At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the newest addition to the program was Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km. Rather than in a classic swimming pool, athletes race for 10 km in an open body of water. With no preliminary heats, all 25 athletes have one chance at a medal and all are included in a mass-start all [...]
Although swimming has been off the radar to the public eye in the past, the popularity of the sport has seen incredible exposure especially thanks to Michael Phelps. Professional swimmers have been featured in magazines such as People and Glamour, on the set of The Today Show, and even the face on cereal boxes around [...]
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In the current 2012 London Olympics, Michael Phelps broke a record that required the ability of a truly phenomenal athlete. Phelps broke a 40 year old record held by Larisa Latynina from USSR for the most career olympic medals. Latynina, a gymnast, held the count at 18 olympic medals. Not only did Phelps tie the [...]
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While the Penn State football program did not get the Death Penalty, the NCAA still issued some very ugly sanctions against them. The penalties include a significant loss of scholarships, a 4-year post season ban from bowl games, the deletion of all wins dating back to 1998, a $60 million sanction, and the freedom for [...]
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There has been a similar focus in media lately regarding the NCAA lot of athletes. The conflict is that NCAA athletics teams unfairly recruit foreigners rather than US citizens. This limits the already small amount of opportunities for American athletes to receive a scholarship. Critics of this system go on and on. They say that [...]
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One of the biggest stories hitting headlines this year was that of Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, and Penn State football. Sandusky recently was convicted of child sex abuse, totaling in 48 counts according to CBS News. Although Sandusky has been solely convicted, much of the press has been on Joe Paterno. When anyone thinks of [...]
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The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was just the beginning for the “technical suits” that the sport of swimming had just been introduced to. The Speedo LZR was worn by most of the 2008 Olympians in the pool, made of polyurethane, which decreased resistance and increased buoyancy. The peak of the advancement of these suits like [...]
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Besides those who go on to making the Olympic team, the Olympic Team Trials are the biggest stage that a swimmer will compete. The Century Link Center that won the bid for the 2012 Olympic Team Trials for swimming, held an audience for 16,000 fans plus enough space for a 50 meter warm pool, an [...]
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