4 Crucial Goals to Set for Your Best Season Yet
By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern. For most swimmers, summer has come to an end and school is back in session. This means the swim season has begun or
TritonWear Swimmer of the Month – Rikako Ikee
Each month, Swimming World will partner with TritonWear to bring you our Swimmer of the Month. This month, we feature Rikako Ikee (JPN). Who is Rikako Ikee? Rikako Ikee is an
Udovicic, U.S. Men’s Water Polo Coach, Talks Roster Options, Rule Changes at FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup
By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor BERLIN, Germany. Bringing a young, inexperienced team to a tournament configured to test a variety of new rules for future application turned out to
Performance of the Week: Blake Pieroni Clips World Cup Record in Doha
This week’s Performance of the Week goes to Blake Pieroni for his win and new world cup record in the men’s 100 free this week in Doha! Pieroni won the
Junya Koga Faces 4-Year Ban by FINA For Doping
Olympian Junya Koga of Japan is facing a four-year ban by a FINA doping panel, according to sources from multiple news outlets. Koga was a Rio Olympian and also won
Olympic Medalist Amaury Leveaux Coming Out of Retirement To Chase 50 Free Gold In Tokyo
In a report from multiple news outlets, Olympic medalist Amaury Leveaux announced he is coming out of retirement at the age of 32. Leveaux originally retired in 2013 at the age of
Purdue Scores Verbal Commitment from Erin Verbrugge
NEW COMMIT: Purdue has recently gained a verbal commitment from versatile in-state swimmer Erin Verbrugge. The Westfield native will make the move to West Lafayette in the fall of 2019.
Q&A with Johnnie Means on Diversity & Inclusion
By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. For over 50 years, distinguished swimming coach Johnnie Means has been a vocal activist on the advancement of people of color in the
Max Niggel Hired As New Head Coach At Allegheny
Allegheny College has announced the hiring of Max Niggel as head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach. A highly decorated student-athlete at Edinboro University, Niggel arrives in Meadville after
Ranking the Best NCAA Women’s Swimmers in Division I From 1-25
By Andy Ross. With the 2018-19 school year underway, many teams are getting their toes wet with fall training as we dive into a new season. Last year, the Stanford