Almost 16 years after becoming International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President, Sir Philip Craven will step down from his role on Friday (8 September) after transforming the Paralympic Movement beyond all recognition. First
Special Sets: Training for Excellence in the Individual Medley This is the first of a two-part series on training for the individual medley, which requires time, sacrifice, incredible endurance and
Korean swimming stars Park Tae Hwan and An Se-hyeon were named honorary ambassadors for the 2019 FINA World Championships on Wednesday. The Championships will be held July 12-28, 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea. The
This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Wednesday, September 6, 2017, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Do you support the
The 2017 – 2021 FINA Athletes Committee (FINA AC) was recently announced. A number of former members were re-appointed and six (6) new members appointed. The powers and duties of
Two-time Olympian Brooke Bennett is setting out on a new adventure in the sport of swimming: coaching high school. According to USA Today High School Sports, Bennett has accepted and taken
By Dax Lowery, Swimming World contributor Paola Tirados, born in the Canary Islands in 1980, was a member of Spain’s synchronized swimming team at three Olympics Games (2000, 2004, 2008) and won
The Top 30 honorees for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award have been named by the Woman of the Year selection committee. Three swimmers have made the list
Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by Commit Swimming.com! This week’s set is a short secondary pull set with paddles. Take a look at the set below
Johns Hopkins head swim coach Scott Armstrong announced today that Austin Surhoff has joined the Blue Jay coaching staff. Surhoff, a 2014 graduate of Texas, is a two-time NCAA Division I Champion,
