7 Ways to Make Your Training Trip Unforgettable
By McKenna Ehrmantraut, Swimming World College Intern. Deck the halls with swim gear, because training trip is right around the corner for college swimmers. Training trip is one of the
Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review – 2018
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 2018
Casey Chung Makes In-State Verbal to Michigan for Class of 2024
NEW COMMIT: Backstroker Casey Chung has given Michigan a verbal commitment for the fall of 2020. Chung, already a native of Ann Arbor, will join the class of 2024. Chung swims year-round with
The Week That Was: Olympic Champion Missy Franklin Retires From Competitive Swimming
The biggest news from one of the last weeks of 2018 was the retirement of Olympic Champion and world record holder Missy Franklin, who announced she would be leaving the
Wisconsin Earns 2020 Verbal From Local Breaststroker Alex Anagnostopoulos
NEW COMMIT: Madison, Wis. native and high school junior Alex Anagnostopoulos has announced her in-state verbal commitment to Wisconsin and will join the Badgers in the fall of 2020. Anagnostopoulos is a local
USA Swimming Announces Executive Team Appointments and Promotions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming announced today the year-end promotion of several individuals across the organization in its continued effort to enhance internal and external membership and stakeholder services.
Commentary: How to Organize Swimming for Professional Athletes’ Best Future
Commentary on Professional Athletes by John Leonard, ASCA USA Swimming reorganized itself into a “governance board” model in 2018. I believe that is the model of the future for a
Swimming World’s Top Five Men’s Water Polo Events for 2018
By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor As the water polo community looks forward to a new year, Swimming World takes a look back at the top five events in men’s
World Anti-Doping Agency Releases Update on Mission to Extract Data From Moscow Laboratory
Montreal, 21 December 2018 – A five-person World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expert team, led by independent expert Dr. José Antonio (Toni) Pascual, is returning from its mission to Russia to
Overcoming Obstacles: Q&A with Giles Smith
By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. Former Arizona Wildcat, Pan American Games champion (2015:100-meter butterfly) and multiple time champion of the Winter Nationals in the 100-yard butterfly, Giles Smith