Americas

Passages: Legendary Diving Coach Ron O'Brien Dies at 86; Leaves Unmatched Legacy By Meg Marvin Dr. Ron O’Brien, a legend in the sport of diving, has died at the age of 86. As a coach, no one can compare to the resume O’Brien created in the sport of diving. He was an eight-time USA Olympic diving coa...

USA Swimming has announced information and some changes to the selection processes for upcoming National and Junior National Teams. The sport's governing body in the U.S. sent a letter to National Team and Junior National Team coaches and athletes detailing how teams will be selected for future inte...

Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan announced an addition coming to the Hogan family. Sandeno and her husband Peter Hogan announced that they are expecting a baby boy. "Baby Boy Hogan coming this Spring 💙🙏🏼," Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan wrote on social media. View this post on Instagram ...

Olympic legend Michael Phelps has long been a golf enthusiast - and is quite good on the links. Soon, he will test his skills in a celebrity tournament called "The Match: Superstars," a TNT program. "The Match is LOADED with star power 🔥 Catch me on The Match: Superstars Nov. 21 and 22 on TNT! @tnt...

Beata Nelson Has Been an Underappreciated Star Caught Up in Selection Net Beata Nelson has made herself known on the U.S. National Team for the better part of the last eight years. An accomplished short-course swimmer, the Wisconsin Badger has an impressive pedigree in the all-time rankings of her s...

Swimming Canada Adds Three to Board of Directors; Sue Owen Becomes President Swimming Canada has added three members to its board of directors, announced on Wednesday after their elections in September. The organization will also have a new president, with Sue Owen stepping into the role. Newly elec...

Lily DeSpain and her Journey to NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee: From Navy to Army, China to Arkansas, Student to Doctor Lily DeSpain's life journey has taken her all over the world. From Arkansas to California to Beijing to Missouri and back, DeSpain has been around the pool as well as around the wo...

USA Swimming today announced the complete list of 2023-24 Scholastic All-America recipients. The list consists of 1,790 athletes in grades 9-12 who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and met any of the competition criteria* during the qualifying period of September 1, 2023 – August 3...

Keaton Jones Visits Social Kick Podcast to Discuss Future, Including Ice Swimming Plans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly3Lc9zMPH0 To say the American tradition in the backstroke events is rich would be an understatement, given the United States' accomplishments in the 100 backstroke and 200 backst...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, has announced the election of Caitlin Leverenz Smith and the re-election of Katie Meili to its Board of Directors. The organization’s eligible athlete members elected these Directors to four-year terms to not o...

The Week in Review: Michael Andrew Jumpstarts Training with Coach Herbie Behm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6N6T_FfP1A&feature=youtu.be One week after the World Cup wrapped up in Asia, there was still plenty of action over the past week, including the start of Michael Andrew training with coach H...

A Look at the High School National Swim Records As Scholastic Season Picks up Pace The high school season is already in full force, with Florida holding the first of its championship competitions over the weekend. At the Class 4A level, rising star Rylee Erisman set a public-school record in the 50-...

Advice to My Younger Swimmer Self: Summer Finke Reflects on Her Career in the Pool And suddenly it was over. Twenty-two years of competitive swimming came to an end within a split second on a random Saturday in March. My hand touched the wall for the last time and my competitive swimming journey end...

Friday FunDay: 5 Unique Swimming Relays to Make Practice Fun Are you tired of the endless back and forth of swimming during practice? Craving the thrill of competition that's more about teamwork than swimming the fastest time? Luckily, you can dive into the exciting world of fun swimming relays! For...

Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky Featured in Popular Youth Book Series One of the more-popular book collections at the elementary-school level and for early middle-school students is the "Who Is, Who Was" series, published by Penguin Random House and known for its caricature covers. The series featu...

Olympian Chris Guiliano To Swim at Texas in Wake of Notre Dame Team Suspension After a couple months of sitting in the NCAA transfer portal, Chris Guiliano has found a new team. The Olympian and former Notre Dame swimmer has committed to Texas. Guiliano starred for the Fighting Irish in one of their...

Swimming Canada Announces Ahmed El-Awadi Will Step Down The Swimming Canada Board of Directors, following consultation and agreement with Ahmed El-Awadi, made the announcement to staff and key partners earlier today that he will be pursuing other opportunities and spending more time with family. El-...

Michael Andrew Begins Training at Arizona State University A disappointing performance at the U.S. Olympic Trials denied Michael Andrew a spot on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team, with Andrew falling to eighth in the 100 breaststroke, an event in which he holds the American record, and fifth in the 50 fre...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) announced a stellar line up of speakers as well as some unique networking opportunities for the Pacific Coaches Clinic at the Napa Valley Marriot, Jan. 3-5, 2025. This year’s clinic boasts three Olympic coaches: Stanford Head Women’s Coach Greg Meehan...

Could Bob Bowman and University of Texas Propel U.S. Men in Future Years? The highlight of an Olympic swimming competition where very little went right for the U.S. men came on the final day, when Bobby Finke won gold in the men’s 1500 freestyle in world-record time. Finke helped the team avoid bein...