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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Wednesday, June 11, that it will try to persuade authorities to cancel the Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games is a planned event for next year in Las Vegas that aims to show what athletes can do on medical-supervised performance-enhancing drugs, luring t...

Anna Peplowski Uses Patience to Reach Team USA Once Again Patience is a difficult virtue to master, especially for swimmers. But it can be pivotal. Patience to know when to make a move in a race. Patience to know how to get through a long meet. For Anna Peplowski, it was patience having to wait thre...

As Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh stood atop the Olympic podium together, singing the words and watching the flag rise. Then they ran along the pool deck in Paris clad in medals with the flag flying and the jubilant smiles, their rivalry would never be the same. It started as two kids from different...

Phoebe Bacon made two Olympic teams as a backstroker and won multiple NCAA championships as a backstroker. But when the backstroke events didn't develop into a spot on Team USA at the 2025 U.S. National Championships, Bacon showed the same grit and toughness that made her an elite backstroker and to...

The 2025 U.S. National Championships have wrapped up in Indianapolis. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck capturing the moments of the meet. Meet Coverage Live Results Check out the moments from Day 5: [gallery type="slideshow" columns="1" size="full" ids="614342,614341,61434...

US Nationals Day 5 Finals: Gretchen Walsh Equals American Record in Women's 50 Freestyle Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske head-to-head once again, this time with American record holder Kate Douglass and Simone Manuel looming. It was poised to be a fantastic finish to the women's portion of the 2025 U....

US Nationals Day 5 Finals: Shaine Casas Edges Carson Foster in Men's 200 IM Shaine Casas was sensational during prelims and Carson Foster wasn't far behind in the 200 IM at the 2025 U.S. National Championships. So the question was, could anyone stop the two training partners? Casas took the early le...

US Nationals Day 5 Finals: Katie Ledecky Closes With Win Women's 1500 Ledecky is poised for another stellar World Aquatics Championship after another outstanding performance at the U.S. National Championships. She won the 400 and 800 earlier in the meet and continues to be the face of Team USA. Lede...

U.S. Nationals Day 5 Women's Prelims: Alex Walsh Cruises to Top Seed in 200 IM The final morning of the 2025 U.S. National Championships kicked off from the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. The Day 5 prelims is a short one, just the 200 IM and 50 freestyle. Here is a look at what happe...

The 2025 U.S. National Championships are under way in Indianapolis. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick is on deck capturing the moments of the meet. Check out the moments from Day 4: [gallery type="slideshow" columns="1" size="full" ids="614066,613999,614065,614064,614063,614062,614061,...

U.S. Nationals: Emma Weyant Mastering the Reset Button, Leading to Another Team USA After making two Olympic teams, Emma Weyant has nothing to prove. But with that experience, she has a different outlook on big meets and the opportunities those bring - especially learning how to reset. "I am trying ...

US Nationals Day 4 Finals: Tommy Janton Stuns from Lane 1 of 100 Backstroke The men's 100 backstroke final had some rising stars in the sport as well as some unproven swimmers making a statement that they belong in the nation's elite. Jack Aikins made that move after finishing third at the Olympic T...

US Nationals Day 4 Finals: Kate Douglass Passes Lilly King Late for 100 Breaststroke Title In another completely stacked field, the women's 100 breaststroke final had a ton of storylines to digest. First of all, the world record-holder, Lilly King, was swimming the final race of her career on U.S. s...

U.S. Nationals Day 4 Finals: Katie Ledecky Holds off Claire Weinstein in Fast 400 Free The way the meet was going, it didn't look like anyone was going to be able to swim faster than Katie Ledecky and Claire Weinstein in the 400 freestyle at the 2025 U.S. National Championships. Weinstein won the 20...

US Nationals Day 4 Men's Prelims: Luka Mijatovic Shatters NAG Record for Top Seed in 400 Free The 2025 U.S. National Championships continued from Indianapolis with the Day 4 prelims session. The session includes the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke. Here is a recap of what happened...

The 2025 U.S. National Championships have begun from Indianapolis. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick is on deck capturing the moments of the meet. Check out the moments from Day 3: [gallery type="slideshow" columns="1" size="full" ids="613763,613762,613761,613760,613759,613758,613757,6...

US Nationals, Day 3 Finals: Katharine Berkoff Shatters American Record in Women's 50 Backstroke Katharine Berkoff was within reach of an American record in the prelims if the 50 butterfly. Just five hundredths away, the question was: Could she go faster in finals? Going head-to-head with Regan Smith...

US Nationals Day 3 Finals: Vintage Lilly King Dominates 50 Breaststroke; Tie for Second Lilly King announced the end is near, but she is still far from done. The Olympic gold medalist has been a mainstay on the national team for a decade and though she announced this will be her final season, she ma...

US Nationals Day 3 Finals: Emma Weyant Pushes Back Half to Win Women's 400 IM, Grimes Makes Late Move for 2nd The women's 400 IM final looked to be one of the few events that more than a couple of swimmers were serious challengers for World Championships rosters spots, heading into Day 3 of the U.S....

US Nationals: Simone Manuel Building Off Best Swim in Six Years Simone Manuel looked up at the scoreboard and couldn't help but smile. Even though she was hoping to finish top two in the 100 freestyle, her third-place finish came in a time of 52.83. When asked about it being a while since she went t...