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Paris Countdown: Olympic Games - as Always - Sure to Offer Intriguing Storylines As the end of nine days of U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis neared for Katie Ledecky, her focus started to shift ever so slightly. The 10-time Olympic medalist had done what she’d aimed to at Lucas Oil Stadium, ...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming, today announced the dates for its domestic competitions for the 2025 calendar year. Some locations are still being finalized and will be announced in the coming months. The event schedule features Open Water Nationals and Junior .....

Paris Mayor Swims in Seine Ahead of Olympic Opening Ceremony as Promised With the condition of the Seine River a major concern heading into the Olympics later this month, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo had promised to swim in the river prior to the games to show the water levels were safe. Hidalgo made go...

Olympic champion and record holder Michael Phelps has been named the No.1 athlete of the past 25 years by ESPN. The sports network released its decision in a video. Phelps became a household name when he won a record eight Olympic gold medals in 2008 in Beijing. In his career, his is a five-time Oly...

Olympic Swimming Top Races, No. 3: Adam Peaty Eyeing 100 Breaststroke Three-Peat Against Qin Haiyang The Olympic swimming competition will begin Saturday, July 27, with the best swimmers in the world competing for medals in 28 individual races and seven relays over nine days of competition. Before t...

Canadian Molly Carlson is Reaching New Heights, On Diving and Online Platforms The first time Molly Carlson watched one of her videos on TikTok go certifiably viral, the content of it surprised her. It wasn’t a well-executed dive. It wasn’t a life milestone or a swimsuit haul that took off. It wasn’...

When South Africa Soared to Olympic Gold in Athens 400 Freestyle Relay In Swimming World's latest Olympic flashback, attention is paid to the 2004 breakthrough triumph of South Africa in the 400 freestyle relay. The victory arrived on August 15, 2004 at the Athens Games. As they walked to the blocks...

Aussie Star Ariarne Titmus is Fitter, Faster and Fired Up For Paris Olympic Assault Ariarne Titmus is fitter, faster and as fired up as ever as Australia’s dual defending Olympic champion puts the finishing touches to her Paris Preparation with the Australian team at their French headquarters in Cha...

Olympic medalist Mitch Larkin has announced his retirement after nearly a quarter century in the sport that included a plethora of international medals. The Australian star made the announcement on social media: "They say all great things must eventually come to an end. As much as I wish this wasn’t...

ASCA Announces Top 10 Age Group Coaches of the Year The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps are pleased to announce the Top 10 age group coaches for 2024. Congratulations to the following outstanding coaches (in alphabetical order): Name Club Joe Finke Saint P...

Long-time Indiana high school swimming coach John VanDriessche has been announced as the next head swimming and diving coach at Penn High School. The move was announced Wednesday by Penn High School Athletic Director Jeff Hart and is pending board approval.   VanDriessche comes to Penn after spendin...

Epic Swim Maui Will Circumnavigate Island While Pushing For Ocean Health, Honoring Duke Kahanamoku Over the next few weeks, 14 open water swimmers from around the world will circumnavigate the island of Maui. The event, entitled Epic Swim Maui, is the first event in the Global Expedition Swim Series...

'Swimming Pretty' A Groundbreaking History of Artistic Swimming is Pivotal Work As the 2024 Paris Olympics reach audiences around the world, there will be plenty of focus on the water. From swimming to diving to open water and water polo, aquatics athletes will be on display. It is also the biggest ...

Olympic Swimming Top Races, No. 4: Katie Ledecky Seeks Historic Four-Peat in 800 Freestyle The Olympic swimming competition will begin Saturday, July 27, with the best swimmers in the world competing for medals in 28 individual races and seven relays over nine days of competition. Before that, Swimm...

Growth Mindset Has Led Max Irving to Water Polo Stardom One wakeup call occasioned another for Max Irving. It was 2017, and Irving’s star was rising fast. He’d gone from a redshirt season at UCLA in 2013 to an All-American. That June brought his first U.S. national team call—in the FINA Intercontine...

40 Years in the Making: The Evolution of Olympic Racing Suits from 1984 to 2024 Over the years, racing suits in the sport of swimming have evolved to continually push the boundaries of speed and efficiency. Initially, suits were simple, functional, and made from materials like Lycra and nylon. These...

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...

5 Reasons Why 'Casual' Masters Swimming is Important Masters swimming is seen by many as a way to continue competing after high school and college. However, most Masters swimmers do not compete in meets. US Masters Swimming estimates that fewer than half of its members compete. Even though these swi...

The Noblesville Swim Club in Indiana and Noblesville High School jointly announced the hiring of Jess Preston as head coach beginning August 1. Preston comes to Noblesville from Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind., and Irish Aquatics. As head coach of the Kingsman girls and boys swim teams since 200...

On His Fifth Try, Dr. Jeremy Bagshaw Will See the Olympics Now Jeremy Bagshaw looked at the video board and wouldn’t let himself believe it at first. For five Olympic cycles, from a 16-year-old prodigy from British Columbia in 2008 to a 32-year-old medical school graduate who’d been to four World Ch...