Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland, representing clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches, and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway from development and participation through to performance. Our vision is to ensure that every single person in Scotland has access to quality swimming programs, regardless of age or ability.
Summer is right around the corner, which means many people will be heading to the ocean. Those who are feeling a little more adventurous might even try out freediving, but this sport was ranked by a magazine to be one of the most dangerous sports in the world.
In this week’s episode of Athletes Only, Olympic Silver Medalist, Milorad Cavic, sits down and shares his journey as a swimmer including his 2008 Olympics 100 Butterfly vs Michael Phelps which came down to 0.01 and sparked a much larger swimming controversy. That controversy turned into a rivalry with Phelps that led into the 2009 World Championships where they traded Butterfly World Records, back and forth.
Milorad shares all the highs and lows of his career, his journey to the Olympics, and his Life at Cal swimming with Anthony Ervin and Nathan Adrian. He also shares lots of great stories about the ins and outs of professional swimming that not everyone gets to hear about, you’re definitely going to want to stick around for this!
With the OKC River Sports Complex and other facilities, Oklahoma is making its presence known as a training ground for Olympic athletes from all over the world.
Welcome to Sigma Swimming! Our mission is to deliver the highest standard of aquatic programming for people of all ages to maximize their experience in water activities carried out by our certified and exceptional swim instructors.
The city is offering $16.72 an hour for lifeguards at New Orleans’ pools for children to have a place to cool off and have fun over the summer.
The pool has always been the place where star teen swimmer Leah Hayes could really be herself! Illinois 15-year-old, Leah Hayes, was diagnosed with alopecia when she was just 6 years old. It is an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. As Leah adjusted to life without hair, she concealed her condition at school with wigs and hats. But she never hid her alopecia around her supportive swim family at Aurora’s Fox Valley Riptides team.
