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Kate Douglass Continued to Demonstrate Range in 2025; Emerged as Major Player in 100 Breaststroke Coming off a spectacular 2024 season, which was highlighted by a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Games in Paris, Kate Douglass entered 2025 riding a wave of momentum. And over th...

What Is the Most Overlooked Swimming Performance of 2025? The results from last summer's World Championships in Singapore list Katie Ledecky as a dominant victor in the final of the 1500-meter freestyle. The American prevailed in the 30-lap event by five-plus seconds, and followed a few days later w...

A Breakdown of Women's World Top-10 Rankings for the 2025 Season; USA Dominates Over the past 12 months, the American women have proven themselves well-positioned for the push toward the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. While Team USA's veteran contingent is rock solid, the latest rising crop of y...

U.S. Women's Water Polo Celebrates 25 Years of Olympic Inclusion (Plus: Where Are They Now?) By Aimee Berg In 2000, women’s water polo finally made its official Olympic debut – a century after the men’s game. “We thought for sure (the International Olympic Committee) would add it to the Olympics in ...

A Half-Century Apart, Katie Ledecky and Casey Converse Are Now Linked By Their Distance Greatness The Site: Cleveland, Ohio. The Meet: The 1977 NCAA Championships. The Event: The 1650-yard freestyle. On March 26, 1977, Casey Converse made history in the pool. Less than a year removed from representi...

'Duel We Missed' Captures Best Feature Film Award at Paladino d'Oro Sport Film Festival As the year nears its end, "The Duel We Missed" has picked up a major film award. The documentary, which highlights the missed opportunity for a 1500-meter freestyle showdown between American Brian Goodell and th...

A Breakdown of Men's World Top-10 Rankings for the 2025 Season; 31 Nations Represented In major international competition, 17 individual events are found on the program. Consequently, there are 170 opportunities to register a top-10 performance in the world rankings. During the 2025 season, which fe...

Miss Versatility: The Sensational Talent and Range of Summer McIntosh Spoiler Alert: In the coming weeks, Swimming World will announce its annual winners of various awards. When it comes time to reveal the World Female Swimmer of the Year, there is no mystery. It will be Summer McIntosh, the Canadia...

Katie Ledecky Goes Sub-15:00 in 1650-Yard Freestyle at Namesake Meet A few months ago, organizers announced that the Nation's Capital Invitational was being renamed the Katie Ledecky Invitational, in honor of the distance-freestyle legend who emerged as a future star in Potomac Valley Swimming. Well...

Fueled by Katie Ledecky, the 800 Freestyle Has Risen to Special Heights As 2025 ticks down, we'll occasionally assess the past 11-plus months and select highlights from the year to showcase. Unquestionably, the women's 800-meter freestyle offered a number of fireworks. There was Katie Ledecky's worl...

USA's Rising Stars Shine Again at Winter Juniors East; Rylee Erisman, Audrey Derivaux and Charlotte Crush All Win Like the first few days of the competition, the final night of Winter Juniors-East was packed with fast performances, including the latest sensational swim from Rylee Erisman. Additional...

Rylee Erisman Blasts NAG (15-16) Record in 200 Freestyle; Takes Down Iconic Katie Ledecky Standard Rising American star Rylee Erisman took down an iconic National Age Group (NAG) record while racing at the East site of the United States Winter Juniors on Friday night. Competing at the historic India...

Virginia's Anna Moesch Leading Chase to Become Next Sub-1:40 in 200-Yard Freestyle The all-time rankings of the women's 200-yard freestyle feature just three athletes with sub-1:40 performances to their credit. Missy Franklin headlines the list, behind her 1:39.10 clocking at the 2015 NCAA Champions...

Rylee Erisman Stalking Several NAG Records at Winter Junior Champs A week after Luka Mijatovic set National Age Group records in the 400-meter freestyle and 800 freestyle while racing at the U.S. Open, attention will shift to another of the United States' rising stars. The Speedo Winter Junior Champ...

USA Swimming Foundation Announces Election of Anne Berry as Chair of Board of Directors The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming, today announced the election of Anne Berry as Chair of the Foundation Board of Directors, along with the addition of f...

Already a Global Force in 200 Freestyle, Luke Hobson Could Be Double Threat At the 2023 edition of the World Championships, Luke Hobson emerged from the 200-meter freestyle with a fifth-place finish. Behind a performance of 1:45.09, Hobson confirmed his status as a major figure in the event. Since t...

St. Charles Prep (Ohio) Rips Pair of Lightning-Quick Relays at Ned Reeb Invite Over the weekend, St. Charles Prep (Ohio) registered two of the fastest relay times in the history of high school swimming. Competing at the Ned Reeb Invitational, held at Ohio State University's McCorkle Pavilion, St. Ch...

European Short Course Championships: Ellen Walshe is Golden in 200 Fly; Marrit Steenbergen Sets Another Euro Record The sixth and final day of the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland will be packed with action. There are 13 finals on the schedule, starting with the women's and men'...

Mr. Versatility: A Look at the All-Time Rankings of Leon Marchand The versatility of Leon Marchand has always been a calling card of the French star. After all, he is the reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder in both individual medley events, where the ability to shine in multiple stroke...

European Short Course Championships, Day Five Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Just Misses WR in 200 IM, Sets Pair of European Records There are five finals on the schedule for the fifth night of racing at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland. Dutchwoman Marrit Steenbergen, who earlie...