National Team member Emily Brunemann took a break from training on a recent visit to Colorado Springs and shared her thoughts on the upcoming Open Water National Championships and the Olympic Trials in Omaha.

It’s been nearly two years since Tyler Clary decided to forego his final season at the University of Michigan. Now, as the 2012 Olympic Trials quickly approach and his goal of making his first Olympic team comes more clearly into view, he’s more sure than ever that he made the right decision to put himself in the best position to fulfill his lifelong dream.

National Group Coach Tim O'Brien of Nitro Swimming took part in USA Swimming's National Team Coach Enrichment program. O'Brien took a few minutes to share his thoughts from the experience.

She was an hour and a half late for our interview. I don’t blame her. She was in the midst of unpacking after a cross-country move, settling into her new Naples, Fla., apartment. Just six months before the Olympic Trials, Katie Hoff has changed teams, locations and coaches.

Earlier this month Nu-Finmen Swimming held their 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Swim Invitational at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Long Island, NY. This video includes highlights of the meet and an interview with the founder of the invitational Robert Trotman. Visit metroswimming.org for full meet results.

While many people were finishing opening presents and spending time with family and friends over the recent holiday season, swimmers and divers from the University of North Dakota were giving back to the homeless and hungry in Grand Forks, N.D.

2008 Olympian Cullen Jones made a recent training visit to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jones took time out of his day to talk to us about his training as he looks forward to the 2012 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb.

To kick off National African American History Month I thought I would catch up with legendary coach Jim Ellis and discuss his new swim team, his thoughts on diversity in swimming, and his goals for the future.