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Today marks 13 years since the death of Fran Crippen in an open-water race in Dubai that should have never taken place due to extremely high water temperatures. Swimming World annually runs this story in which Crippen's longtime coach, Dick Shoulberg, fondly remembers his protege. October 23, 2010 c...

4 Reasons Why Swimming in College is the Best Decision You'll Ever Make By Andy Ross To swim or not to swim? That is a question asked by many high school students. Envisioning a life of swimming for another four years can be intimidating. But as a former student-athlete myself, I can assure you that...

Remembering Andy O'Grady - Former UCLA Swimmer That Died in the World Trade Center on 9/11 September 11, 2023 marks the 22nd anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks that occurred in 2001, where nearly 3,000 people died after two planes hit the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. One...

Michael Phelps vs. Erik Vendt (400 Individual Medley; 2002 Nationals) Every now and again, Swimming World will offer flashbacks of some great events from the past, including the showdown when Michael Phelps and Erik Vendt both dipped under the world record in the 400 individual medley at the 2002 Un...

By Andy Ross, Swimming World College Intern There is no swimmer on Earth who has never had nerves before a big meet. And if there is a swimmer who has never gotten nervous, then I want to meet him/her. Nerves are typical at any meet. Championship meets are where the nerves are most prevalent because...

The Ups and Downs of Being a Coach's Kid By Andy Ross (From the Archive) Coach: The person you wish would use the word "recovery" more often. The person you wish you could never see again after a hard practice. The person who you are excited and angry to see at the same time. But what is it like to ...

If Swimming Added New Events to the Olympic Lineup, What Could They Be? The women's 1500 freestyle, men's 800 free and the mixed medley relay made their debuts at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, bringing the total number of events in the pool to 35. Previously, the last time an event was added to t...

As action around the country picks up during the fall season with age-group meets and scholastic competition, 18-and-under swimmers will routinely chase performances that track an improvement arc. Being .01 quicker in an event is a move in the right direction. USA Swimming has released its motivatio...

After some of the nation’s fastest teenagers put on a display at June’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, USA Swimming today announced the names of 43 athletes who will represent the U.S. at the third and fourth legs of the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup. Those competitions will take place October ...

How Annie Lazor & Lilly King Pushed Each Other to be the Best Breaststrokers They Could Be When Annie Lazor and Lilly King stepped onto the blocks at the United States Olympic Trials in the 200 breaststroke, King looked at Lazor and said "I love you. Now let's go do this." When they finished 1-2 at ...

One hundred years ago, a handful of coaches assembled to create the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), the nation’s first intercollegiate coaching association. This year, the CSCAA is proud to launch a year-long celebration of its rich history, showcasing the people who hav...

Jake Mitchell Creating New Tradition of Excellence at Carmel Swim Club With His Olympic Berth Jake Mitchell was six years old when he remembered watching Michael Phelps win eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, igniting his Olympic dream. "I remember watching that with some of my summer...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. With less than two weeks until the start of the Olympic Games, Romania's David Popovici has put the world on notice, blasting the top time in the world in the 100 freestyle at just 16 years of age at the European Juniors. Popovici may have catapulted himself ...

2021 NCAA 200 butterfly NCAA champion Nick Albiero has committed to a fifth year of eligibility for the University of Louisville, he confirmed on Sunday. Albiero was instrumental in Louisville's 200 medley relay NCAA title this year, swimming the butterfly leg for the school's first relay national t...

The final night of the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships concluded Sunday from Rome, Italy with Turkey's Merve Tuncel and Bosnia's 15-year-old Lana Pudar showcasing the future of swimming in Europe with their stellar swims in the Italian capital. Results Live Stream Both Tuncel and Pudar w...

The country of Romania will host the 2022 European Junior swimming championships and the 2023 European short course championships at a brand new aquatic complex in the city of Otopeni next to the capital of Bucharest, according to a press release from LEN, the overseer of aquatic sports in Europe. T...

'Mystery, Alaska!' Lydia Jacoby Becomes First Swimmer From State to Make U.S. Olympic Team Many of the members of the United States Olympic swim team have been recognizable names for the last few years. Names like Ryan Murphy, Lilly King and Chase Kalisz will be off to Tokyo for their second Olympic...

International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoree Herman Willemse of the Netherlands passed away July 7, 2021, at the age of 87. Herman Willemse - 2008 Honor Open Water Swimmer Born in Holland, Herman Willemse was always the swimmer to beat, the “rabbit” of the pack and the undisputed world’s greatest mar...

The Italian Swimming Federation recently named its team for the Olympic Games this year in Tokyo, with a total of 36 athletes set to represent the nation in Japan's capital in less than three weeks. The team is highlighted by 2008 Olympic champ Federica Pellegrini, who is on her fifth and final Olym...

Bailey Andison Honored to be Part of Canada's Stellar Olympic Team For Tokyo As an 18-year-old at the Olympic Trials in 2016, Canadian Bailey Andison finished sixth in the 400 individual medley and ninth in the 200 IM. Having just finished her freshman year at the University of Denver in the United ...