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Chinese Nationals, Day 1: Olympic Champions Pan Zhanle, Wang Shun Among Big-Name Winners Six finals took place on the opening night of competition at Chinese Nationals in Hangzhou, and some of the most accomplished and recognized swimmers from the country claimed victories. Among that group were the...

Caeleb Dressel to Test Speed Against Tough Competition in Indianapolis Since racing in his third Olympics in 2024, Caeleb Dressel has kept a relatively low profile in swimming. He skipped last year's U.S. Nationals as his wife, Meghan, was preparing to give birth to the couple's second child, but he...

With a Family and Full-Time Job, Ryan Murphy Chasing Return to Backstroke Elite in Time for Los Angeles Olympics Watching an NFL game taking place at SoFi Stadium, the venue set to host Olympic swimming in 2028, helped finalize the decision for Ryan Murphy to return to swimming and pursue a fourth O...

Can Sienna Toohey Help Australia Contend in Women's Medley Relay? Over the last decade, the United States has dominated the women's 400 medley relay. The streak started at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as the team of Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel stormed to gold. A...

With Bronte Campbell Now Retired, Looking Back on Two Decades of Campbell Sisters Dominating Sprint Freestyle The chapter of the Campbell sisters reigning in the sprint freestyle events has officially closed. Bronte Campbell announced her retirement from swimming just before the start of this year's...

Sam Falls Just Short: 3:40-Barrier Continues to Evade Contenders, Even With World Record Gone Sometimes, the longest-lasting world records fall at the least-expected moment. Nineteen years ago, when Janet Evans still held the world records in the 800 and 1500 freestyle, Kate Ziegler claimed the mark...

Masters Nationals: A Personal Narrative From Swimming's Biggest Reunion Around 2000 swimmers made the trip to Greensboro, N.C., this spring to compete in the U.S. Masters Swimming's annual Spring Nationals. The group came from all over the country and all sorts of backgrounds in swimming from Olympi...

Regan Smith, Hubert Kos Fire Off Swift Times in 200 Back to Conclude Longhorn Elite Invite A strong weekend of racing for swimmers based at the University of Texas concluded Sunday evening with particularly strong results in the 200 backstroke. Regan Smith and Hubert Kos both swam season-best marks ...

Hubert Kos, Summer McIntosh, Simone Manuel Post Impressive Doubles at Longhorn Elite Invite Two of the world's best swimmers claimed a pair of first-place finishes Saturday while competing at their training base for the Longhorn Elite Invite. Both Summer McIntosh and Hubert Kos came in first in the ...

Summer McIntosh Swims Eighth-Fastest Time Ever in 400 IM at Longhorn Elite Invite; Regan Smith Breaks 56 in 100 Fly No single swimmer has dominated an event in recent years like Summer McIntosh has in the women's 400 individual medley. McIntosh is the Olympic champion and three-time world champion i...

McKenzie Siroky Continuing to Deliver on Breaststroke Potential One year ago, McKenzie Siroky blasted her way onto her first World Championships team with an emphatic one-on-one victory. She had tied for second place in the 50 breaststroke at U.S. Nationals, a poor finish leaving her in a dead-heat ...

Marrit Steenbergen Seizes Control of 100 Freestyle During Incredible Week at Mare Nostrum Never has a two-time world champion been so underrated as Marrit Steenbergen. The Dutch swimmer captured the 100 freestyle crown in 2024 and 2025, but the first title came against a field missing numerous high-...

Pan Pacs Team Imperfect, But 2026 is Best Year for No U.S. Selection Meet Any list of the world's fastest women in the 100 freestyle must now include Anna Moesch, who ranks third-fastest in history following her American-record-setting performance at the recent AP London International. Isabelle Stad...

Commentary: Swimmers Need Better Choices Than Swimming in Poverty or Going Enhanced Last week in Las Vegas, the Enhanced Games delivered life-changing money for swimmers while making a mockery of clean sport and competitive integrity and using those swimmers to not-so-subtly market controversial and...

Passages: Rob Schumacher, Longtime Arizona and Olympic Photographer, Age 62 One of the top sports photographers in the United States passed away recently. Rob Schumacher, who worked for the Arizona Republic and the USA TODAY network of papers, died on Sunday, May 17 at age 62. The cause of death was...

Ryan Erisman Makes Statement With World-Class Distance Times in London One year ago, Ryan Erisman clobbered his best times at U.S. Nationals to nearly put himself on the World Championships team. In the 400 freestyle final, the teenager sat in fifth place throughout before charging down the stretch,...

Mikayla Tan Could Soon Become Breaststroke Force for Singapore A pair of victories at this weekend's Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, Calif., represented the most significant career accomplishments thus far for Mikayla Tan. The San Ramon Valley swimmer topped the 200 breaststroke Friday in 2:26.35, ca...

The Real Deal: Anna Moesch Proves Long Course Capabilities in London Breakout The signs have pointed toward a huge breakout summer as Anna Moesch emerged as a national-championship-caliber freestyler in short course yards during her sophomore season at Virginia. Each season has brought significant i...

Pro Swim Series Sacramento, Day 4 Finals: Torri Huske, Luka Mijatovic, Kennedi Dobson Add Additional Wins to Cap Meet The top heats of the 800 freestyle kicked off the final session of the Sacramento Pro Series, and a pair of teenage rising stars added the third victories of the meet with personal-b...

Pro Swim Series Sacramento, Day 4 Prelims: Sean Niewold, Michael Andrew Impress in Qualifying Qualifying events at the USA Swimming Pro Series in Sacramento concluded Saturday with the 50 butterfly, 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle on the docket. Sean Niewold, the winner of the 100 fly and 50 free...