Badger and Gillette World Sport and “Perfect Backstroke“
On a cloudy, slightly rainy, day last year Gillette World Sport Visited the Badger Swim Club to film the Perfect Backstroke Technique.
Badger Men in the Top Ten at U.S. Nationals
The Badger Team performed very well at The U.S. Nationals last week, with the Badger Men coming in 9th overall. Zane Grothe scored 53 points! The U.S. Nationals is scored even though its a selection meet with no relays. Swim Swam posted a recent article that outlines all of the top scores at the event, […]
With a heavy heart, we say goodbye to Larchmont’s own, USA Swimming CEO, Chuck Wielgus.
As reported by Swimming World Magazine: Chuck Wielgus, the Chief Executive Officer for USA Swimming has passed away. Swimming World was informed by USA Swimming early today – April 23, 2017. Wielgus announced his retirement earlier this year. He has also served as CEO of the USA Swimming Foundation since 2004. Mike Unger is now […]
Pool Side Chats
Introducing the first in a Pool Side Chat series. Moderated by Columbia University swim coach Jim Bolster, this chat gets inside post grad swimming and the future of swimming for Cody Miller, explores what training at Badger was like for Olympian Cristina Teuscher, and what Coach John Collins thinks is coming next for swimming. Over […]
Lea Loveless-Maurer reaches out to Badger Alumni about #GivingTuesday
November 22, 2016 A letter from Lea to fellow Badger Alumni. Badger taught me how to hunt down “happily ever after”. Yesterday – How is it that I woke up at 5 am in the morning and it ended up being the best part of my day, if not my life? I loved, loved, loved […]
Caeleb Dressel, Social Media and Internet Safety
A note from Badger Parent Advocate, Mike Conaton: Caeleb Dressel, Social Media and Internet Safety When both swimming and non-swimming friends send me the same article, it’s a pretty good indication that there are some good stories involved. Indeed, this recent article by Karen Crouse in the New York Times contains messages for parents of swimmers […]
Wyatt Collins to Compete in Ironman World Championships
On January 31, 2016, longtime swimmer and lifelong Badger, Wyatt Collins, placed 2nd in his age group in the Ironman 70.3 Panama Pan American Pro Championship. This win earns Collins a place in the 70.3 World Championships in Mooloolaba, Queensland on September 4, 2016. Ironman 70.3 is a triathlon comprised of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 […]
Badger Day Camp Featured in Westchester Magazine
Westchester Magazine published a feature spread on 12 Top Summer Day Camps and Badger was selected as one! Thanks to Westchester Magazine for a great article that highlights Swimming at the core of the Badger program along with history of the Collins family running camp from 1933 until today. The article makes special mention of […]
Badger’s Cody Miller Featured on Cover of Swimming World Magazine
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Badger Swimmer Cody Miller Breaks breaks American Record in 50 SCY Breaststroke at AESC Pro- Am
Photo Above: Cody Miller in the Badger Pool, July 2014. Picture courtesy of Brett Collins. As Swim Swam Reports: “Cody Miller has broken the American and U.S. Open Records in the 50 yard breaststroke on Sunday at the American Energy Swim Club Pro-Am meet in Edmond, Oklahoma. In the race, Miller swam a 23.61, which […]