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Coaches Corner: Improving Breaststroke Timing With Simple Drills Achieving proper breaststroke timing can be a difficult skill to master, especially when athletes are new to the stroke. However, there are several drills and approaches that can be followed to support athletes in their quest to improv...

How the Furniss Brothers - Steve and Bruce - Were Robbed Of An Epic Olympic Showdown “The Missed Turn” is a regular Swimming World feature that examines overlooked athletes or stolen opportunities. In this installment, we highlight the Furniss Brothers, Steve and Bruce, who were denied the chance to...

Summer McIntosh Set for Seven Events at Next Week's Canadian Trials (PSYCH SHEET) Next week, Summer McIntosh will attempt to secure qualification on her second Olympic team for Canada as the country's best swimmers assemble in Toronto for the Bell Olympic & Paralympic Trials. The meet was relocated ...

Now Honored With Medal of Freedom, Katie Ledecky Represents Complete All-American Status Before Katie Ledecky, no Olympic swimmer had ever been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. The 27-year-old received the honor Friday in Washington, a ...

It's already been a sensational year for the sport of swimming, with the World Championships and TYR Pro Series offering sensational performances. The NCAA Champs, too, provided record-breaking efforts. And now, we are preparing for a summer show of speed, with the United States and Australian Olymp...

Acalanes High School Swimmers Denied Entry Into CIF Championships After Technical Error Thirteen swimmers were unable to race this weekend at the CIF-North Coast Section Championships after their coach had an issue submitting entries to the meet's online database. According to multiple Northern Cali...

The 2024 CSCAA Annual Meetings & Convention will be held May 5-8, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Hyatt Regency Indianapolis stands as an exemplary host for conventions, offering a seamless blend of modern sophistication and functional design. Located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, i...

Great Races: When Tom Jager and Matt Biondi Took the 50 Freestyle Into Sub-22 Range Their duels produced one of the greatest rivalries the sport has seen, so it was only a matter of time before our Great Races Series featured one of the battles between Matt Biondi and Tom Jager. Together, Biondi and...

Katie Ledecky Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom; Will Continue Swimming Through 2028 While Katie Ledecky has achieved the highest level of competition possible in the pool as an Olympic champion - several times - she also has received the highest honor an athlete can receive outside the pool. O...

National Geographic: Swimming the Best Form of Exercise Swimming is more than a way to race, but a way to exercise. The water provides cardio with natural water resistance that builds and tones muscle and burns calories, all giving a boost to health in everything from the heart to mental health. Nat...

Michael Andrew Will Have Best Chance at Paris Olympics in 100 Breaststroke It has been 10 months since Michael Andrew, for the first time since his 19th birthday, did not qualify for the year's senior-level U.S. international team, with a spot at the World Championships in the 50 butterfly evaporati...

The latest episode of the Unfiltered Waters, hosted by Olympians Missy Franklin and Katie Hoff, demonstrates why the podcast has been a success, and brings a terrific perspective. On the heels of interviews with swim stars Summer McIntosh and Simone Manuel, among others, this week’s installment feat...

Bobby Finke Challenges Gretchen Walsh to 50 Freestyle Showdown on USA Swimming Podcast Over the past three years, Bobby Finke has established himself among the world's top distance swimmers. After winning Olympic gold medals in both the 800 and 1500 freestyle in 2021, both upsets and both in come-fr...

Anthony Nesty Shares Florida Gators' Training Plans at Central States Clinic Over the weekend, University of Florida head coach Anthony Nesty gave presentations to fellow coaches at the 42nd Annual Central States Clinic in Chicago. In his talk, Nesty outlined his training plans for guiding both spri...

Injuries Rule Bruno Fratus out of Brazilian Trials, Paris Olympics Injuries will rule Brazilian sprinter Bruno Fratus out of the nation’s Olympic trials and thus a fourth Olympic berth in Paris. Fratus made the announcement on Tuesday, in a television interview and on social media. The bronze medali...

The U.S. Swim Trials: Perhaps the Most Difficult Olympic Gauntlet From track and field to gymnastics and rowing to wrestling, no one wants to be the athlete who is narrowly denied an Olympic berth. Yet, that is the nature of sports, and regardless of the discipline, the heartache of a few can outwei...

Missy Franklin Pool Dedicated at Regis Jesuit High School Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo., has chosen to honor its most famous alum by dedicating its pool in her honor. Missy Franklin began her Hall-of-Fame career during her time attending the school, winning four Olympic gold medals plus ...

Loyola Marymount's Decision to Cut Six Teams Disproportionately Targets Women By Amanda Rives I have worked with middle schoolers in the New York City Department of Education for 22 years. As part of our social-emotional learning curriculum, we spend time discussing intent versus impact. I refle...

USA Swimming today announced the names of the 112 athletes selected for the 2024 Zone Select Camps. To optimize opportunities for athletes in an Olympic year, the two camps will each select athletes from two zones. One camp will host athletes from the Western and Central Zones (May 30-June2) while t...

USA Swimming today announced the names of 55 up-and-coming athletes selected for its National Diversity Select Camp, scheduled for June 13-16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The unique three-day camp experience includes pool training, motivational and educational sessions, and team-building activiti...