Is The U.S. Ready for Budapest?
By Jason Tillotson, Swimming World College Intern. It’s no secret that the U.S. has, for the past decade and a half, been the most dominant nation at each year’s international
Colgate Assistant Justin Jennings Passes Away
Justin Jennings, the Assistant Coach at Colgate University, passed away this week. The Colgate swim team shared the news with a post on their Twitter account on June 17. Jennings had
The Heart of a Team Physician
By Samantha Dammann, Swimming World College Intern. Dr. Jim Lynch is an active duty Army Physician who acted as the Team Physician for USA Swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
$10 of All 1 Year Digital Subscriptions Donated to Save Wright State Fund
Swimming World is proud to support the Wright State swimming and diving teams by offering a one-year digital access subscription for $39.95, with $10 of every subscription purchased being donated
USA Swimming Productions Launches With Support of Playmaker Media
NBC Sports Group and USA Swimming will broaden their partnership with the announcement that NBC Sports’ Playmaker Media will power the launch of USA Swimming Productions. Playmaker Media, owned by
FINA Presidential Candidate Paolo Barelli Continues to Stir the Pot – Updated With Clarification
Paolo Barelli, the lone challenger to longtime FINA President Julio Maglione for this summer’s elections, has continued to call out officials within FINA for abuses of power, according to a report from InsideTheGames.
FINA Men’s Water Polo World League Super Final to Kick-Off in Russia
Eight of the world’s best teams, Australia, Croatia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia and USA will be competing in a round-robin format tournament in Ruza, Russia, from June 20-25 at
15-Year-Old Mitali Khanzode Completes Swim Between Italy and Sicily
Water World Swim, the world leader in open water swimming, today announced Mitali Khanzode, a 15-year-old girl native to Sunnyvale, Calif., has successfully completed the swim of the Messina Strait.
The Week That Was: Near Miss Of World Records To Close Out Mare Nostrum
The Mare Nostrum tour completed this week, with the final two stops in Barcelona and Canet providing more than one near miss of a world record from Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom and
How Many World Records Are Due to Go Down in Budapest?
By Andy Ross, Swimming World contributor. We have about five more weeks until the World Championships go off in Budapest. The so-called “encore Olympics” are usually hit or miss when