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Social Kick Podcast: Regan Smith Shares Insights on Five-Medal Olympic Haul (Video Interview) A month has elapsed since Regan Smith collected five medals at the Olympic Games in Paris, a haul that lifted her career total to eight pieces of hardware from the biggest event in her sport. The veteran wa...

Social Kick Podcast: Rising Star Thomas Heilman Pays a Visit to Recap Olympic Summer (Video Interview) When students return to school after the summer, many teachers hold icebreaker sessions with their classes. It is an opportunity for the students to reacquaint with one another, get a feel for new ...

Training Sets From the Past: The Stunning Work of 17-Year-Old Ian Thorpe Next week will mark the 24th anniversary of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where Ian Thorpe dazzled on home soil. So, it seemed like an appropriate time to revisit some of the training sets Thorpe endured as a teenager on th...

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...

Junior Pan Pacific Champs: Teagan O'Dell Surges to Gold in 200 IM; Aussie Milla Jansen Takes 50 Free Title One of the themes during the Junior Pan Pacific Championships has been the United States' ability to claim multiple gold-silver finishes in women's competition. So, it was appropriate that one ...

Junior Pan Pacific Champs: Luka Mijatovic Blasts 22-Year-Old NAG Record in 400 Freestyle; U.S. Delivers Big Night Already the champion of the 200-meter freestyle at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, the United States' Luka Mijatovic added a second individual title in style on Friday night in Can...

Junior Pan Pacific Champs: Rylee Erisman Doubles with Two Meet Records; Lilla Bognar Snares Gold It's been a superb summer for American teenager Rylee Erisman. The 15-year-old first flourished at the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, where she finished fifth in the final of the 50-meter ...

Junior Pan Pacs, Day One Finals: Leah Shackley Doubles as Team USA Storms to Seven Titles; Meet Record for Luke Ellis (Full Results) It was a big first night of finals for the United States at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, highlighted by a pair of gold medals from Leah Shackley. Racing at th...

At Latest Games, Sprint Sensation Sarah Sjostrom Dazzled in City of Lights Just before the start of the Olympic Games, Sarah Sjostrom was comfortable with a limited schedule. The 50-meter freestyle and a little relay duty for Sweden. That program seemed just right for the 30-year-old. It would allow...

Legendary U.S. Relay Set for International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction; Foursome Achieved the Impossible The 59th annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held Oct. 4-5 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As part of the festivities, the 1976 Team USA women's 400 freestyle r...

On This Date: Michael Phelps vs. Milorad Cavic: A Half-Stroke To History at Beijing Games With just a few strokes remaining in the 100-meter butterfly duel between Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Phelps’ pursuit of eight gold medals looked over. Cavic had a vis...

Paris Olympics: In and Out of Pool, Katie Ledecky Brought Power and Grace to Latest Games At both the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Katie Ledecky faced the media at a press conference and let her emotions pour out. She spoke of the sport’s meaning in her life, and...

Eric the Eel: A Unique Tale of Hope and Struggle ... And Lifeguards on Alert The Olympic Games in Paris concluded, Swimming World takes a look back at the tale of Eric Moussambani, dubbed "Eric the Eel." The swimmer from Equatorial Guinea barely made it through his 100-meter freestyle at the 2000 Ga...

Poll: What Was the Top Gold-Medal Performance By a Male Swimmer at the Paris Olympics (Vote Here!) Earlier this week, Swimming World ran a poll asking its readership to vote for the best gold-medal performance by a female at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Paris. After two full days of votin...

On This Date: Anthony Ervin - 16 Years After First Title - Grabs Olympic Gold in 50 Freestyle On August 12, 2016, Anthony Ervin claimed gold in the 50-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The victory arrived 16 years after Ervin first stood on the top step of an Olympic podium, at...

Poll: What Was the Top Gold-Medal Performance By a Female Swimmer at the Paris Olympics (Vote Here!) Over nine days of competition in Paris, the Olympic Games produced a number of sensational performances in women's competition. Canadian Summer McIntosh led the way with three individual gold medals...

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Paris Olympics: En Route to 200 Butterfly Gold, Summer McIntosh Delivered Best Female Performance of Games The date: October 21, 2009. The site: Jinan, China. The meet: The Chinese National Games. The reaction: How fast did she go? Wait. Repeat that. When Chinese star Liu Zige clocked 2:01.81 in the...

Paris Olympics: Regan Smith, Pan Zhanle Top Individual Relay Performers of Games; Powered Squads to Gold One gave her country the jumpstart it needed. The other provided his nation with a closing flourish. Regardless of their different roles in relay competition, the United States’ Regan Smith and C...

Paris Olympics: Katie Ledecky and Nick Mead Chosen as USA Flag Bearers for Closing Ceremony The United States has selected 14-time medalist Katie Ledecky and rowing gold medalist Nick Mead as its flag bearers for the Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Games in Paris. The announcement was made on Thursd...