Tag: International Swimming League
SWIMMING: Four American 25 m Records in ISL U.S. Derby as Dressel wins MVP
The swimming was fierce at the University of Maryland’s natatorium in College Park for the two-day U.S. Derby in the International Swimming League, which...
TSX INTEL REPORT: Nike’s critics look to the past, but Mary Cain is about...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 14 November 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Nike’s critics look to the past, but Mary Cain asks about Nike’s T&F future
Mary Cain’s...
SWIMMING Preview: Record watch for Ledecky at ISL “American Derby” this weekend?
The International Swimming League’s fifth meet is the “American Derby” featuring only the four U.S.-based teams, to determine the qualifying teams for the ISL...
TSX INTEL REPORT: The Int’l Swimming League is half over; have you noticed? +...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 4 November 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Is the International Swimming League making an impact? It doesn't appear to be making...
LANE ONE: Is the International Swimming League making an impact? It doesn’t appear to...
There was so much turmoil over the announcement of the International Swimming League last year that the international federation for swimming (FINA) was pressured...
TSX INTEL REPORT: Russia sends more answers to WADA on “manipulated” doping data; NCAA...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 30 October 2019 ≡
● LEADING OFF ● Russian Sports Ministry sends responses to WADA inquiries
The question of what to...
TSX REPORT: UCLA names Drake Stadium track after Rafer Johnson; Kiwi teen Robinson surprises...
≡ TSX REPORT ~ 28 October 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● UCLA dedicates famed Drake Stadium track to Betsy & Rafer Johnson
Anyone connected with UCLA sports since...
SWIMMING: World Short-Course 100 Back record for Atherton at ISL Budapest
Teenager Minna Atherton of Australia had a sensational weekend to headline the fourth International Swimming League match, this time in Budapest, Hungary:
● On Saturday,...
TSX REPORT: Which marathon was better? 1:59:40 or 2:14:04? Plus a historic Worlds for...
= TSX REPORT ~ 14 October 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: Two marathon milestones in two days, but which was better? 1:59:40 or 2:14:04? Kipchoge or Kosgei?
The...
SWIMMING: Kamminga and Campbell win second World Cup clusters; Dressel MVP in ISL II
The second phase of the 2019 FINA World Cup finished on Sunday in Berlin (GER), with new winners in the cluster rankings in Arno...
SWIMMING Preview: Hosszu and Morozov closing in on Cluster 2 bonuses; ISL II bows...
The fifth leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup comes this weekend in Berlin (GER) and is the final meet of the two-event second...
TSX REPORT: Was holding the IAAF Worlds in Doha a good idea? The competition...
= TSX REPORT ~ 7 October 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: Was the IAAF World Championships a success or failure in Doha?
The IAAF World Championships in Doha,...
SWIMMING: Int’l Swimming League debuts in Indianapolis with strong performances, but did anybody see...
The debut of the much-heralded International Swimming League, a seven-event series of quadrangular meets among club teams in five countries, took place on Saturday...
TSX DAILY: “Why does a popular Olympic sport struggle?” is the wrong question ~...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 28 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: World Champion asks "Why does a popular Olympic sport struggle?"
In last week’s edition...
SWIMMING Preview: Worlds are over, so the World Cup begins and the Iron Lady...
The high point for swimming’s popularity in three out of every four years – the World Championships and the Olympic Games – has passed,...
LANE ONE: Is swimming climbing toward heaven, or walking the tightrope across the pit...
Since Rupert Murdoch’s audacious $1.6 billion bid that moved National Football League games from CBS to the new Fox network in 1993, sports television...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 18 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of the week (so far) in the turbulent world of international...
SWIMMING: FINA confirms no suspensions, talks up Champions Swim Series to national federations
To the surprise of almost no one, the International Federation for aquatic sports, FINA, declared that no athletes would be suspended for participating in...
LANE ONE: Echoes of the failed Int’l Track Association in the new Int’l Swimming...
Being old does have some benefits. One of them – for as long as it lasts – is memory.
When the International Swimming League (ISL)...
THE BIG PICTURE: FINA and Int’l Swimming League trade barbs
The furor between the International Swimming League (ISL) and the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) continued unabated this week.
ISL held a meeting in London...
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