Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor - (Author)

Veteran coach Mike Joyce has been named the University of Georgia men’s swimming and diving associate head coach, as announced by men’s head coach Neil Versfeld Tuesday morning. “I am honored to join Coach Versfeld and the staff at the University of Georgia,” Joyce said. “This is an exciting time f....

Greg Louganis Collection and Paris 2024 Gold Medal Lead Olympics Memorabilia Sale Three Olympic winner’s medals from legendary diver Greg Louganis headline RR Auction’s Summer 2025 Olympic Memorabilia Auction, a sale celebrating a decade of Olympic-themed events. The auction features nearly 400 rare...

CSCAA Names 2,700-Plus Swimmers to Individual Scholar All-America Team The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named over 2,700 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2024-25 season. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athlete...

CSCAA Announces 432 College Programs Earning Scholar All-America Honors CSCAA Division I - Women GPA Team Head Coach Participants 3.78 American University Garland Bartlett 30 3.52 Auburn University Ryan Wochomurka 43 3.73 Ball State University Jeremy Agnew 36 3.60 Bellarmine University Gord Veldman ...

Ohio Swimming Inc. (OSI) and Lake Erie Swimming Inc. (LESI) are proud to announce the final approval of their merger, forming a single, unified Local Swimming Committee (LSC) within the State of Ohio. This significant milestone follows a dedicated collaborative process that began on April 21, 2023, ...

Hundreds of swimmers and volunteers are gearing up to dive in and make waves at the 7th annual Swim Across America – Motor City Mile open water swim on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Belle Isle Beach House in Detroit. Participants can choose from .25-mile, .5-mile, 1-mile or 2-mile courses, and land ...

USA Swimming Announces World Aquatics Junior Championships Roster USA Swimming has announced the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships Roster. The women's roster is led by Charlotte Crush, Audrey Derivaux, Rylee Erisman and Kayla Han, among a talented group. The men's group is led by Rowan Cox, A...

Gabi Albiero Reflects on Stellar Racing in Five Countries Amidst Battle With Hashimoto's Disease Gabi Albiero was stunned. After dealing with a grueling year of health issues, she somehow got close to her best times in her final NCAA Championships. It wasn't quite her best, but it was a performance ...

U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) has initiated an interim policy on gender categories at sanctioned swim competitions, specifically looking into transgender participation. At the USMS Spring Championships in April, a transgender swimmer won several races. There was some backlash about the previous polic...

The new World Aquatics Championships Arena (WCH Arena) is ready to welcome the world’s elite aquatics athletes for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 from July 11-Aug. 3. The 4,800-seater purpose-built facility, located next to Leisure Park Kallang at the Singapore Sports Hub, was off...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Wednesday, June 11, that it will try to persuade authorities to cancel the Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games is a planned event for next year in Las Vegas that aims to show what athletes can do on medical-supervised performance-enhancing drugs, luring t...

Anna Peplowski Uses Patience to Reach Team USA Once Again Patience is a difficult virtue to master, especially for swimmers. But it can be pivotal. Patience to know when to make a move in a race. Patience to know how to get through a long meet. For Anna Peplowski, it was patience having to wait thre...

As Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh stood atop the Olympic podium together, singing the words and watching the flag rise. Then they ran along the pool deck in Paris clad in medals with the flag flying and the jubilant smiles, their rivalry would never be the same. It started as two kids from different...

Phoebe Bacon made two Olympic teams as a backstroker and won multiple NCAA championships as a backstroker. But when the backstroke events didn't develop into a spot on Team USA at the 2025 U.S. National Championships, Bacon showed the same grit and toughness that made her an elite backstroker and to...

The 2025 U.S. National Championships have wrapped up in Indianapolis. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck capturing the moments of the meet. Meet Coverage Live Results Check out the moments from Day 5: [gallery type="slideshow" columns="1" size="full" ids="614342,614341,61434...

US Nationals Day 5 Finals: Gretchen Walsh Equals American Record in Women's 50 Freestyle Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske head-to-head once again, this time with American record holder Kate Douglass and Simone Manuel looming. It was poised to be a fantastic finish to the women's portion of the 2025 U....

US Nationals Day 5 Finals: Shaine Casas Edges Carson Foster in Men's 200 IM Shaine Casas was sensational during prelims and Carson Foster wasn't far behind in the 200 IM at the 2025 U.S. National Championships. So the question was, could anyone stop the two training partners? Casas took the early le...

US Nationals Day 5 Finals: Katie Ledecky Closes With Win Women's 1500 Ledecky is poised for another stellar World Aquatics Championship after another outstanding performance at the U.S. National Championships. She won the 400 and 800 earlier in the meet and continues to be the face of Team USA. Lede...

U.S. Nationals Day 5 Women's Prelims: Alex Walsh Cruises to Top Seed in 200 IM The final morning of the 2025 U.S. National Championships kicked off from the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. The Day 5 prelims is a short one, just the 200 IM and 50 freestyle. Here is a look at what happe...

The 2025 U.S. National Championships are under way in Indianapolis. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick is on deck capturing the moments of the meet. Check out the moments from Day 4: [gallery type="slideshow" columns="1" size="full" ids="614066,613999,614065,614064,614063,614062,614061,...