canada’s High Performance Director was unsure what the Tokyo Olympics would bring. As one of the last major swimming nations to return to normal training schedules, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was significant. A thrice-postponed Olympic Trials, held in late June with a diminished field at close to the last possible minute, didn’t offer much clarity. Atkinson’s comments before departing for Tokyo were rooted in trust of his athletes, but he stopped short of setting concrete targets, tempering expectations with the reality they faced.

I Want to Swim in College. Where Do I Begin?

Many swimmers would like to continue their careers at the college level, but many of them just don’t know where to start. Here are a few questions you should ask yourself as you begin the search for the next step.

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Great Races: The End of the Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochte Rivalry; When Phelps Managed the Quad

For more than a decade, we’ve sat back and watched them entertain, rarely – if ever – providing something less than award-caliber stuff. If Part One of their show was a one-sided affair, it set the scene for what was to come. Part Two certainly brought more drama, the action scenes hitting their peak.

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GoFundMe Page Established To Support Aussie Olympic Medalist Brenton Rickard

A little more than a month ago, Australian breaststroke legend Brenton Rickard earned a legal victory when a doping case against him was thrown out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. That decision by the CAS arrived on the heels of Rickard – eight years after he raced at the 2012 Olympic Games in London – having a saved urine sample return an adverse analytical finding.

Tom Shields Lowers Dressel’s 50 Butterfly American Record at World Cup

30-year-old American Tom Shields has recorded a very successful streak of racing in Europe over the past two months. After five weeks in Naples where he helped the LA Current secure a spot in the International Swimming League (ISL) playoffs with consistently strong performances and five individual wins, Shields has been impressive during the two stops of the FINA World Cup, in Berlin last week and now in Budapest. The latest of those efforts resulted in an American record.

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