The U.S. National Junior Team won eight medals – three gold, four silver and a bronze – on the first night of competition Friday at the 2008 Victorian Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Leading the way for the Junior Team was Ashley Evans, who took first in the women’s 1500m free in 16:39.19.

Even with all of his many years of coaching – most from his mom, Leslie, at Mecklenburg Aquatic Club (MAC) in his hometown of Charlotte, N.C. – Ricky Berens learned what might prove his most important lesson this summer in the finals of the 100 butterfly at the Pan American Games.

The Scholastic All-America Team applications have now been posted. For the 2007-2008 program year, a few changes have been implemented, including uniform time standards that an applicant must achieve to be considered for the program.

USA Swimming's biomechanics coordinator Russell Mark is back on the blogging scene for usaswimming.org, writing about the Junior Team experience from the 2008 Victorian Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Until a few months ago, Angela Duckworth had never heard of a Heisman. The Scottsdale Desert Mountain High school All-American has now.

The World Anti-Doping Agency 2008 List of Prohibited Substances is in effect as of January 1, 2008.

The holiday season is for giving. But the Amherst Tritons decided to take the concept a step further.

The USA Swimming Foundation, the fundraising arm of Colorado Springs-based USA Swimming, has named Christopher A. LaBianco, Sr. as its chief development officer.

In transitioning out of his role as Chief Fundraising Officer at USA Swimming, Olympian Rowdy Gaines will oversee a series of educational and motivational children’s swim clinics throughout the United States as the Executive Director of Rowdy’s Kidz.

After Jeff Burrows’ swimmers won their dual meet against Kent Roosevelt High School Dec. 1, his team took him out to dinner. When the Golden Eagles got to the restaurant, more than 100 kids, parents and former swimmers took off their coats to reveal red t-shirts that read, “GlenOak swimming and diving, 500 wins and still counting.”