Read more1American Women’s Swimming Depth Ratchets Up Pressure With Olympic Trials Approaching17 April 2024American Women’s Swimming Depth Ratchets Up Pressure With Olympic Trials Approaching The meet that all elite American swimmers have been anticipating for almost three years is now less than two months away. The stakes of that competition, set to be held in the largest venue ever to host a swim meet,...
Read moreLooking for New Job? Check out SW's Job Board!15 April 2024Announcing the launch of Swimming World's brand new Job Board! Here you'll find positions for head coaches, summer camp instructors and counselors, lifeguarding, administration, and more! Do you have an open position in aquatics? If your organization has an open position related to swimming, diving,...
Read moreSurging Torri Huske Shakes Up Indy and Paris Status Quo15 April 2024Surging Torri Huske Shakes Up Indy and Paris Status Quo The 2023 World Championships did not go as planned for Torri Huske. Individually, she swam only the 50 and 100 butterfly, and she fell to bronze in the 100-meter race after swimming almost one second off her American record. After racing on fou...
Read more3Katie Grimes Swims World's Fastest 400 IM Among Four Wins at Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions14 April 2024Katie Grimes Swims World's Fastest 400 IM Among Four Wins at Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions While most top American swimmers travelled to San Antonio this weekend for the final stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series, a handful of west-coast-based Olympic contenders swam in Mission Viejo, Calif., at th...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio Day 4 Prelims: Katharine Berkoff Sets up Backstroke Showdown With Regan Smith13 April 2024The TYR Pro Swim Series stop in San Antonio continued with the Day 4 prelims on Saturday morning. The events of the day are the women’s and men’s 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 50 free before moving to the slowest timed final heats of the women's 800 free and men's 1500 free. This meet...
Read moreTYR Pro Series San Antonio, Day Three Finals (Men’s Events): Caeleb Dressel, Hubert Kos Tie For 100 Butterfly Win12 April 2024TYR Pro Series San Antonio, Day Three Finals (Men’s Events): Caeleb Dressel, Hubert Kos Tie For 100 Butterfly Win Two of the world's most prominent men's swimmers were scheduled to swim in their signature events Friday evening at the TYR Pro Swim Series in San Antonio, Texas. Fresh off another recor...
Read moreTYR Pro Series San Antonio, Day Three Finals (Women’s Events): Torri Huske Just Misses American Record in 100 Butterfly12 April 2024TYR Pro Series San Antonio, Day Three Finals (Women’s Events): Torri Huske Just Misses American Record in 100 Butterfly A collection of top American and international swimmers are racing in San Antonio this week at the final stop of this year's TYR Pro Swim Series as they zero-in on upcoming Olympic...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio Day 3 Prelims: Katie Ledecky Sharp Again in 200 Free; Gretchen Walsh, Leon Marchand Top Seeds12 April 2024The TYR Pro Swim Series stop in San Antonio continued with the Day 3 prelims on Friday morning. The events of the day are the women's and men's 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 400 IM and 100 butterfly. This meet is full of star power as swimmers prepare for the Olympic Trials in the U.S. or the Paris...
Read moreTYR Pro Series San Antonio, Day Two Finals (Women's Events): Katie Ledecky Swims 2024's Second-Fastest Time in 400 Freestyle11 April 2024TYR Pro Series San Antonio, Day Two Finals (Women's Events): Katie Ledecky Swims 2024's Second-Fastest Time in 400 Freestyle A strong field has assembled this weekend in San Antonio for the final TYR Pro Swim Series meet before the 2024 Olympic Trials, with many top Americans and foreign swimmers in...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio Day 2 Prelims: Katie Ledecky Closing in on Sub-4 400 Free11 April 2024The TYR Pro Swim Series stop in San Antonio continued with the Day 2 prelims on Thursday morning. The events of the day are the women's and men's 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle. This meet is full of star power as swimmers prepare for the Olympic Trials in the U.S. o...
Read moreAnna Peplowski Riding Momentum From Worlds and NCAAs, Targeting 200 Free at Trials10 April 2024Anna Peplowski Riding Momentum From Worlds and NCAAs, Targeting 200 Free at Trials The chance at earning a World Championships spot appeared to vanish when Anna Peplowski finished seventh in the 200 freestyle at last summer’s U.S. Nationals. Six swimmers typically receive the nod to join the America...
Read moreLuka Mijatovic Lowers Own NAG Records in 500 Free, 400 IM09 April 2024Luka Mijatovic Lowers Own NAG Records in 500 Free, 400 IM At almost every meet in which Luka Mijatovic competes, he breaks at least one National Age Group record, with the 14-year-old Californian owning nine such marks in his age group as he approaches his 15th birthday. Mijatovic's collection of re...
Read moreUSA Swimming Foundation Awards $780,000 in Learn-to-Swim Grant for Swim Lesson Providers09 April 2024 The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, today announced its initial round of 2024 Learn-to-Swim Grant program funding. It awarded $780,000 to 162 swim lesson providers nationwide, vetting more than 400 applications through a competitive annual review process. These fu...
Read moreOlympic Medalist Brendan Hansen Inducted to Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame06 April 2024Olympic Medalist Brendan Hansen Inducted to Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Olympic medalist Brendan Hansen was announced this week as a member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. Hansen, who grew up in Haverford and is a product of Suburban Swim Club, compiled a distinguished ...
Read moreYMCA Nationals: Anna Moesch Shines Again; Emily Thompson, Garrett Gould Earn Third Titles05 April 2024YMCA Nationals: Anna Moesch Shines Again; Emily Thompson, Garrett Gould Earn Third Titles One day after moving the YMCA National record in the 200 freestyle into 1:43 territory, Greater Somerset County's Anna Moesch continued to shine with another record-breaking performance in the 50 free at YMCA N...
Read more1Basketball Star Caitlin Clark Shows Off Michael Phelps Screensaver05 April 2024Basketball Star Caitlin Clark Shows Off Michael Phelps Screensaver During his remarkable international swimming career which spanned a decade-and-a-half, Michael Phelps established as the winningest Olympian ever with 23 gold medals and 28 total medals, but his influence spread far outside of swimmi...
Read moreLeon Marchand, Gretchen Walsh, NCAA Stars Return to Long Course at TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio (Psych Sheet)05 April 2024Leon Marchand, Gretchen Walsh, NCAA Stars Return to Long Course at TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio (Psych Sheet) Many of the top collegiate swimmers who excelled at the women's and men's NCAA Championships last month will begin their Olympic racing season in earnest with top-level long course compet...
Read moreYMCA Nationals: Anna Moesch Swims Y-National Record in 200 Freestyle at 1:43.3504 April 2024YMCA Nationals: Anna Moesch Swims Y-National Record in 200 Freestyle at 1:43.35 The top swimmer in YMCA swimming kicked off her final short course national meet with two swift relay splits plus a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly. In Thursday's action, Greater Somerset County's Anna Moesch shi...
Read moreYMCA Nationals: Virginia Recruit Anna Moesch Shines on Relays to Open Meet; Emily Thompson Shines in 100 Fly03 April 2024YMCA Nationals: Anna Moesch Shines on Relays to Open Meet Top swimmers representing YMCA teams across the country are racing this week in Greensboro, N.C., at YMCA Nationals, and one of the top 18-and-under sprinters in the country has already made an impact at the meet despite not winning any indiv...
Read moreMissy Franklin Bringing Awareness to Kidney Disease Detection for National Kidney Month31 March 2024When Missy Franklin found out her father needed a kidney transplant, it opened up a scary world of uncertainty as her family had to figure out the next steps - and wait. It took nearly three years for Richard Franklin to get a transplant, one that would ultimately come from Olympics swimmer Crissy P...