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Marrit Steenbergen Speeds to 50 Freestyle Win at Dutch Championships; Roos van Otterdijk Shines Make it four victories in as many days for Marrit Steenbergen at the Dutch Championships. The recently annointed world-record holder in the 100-meter freestyle prevailed in the 50 freestyle on Sunday, clo...

Sean Niewold Cracks National Record in 50 Freestyle in Prelims of Dutch Trials The Dutch Championships have featured several standout performances, and Sean Niewold has played a major role. During Sunday's prelims of the 50-meter freestyle, Niewold delivered a national record of 21.56. That time bet...

Sports Illustrated Names Top-5 Athletes in All States; Michael Phelps Leads Several Swimmers on Lists With the United States celebrating its 250th birthday on Saturday, Sports Illustrated unveiled a special project in which it identified the five-best athletes from each of the 50 states. In the end,...

Marrit Steenbergen Scares Own World Record in 100 Freestyle at Dutch Champs; Sean Niewold Grabs Another Title The sensational roll of Marrit Steenbergen continued at the Dutch Championships on Saturday, where the two-time world champion recorded her fourth sub-52-second performance of the year en ro...

After 18 Years, Katie Hoff Still Holds American Record in 400 IM; Who Will Rise Up and Challenge? The oldest American record - male or female - is approaching its 18th birthday. It was June 29, 2008 when Katie Hoff moved through the 400-meter individual medley in 4:31.12 at the United States Olympic...

Josh Liendo Bypassing Pan Pacific Championships; Placing Focus on Commonwealth Games Another big name will be missing from next month's Pan Pacific Championships, as Canadian star Josh Liendo has opted to focus on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Liendo confirmed to SwimSwam that he will bypass th...

Kristof Milak Going Shorter on Path to European Championships The talent and accomplishments of Kristof Milak cannot be debated. As a four-time Olympic medalist, including two-time champion, the Hungarian is eventually bound for induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He owns the wor...

Virginia Atmosphere Has Lifted Italian Sara Curtis to Career-Best Marks Gretchen Walsh - World-record holder. Kate Douglass - Olympic Champion. Alex Walsh - Olympic Medalist. Claire Curzan - American-record holder. The list could go on, and these athletes could be accompanied by other descriptors. T...

Survey: What Future Competition Categories Should Be Available in U.S. Masters Swimming? By Jennifer Rines The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in B.P.J. clarified that Title IX does not require schools to permit transgender girls and women to compete in the girls' and women's category. While U....

Ahead of USA's 250th Birthday, Olympic Champion Wendy Boglioli Reflects on Celebrating 200 Years In a recent Facebook post, Olympic gold medalist Wendy Boglioli reflected on the Golden Anniversary of the start of her Olympic experience, when she and her United States teammates prepared for the upcom...

Sarah Sjostrom Provides a Reminder: Swedish Veteran Remains a Force The comeback of Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom is not unlike other returns the sport has seen through the years. She was out of the water for an extended period of time following the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, in her case to embrace moth...

Title in 400 IM at French Champs is Latest Display of Event Dominance from Leon Marchand Ahead of the opening day of the French Elite Championships in Saint-Etienne, there was little doubt Leon Marchand would register a season-best performance in the 400-meter individual medley. With a berth to the ...

Built to Win in Court, Paid for Downstream: The NCAA's New Eligibility Rule a Danger to Olympic Sports  The NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule is built to win in court. The bill may land on Olympic sports.  By Alexander L. Ballard The NCAA Division I Cabinet’s unanimous approval last week of a fi...

FLASH! Marrit Steenbergen Breaks World Record in 100 Freestyle; Takes Down Sarah Sjostrom's Longstanding Mark For the third time in a month, Marrit Steenbergen has cracked the 52-second in the 100-meter freestyle. This latest visit to that special territory, however, made the Dutchwoman the fastest ...

Sette Colli International, Day Two Finals: David Popovici Notches Fastest Time in World in 100 Freestyle Some of the biggest names in the sport headlined action on the second night of finals at the 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Trophy in Rome. Held at the well-known Foro Italico in t...

Gretchen Walsh Blasts No. 5 Performance in History in 100 Butterfly at Sette Colli Trophy A little more than a week ago, Gretchen Walsh fired off her latest splendid swim in the 100-meter butterfly. Racing at the TYR Pro Series stop in Indianapolis, the American star registered a winning time of 55....

Leon Marchand Entered in Six Events for French Championships (Entry Lists) The French Elite Championships are scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 27 and run through Thursday, July 2, with the meet in Saint-Etienne serving as the selection competition for this summer's European Championships in Pari...

Simone Manuel Leads World's Largest Swimming Lesson at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon On Thursday, nearly 600 kids from five Central Florida nonprofits participated in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, learning critical water safety skills from Disney lifeguards and Olympic go...

David Popovici Returning to Rome for Sette Colli; Some of Best Performances Produced in Italian Capital The 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International will unfold from Friday through Sunday at the Foro Italico in Rome, and if history is any indication, eyes should be on Romanian star David Popovi...

THEMAGIC5 Strengthens Its World-Class Athlete Roster with Addition of Olympian Shaine Casas THEMAGIC5, the creator of the world’s only custom-fit swimming goggles, today announced a partnership with Olympian Shaine Casas, further strengthening its world-class roster of athletes across swimming and t...