Mat's Swimming Blog May 2008 Archive

Chloe Sutton won the 10K Olympic Open Water Test Event today in Beijing, qualifying for the Olympic 10K race later this summer and ensuring her spot on the U.S. Olympic ... Read More

The top swimmers in Beijing this weekend will fill the remaining spots available for the 2008 Olympic 10K (or marathon) swim. Only 25 men and 25 women will compete in ... Read More

Fran Crippen of Mission Viejo Nadadores won the men’s title today at the USA Swimming 5K Open Water National Championships in Fort Myers, Fla. His time was 55 minutes, 54.5 ... Read More

Swimming fans from across the nation will have the chance to experience the sport of swimming like never before. Attendees at the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Trials can interact with, ... Read More

Olympic swimming is probably the most watched sport during the first week of the summer Olympic games. This Olympic Swimming Primer may help you get a little more out of ... Read More

Pain is often be more of a mental barrier than a physical one. Some time ago I wrote about how it's possible (through the mind) to actually delay the feelings ... Read More

The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) offers a checklist of safety measures for pool, spa, and hot tub owners to use in making sure that their installations are ... Read More

Swimming pool expert Ray Cronise explains how the color of a swimming pool's interior walls changes the color of the swim pool's water. The choice you make when building a ... Read More

The U.S. will send two female swimmers to Beijing, China to compete in the final Olympic qualifier for the 10K open water swim, May 31-June 1 2008. Chloe Sutton and ... Read More

Are you a perfectionist? This could be good, or it could be bad - it all depends on what type of perfectionist you are - a positive or a negative ... Read More

The 2008 Honorees to be inducted into the International Swimming hall of Fame are: Fred DeBurghgraeve (BEL) Honor SwimmerAndras Hargitay (HUN) Honor SwimmerAnita Nall (USA) Honor SwimmerJill Savery (USA) Honor Synchronized ... Read More

Erik Vendt ended the final day of competition at the 2008 Toyota Santa Clara International Invitational Grand Prix on a high note, breaking his own U.S. Open record in the ... Read More

Swimming dates back a long time! Evidence exists, in the form of cave paintings, that even stone age man did some form of swimming. The return of the modern Olympics ... Read More

Peter Vanderkaay lit up the pool Saturday night, breaking the American record in the men's 400m free at the 2008 Toyota International Invitational Grand Prix in Santa Clara, Calif. Vanderkaay ... Read More

Natalie Coughlin broke her own 100m free American record Friday night at the 2008 Toyota International Invitational Grand Prix in Santa Clara, Calif. Coughlin finished with a time of 53.39 ... Read More

Do you feel a tremor of desperation go through your mind when a swimmer passes you in a race? Relax! You never have to feel this again. Believe it or ... Read More

SwimNews is reporting on a lawsuit about swimsuits, brought by TYR, against Speedo, USA Swimming, USA Swimming Head Coach Mark Schubert, and Swimmer Erik Vendt. They report that an LA ... Read More

The first day of the meet saw Kate Ziegler swim a 8:30.29 in the 800 Freestyle to claim the top preliminary spot, with Kylie Palmer in second (8:32.63) and Alyssa ... Read More

There is a lot of confusion about various filters, and many different opinions. Here are a few facts to consider. The first is that a pool can be properly maintained ... Read More

The home for swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, is the National Aquatic Center - or the Watercube. The award winning Beijing Watercube is designed ... Read More

The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet Series moves to Santa Clara May 15-18, 2008. Live Meet Results Psyche Sheet

This is a story designed to inspire those who have been doing it tough, and are searching for some inspiration to keep them going, because everyone needs this at some ... Read More

The New York Times is reporting on a research study that shows some humans could fool a drug test through a naturally occurring trait. Some people are missing a gene ... Read More

The schedule and results for the 2008 Paralympic World Cup Swim Meet in Manchester, England is now on-line.

More than 15 members of the U.S. National swim team will compete at the 41st Toyota Santa Clara International Grand Prix, May 15-18 in Santa Clara, Calif. Olympic gold medalists ... Read More

From swimsuits to drug use, Olympic swimming has had controversies. Michelle Smith, Dawn Fraser, and entire countries have been involved in scandals that have, in small or large fashion, tarnished ... Read More

Olympian Mark Warkentin (10km Open Water Swimming Qualifier for the Beijing Olympics) concluded the 5th FINA Open Water World Championships with a silver medal in the men's 25K open water ... Read More

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a high caliber PhD student to become immersed in the high performance programs of swimming and triathlon with the New Zealand Academy of Sport ... Read More

Multiple Sclerosis is a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. As nerve fiber is destroyed and damaged from the disease, even the most common every day tasks ... Read More

Two-time National Champion Chloe Sutton collected Team USA's first medal of the 2008 Open Water World Championships when she finished third in the 5K open water event in a time ... Read More

As a proud sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team, AT&T is also offering fans a chance to win a trip for two to Beijing for the 2008 summer Olympics. There ... Read More

The best swimmers in the USA will be at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska, from 29 June through 6 July, trying to finish in the top two spots to ... Read More

Mark Warkentin qualified for his first Olympics at the age of 28 today at the 2008 FINA Open Water World Swimming Championships in the 10K open water race. The National Champion ... Read More

The 2008 FINA Open Water World Swimming Championships (3-8 May, 2008) kicked off today with the 10K open water race in Seville, Spain. The event served as a qualifier for ... Read More

The 2008 U.S. Synchronized Swimming National Championships (1-3 May 2008) concluded with finals competition at the University of Arizona Rec Center Pool. Stanford University and Santa Clara each scored 40 ... Read More

The 2008 US Synchronized Swimming National Championships (1-3 May) continued today with the technical preliminary competition at the University of Arizona Rec Center Pool. In the tech solo event, 2004 ... Read More

The 2008 USA Synchronized Swimming National Championships (1-3 May 2008) made a splash today at the University of Arizona Rec Center Pool with competition in the preliminary free events. Stanford’s ... Read More

Any swimmers out there getting ready for a big meet and want a chance to be on TV? MTV's True Life is about intense competition between friends, and they are ... Read More

When warm weather is approaching, it's time to think about opening your swimming pool for the season. These steps should help you get your swim pool open the right way ... Read More

I have not experienced this one for myself, but it looks like a good design for turning a small pool into a lap-capable pool. A tall pole goes from the ... Read More