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Chasing Barriers: Hubert Kos and Pieter Coetze Targeting 1:52 Territory in 200 Backstroke At one time, the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly was deemed untouchable. It took 16-plus years for the elimination of Liu Zige's standard, but Summer McIntosh eventually vanquished the super-sui...

Cam McEvoy Stalking Elusive Commonwealth Games Title in 50 Freestyle When Cam McEvoy arrives at the Commonwealth Games later this month in Glasgow, the Australian veteran will chase his own world record in the 50-meter freestyle. At the China Open earlier this year, McEvoy ripped a mark of 20.88 to ...

Swimming Canada Names Team for 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships Swimming Canada has selected five athletes to wear the maple leaf at the 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, taking place September 3-6 in Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina. The te...

How Athlete Advancement Works at the Commonwealth Games, Euros and Pan Pacs With the Commonwealth Games getting underway next week in Glasgow, followed by the European Championships (Paris) and Pan Pacific Championships (Irvine) in August, there will be plenty of elite performances on offer this sum...

The Climb of Anna Peplowski: American Poised for Big Showing at Pan Pacific Champs At the past three major international competitions, Anna Peplowski has been a valuable member of Team USA. At the 2023 World Championships and 2024 Olympic Games, Peplowski handled a prelims leg for the United States ...

The Greatest Team in History: How the U.S. Dominated the 1976 Olympic Games Tomorrow, July 17, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. To celebrate that golden anniversary, Swimming World is re-running this feature on the men's swimming squad fro...

Swimming Canada Announces Squad for Junior Pan Pacific Championships A talented group of 40 young Canadian swimmers will have the opportunity to race in their home pool this summer as Swimming Canada announced its team for the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, set for August 17-20 at the UBC Aq...

ASCA Announces Age-Group Coach of the Year Finalists in Four Divisions The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps have announced the Top-Five Age Group Coach of the Year Finalists for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The finalists will be introduced an...

Texas Recruit Vivien Jackl Raises European Juniors Medal Count to 12 Not many athletes get the chance to compete at five editions of the European Junior Championships. To make that many appearances, an individual must earn an initial opportunity in her early teens, which was the case for Vivien Jack...

POLL: Which International Swim Meet Will Be the Best of the Summer? (VOTE NOW!) The next few weeks are sure to be exciting, with three major international competitions on the schedule. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will get things started later this month, while the European Championships and Pa...

USA Swimming today announced a renewed partnership with arena USA, extending the organization’s relationship with one of the world’s leading competitive swimwear brands through 2028. The renewed agreement reinforces a shared commitment to advancing the sport at every level while supporting athletes....

Countdown! Two Years to 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles The official start of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is exactly two years away, the Opening Ceremony scheduled for July 14, 2028 between the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium. LA28 will mark the third time in which Los Angeles ha...

Reinvigorated Chad le Clos Chasing All-Time Medals Records at Commonwealth Champs Go back to the 2010 edition of the Commonwealth Games. The likes of Canadian Brent Hayden and South African Cameron van der Burgh excelled in men's competition. On the women's side, Aussie Alicia Coutts totaled five go...

USA Water Polo Falls to Italy; Drew Holland Honored with Retirement Celebration The USA men's water polo team lost to Italy Sunday, 14-10, at Avery Aquatic Center on the campus of Stanford University. Chase Dodd and Ryan Ohl scored three goals each while goalkeepers Bernardo Herzer and Adrian Weinbe...

5 Male Swimmers Staring at Breakout Summers: How Low Can Van Mathias Go in Breaststroke Events? Will any world records fall at the upcoming Commonwealth Games? What about the European Championships, or the Pan Pacific Championships? The year's premier competitions are just around the corner, and swi...

Trio of Longstanding Canadian Breaststroke Records on Life Support The three-oldest Canadian records are breaststroke standards that date to the super-suit era. On the men's side, Mike Brown still reigns in the 200-meter breaststroke, off a 2:08.84 performance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. F...

European Juniors, Day 6 Finals: Luca Hoek Repeats as Champion of 100 Freestyle The final day of the European Junior Championships in Munich is packed with 12 finals, with the girls' 200-meter individual medley and boys' 100 backstroke leading off the program. The competition will conclude with final...

5 Female Swimmers Staring at Breakout Summers: Isabelle Stadden Ready to Continue Rise Over the next few months, stretching through the Asian Games in September, several of the biggest names in the sport will add to their legacies. It could be Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky starring at the Pan Pa...

European Juniors, Day 5 Finals: Vivien Jackl Adds Butterfly Title to Collection Many of Europe's rising stars were back in the water on Saturday for the fifth day of the European Championships in Munich. There were five finals scheduled for the session, with a plethora of semifinals to set up the fi...

Cal's Mary-Ambre Moluh Has Emerged as Shining Star for France on Way to European Champs For the past two years, Mary-Ambre Moluh has played a key role in Cal-Berkeley's climb back to prominence in NCAA women's competition. The Frenchwoman has flourished in Northern California, establishing school re...