My hand is out of a splint after three weeks, though my typing speed is still diminished by a bit … More
Tag: swimming
USA Swimming championships, Day 2
The basic U.S. women’s plan for the foreseeable future: Katie Ledecky wins the distance races, Missy Franklin wins everything else. … More
USA Swimming championships, Day 1
Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Cammile Adams were on target on the first day, but the depth in the 100-meter … More
Woly Award: Missy Franklin, swimming
It’s easy to lose track of major swim meets (less easy to lose swim of major track meets … OK, … More
Woly Award: Katie Ledecky, swimming
It’s World Championship season. Everything that involves swimming, diving and water polo-ing is happening in Barcelona, while track and field … More
Woly Award: Haley Anderson, swimming
The summer sports calendar is crowded these days — British Open, Tour de France, tons of soccer events, track and … More
Woly Award: Katie Ledecky, swimming
When U.S. swimmers get together for an important meet, fast times follow. At the U.S. Championships in Indianapolis, Missy Franklin … More
U.S. Paralympic swimmers find London to their liking
The USA stands sixth in the overall medal count at the Paralympics, where China has been dominant. As in the … More
Today’s bit of doping media irresponsibility (Reuters)
It’s pretty clear from reading between the lines that some snarky Reuters reporter wants to get a U.S. swimmer (Katie … More
2012 medal projection update: Swimming and synchro
One of the few good ideas on this blog last year was to hold off on the original swimming projections … More