Set Of The Week: Aerobic Stroke Endurance
Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is an aerobic IM and middle distance stroke set that focuses on pacing non-freestyle strokes. Take a look at
Swimming World’s Female Performance of the Year: Katie Ledecky’s 400 and 800 Free
Katie Ledecky was the unanimous choice for Female World Swimmer of the Year, and she wins top female performance of the year as well. For sure, Ledecky’s gold medal-winning effort
Splashbacks: Joe Bernal, Charlie Keating IV Among Top Names of May-June 2016
It’s been another amazing year of aquatics competition, including the long-awaited Rio Olympics, and Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. During the next few days, we’ll
Russian Officials Admit to Doping Athletes
After months of denying any form of sponsored doping occurring, Russian officials are no longer denying the Olympic doping operation. The doping operation is considered to be one of the
Best of Swimming World Video Interviews 2016: Shirley Babashoff
Earlier this year Shirley Babashoff sat down with Swimming World’s publisher Brent Rutemiller for an exclusive interview about the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the East German women swimmers. Watch the full interview here: Rutemiller touched
Swimming World’s International Swim Coach of the Year: Carl Jenner, Coach of Sarah Sjostrom
Almost nine years ago, Carl Jenner sent a talented 14-year-old swimmer to her first European Championships in Eindhoven. It was at that meet that Sarah Sjostrom kicked off her fruitful international career with—what else—a
Fueling to Perform
By Ailish Dougherty, Swimming World College Intern. Knowledge about nutrition is vital for young swimmers. Before college, my nutrition knowledge was limited to the idea that swimmers could eat whatever
Splashbacks: Cameron McEvoy, Yulia Efimova Top Names of March-April 2016
It’s been another amazing year of aquatics competition, including the long-awaited Rio Olympics, and Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. During the next few days, we’ll
Are Junior Nationals Producing Faster Times Than Senior Nationals?
By Jason Tillotson, Swimming World College Intern The month of December plays host to several of the nation’s fastest meets. During the last month of the year we saw the
Swimming World’s Newcomer of the Year: Penny Oleksiak
Penny Oleksiak did not participate at the 2015 World Championships. Just 15 years old at the time, her big meet for that summer came a month later, at the Junior