Taylor Byers - (Author)

An Open Letter to Summer League Swimming With the summer league season arriving in many parts of the country, we rerun this commentary from the Swimming World archive that provides tremendous perspective on the meaning of the summer campaign. By Molly Griswold The palms of your hands grip your elbow...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured the dominance of Australian swimming. The Week That Was #1: Mollie O’Callaghan Named Australia’s Olympic Program Swimmer Of The Year At Glittering Awards Ceremony in Sydney [caption id="attachment_494174" align="aligncenter" width="...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured news from the Duel in The Pool meet and top swimmer in the world, David Popovici. The Week That Was #1: A Scientific Analysis Of The Improvement Of David Popovici; How The Teen Set the 100 Freestyle World Record [caption id="attachm...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured top swims from the Commonwealth Games, U.S. Nationals and U.S. Masters. The Week That Was #1: Commonwealth Games: Canadian Joshua Liendo Breaks Through With Gold in 100 Butterfly [caption id="attachment_479419" align="aligncenter" w...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured NCAA, U.S. Nationals and Commonwealth Games news. The Week That Was #1: NCAA Woman of the Year: Brooke Forde, Emma Nordin Lead Swimming Finalists; Ivy League Does Not Nominate Lia Thomas [caption id="attachment_500178" align="alignc...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured ESPY winners, Paris and Los Angeles Olympics news...and more! The Week That Was #1: Katie Ledecky Wins ESPY Award for Best Athlete in Female Sports; Caeleb Dressel Also Wins ESPY [caption id="attachment_506966" align="aligncenter" w...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured 2023 USA Swimming schedule, plus this week's swimming criticism and controversy.  The Week That Was #1: USA Swimming Announces 2023 Schedule, With Pro Swim Series Stop at New ISHOF Pool [caption id="attachment_503027" align="alignce...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured powerhouse performances and teams, plus a tribute to summer league swimming. The Week That Was #1: Backstroke Finish Rule Needs Change After Justin Ress DQ Ordeal [caption id="attachment_507753" align="aligncenter" width="436"] Phot...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured auctioning off Lochte's Olympic medals, reflecting on World Championship performances, announcing the CSCAA Names Scholar All-American Teams and more. The Week That Was #1: Six Ryan Lochte Olympic Medals Hit Auction Block [caption i...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured both shocking and triumphant performances from the world's best swimmers at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Week That Was #1: Caeleb Dressel Ends World Championship Stint Early By David Rieder [caption id="att...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured top performances at the 2022 World Championships from Katie Ledecky, Team USA and Team Australia standouts, plus shocking scratches and more. The Week That Was #1: Katie Ledecky Pulls Away From Summer McIntosh to Retake 400 Free Wor...

2021 Golden Goggles Award Winners and Nominees The 2021 Golden Goggle Awards showcased many of the “golden” accomplishments of the past year- both in and out of the pool. Some of the most elite Team USA athletes were honored by USA Swimming for their achievements, with an emphasis on their performan...

25 Signs of A Swimmer - Without Saying So! Swimming World told followers on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok platforms to reveal statements that allude to the fact that they were swimmers without actually saying it. Here are some of the best responses of the "tell-tale" signs of a swimmer: https://www...

The 53rd annual ASCA World Clinic celebrated the efforts of swim coaches around the world in Orlando, FL this month. Many of those coaches were honored at the Hall of Fame & Awards Banquet, introduced by Jennifer LaMont. LaMont was named ASCA CEO this spring and is the first female to lead ASCA in i...

Charlie Kennedy was recently inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Hall of Fame. Kennedy was recognized among other coaching greats Cyndi Gallagher and Ray Looze. This year, the annual ASCA World Clinic was held in Orlando, Florida. For over thirty-five years, Charlie Kenned...

Coaching phenomenon Ray Looze was recently inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was part of the annual ASCA World Clinic held this year in Orlando, Florida. Looze is most known for his role as head coach of Indiana University in Bloomington, In...

Cyndi Gallagher was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame at the 2021 ASCA World Clinic last Thursday. This year, the annual clinic was hosted in Orlando, Florida from September 15th-18th, 2021. After being with the UCLA Bruins Women's Swim Team for thirty-one seasons,...

On the day in which Robert Griswold captured the gold medal in the S8 100-meter backstroke at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, we resend this piece by his sister, Molly Griswold. The article is a wonderful look and tribute to being the sibling of a Paralympian. By Molly Griswold Daily annoyances, insi...

During the 2021 USA Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, each athlete signed a drum to signify becoming an official member of the Tokyo Olympic Team. While watching this monumental moment, some may have just considered this a right of passage. But Swimming World was curious to investigate:  H...

Phoenix Swim Club (PSC) is searching for a Head Coach who will build upon the team’s storied history and winning culture as they lead all our swimmers to becoming happy, healthy, and hard-working in the pursuit of personal excellence in and out of the water. The mission of PSC is to provide opportun...