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Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Inducts Newest Honorees By:  Ned Denison – IMSHOF Chairperson The annual induction ceremony is the physical highlight of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Thirty honorees (the largest number ever) gathered to induct 11 new honorees and applaud three awa...

Sydney Open, Day 3: Flynn Southam, Ben Armbruster and Hannah Casey Wrap Up Winning Weekend For Bond Paris Olympians Flynn Southam and Ben Armbruster and rising freestyle sprinter Hannah Casey have wrapped up a winning weekend for Bond University Swimming at the 2026 NSW Sydney Open And UniSport Nat....

How Many Super-Suit Marks Remain in the All-Time Top-25s? (Men's Edition) Over the next few months, and particularly late in the summer, the sport's all-time rankings will undergo their latest shakeup. While a handful of performances generally dent the all-time top-25s during the early and later sta...

Sydney Open, Night 2: Will Petric’s Successful Hit And Run Mission With Glasgow In His Sights Nunawading’s prodigal son Will Petric has tonight continued his march towards an Australian 200IM ambush at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a successful hit and run mission to the Sydney Oly....

Cam McEvoy Weighs in On Enhanced Games: No World Record Will Be Recognized A little more than a week before the Enhanced Games unfold during Memorial Day Weekend in Las Vegas, Australian superstar Cam McEvoy weighed in on the competition that allows performance-enhancing substances, along with the u...

Sydney Open, Day One: Rikako Ikee And A Teenage Awesome Foursome Dominate Japan’s Night One Gold Rush Japan’s inspirational triple Olympian Rikako Ikee and four likely teenagers have dominated the opening night of the 2026 Sydney Open and UniSport Nationals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre....

Ahead of Hall of Fame Induction, Laszlo Cseh Can be Remembered for Versatility and Longevity Multiple terms can be used to identify Laszlo Cseh. Multi-time Olympic medalist. World champion. European titlist. Hungarian legend. Each of those options pays tribute to the 40-year-old, whose talent in the...

A Unique Swimming Program: The Glenmark Aquatic Foundation - Mission and Inspiration By Don Heidary - The World Swimming Coaches Association & Orinda Aquatics I was asked to come to India to evaluate the Glenmark Aquatic Foundation program and offer any insights on development, with specific regard ...

POLL: Which Super-Suit Men's World Record Will Last the Longest? (VOTE HERE!) With Cameron McEvoy setting a world record of 20.88 in the 50-meter freestyle earlier this year at the China Open, only three men's world records remain from the super-suit era (2008-09). Each of the still-standing marks w...

Who Will Be the Next Sub-52 Performer in the Women's 100 Freestyle? The Contenders Are Lined Up Only two women have ever cracked the 52-second barrier in the 100-meter freestyle. While Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom first accomplished the feat at the 2017 World Championships, where she clocked a w...

When Marathon Swimming Star George Young Stood Alongside Lou Gehrig and Charles Lindbergh By Ned Denison, IMSHOF In the late 1920s, what would $25,000 buy? The $25,000 figure was the salary of New York Yankees star first baseman Lou Gehrig in 1928. “The Iron Horse” played in 2,130 consecutive games ...

Japanese Young Guns Shin Ohashi and Yumeki Kojima On Show At NSW Sydney Open and Unisport Nationals 2026 NSW SYDNEY OPEN AND UNISPORT NATIONALS EVENT PAGE A 16-strong all-star Japanese Team featuring teenage sensations Shin Ohashi and Yumeki Kojima will headline this weekend’s 2026 NSW Sydney Open ....

The Men's World Records from Newest to Oldest It's been nearly two months since Australian sprint star Cameron McEvoy took down the world record in the 50-meter freestyle. Competing at the China Open, McEvoy clocked 20.88 in the one-lap sprint, an effort that cut .03 off Cesar Cielo's longstanding g...

International Olympic Committee Rescinds Restrictions on Belarus Athletes The International Olympic Committee on Friday said that it no longer recommends sports governing bodies to restrict the participation of athletes from Belarus. The IOC made the announcement from its Executive Board. It had, in...

The Women's World Records from Newest to Oldest Less than a week has elapsed since Gretchen Walsh notched the latest world record of her career. While racing at the Fort Lauderdale Open, Walsh popped a mark of 54.33 in the 100-meter butterfly, an effort that took .27 off her previous standard. The o...

ISHOF Set to Induct Stellar Class; Led by Nathan Adrian, Laszlo Cseh, Ranomi Kromowidjojo ISHOF is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting its 61st Annual Honoree Induction Ceremony back in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is p...

World Record Flashback: When David Wilkie Wowed the World in 200 Breaststroke at 1976 Olympics This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where the United States men won 12 of 13 titles. Only the 200 breaststroke was not won by an American, and Great Britain's David ...

What Can Summer McIntosh Produce in the 200 Freestyle? The Potential is Intriguing We know what Summer McIntosh can do in the 400-meter individual medley. We've seen her talent on full display in the 200 medley. She has dazzled in the 400 freestyle and 200 butterfly, along with the 800 freestyle. Ye...

POLL: What Major Barrier is Likely to Fall First? With Gretchen Walsh clocking a world-record performance of 54.33 in the 100-meter butterfly last weekend at the Fort Lauderdale Open, a sub-54 marker in the event has come into focus. Walsh has taken the 100 butterfly to spectacular heights, and it w...

The 15-Plus Year Undefeated Streak of Katie Ledecky in the 1500 Freestyle In the sports world, anniversaries offer the opportunity to celebrate great achievements through the years. This year, for example, marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where the United States men'...