Today we take you back to the Women’s 100m Butterfly final at the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, where four incredible swimmmers USA’s Vollmer, Australia’s Coutts, China’s LU and Sjostrom from Sweden battled for the Gold medal. With only 7 hundredths of a second between Gold and Silver, this final deserves to be watched until the last stroke!
Having trouble with your freestyle breath? Try this simple hack! // Here’s a quick tip to help fix your breath timing in freestyle.
Boyd Huppert shares the difficult life lessons faced by the Simley swim team, after losing one of their own.
US-American diver Greg Louganis is frequently called the greatest diver of all-time. He won four Olympic gold medals in the 3m Springboard and the 10m Platform Diving events. Starting at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics on home soil, Louganis claimed the Gold medal both on the springboard and platform for the first time. Four years later, at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, he repeated his gold medal journey, becoming the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. Prior to the Final in Seoul, Greg Louganis suffered a concussion after his head struck the springboard during the preliminary rounds. However, he still managed to qualify for the Finals where, showing perseverance and determination, Louganis delivered an outstanding performance to complete his incredible comeback. Enjoy watching all of his Seoul 1988 medal performances!
Teen swim sensation Eddie Wang has once again broken his own world junior record. The 18-year-old from Taiwan put up a time of 1:49.89 in the men’s 200 butterfly at the International Swimming League semis. This was his third time setting the world junior record for the event this season.
In this interview, Lilly King reflects on her career, training during a pandemic, competing in the International Swimming League, and her preparation for the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
The 41,000-square-foot Lloyd Aquatic Center opened in 2019 and features the Olympic-size Furnary Pool with a diving area, locker rooms, seating for spectators, and office space. The 10-lane pool employs a system of movable bulkheads to allow for the transformation of the 50-meter space into two separate 25-yard courses, giving swimmers the opportunity to train and compete at both short-course and long-course distances.
Learn more about our swimming program: https://www.mercersburg.edu/swimming
Denison’s swimmers and divers competed virtually over four days in November. Here are highlights from that event which saw two varsity records and one pool record fall.
