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Guest Commentary: ‘We’re Still Here’: How Michigan State’s ‘Unlucky 13’ Survived Program Cut Michigan State University cut its varsity swimming and diving program in October 2020. Despite a robust campaign of alumni and supporters fighting for its reinstatement, the university has not wavered on its...

Guest Commentary: Recommendations and Revisions For USA Swimming's Transgender Policy Guest Commentary - By Ethan Li When USA Swimming released its new transgender policy in February, it was clearly a response to the recent controversies surrounding Lia Thomas. Thomas began making headlines late las...

Guest Editorial: Five-Time Olympic Coach Dennis Pursley Calls For End Of Transgender Participation Five-time Olympic coach and former USA Swimming National Team Director Dennis Pursley has submitted a guest editorial which addresses the debate concerning transgender participation in the sport. Pursl...

Editorial: Distance Swimmers Deserve Better at U.S. Masters Nationals By Kelly Palace As I write this, I’m in attendance at the 2022 U.S. Masters (USMS) Spring National Championships in San Antonio. This is the 30th anniversary of my first ever USMS Nationals. The meet opened on the first day with b...

An Examination Of Mental Health and Burnout in Competitive Swimming Coaches The following academic paper was written by Olympian Earl McCarthy, head coach of the University College Dublin Swim Team. Coach McCarthy approached Swimming World with his work in an effort to support fellow coaches and ena...

An Homage From An Official: How Erik Vendt Played the Starting Game to Perfection By Cynthia Millen Roberts It was at a Grand Prix Meet at the University of Michigan where I observed the full beauty and brilliance of swimming, and it was exhibited so perfectly by a swimmer who did not win a race. I ...

Amid Lia Thomas Controversy, An Open Letter to NCAA D-I Women Swimmers By Kelly Palace Dear Division I NCAA Women Swimmers, In this upcoming historic NCAA competition that will include the participation of University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, there will undoubtedly be controver...

Dryland Workout Tips: Building A Stable Foundation By J.R. Rosania Demonstrated by Mia Rankin & Amy Bilquist As we progress through the beginning stages of building a strong foundation, our focus should be on improving strength. This will allow the body to adjust to heavier loads and time under tens...

Sex Matters: Why Transgender Athletes Must Not Compete Against Biological Females Nancy Hogshead-Makar knows all about being a champion in the pool, and championing for the rights of female athletes. A four-time medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Hogshead-Makar has long fought for eq...

Data Analysis: How Enhanced Turn Performance Led Florian Wellbrock to WR in 1500 Freestyle (Visual Charts) By Marek Polach (Austria swimming federation, co-owner of swim analysis company umimplavat.cz) By Dennis-Peter Born (Swiss swimming federation, Swiss federal institute of Sport Magglingen) We w...

Guest Editorial: Defense of Lia Thomas Rang Hollow and Missed Point of Controversy In response to the recent guest editorial by Lucas Draper, which defended the participation of Lia Thomas as a member of the women's swim team at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Linda Blade has penned the followin...

Guest Editorial: NCAA Transgender Participation Policy Is Woefully Behind; Requires Immediate Amendment Swimming World is publishing the following letter submitted by Sharon Weiss, a former Division I swimmer at the University of Arizona. While the NCAA is “a member-led organization dedicated to the...

Nancy Hogshead-Makar Explains Problems With Lia Thomas Situation Nancy Hogshead-Makar knows all about being a champion in the pool, and championing for the rights of female athletes. A four-time medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Hogshead-Makar has long fought for equality in women’s...