1. Swimming World talks about swimming goals in "Using Progress Goal Times to Improve." It's a good article and a great way to think about how fast you'll be swimming before you are up on the blocks for your event.
2. The Telegraph reports that "Fina select Barcelona to host 2013 World Swimming Championships."
3. The Sydney Morning Herald breaks out the crystal ball for Aussie chances at the Commonwealth Games in "Still hungry - slimmed down Skippy set to fly."
4. The FINIS Blog reports that the following FINIS products are now available at your local Best Buy: "SwiMP3, XtreaMP3, Lap Track, Tempo Trainer, Energy Goggles and Circuit Trainer are at a Best Buy® store near you." This may be one of the single most important event in the history of swimming in the United States. Well it at least brings lots of cool swim tech to the masses.
5. The Long Beach Post talks to Natalie Merrow about her Catalina Channel Swim.
6. Swimming World asks "Alcohol and Swimming in College: Do They Go Together?".
7. AL.com reports that "Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte to present swimming clinic Saturday in Gulf Shores...The Olympic gold medal winner will conduct a swimming technique clinic from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday as part of the Southeast Swimposium at the Bodenhamer Recreation Center" For more info go to www.swimtnt.com
8. The Sun Sentinel reports "Miami federal prosecutor arrested after swimming in his boxers." Well at least if he ever runs for public office we won't have to ask him "boxers or briefs."
