Women’s Relay of the Year: China Scores Stunning Gold in 800 Freestyle Relay Going into the Olympics, Australia was heavily favored to secure gold in the women’s 800 freestyle relay,
Swimming World’s Top Five Aquatic Trends of 2021 In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world in the middle of March, and swimming did not escape the wrath of
Passages: Marilee Stepan Wehman, 1952 Olympic Bronze Medalist, 86 Marilee Stepan Wehman, a bronze medalist at the 1952 Olympic Games and supporter of civic causes, died of natural causes on
Swimming World Names China’s Shi Tingmao and Xie Siyi Divers of the Year With 2021 winding down, Swimming World is naming its athletes of the year across a variety of
Penn Parents Express Further Concerns Over Lia Thomas Competing On Women’s Team The controversy surrounding Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been brought to national attention during the past two
FINA Confirms 37 Positive COVID Tests, Including 15 Athletes, at Short Course Worlds At the conclusion of a Short Course World Championships where COVID-19 was a major factor, with numerous
Former Swimmer Bringing Fun into SwimGirl Brand of Caps As a young competitive swimmer, the Mission Viejo Nadadores provided about as good an environment as Amber Theders could’ve wanted. Aesthetically,
Too Many Relays at Short Course Worlds Cheapens Value of Medals Relays are major championships are awesome. National pride and legacies are at stake, and swimmers put all their efforts
Historic Short-Course Worlds Cements Canada’s Place as Swimming Power Canada took 12 swimmers to Abu Dhabi, not filling the plane with enough men to even qualify a relay at the
Does Hard Work Always Pay Off? It Depends On the View By Josie Wise, Swimming World Intern Growing up, most athletes hear the words “hard work pays off” often. However,
