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
Learning to Dive: Trusting Yourself in Swimming
By Erin Himes, Swimming World College Intern As I hopped in my local pool while on winter break this week, I looked over at the club team practicing with younger
The Year That Was: Recapping The Top Five Stories of 2016
In this special edition of The Week That Was, we take a look back at the five biggest stories to come out of the year 2016. This includes records, controversies
Splashbacks: Caeleb Dressel, Shirley Babashoff Among Top Names of Jan-Feb 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
Swimming World Magazine Covers In Review – 2016
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 2016
Top Swimming Photos From 2016
The staff at Swimming World would like to extend a huge “Thank You!” to all of the photographers who contributed photos to Swimming World Magazine in 2016. Relive some of the highlights
33 Thoughts You Have While Swimming Alone
By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Exams are done, you’re finally home, and you get to spend quality time with family and
4 Ways to Improve Your Freestyle
4 Ways to Improve Your Freestyle By Jacob Riley Freestyle is a complicated stroke because it’s the resting stroke that everybody seems to do differently. Some people look like they’re
3 Big Swimming Trends of 2016
While “Call Me Maybe” did not make a return during the 2016 Olympic cycle, Team USA did get a chance to sing and dance as they jumped on the bandwagon