Swimming

9/15/2023 |  Simone Manuel Launches Foundation To Help Black People Swim (First and Pen) Simone Manuel showed us that Black people, and Black women in particular, can swim and swim damn well.
The 2x Olympian shinned in the pool in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Games, winning two golds, two silvers and one bronze medal. She’s also a World Champion, winning 11 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronze medals in individual and team events.
Now Manuel wants to make sure that everyone can swim, especially people of color, and she’s taking action to do just that.

9/5/2023 |  Russia critical of rules allowing some of its swimmers to compete as neutrals ahead of the Olympics (Associated Press (AP)) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian officials have criticized a plan to offer some of its swimmers the chance to return to international competitions ahead of the Paris Olympics, arguing it doesn’t go far enough.
It could be another five months before any Russian swimmers compete at a major event.
Governing body World Aquatics has excluded swimmers from Russia and its ally Belarus since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, but on Monday launched a scheme to grant “Neutral Individual Athlete” status to athletes who pass a vetting procedure.

8/28/2023 |  2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials Head to Minneapolis, Chula Vista (SportsTravel) The 2024 U.S Paralympic Team Trials for para swimming will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while the trials for para track and field will be held in Chula Vista, California.
Both events will bring together nearly 200 athletes competing for a spot on the U.S. Paralympic Team ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, which take place from August 28 through September 8. The U.S. para swim trials in Minneapolis will be June 27-29 and the para track and field trials in Chula Vista will be July 18-21.

8/24/2023 |  Augustana College to Host 2023 USA Water Polo DIII Championships (SportsTravel)

Augustana College and the Anne Greve Lund Natatorium in the Quad Cities will host the USA Water Polo Division III men’s national championship tournament from December 2-3, 2023.

8/17/2023 |  ‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics (Associated Press (AP)) PARIS (AP) — The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine on Thursday as the famous river’s improved water quality allowed a race to take place in a key test event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics.