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Cielo & Bousquet Claim World Records in 50m and 100m Freestyle!

Former Auburn University swimming standout, Cesar Cielo, shattered Eamon Sullivan’s official world record time of 47.05 to become just the second man in history to break the 47-second barrier.  Cielo completed the 100m freestyle in 46.91 after finishing the final 50m with a 24.74 split.  His time surpassed Alain Bernard’s recorded time of 46.94 at [...]

Lengendary Swim Coach (Richard Quick) Passes Away

Auburn coach Richard Quick, a legendary college swimming coach whose long career included NCAA championships and the Olympics, passed away at age 66.  Quick was a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and his 13 NCAA team titles are the most ever by a head coach.  Quick’s coaching career included stints as Auburn, Stanford, Texas, [...]

Quick, Hawke Guide Auburn to 2009 NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship!

The Auburn men’s swimming and diving program captured its eighth national championship in program history and gave head coach Richard Quick his record 13th national title in the sport, including his first at Auburn.  The Tigers finished the meet with 526 points, 39 ahead of second place Texas, coached by Eddie Reese. Quick, who is the first coach [...]

CSCAA Men’s & Women’s Swimming Rankings

The College Swim Coaches Association of America released the Dual Meet Rankings for NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving.  The rankings as of 11/13/2008 include:
Women
1 – Georgia
2 – Stanford
3 – Arizona (Coached by Frank Busch, August Busch, Rick DeMont and Greg Rhodenbaugh)
4 – Texas
5 – Florida (Coached by Gregg Troy)
6 – California
7 – Auburn (Coached by [...]

Swim Faster with Olympic Caliber Instruction!

We are proud to offer you the best instructional swimming DVDs featuring the top coaches and swimmers!  The following swim DVDs feature Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Eddie Reese, and Frank Busch - all represented Team USA in the 2008 Olympics!
Michael Phelps – Personal Best – Butterfly
Go Swim Backstroke with Aaron Peirsol
Eddie Reese on Swimming
“In the Fast Lane” with Frank [...]

Olympic Coaches / Athletes Provide Quality Instruction!

The following coaches and athletes will represent Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  Improve your individual / team skills today with instruction from these Olympic coaches or athletes!
Mike Krzyzewski – Basketball – Men’s Head Coach
Jim Boeheim - Basketball – Men’s Assistant Coach
Gail Goestenkors – Basketball – Women’s Assistant Coach
Mike Candrea – Softball – Head Coach
Eddie Reese – Swimming – Head [...]

Sportsmanship in Athletics

Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing defines the word SPORTSMANSHIP.  Athletic directors and coaches often stress the importance of this conduct & attitude, but poor sportsmanship often overshadows the good.  The following link provides video footage of an act of good sportsmanship - members [...]

Arizona Wins 2008 Men’s & Women’s Swimming / Diving Championships!

The University of Arizona Wildcats won their first Men’s and Women’s Swimming Title at the 2008 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.   Head Coach Frank Busch was named the NCAA Swimming Coach of the Year for the Men and Women. 
The Wildcat women finished with 484 team points, 136 points ahead of Auburn (348 points).  Stanford [...]

All New Diving DVDs featuring Jeff Huber!

We have just released two new Diving DVDs featuring Jeff Huber, the Men’s and Women’s Head Diving Coach at Indiana University.  Huber is a 11X Big Ten Coach of the Year, 7X U.S. Diving National Coach of the Year, and was the 2000 & 2004 U.S. Olympic Diving Coach!  Preview Coach Huber’s diving videos below:
Becoming a Champion [...]

All New Swimming DVDs featuring David Marsh!

We have recently released a new swimming DVD series featuring David Marsh (10X NCAA Coach of the Year and 13X NCAA Champion)!  Coach Marsh is currently the Head Elite Coach and Director of the United States Olympic Committee Center of Excellence with Mecklenburg Aquatic Club.
Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills and Skills for Faster Swimming!
Gettin’ Better [...]