Paralympic Swimming: Looking Forward
By Lander Eicholzer, Swimming World College Intern. The Paralympic movement had its biggest year to date in 2016. The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games attracted over two million viewers
Set Of The Week: Working Off Thanksgiving Week
Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is a great post-Thanksgiving week set to get your swimmers back into the swing of training. Take a look
Big Ten Preview: Indiana, Minnesota Meets to Prepare Next Wave
By Dan D’Addona. Swimmers in the Big Ten will be spread around the country this week. Several athletes will be competing at USA Winter Nationals, while the University of Michigan
Swimming World Magazine Announces European Swimmers of the Year
Each year Swimming World Magazine selects the top male and female swimmers from the following regions: Africa, the Pacific Rim, Europe, America, and World. Two days ago Swimming World began announcing the top athletes in
Schools in Victoria, Australia, to Mandate Swimming Education
All schoolchildren in the Australian province of Victoria will be required to swim 50 meters straight and show in-pool survival skills beginning in 2017, according to a report from the Herald
(Video Interview) Nathan Adrian on Fashion, Cold Weather and “Training”
Nathan Adrian performed admirably at his third Olympic Games in Rio, anchoring two American relays to gold medals and picking up two individual bronze medal, in both the 50 free
Boomer Phelps Hits the Pool in Baltimore
Back in Baltimore for the Thanksgiving holiday, Michael Phelps took his son, seven-month-old Boomer Phelps, to Meadowbrook Aquatic and Fitness Center for swim lessons with Cathy Bennett. Bennett taught Phelps how to swim
5 Races to Keep an Eye on at U.S. Winter Nationals
By David Rieder. Sure, the field at this weekend’s U.S. Winter Nationals in Atlanta will be missing a few familiar faces: athletes who have retired or taken a break from
LumaLanes Performance of the Week: Marco Koch’s 200 Breaststroke
While swimmers across the United States took a much earned break for the Thanksgiving holiday, Germany held their 2016 Short Course Championships in Berlin last weekend. That meet served as
2020 Olympic Swimming Venue to Remain in Tokyo; Capacity Cut to 15,000
The organizers of the 2020 Olympic Games announced Tuesday that venues for several sports, including swimming, will remain in their planned Tokyo locations despite looming high costs. In recent months,