Challenging Swimming Myths; Everyone is Swimming the 200 Freestyle Wrong; NCAA Grants Additional Eligibility; and Steve Lundquist is 'One in a Thousand'

Ian Thorpe: "Everyone in the World is Swimming the 200 Freestyle Wrong" (Video)

Australian Swimming legend Ian Thorpe believes that his sensational 1:44.06 World record over 200 metres freestyle in 2001 remains one off the three most competitive four-length swims of the past two decades because “everyone in the world is swimming the 200 freestyle wrong.”

NCAA Votes to Grant Winter Sports Athletes Additional Year of Eligibility 

The NCAA Division I council voted today in favor of winter sports athletes receiving additional year of eligibility, the NCAA has confirmed.

The COVID-19 pandemic first affected winter sports like swimming last year when the NCAA had to cancel the entirety of the winter sports championships, including the famed March Madness basketball tournament as well as the Division II swimming & diving championships halfway through the meet. 

4 Key Exercises to Help Improve Performance

Over the past few months, practices have been shortened and pool space has been limited. With health department guidelines and social distancing rules, dryland workouts cannot be completed as efficiently as they have in the past. This has led to dryland training being shortened or completely taken out of the picture. Many athletes claim that they are out of shape and have lost their technique in the water. With all the extra time at home, what are some dryland exercises that can be done to restore this loss in technique?

Steve Lundquist Joins 'One in a Thousand' Campaign

1984 Olympic gold medalist Steve Lundquist has joined the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s ‘One in a Thousand’ campaign, which is designed to help the Hall of Fame thrive during the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This keeps me connected with the Hall of Fame,” Steve Lundquist sad. “I think the hall of fame is a wonderful way to perpetrate the knowledge of where swimming came from and where it is going. It is basically our encyclopedia and our knowledge base of swimming itself. There are some great swimmers that came before me and some great swimmers that have come behind me. I’m just happy to be a part of it and see the history.”