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Janet Evans - Ahead of Her Time When Janet Evans stepped onto the blocks for the final of the 400 freestyle at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, the American star already had a gold medal in her grasp. A few days earlier, the 17-year-old bested the field in the 400 individual medley, an event that wa...

The Dolphin Kick Controversy of Kosuke Kitajima vs. Brendan Hansen The final of the 100 breaststroke at the 2004 Olympics in Athens was shrouded in controversy after Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima was shown performing an illegal dolphin kick on the way to defeating American Brendan Hansen. The move by Kita...

Gary Hall Jr. Discusses Variety of Topics - Including Doping - In Latest Athletes Only Podcast Gary Hall Jr. is regarded as one of the greatest sprinters the sport has seen, that distinction solidifed by his back-to-back Olympic crowns in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. Du...

Olympic Throwback: A Look Back at Australia's Epic Relay Triumph of 2000 and an Air Guitar Concert Ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Swimming World has been sharing features on some of the great Olympic races of the past. Today, we look at Australia's dynamic victory in the 400 freestyle rel...

Race Of the Century: When Two Stalwarts and a Rising Star Clashed For History (Video) The 200 freestyle had enough substance at the 2004 Olympics, thanks to a repeat clash between the Netherlands’ Pieter van den Hoogenband and Australia’s Ian Thorpe. But when Michael Phelps entered the fray, too, th...

Throwback Thursday: Misty Hyman and Her Epic Olympic Upset (Video) Twenty-four years later, we take a look at Misty Hyman's epic upset of Susie O'Neill in the final of the 200-meter butterfly at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Rare are the Olympic events that are considered locks. While favorites ...

Ahead of Paris Games, 'The Watermen' is Perfect to Trigger Olympic Excitement; Tells Story of American Star Charles Daniels (Read Excerpt) With the Olympic Games slated to begin in two weeks in Paris, it's the perfect time to revisit some of the history of the biggest sporting spectacle in the world...

The Night Duncan Armstrong Became the Dragon Slayer and Laurie Lawrence Embodied a Caged Animal Ranked 46th in the world in the 200 freestyle entering the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Australia’s Duncan Armstrong was an afterthought in medal discussions. When the championship final was over, however...

When the Olympic Games Last Visited Paris; A 100-Year Flashback When the Olympic Games return to Paris this summer, it will mark a century since the French capital last served as host of the biggest sporting event on the planet. In 1924, Paris welcomed the finest athletes in the world, including an ...

Ryan Murphy Stalking History - and Legends - At Olympic Games in Paris The names of Roland Matthes and Aaron Peirsol are synonymous with backstroke greatness. While Matthes flourished for East Germany from the late 1960s into the 1970s, Peirsol carried the backstroke banner for the United States dur...

Great Races: Allison Schmitt and Her Tour De Force in 200 Freestyle At London Games Sometimes, great races are defined by down-to-wire finishes, where miniscule differences in time can separate a championship celebration from disappointment. In the case of our latest installment of the Swimming Worl...

The Olympic Showdown Of Matt Biondi and Tom Jager in Inaugural 50 Freestyle There is something special about being identified as the fastest person on the planet in a specific endeavor. Usain Bolt, the Jamaican track legend, holds the distinction on land. In the water, the honor currently belongs to...

Unfiltered Waters Podcast: Olympic Trials Interviews Were a Hit; Lindsey Vonn Visits for an Episode It wasn't unusual seeing Missy Franklin and Katie Hoff at an edition of the United States Olympic Trials. Over the years, they've been headliners at Trials, using the competition as a springboard to O...

Athletes Only Podcast: A Stroke Analysis of Olympic Champion Caeleb Dressel At the recent United States Olympic Trials, former Cal Bear Kyle Millis was at Lucas Oil Stadium gathering content for his YouTube Channel and the Athletes Only Podcast. Swimming World and Kyle have agreed to a partnership t...

Will Caeleb Dressel Go a Best Time Again: 'I'm Doing Everything I Can. Some Things Are Out of My Control' Caeleb Dressel arrived at the United States Olympic Trials as somewhat of a question mark. While the seven-time Olympic champion showed signs of progress during his tuneup competitions on the ro...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Gretchen Walsh Storms to Personal Best in 50 Freestyle Semifinals; Torri Huske Lurking Will Torri Huske add a third individual event for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris? Can Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil – already tabbed for relay action – lock themselves into solo duty? ...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Despite Painful Finishes, Jack Aikins Proved World-Class Status in Backstroke Events It happens every quadrennial: Someone becomes the poster child for the pain the United States Olympic Trials can inflict. At this edition of Trials, that role has unfortunately belonged to Jack ...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Carson Foster Rallies for Victory in 200 IM; Shaine Casas Realizes Olympic Dream One guy was already bound for the Olympic Games. The other was down to his last chance. Together, Carson Foster and Shaine Casas will represent the United States in the 200-meter individual medley n...

French Trials, Day 6 Finals: Maxime Grousset & Leon Marchand Cap Trials With Latest Victories, 30 Nominated For Selection The program for Maxime Grousset at a home Olympics will be packed, as the Frenchman added a third event on the last day of the French Trials. Already qualified for the Paris Game...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Chris Guiliano Seeking to Join a Legend in Elite Company As the United States Olympic Trials neared, Chris Guiliano was viewed as a leading contender to secure a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris. Guiliano, though, has vastly exceeded expectations in Indianapolis – and is now...