By Emily Goddard December 21 - The United States retained their Duel in the Pool crown in one of the tightest finishes yet that saw them defeating the European Allstars in a tiebreaker race. With only the deciding 4x50 metres mixed medley relay left to swim, the two teams were neck and neck at 131-131, but the Americans pushed through to touch in at a world record 1min 37.17sec to claim the extra point needed to defeat their challengers by just 0.2 at Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming Pool. The win...

The Chuck Wielgus Blog: A Bit of History About the Duel in the Pool 12/16/2013 A group of 34 U.S. swimmers are currently in Glasgow, Scotland getting ready to compete at the 6th Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool. The event will be held December 20-21 and will be televised on NBC on December 22 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. This edition of the Duel in the Pool will feature Team USA vs. European All-Stars from 15 countries, and it is shaping up to be a highly competitive meet....

USA Men & Women Top Canada To Open FINA World Cup Qualification USA Men 11 Canada 6 Santa Ana, CA - December 17 - The USA Men's Senior National Team opened the FINA World Cup Qualification with an 11-6 victory over Canada earlier today at the Santa Ana YMCA. The victory puts Team USA ahead 1-0 in the best of three series with the second game set for tomorrow at 10:30am pt also at the Santa Ana YMCA. In today's victory the United States used a balanced attack including two...

SWIMMING MEDALS AND RECORDS IN TRINIDAD AND JAMAICA St Lucian swimmers managed two medals and ten national Age Group records at Trinidad and Jamaica meets the past weekend At the ASATT Invitational meet held in Trinidad, St Lucia had 3 clubs represented – Southern Flying Fish, Sharks and Racers - all under watchful eye of Coach Jamie Peterkin. Jyasi Daniel captured the only individual medal being a Bronze in 50m Butterfly age group 13-14. The Sharks Swim club won Silver in 200m Medley Relay age group 11-12 comprising Eden Crick,...

ST LUCIA AWARDED TWO FINA CLINICS Through the St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association, St Lucia has been awarded two high profile swimming Coaches and Officials clinics for early 2014. In regard of the 2014 FINA Clinics Programme, FINA recieved a list of 2014 Clinic proposals from the 5 Continental Swimming Associations.and St Lucia has been awarded FINA Swimming Officials Clinic (Intermediate Level) - 6 to 10 February 2014 in Gros Islet, St Lucia Additionally, FINA has confirmed the awarding of the FINA Swimming school for judges in Gros Islet St...

TWO NCAA “B” CUTS FOR JORDAN AUGIER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After day one of the fourth annual Sharks Invitational, the No. 8 University of Tampa men’s swimming team has opened a lead over several Sunshine State Conference opponents. The No. 11 Spartan women are also among the top teams and currently second. The four-day event is being hosted by Nova Southeastern University, and features eight men’s teams and 10 on the women’s side. UT’s men have accumulated 359.5 points, leading Florida Southern (306.5), Nova Southeastern (209), Florida Tech (129)...

Rosters Announced For USA Men's & Women's FINA World Cup Qualification Huntington Beach, CA - December 16 - The USA Men's and Women's Senior National Teams are set to host Canada this week in best-of-three series at the FINA World Cup qualification. The USA Women will host matches at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, Wednesday and if necessary, Thursday evening all at 7:30pm pt. The USA Men will host matches at the Santa Ana YMCA in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, Wednesday and if necessary, Thursday...

Schmitt Recognized as SEC Athlete of the Year… Six-time Olympic medalist swimmer Allison Schmitt was named the 2012-13 Roy F. Kramer SEC Female Athlete of the Year and was recognized for her accomplishments in the pool at the annual SEC Legends Dinner. The former Georgia Bulldog standout helped Georgia win its fifth national team title, was The 2013 Honda Sports Award winner and won three gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Adrian, Coughlin Tap into their Artistic Side… Olympians Nathan Adrian and Natalie Coughlin...

Speedo partners with Duel in the Pool Thursday, 12 December 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 2 By Emily Goddard December 12 - Speedo has today been named as a premier partner of Duel in the Pool as part of a deal that starts with this year's edition, taking place at Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming Centre next weekend. The three-year sponsorship agreement for the event, which sees the United States and the European Allstars - featuring some of the world's top swimmers -...