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Veteran Wang Shun Continues to Make an Impact in 200 Individual Medley As China moves toward the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, it features a quality crop of rising stars. Headlining that group is Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old multi-event talent who just missed several individual podium finishes at l...

Blast From the Past: How Ben Michaelson Shattered the Norm and Became a Pioneer The sudden passing of Tim Quill stunned the Swimming World. Here is an article from the archive on Quill's protege, Ben Michaelson. The pair accomplished great things together at Southern Connecticut State University. **...

Collin Holgerson Sets National Independent High School Record in 100-Yard Backstroke A University of Tennessee recruit and member of the United States National Junior Team, Collin Holgerson established an independent national high school record in the 100-yard backstroke at the recent Tennessee Stat...

Speed Expected to Define This Weekend's Indiana Girls' State Champs (Psych Sheets) One of the fastest high school meets in the country will be held this weekend when the Indiana Girls' State Championships take place at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Last weekend featured the stat...

Speed Show: Multiple Arizona State 200 Freestyle Relays Sizzle in Dual-Meet Finale As Arizona State dispatched rival Arizona in their latest dual-meet matchup, the Sun Devils punctuated the regular season with another show of impressive speed. In the meet-ending 200-yard freestyle relay, Coach Herbi...

Targeting 40th Straight State Title, Carmel (Ind.) Cruises to Sectional Crown As Carmel High School chases a 40th consecutive Indiana state championship, the Greyhounds took care of business at their sectional meet on Saturday. Coached by Chris Plumb, Carmel totaled 587 points to easily finish ahead...

Mollie O'Callaghan Has Chance to Further Display Backstroke Talent Is this the year the excellence of Mollie O'Callaghan in the backstroke will be as appreciated as her prowess in the freestyle events? A scan of the all-time rankings in the 100-meter freestyle shows O'Callaghan occupying the No. 7 p...

The Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Women's Edition) World records are spectacular by nature, a performance better than anything previously produced. But some world records hold iconic status, thanks to their durability. For example, distance-freestyle legend Janet Evans owns three of t...

Throwback Thursday: Michael Phelps' 41 Days to Remember in the 200 Individual Medley The lower-key nature of the 2003 Santa Clara Invitational belied what unfolded in the water of the George Haines International Swim Center. On the final day of the meet in Northern California, Michael Phelps treated...

Poll: What New Event Would You Most Like to See Leon Marchand Attack? (VOTE HERE!) Over the past several years, fans of the sport have been treated to the talent of Leon Marchand. The Frenchman has established himself as future Hall of Famer, with four Olympic titles earned at the 2024 Olympic Games...

Arizona State and Texas Leading the Chase for a Sub-1:20 Effort in 200 Medley Relay Is a 1:19 performance in the 200-yard medley relay just around the corner? Since 1:20.15 (Florida) captured the 2024 NCAA title in the event and 1:20.28 (Texas) earned the 2025 NCAA crown, there is a sense that a sub...

Only Five: The Events Where One Nation Owns Three of History's Top-Five Performers When conducting some research for an upcoming project, an interesting statistic emerged. Of the 17 individual events contested on the worldwide stage, only five feature a trio of top-five performers from the same coun...

What It is Like to Be a USA Swimming Open Water Official By Tom Lombardo and Mike Murphy Becoming a USA Swimming open water official is a unique journey into a world where swimming meets adventure, unpredictability, and a deep commitment to athlete safety. Unlike pool swimming, open water events unf...

How the International Marathon Swimming Hall (IMSHOF) of Fame Works By Ned Denison There are thousands of “Halls of Fame” in operation around the world. While many focus on sports, they also include other fields - Automotive, Barbecue, Black Filmmakers, International Latin Music, Quilters, Australia...

Unheralded as a Multi-Event Star: How Thomas Ceccon Ranks Among the Sport's Most Versatile Swimmers As the reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder, Thomas Ceccon is best known for his achievements in the 100-meter backstroke. The 24-year-old Italian, whose global mark stands at 51.60, also...

Throwback Thursday: When Ian Crocker Dazzled in 100 Butterfly in Montreal In this Throwback Thursday, we celebrate the day in which Ian Crocker clocked 50.40 in the 100 meter butterfly. Racing at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, the 22-year-old delivered a swim that belied reality and, over...

The Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Men's Edition) What are the longest-standing world records in each event? Swimming World analyzed the sport's world-record progressions to present that data, which can be found below. It turns out that several current world records are also the most-e...

10 Years After Retirement, Michael Phelps Still Highly Ranked in Variety of Events Nearly a decade has passed since Michael Phelps bid farewell to the sport. His exclamation point was the 28th medal of his Olympic career at the Rio de Janeiro Games, gold claimed by the United States in the 400-meter...

Ilya Kharun Announces Decision to Shift from Canada to United States for International Competition After years of representing Canada at the international level, including as an Olympic medalist, Ilya Kharun took to social media on Monday to announce that he is changing his international representat...

World Champs Medalist Ksawery Masiuk Makes Texas Debut Just a couple of weeks after Louisville received an instant spark with the addition of Israel's Anastasia Gorbenko to the Cardinals' roster, Polish star Ksawery Masiuk made his debut for the University of Texas over the weekend. Gorbenko and Mas...