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6 Simple Ways for Swimmers to Improve That Don't Require Any Talent As swimmers, we are always finding ways to improve not only as athletes, but as people, too. Changing your habits or focusing on the areas that you are weak in are both fundamental ways to improve. Change can go a long way because y...

Olympic Relay Analysis: Dressel's Return Plus Young Sprint Stars Make American Men 400 Free Relay Favorites The United States has a complicated recent history with the men's 400 freestyle relay. The Americans had never lost the event in the Olympics before the start of the 21st century, but in four ...

Olympic Relay Analysis: Australian Women Favored For Fourth Straight 400 Free Relay Gold The last time Australia was not victorious in the women's 400 freestyle relay at a major international competition was 2017, when the United States won a tight World Championships final at a meet when Cate Campb...

Olympic Relay Analysis: Great Britain Favored in Men's 800 Free, Americans in Pursuit The United States had never missed an Olympic relay podium until 2021, when the men's 800 freestyle relay group faded out of contention and ended up fourth. But since then, a young group of 200 freestylers have bui...

Olympic Relay Analysis: U.S. Women Facing Huge Deficit in 800 Freestyle Relay At last year's World Championships, the United States women took the lead over Australia with one leg remaining in the 800 freestyle relay. But the standings at that point were a mirage: the Americans had put all of their ...

United States Finishes Trials With Huge Medal Chances; How Much Will Be Gold? The United States is looking for retribution. After falling to Australia in the gold-medal count at last year’s World Championships, the Americans have set the target of catching up at the meet which matters most, the Olym...

Caitlin Clark made an appearance at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Olympic Swimming Team Trials on Tuesday sending the fans in attendance into a Hoosier Hysteria. Clark, one of the biggest names in sports, was at the Trials in conjunction with the theme of the night -celebrating women in sports. In an Ol...

Kelsi Dahlia captured the swimming world’s hearts in 2016 when she qualified for her first Olympic team in 2016 in the 100 butterfly. Who can forget the moment that was captured of the Worrell family embracing her after her victory in the 100-meter butterfly in Omaha. On the flip side, who can forge...

8 Dead Giveaways of a Swimmer; Some Looks Cannot Be Avoided! Whether you always throw your hair up in a messy bun after practice, or you radiate the smell of chlorine, all swimmers have distinct qualities, making it pretty clear what sport they do. Read below to see eight features that scream ‘swimm...

Record-Breakers Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O'Callaghan Pointing Australia Toward Olympic Domination For 14 years, the world record in the women's 200 freestyle remained just beyond the reach of the world's best in the event. Federica Pellegrini swam the time of 1:52.98 at the 2009 World Championships...

What the Olympic Swimming Trials Mean to the State of Indiana In the State of Indiana, sports are a sacred pastime.  From high school boys basketball, dubbed “Hoosier Hysteria,” to the backing of the Indianapolis Colts - regardless of record - Indiana residents rally around their sports teams, and s...

Olympic Trials Will Be Swimming's Premier Showcase For swimmers, coaches and any family or friends in the building supporting those with bona fide Olympic hopes, the nine days of racing at the U.S. Olympic Trials will be emotional and stressful. Athletic careers will come down to one race, sometimes...

Can Sam Williamson Lead Australian Men to Medley Relay Podium? Before last July, Australia had not captured a medal in the men's 400 medley relay at either an Olympics or World Championships in seven years. It looked like that drought would continue when the Aussies were in fifth place at the halfwa...

Expect the Unexpected: How to Adapt as a Swimmer (Examples Included) Swimming is a sport that is filled with many highs, lows, laughs, tears, friendships, frustrations and, of course, unexpected outcomes. As athletes, we have to learn how to adapt in any given moment no matter the situation. Whether...

Welcome Back, Kristof Milak: Hungarian Star Reemerges at Mare Nostrum Less than a year ago, Kristof Milak had hit "rock-bottom." He withdrew from the World Championships, citing his mental health, and he was out of training for an extended period. Milak promised to return, but his continued absence ...

4 Reasons Why Swimming in College is the Best Decision You'll Ever Make By Andy Ross To swim or not to swim? That is a question asked by many high school students. Envisioning a life of swimming for another four years can be intimidating. But as a former student-athlete myself, I can assure you that...

David Popovici Sends Message: Don't Forget About Romanian Teenage Dynamo in Paris Just over 10 months ago, David Popovici arrived at his second World Championships still riding the momentum of a historic summer in 2022. He had captured world titles in the 100 and 200 freestyle before lowering a 13-y...

A Swimming Dictionary: 50 of the Most Common Swimming Terms and What They Mean Many sports use different terminology that only athletes who participate in the sport understand. Swimming is one of those sports that uses lingo that only swimmers might comprehend. When swimmers explain to their parents...

American Women Need Elite 200 Freestyle Times to Contend For Relay Gold Over the weekend at the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, Calif., three women in Bob Bowman’s professional training group clocked times in the 1:57-low range in the 200 freestyle. Claire Weinstein, the teenager who upset Katie L...

Cross Training Options to Remain Fit in the Water (Video) Staring at the black line on the bottom of the pool can become a challenge for both competitive and recreational swimmers. Fortunately for those who enjoy the water, but might want a change of pace, there are several cross-training options th...