Swimming World Magazine Parting Shots in Review – 2017
It was another incredible year of photography for Swimming World Magazine Parting Shots in 2017. We feature some of the best as our Parting Shots of each issue of our
Swimming Community Memoriam: 2017 People to Remember
The aquatic community lost many talented and wonderful people in 2017. Here is a swimming community memoriam with links and photos to obituaries posted this year. January 1952 Olympic bronze medalist
Splashbacks: Gretchen Walsh, Zane Grothe Post New Records in Nov-Dec 2017
It’s been another amazing year of aquatics competition, including an exciting trip to Budapest for the World Championships, and Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. During
Male World Record Performance of the Year: Adam Peaty’s 50 Breast
Adam Peaty became the first man under 26 in the men’s 50 breast in the semi-finals of that event at the FINA World Championships, posting a time of 25.95, and
Female World Record Performance of the Year: Lilly King’s 100 Breast
Lilly King is the winner of Swimming World’s Female World Record Performance of the Year after she posted an all-time best time of 1:04.13 in the women’s 100 breast at the World Championships.
Splashbacks: Time Standards, Passages, & Survivor Among Top Stories in Sep-Oct 2017
It’s been another amazing year of aquatics competition, including an exciting trip to Budapest for the World Championships, and Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. During
Male NCAA Performance of the Year: Caeleb Dressel’s 100 Free
Swimming World’s Male NCAA Performance of the Year goes to Caeleb Dressel for his dominant 100 free at the men’s NCAA championships this March, when he swam a time of 40.00 to
Kevin Ankrom Takes Over As USA Diving High Performance Director
USA Diving announced today that Kevin Ankrom has been named the national governing body’s High Performance Director. Ankrom comes to USA Diving with extensive experience as a coach and as
Female NCAA Performance of the Year: Katie Ledecky’s 500 Free
Swimming World’s Female NCAA Performance of the Year goes to Katie Ledecky for her record-breaking 500 free at this year’s NCAA championships. She posted a time of 4:24.06 to crush her previous American
Swimming World’s Top Five Water Polo Events for 2017
By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor On the cusp of a new year, Swimming World looks to put 2017 in the past, and what better way than with a list