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Five Qualities That Define A Competitive Swimmer Commentary by Jim Lutz (From the Archive) FOR years I have had conversations with people who claim to "know someone" in high school or during their childhood years that "could have gone to the Olympics ... but didn't want to." How ridiculous to assume...

With the recent IM disqualifications at USA Swimming Nationals, Swimming World revisited the origin of the Lochte Rule. This article was first printed August 27, 2015. FINA went on to make an official ruling. Ryan Lochte won the 200 IM at the recent world championships in Kazan recently, thanks in n...

Swimming World Biweekly Magazine is now available for readers to download for FREE to read the latest swimming news from around the world. Catch up on the rosters for the upcoming Duel in the Pool, see how your favorite Division I swim team ranks and learn how a teenage swimmer is helping rid the wo...

The owner and head coach of the Ajax Swim Club near Toronto was arrested this week for suspicion of sexually assaulting a former underage swimmer on his team in 2011. Matthew Bell, who has been a part of Ajax Swim Club since 2001, was arrested after police in the Major Crime Sexual Assault Unit bega...

By Matt Pond World-class Thailand national swimmers are few and far between, however, there is one Thai member of British International School, Phuket's BISP JSA Swim Academy who is already making waves on both national and international levels. 18-year-old Phiangkhwan ‘Eing’ Pawapotako was born in ...

David Guthrie took his first crack at the Masters world records in the short course meters breaststroke events in the 55-59 age group last weekend at the November Classic in Shenandoah, Texas, claiming all three to continue his world record-setting streak. The 55-year-old Guthrie, swimming in his fi...

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website AgonSwim.com. True Sweetser has been making a lot of noise in the pool in the past year, climbing steadily up the distance...

In the wake of the scathing report by the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Independent Commission that revealed massive cover-ups in Russian’s track and field federation as well as its doping agency, FINA has announced that the drug samples collected at this year’s world championships will be moved from t...

Australian Mitch Larkin is inching closer and closer to entering the pantheon of legend in the backstroke events. Over the course of six days at three of the FINA World Cup meets, Larkin continued to confirm his status as the world’s best backstroker with swims that were among the fastest in history...

One day after a commission created by the World Anti-Doping Agency found many instances of unethical practices in Russian track and field in terms of destroying doping samples and accepting bribes to hide positive drug tests, WADA has removed the certification of the Moscow laboratory that was the p...

Michael Phelps gives his most candid interview in his long career for the new issue of Sports Illustrated, talking about the demons that plagued him during his brief time away from the pool that ultimately led to a DUI arrest in 2014. The article by Tim Layden offers some insight into the day Phelps...

A commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency has released a 323-page report that does not mince words, accusing the Russian government of destroying urine samples and accepting bribes from athletes to cover up positive drug tests. The report by the Independent Commission (IC), led by former WADA Pre...

The battle between Ventura County Masters and Sarasota YMCA Masters for ownership of the Masters world record in the men’s 800 free relay for the 240-279 age group went to a new level last weekend. Swimming at the Shark Tank Short Course Meters Meet, Sarasota took the record to a new level by breaki...

Commentary by Jeff Commings Another edition of the FINA World Cup has come to an end. This year’s series shook things up a bit in terms of format, which drew some new faces to the eight meets across Europe and Asia. While some things didn’t change, other things breathed some new life into what had o...

With the FINA World Cup and various U.S. high school championships taking place in the past week, swimming fans had a lot of competitions to follow. Those meets are among the top five headlines we’re recapping on this edition of The Week That Was. The Week That was is supported by AgonSwim.com Th...

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website AgonSwim.com. Ryan Hoffer and Taylor Ruck both set state records in winning events at the Arizona high school swimming and...

The University of Texas women’s swimming and diving squad continued their dominance in the annual dual meet with Texas A&M, claiming a 32-point victory in College Station today with a score of 166-134. Madisyn Cox was the standout for the Longhorns, winning three individual events. She took the 200 ...

Commentary by Jeff Commings This year’s Duel in the Pool, set for December 11-12 in Indianapolis, is likely to further show us what we already knew after this summer’s world championships: the world is catching up to the United States in the pool. Team USA experienced its lowest gold medal count at ...

Texas A&M's men's swimming and diving team traveled to Florida to take on Indian River State College, the perennial junior college national champions. The Aggies made short work of Indian River, winning with a score of 150-84. Texas A&M press release: The No. 20 Texas A&M men’s swimming and diving t...

Katie Ledecky finds herself on another list for a prestigious award in 2015, this time for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Team USA Awards. She’s the only swimmer on the list, but the American women’s water polo squad is also nominated to give aquatic sports two chances for big wins. Ledecky is one of ...