Natalie Coughlin did what she set out to do in Santa Clara.

Natalie Coughlin did what she came to do this past weekend at the Santa Clara Grand Prix of swimming.  Although her time for the 100 freestyle put her last in the field of 189 swimmers, her 50 split of 25.63 was what she was after.  That time will qualify her to compete in the upcoming U.S. National Championships.  Read more on the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Swimnetwork.com

H2O Audio Triathletes, Greg and Laura Bennett, were scheduled to compete this weekend in Philadelphia in the first of the Lifetime Fitness Series events, but have had to withdraw due to illness.  Just a pestering sinus infection, the Bennetts are planning on resting up and being back in top form to continue with their competition schedule.  Also, Ironman Craig Alexander is in the midst of competition season, check out a recent interview about his career future Ironman plans.

Waterman Laird Hamilton has always been vocal about ocean conservation and recently took a trip to the Gulf Coast to further aid efforts related to the BP Oil Spill and posted photos and videos on his blog.