The Year That Was: Recapping the Top Five Stories of 2017
In this special edition of The Week That Was, we take a look back at the five biggest stories to come out of the year 2017. This includes historic performances,
Splashbacks: Swimming Community Mourns Death of Wen “Ariel” Xu in Jan-Feb 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
Five Inspirational Books to Read During Winter Training
Commentary by Norah Hunt, Swimming World College Intern. While almost everyone loves the holidays, for swimmers there is a certain amount of dread that inevitably manifests itself this time of
Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review – 2017
This past year showered the swimming community with a wealth of excitement as the swimming community celebrated boundaries being broken across several major national and international meets, including the 2017
NYU Lands Commitment From SJAC’s Jake Haines
NEW COMMIT: Jake Haines has given his verbal commitment to swim for New York University beginning in the 2018-2019 season. He’ll be a student at the Stern School of Business. The
Top Swimming Photos from 2017
The staff at Swimming World would like to extend a huge “Thank You!” to all of the photographers who contributed photos to Swimming World Magazine in 2017. Relive some of the highlights
Swedish National Record Holder Victor Johansson Verbals to Southern Cal
Swedish National Record Holder Victor Johansson verbally committed to swim at the University of Southern California on Saturday. Johansson will join the class of 2022 as one of the top international signees
3 Big Swimming Trends of 2017
The swimming trends of 2017 may have been a bit more subdued than in previous years, but excitement was still found in all corners of the sport. An underwater swimming
Sun Yang Honored China Laureus Award for Year’s Best Male Athlete
China’s Sun Yang was named as the best male athlete of 2017 on the China Top Ten Benefitting Laureus Sport for Good award ceremony on Wednesday. This is Sun’s second China Laureus
New Zealand Announces Aquatics Team For 2018 Commonwealth Games
A nineteen-strong aquatics team will represent New Zealand at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, announced today at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre by the New Zealand