http://www.mail.com/subjects/3928-swimming.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3928-swimming.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html PARIS (AP) — 'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact dovetail neatly, because part of the joy and merriment of following sports is debating who is best at them. This being an Olympic year, we were spoiled for choice in 2012. Oscar Pistorius is a temptin... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html 2012-12-12T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1752624-inaugural-european-games-approved-baku-2015.html ROME (AP) — The inaugural European Games were approved Saturday by continental Olympic committees and assigned to Baku in June 2015. The secret ballot of European Olympic Committees ends years of debate, passing with 38 in favor, eight against and three abstaining. The capital of Azerbaijan was the sole candidate. The results were met with applause from t... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1752624-inaugural-european-games-approved-baku-2015.html 2012-12-08T09:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1712660-phelps-franklin-big-winners-golden-goggles.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a year when she raced at the Olympics, Missy Franklin's greatest stress might come from deciding whether to compete for her high school team. Fresh off her four gold medals in London, the 17-year-old is weighing if she should join the squad at Regis Jesuit outside Denver for her senior season. She's well aware of criticism asserting tha... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1712660-phelps-franklin-big-winners-golden-goggles.html 2012-11-20T03:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1700906-olympian-franklin-signs-to-swim-cal.html Missy Franklin pranked California women's swimming coach Teri McKeever when it came time for the five-time Olympic medalist to announce her college choice. The 17-year-old lured McKeever into thinking she had lost out on arguably the most decorated recruit to enter college swimming. Eventually, Franklin fessed up and McKeever breathed a sigh of relief. Fr... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1700906-olympian-franklin-signs-to-swim-cal.html 2012-11-14T20:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1696556-storm-volunteers-mingle-with-stars-glamour-fest.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sandra Kyong Bradbury was star struck. She had just spied Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a few feet away. "How can you top that?" asked Bradbury, a New York City neonatal nurse who had helped evacuate infants from a hospital that lost power during the height of Superstorm Sandy. She was amazed that she was being honored at the s... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1696556-storm-volunteers-mingle-with-stars-glamour-fest.html 2012-11-13T06:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1691374-georgetown-florida-called-halftime-wet-court.html JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The men's basketball game between No. 10 Florida and Georgetown on the deck of a ship was called off at halftime Friday night because the court became too wet. Florida led 27-23 at the break in the Navy-Marine Corps Classic when the matchup aboard the USS Bataan was stopped by the court condensation. The game will not count and w... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1691374-georgetown-florida-called-halftime-wet-court.html 2012-11-10T04:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1690170-college-over-cash-decision-fine-with-franklin.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Missy Franklin is content to wait for the endorsement money that's bound to come her way after those five medals at the London Olympics. She's experienced plenty of fame, success and fun through her performances in the pool without the financial security of corporate sponsorships. And after all, she's only 17. "Someday, I would love mor... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1690170-college-over-cash-decision-fine-with-franklin.html 2012-11-09T17:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1667292-professional-leagues-plan-to-play-superstorm.html With much of the Northeast immersed in the recovery from Superstorm Sandy's devastating blow, the NFL and NBA plan to carry on with their schedules. The New York City Marathon is still hoping that the course will be clear by Sunday and runners will be able to get to the starting line in Staten Island. NBA spokesman Tim Frank on Tuesday said through his Tw... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1667292-professional-leagues-plan-to-play-superstorm.html 2012-10-31T01:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1662854-penn-panel-urges-openness-sex-abuse.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Survivors of child sexual abuse said Sunday night the problem cannot be combated unless people are willing to talk about it openly. At a two-hour panel discussion at Penn State University, two-time Olympic swimmer Margaret Hoelzer, state Rep. Louise Williams Bishop (D., Phila.), and Christopher Anderson, executive director of Mal... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1662854-penn-panel-urges-openness-sex-abuse.html 2012-10-29T04:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1660532-column-crippen-deserves-2-years-death.html Fran Crippen should still be with us. He died senselessly, needlessly, shamefully. And for now, in vain. Two years removed from the tragic open water race that claimed the American swimmer's life, the sport has yet to take all the necessary steps to ensure we don't have another Fran Crippen. FINA, ... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1660532-column-crippen-deserves-2-years-death.html 2012-10-27T14:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1644634-olympic-star-missy-franklin-commits-to-cal.html BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Olympic star Missy Franklin has verbally committed to attend the University of California, ending the pursuit of one of the most sought after swimming recruits. "Committed to swim at Cal Berkeley! I am officially a baby Golden Bear?????? I am so honored to be a part of such a special team! (hash)GoBears," Franklin tweeted Saturday.... Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1644634-olympic-star-missy-franklin-commits-to-cal.html 2012-10-20T22:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1611474-strokes-phelps-sinks-153-foot-putt.html ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Michael Phelps can putt a little, too. The Olympic swimming great upstaged some of golf's finest players Friday by sinking an astonishing 153-foot putt during the second round of team play at the Dunhill Links Championship. The putt came after Phelps drove the front edge of the green on the par-4 sixth hole at Kingsbarn. He th... Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1611474-strokes-phelps-sinks-153-foot-putt.html 2012-10-05T19:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1603274-germany-wins-1st-mixed-gender-swim-relay-dubai.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stroke by stroke, they were coming after her. Britta Steffen of Germany had the lead, but it was quickly shrinking, with two elite male swimmers in pursuit. But on this day — when top-level swimming featured its first male vs. female racing — Steffen made sure it was ladies first. She held off the fast-charging men from ... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1603274-germany-wins-1st-mixed-gender-swim-relay-dubai.html 2012-10-02T18:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1599748-mixed-gender-swim-relays-to-debut-world-cup.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The battle of the sexes has hit the pool. The opening meet of the World Cup in Dubai on Tuesday will feature 4x50-meter mixed relays for the first time. Teams will be made up of two men and two women, and it is up to them to decide the order — so, for instance, a woman could race against a man on the anchor leg. ... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1599748-mixed-gender-swim-relays-to-debut-world-cup.html 2012-10-01T14:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1590734-swimmer-ryan-lochte-picks-training-tinseltown.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — With his camera-ready good looks, quirky catchphrases and funky fashion choices, swimmer Ryan Lochte parlayed the five medals he won at the 2012 Olympic Games into a burgeoning media career. But the 28-year-old athlete says he's back in the pool training for future competitions and only embraced Hollywood to raise his sport's profile. "... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1590734-swimmer-ryan-lochte-picks-training-tinseltown.html 2012-09-27T18:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1577486-brown-runs-2-tds-giants-rout-panthers-36-7.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Just walking by the parking lot outside the Carolina Panthers' stadium got Andre Brown's blood pumping. The Panthers, like four other teams since 2009, waived Brown after he failed to make a lasting impression. He's determined that won't happen again and that this time he'll find a home in the NFL with the team that originally draft... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1577486-brown-runs-2-tds-giants-rout-panthers-36-7.html 2012-09-21T06:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1576828-manning-brown-help-giants-rout-panthers-36-7.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eli Manning didn't need a fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night. The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, running back Andre Brown and the rest of the New York Giants finished off the Carolina Panthers way before that. Brown ran for a career-high 113 yards and two touchdowns in his first NFL start to help the Giants rout the P... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1576828-manning-brown-help-giants-rout-panthers-36-7.html 2012-09-21T02:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1572674-swim-coach-banned-life-sex-abuse-case.html Rick Curl was one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches. He put his stamp on an Olympic champion. He built a highly respected club that trained thousands of youngsters. All along, he was hiding a dark secret. It caught up with him Wednesday. Curl was banned for life by USA Swimming over allegations of an intimate relationship with a teenage swim... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1572674-swim-coach-banned-life-sex-abuse-case.html 2012-09-19T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1568182-us-national-swim-coach-schubert-faces-suit.html A swimming coach and philanthropist claims she was wrongfully fired by former U.S. national coach Mark Schubert after she became aware of abuse allegations within his Southern California club, another embarrassing turn for a sport that has taken steps over the last two years to combat widespread claims of sexual misconduct. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Or... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1568182-us-national-swim-coach-schubert-faces-suit.html 2012-09-17T20:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1565036-yamaguchi-sets-world-record-200-breaststroke.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese teenager Akihiro Yamaguchi set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke Saturday. The 18-year-old swimmer was timed in 2 minutes, 7.01 seconds at the national meet in Gifu. He shaved 0.27 seconds off the mark set by Hungary's Daniel Gyurta when he won the gold medal at the London Olympics. Yamaguchi was left o... Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1565036-yamaguchi-sets-world-record-200-breaststroke.html 2012-09-15T15:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1563680-usa-swimming-major-progress-abuse-scandal.html Two years after a sexual abuse scandal rocked the sport, USA Swimming has banned 16 people for life as part of a wide-ranging program that stepped up training and led to enhanced background checks for nearly 36,000 coaches, officials and volunteers. Susan Woessner, the governing body's director of safe sport, said Friday that swimming has turned a corner ... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1563680-usa-swimming-major-progress-abuse-scandal.html 2012-09-14T20:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1563026-obamas-salute-olympians-paralympians.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gathered Team USA at the White House on Friday to hail the Olympians and Paralympians as conquering heroes. "We could not be prouder of you. You gave us a summer that we will never forget," he told more than 400 athletes crowding bleachers on the South Lawn. Obama was joined by his wife Michelle, who was in London ... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1563026-obamas-salute-olympians-paralympians.html 2012-09-14T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1561232-bold-ny-fashion-week-turn-up-volume.html NEW YORK (AP) — The designers previewing spring collections at New York Fashion Week may not have had a single voice, but they all spoke loudly. "Bold" was the word that buzzed around the tents at Lincoln Center after eight days of previews came to an end on Thursday. Between saturated color, sexy cutouts, statement-making stripes and mixed-up prints, the... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1561232-bold-ny-fashion-week-turn-up-volume.html 2012-09-13T23:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1554582-awards-to-honor-lochte-latino-us-olympians.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Lochte is among the Latino U.S. Olympians to be honored at this year's ALMA Awards. Eva Longoria and George Lopez are returning for the third time as co-hosts of this month's awards, which celebrate Latino achievements in music, television and film. A salute to Olympic medalists from the London Games will honor swimmer Lochte, whos... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1554582-awards-to-honor-lochte-latino-us-olympians.html 2012-09-11T16:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1548890-showers-ny-fashion-week-spring-their-steps.html NEW YORK (AP) — A flurry of assistants rushed to protect racks of clothes at New York Fashion Week from Saturday's sudden downpours — perhaps as potent a reminder as any during these spring previews that seasons can be temperamental. Maybe that's why leather is as common in these previews for spring and summer 2013 as the pops of color and chiffon you mig... Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1548890-showers-ny-fashion-week-spring-their-steps.html 2012-09-08T22:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1540560-paralympics-inspiration-to-war-wounded-athletes.html LONDON (AP) — The explosion that took away Brad Snyder's sight couldn't touch the Navy lieutenant's fighting spirit. A year after Snyder stepped on an improvised explosive device laid by Taliban that he was trying to detect while on duty in Kandahar, the American is swimming at the London Paralympics — and adding sporting medals to his military ones. ... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1540560-paralympics-inspiration-to-war-wounded-athletes.html 2012-09-05T09:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1537412-shark-attack-survivor-wins-bronze-paralympics.html LONDON (AP) — Paralympic swimmer Achmat Hassiem uses special motivation to go fast: He imagines being chased by the great white shark that bit off his right leg. The South African was attacked by a shark off the coast of Cape Town six years ago after he lured the great white away from his younger brother. Before then Hassiem had competed in various sports... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1537412-shark-attack-survivor-wins-bronze-paralympics.html 2012-09-03T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1530618-swimmer-du-toit-atop-podium-paralympics.html LONDON (AP) — Impending retirement has done little to dim the lofty ambitions of Natalie du Toit, one of the most decorated athletes competing at the London Paralympics. Since losing her left leg in a motor scooter accident 11 years ago, the South African swimmer hasn't stopped pushing the boundaries of disabled sport. In her last major competition, Du To... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1530618-swimmer-du-toit-atop-podium-paralympics.html 2012-08-30T18:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1530280-us-swimmer-allowed-to-compete-paralympics.html LONDON (AP) — American swimmer Victoria Arlen is free to compete in the London Paralympics following an assessment of her impairment. The International Paralympic Committee originally ruled after an evaluation in London on Monday that Arlen's impairment no longer fit a classification. The U.S. Paralympic Committee launched an appeal, leading to Arlen bein... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1530280-us-swimmer-allowed-to-compete-paralympics.html 2012-08-30T16:32:00Z