Phelps Leads U.S. Team into Duel Against Europe
from The Associated Press
Michael Phelps will lead the U.S. against a team of European swimmers at Duel in the Pool, likely the last major international meet for high-tech bodysuits. USA Swimming announced a 36-person team on Wednesday to face a combined squad from Britain, Germany and Italy at Manchester, England, on Dec. 18-19. The Americans won the last three Duels, all against Australia. More

College Training Tough on Freshmen Swimmers
from 24Medica
High school swimmers heading off to compete in college may be ill prepared for grueling collegiate training regimens, study findings hint. Like many other sports, modern collegiate level swimming has evolved into essentially a year-round sport. Swimmers typically continue to swim significant yardage even after the collegiate season has ended. In addition, strength training, dry-land conditioning and cross-training have become a standard supplement to in-pool training. More

Get Fit, Faster, with Short-burst Training
from MSNBC
Since shaking up her fitness routine, Moira Jrolf is spending less time exercising yet getting better results. She used to focus just on long periods of sustained physical activity—such as an hour-long run or 1.5 hours of nonstop lap swimming—but over the last couple of years she’s been incorporating short-burst interval training into her fitness regimen. She does sprints at the track or in the pool, for instance, with rest periods in between. But those brief breaks are more than made up for by the high intensity of her sprints. More

Duel in the Pool is Good Business for Swimming
from SwimNetwork.com
The Duel in the Pool, a creation nearing a decade since its inception, is taking a trip across the proverbial pond in December. This one will be staged in Great Britain, which is led by its swimming superstar Rebecca Adlington and has a program headed in the right direction under former U.S. National coach Dennis Pursley. More

Hersey Tabbed National Women's College Swimmer of the Week
from Texas Sports
CollegeSwimming.com has selected Texas sophomore Kathleen Hersey as its NCAA Division I Women's Swimmer of the Week after the Beijing Olympian won four individual events and registered multiple NCAA provisional-qualifying marks in the Longhorns’ recent wins over Indiana and Michigan. More

Decrease in Physical Activity May Not Be a Factor in Increased Obesity Rates Among Adolescents
from Science Daily
Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. More