Americas

U.S. Open, Day Two Finals (Men): Leon Marchand Blasts Career-Best in 400 Freestyle; Luka Mijatovic Lowers NAG Mark The first full night of finals at the U.S. Open in Austin should produce plenty of speedy results in the men's competition. Action is slated for five events - the 50-meter backstroke, 4...

U.S. Open, Day Two Finals (Women): Summer McIntosh Rips U.S. Open Record in 400 Freestyle; No. 2 Time in History The United States' Kate Douglass will try to keep her recent momentum rolling when the second night of the U.S. Open is held on Thursday night at the University of Texas. Coming off a pai...

The US Open continued from Texas with the first full day of competition. The prelims include the men's and women's 50 backstroke, 400 free, 200 IM, 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle heats. Here is a look at how the morning played out: Results US Open Women's 50 Backstroke As anticipated, the backstro...

U.S. Open, Day 1: Ilia Sibirtsev Tops Bobby Finke in 1500 Freestyle to Open Meet The last major long course competition of 2025 began Wednesday evening in Austin, Texas, with numerous top American competitors in town for the U.S. Open. A full slate of preliminaries and finals will begin Thursday aft...

U.S. Open Races to Watch (Men's): Distance Aces, Dressel in the Spotlight This week, the final major long course competition of 2025 will take place in Austin, Texas, and the men's racing will see the two best backstrokers in the world squaring off. South Africa's Pieter Coetze won this year's world...

U.S. Open Races to Watch (Women's): Gretchen Walsh, Regan Smith Hoping for Strong Finish to 2025 Most members of the U.S. women's swim team that is the most dominant and well-rounded team in the world will race one final long course meet for 2025 at this week's U.S. Open. While big names such as Kat...

Luka Mijatovic Could Move Up All-Time American Freestyle Rankings at U.S. Open The all-time American rankings in the 200-meter freestyle feature Luka Mijatovic in the No. 19 slot. In the 400 freestyle rankings, the California teenager occupies the No. 12 position. He can be found at No. 23 in the 80...

Best High School Sprinter Ever? Rylee Erisman Ready for Early College Jump Before Gretchen Walsh began her legendary college career at the University of Virginia, she built a record as one of the top prep sprinters ever. Walsh made her Olympic Trials debut as a 13-year-old in 2016, and she quickly r...

Pieter Coetze Looking to Cap Breakout Year with Strong Performances at U.S. Open A recent poll conducted by Swimming World revealed Pieter Coetze as the readers' choice for Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year. The South African picked up 51% of the vote, outdistancing Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi (24%) and...

Caeleb Dressel Scheduled to Race at U.S. Open When the preliminary psych sheets for the upcoming U.S. Open (Dec. 3-6) were released by USA Swimming on Friday, the pages were filled with big names. Among them is Caeleb Dressel, who is scheduled to contest three events during action at the University ...

Hunter Armstrong, Shaine Casas Will Celebrate Sport as Guests at ORCAs The ORCAs are taking shape for 2026, and today we’re thrilled to announce two major names in USA Swimming joining us in St. Petersburg: Hunter Armstrong and Shaine Casas. Both athletes have made their mark on the international st...

Penny Oleksiak, Olympic Champion, Accepts Two-Year Ban for Whereabouts Violation Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak has accepted a two-year eligibility ban. The most decorated Canadian Olympian in the pool withdrew from the 2025 World Championships because of an ongoing case about her failure to reveal...

Will Modglin Breaks American Record in 100 Back, Third-Fastest in NCAA History Will Modglin is only midway through his midseason week at the Texas Invitational, but the Longhorns junior put his stamp on the meet on Thursday, Nov. 20. Modglin broke the American record with a 43.26 swim in the 100-yar...

USA Swimming today announced a partnership with CrewLAB, naming the company a Coaching Software Supplier for the national governing body of swimming in the United States. The partnership stems from a simple belief: coaches who foster strong cultures build great teams. USA Swimming member clubs will....

Luca Urlando, Ilya Kharun Setting Up Elite 200 Butterfly Rivalry in College and International Competition When he began his college career at Arizona State University, Ilya Kharun was already an internationally-acclaimed 200 butterfly, having surged down the stretch to tie for fourth in the World Ch...

World Junior Champion Audrey Derivaux Commits to Texas The University of Texas women's recruiting class for 2027 just got a lot stronger. World junior champion Audrey Derivaux announced her commitment to the Longhorns Monday with an announcement on social media. "I am honored to announce my verbal c...

After Incredible World Cup Performance, Josh Liendo Shooting for Big Finish to Florida Career He raced at all three stops of the World Cup circuit, but something shifted when Josh Liendo got back on home soil for the third and final stop in Toronto. Liendo had been nowhere close to the front of the ...

Los Angeles Schedule Forces Choice for Summer McIntosh There’s no shortage of options for Summer McIntosh when it comes to international meets. She’s won significant international medals in seven different events already in her career, and she’s still just 19. The target for Los Angeles is five indi...

Versatile American Women Must Consider New Schedule on Road to Los Angeles Olympics This year's World Championships concluded with the American team of Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske winning gold in the women's 400 medley relay in world-record time. It is impossible to fu...

Commonwealth Games Roster a First Look at Canada's Plan for Busy 2026 Swimming Canada is used to the balance between international events in off summers. In 2022, it weighed a postponed World Championships with the Commonwealth Games, a meet of lingering prestige if not one that always attracts the ...