Swimming World’s Top Swimming Photos of 2021

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Swimming World’s Top Swimming Photos of 2021
The 2021 year brought a return of elite swimming competitions around the world, including the Tokyo Olympics, Olympic Trials, NCAA Championships, European Short Course Championships and the FINA Short Course World Championships, among others.
The return was a refreshing reboot to the sport, which suffered a year of no major competitions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The result was an exciting Olympics, albeit without spectators. The same went for the NCAA Championships. But the energy and emotion were shown in the pool by the athletes and coaches.
Photos captured many of these unforgettable moments and will help the moments live on. Here are some of the top photos of 2021:


Ahmed Hafnaoui; Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher — USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Mike Comer/NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The U.S.’s Paige Hauschild winds up a shot against China’s Xiaohan Mei Monday; Photo Courtesy: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

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Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Evgeniia Chikunova, Maria Temnikova: Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia

Photo Courtesy: Florida Keys Media

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Kieran Smith. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Gregorio Paltrinieri & Florian Wellbrock, Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia/Giorgio Scala

Kayla Sanchez; Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis/ISL

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Tom Dean; Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Erica Sullivan, left, and Katie Ledecky; Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

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Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports

Photo Courtesy: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Networ

Photo Courtesy: Ashleigh Shay

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Perottino / Deepbluemedi

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Photo Courtesy: Robert Hanashiro

Alberto Razzetti: Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia

Photo Courtesy: Robert Hanashiro

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher

Anastasia Kirpichnikova: Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars/USA Today Sports

Gregorio Paltrinieri: Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia/Giorgio Scala

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Robert Hanashiro/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Mike Comer/NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Photo Courtesy: Mike Comer/NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

U.S. player Maggie Steffens, right, had to exit Monday’s game with China after being bloodied up; Photo Courtesy: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Photo Courtesy: Robert Hanashiro/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick


Photo Courtesy: Scott Grant

Tatjana Schoenmaker; Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick


Olivia Smoliga, Jay Litherland, and Natalie Hinds at 2021 Golden Goggles
Photo Courtesy: Ashleigh Shay

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto


Hwang Sun-Woo at the 2021 FINA Short-Course World Championships; Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports

Aqua Centurions’ Holly Barratt; Photo Courtesy: Mine Kasapoglu/ISL

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Kareem Elgazzar

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Robert Hanashiro/USA Today Sports

Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
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