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The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a lot of uncertainty moving forward over the status of a lot of swimmer's careers. Will anyone be forced to retire or will they try to stick out another year in pursuit of their dreams? Konstantin Grig...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville picked up a huge international verbal commitment with Brazilian World Juniors bronze medalist Murilo Sartori sending a commit to the Cardinals. Sartori won the bronze medal in the 200m free at the 2019 World Juniors with a time of 1:47.39 and finished eighth ...

World record holder Caeleb Dressel of the United States was a key contributor for the Cali Condors in the first season of the International Swimming League (ISL) in 2019. Dressel set a world record in the 50 freestyle SCM and nearly won the most valuable swimmer award with the second most cumulative...

Much like the rest of the world, Indiana head coach Ray Looze has had difficulties processing the coronavirus pandemic that has caused normal life to be turned upside down. Looze and his Indiana team lost a chance to compete at the NCAA Championships and he has had to resort to coaching from home wh...

Chris Swanson Gives Penn Its First NCAA Title With Blazing Final 50 in the 1650 With the NCAAs being cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Swimming World wanted to take a trip down memory lane and re-live some races from the 2016 NCAAs in Atlanta to fill the void of no live swimming....

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday April 2, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Should the NCAA Allow Winter Sports Seniors Another Year of Eligibility After Losing Their Final Championships? The coronavirus pandemic caused the 2020...

Kieran Smith's breakout sophomore year is a sign of bigger things to come for the Ridgefield, Connecticut native. When the NCAA cancelled its winter championships last month due to the coronavirus that has affected the entire world, it was a huge blow to all involved. Coaches and athletes would miss...

Since there won't be any swim meets for the next couple of months, we will honor past performances for the ZUMO Performance of the Week. 13 years ago on April 1, 2007, Michael Phelps of the United States capped off an incredible week at the World Championships in Melbourne with a 4:06.22 in the 400...

Townley Haas Crushes 200 Free NCAA, American Record With 1:30.46 With the NCAAs being cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Swimming World wanted to take a trip down memory lane and re-live some races from the 2016 NCAAs in Atlanta to fill the void of no live swimming. Today’s race: th...

With the NCAAs being cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Swimming World wanted to take a trip down memory lane and re-live some races from the 2016 NCAAs in Atlanta to fill the void of no live swimming. Today's race: the women's 200 freestyle. The 200 freestyle at any major meet seems to ...

The coronavirus pandemic had caused the world to go into a frenzy the last few weeks. Athletic events were being cancelled left and right. Facilities were closing down. Sports, what was once a form of escape during times of panic like these, was suddenly completely wiped away from our lives in a mat...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The International Olympic Committee officially set the dates for the 2020 Olympic Games that were pushed back an entire year to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has turned the world upside down the last month, completely wiping away any and all sports for...

The YMCA has announced that they will be cancelling the long course summer championships that were set for this summer July 28 - August 1 in Greensboro, North Carolina. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to evolve, the YMCA remains focused on supporting YMCAs and their communities thro...

Cal senior Abbey Weitzeil has been named a finalist for the Sullivan Award presented each year to the top amateur athlete in the United States by the Amateur Athletic Union. Weitzeil is among ten finalists and you can vote here every day until March 30 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Swimmers Beata Nelson and Ry...

Anna Hopkin had the potential to finish out her college career in style at the NCAA Championships. The Arkansas senior was a potential spoiler pick in the 50, 100 and 200 free, having been seeded in the top three in all of her events. Had she touched first in any of her events at NCAAs in Athens, Ge...

The University of Florida swimming and diving program’s home pool will now be named the Ann Marie Rogers Swimming and Diving Pool thanks to a million dollar gift from Florida swimming alumna Veronica Meinhard and her wife Kristina M. Johnson, the UF’s Board of Trustees approved on Thursday. Ann Mari...

This week's ZUMO Performance of the Week goes to the Canadian Olympic Committee for putting the pressure on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by announcing they will not send its athletes to the Olympic Games had they gone on as scheduled in July 2020. Canada sent the ninth largest delegati...

Ryan Lochte insists he is still going to fight for a spot on the Tokyo team which would be his fifth Olympic Games. With the Olympic Games being postponed another year to 2021, that leaves a lot of athletes with questions on what their futures will look like having to extend their training another 3...

USA Swimming has submitted a statement after finding out the news that the International Olympic Committee will push back the Olympic Games to 2021 to ensure the safety of the entire world while the coronavirus pandemic causes events everywhere to be postponed or cancelled. Many athletes were unable...

Following the closure of the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana because of the coronavirus pandemic, USA Swimming will be unavailable to host the TYR Pro Swim Series that was originally set to be swum from May 6 - 9. Indianapolis marked the final stop of the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series, following p...