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Lia Thomas Records Erased as Penn Bans Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports Three years ago, Lia Thomas drew national and international headlines as the first transgender female swimmer to contend for and eventually win an NCAA title. Now, in response to a Title IX lawsuit, the University of Pen...

Cal Men's Swimming and Diving and Water Polo Receive $26 Million Endowment from Ned and Carol Spieker A transformational $26 million gift from longtime UC Berkeley champions Ned and Carol Spieker has created an endowment to provide dedicated funding and lasting support for the men’s swimming & divin...

New President Kirsty Coventry Says IOC Will Protect Female Sports Speaking at her first press conference since assuming the presidency of the International Olympic Committee earlier in the week, Kirsty Coventry declared that the IOC will protect the female category. Coventry’s approach is a shift fr...

Meghan and Caeleb Dressel Announce Birth of Second Child, Josie Eloise Dressel Nine-time Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel and his wife Meghan welcomed their second child early Monday morning. Their daughter Josie Eloise Dressel was born just 16 months after her older brother, August Wilder Dressel. T...

ASCA Announces Top-50 Age-Group Teams; SwimMAC Carolina Tops Large Teams Division The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced the 2025 Top 50 Age Group Teams for large, medium and small size teams.  Working collaboratively with USA Swimming, who provided the data, ASCA updated the...

More Than Medals: Alice Dearing and Her Mission to Diversify the Future of Swimming Alice Dearing is a trailblazer in British swimming—not only as the first Black woman to represent Great Britain in an open-water swimming event at the 2020 Olympics, but also as a fierce advocate for diversity & incl...

USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Headed for Denver A new city has been selected as the host of the annual Golden Goggle Awards, which recognize the best athletes within USA Swimming. The Denver Art Museum will be the site of the 2025 gala, which will be held on September 27. The evening's reception...

Below the Surface: A Photo Essay Swimming World is thrilled to run "Below the Surface," a photo essay by Shana Cook, whose passion for underwater imagery captured the following images - all breathtaking in nature. We hope that you enjoy the images, which capture the beauty of the sport and the work ...

Kirsty Coventry Set to Take Presidency of International Olympic Committee In her first major media appearance since being elected President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry offered a strikingly human portrait of the leader she intends to be: humble, collaborative, and un...

Olympic Stars to Clash at Sette Colli Meet in Rome; Final Preparations for World Champs Underway Last summer, the Sette Colli meet in Rome served as a final tuneup for the Olympic Games in Paris. This year, the competition, which runs from June 26-28, will provide final preparation opportunities for...

Shin Ohashi Scorches World Junior Record of 2:07.27 in 200 Breaststroke According to reports out of Japan, 16-year-old Shin Ohashi has broken the world junior record in the 200-meter breaststroke, clocking a time of 2:07.27 while racing in high school competition in Osaka. Ohashi's time lowered the ...

Maccabiah Games Postponed By One Year Due to Wars in Israel The Maccabiah Games, the quadrennial event referred to as the "Jewish Olympics," have been postponed by one year due to ongoing conflicts in Israel. The Maccabiah organization announced that due to "Operation Rising Lion," which began with ...

Poll: Who Will Win the 800 Freestyle Showdown at Worlds Between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh As the Trials season around the world wraps up, next month's World Championships in Singapore will become the No. 1 topic in the sport. What world records might be broken? What events will provide can't...

Prime Bar: Equip’s Newest Product Brings Real Food Protein On the Go Equip Foods, the real food supplement company putting ingredient integrity first, today announced the presale of its new Prime Bar, a first-of-its-kind grass-fed beef protein bar designed for clean-living, health-conscious consumer...

New Doors Have Opened for Kyle Chalmers, Evidenced by Sub-23 Marker in 50 Butterfly Throughout his career, Kyle Chalmers has primarily been associated with the 100-meter freestyle, an event in which he has captured Olympic gold and claimed a world championship. The Australian has routinely produced ...

USA Swimming Announces Coaching Staff for World Championships in Singapore USA Swimming has announced the names of the assistant coaches who will guide the American squad into this summer's World Championships in Singapore. The coaching staff was made public on Tuesday, three days after the conclusi...

Did House v. NCAA Settlement Just Save—or Endanger—College Swimming & Diving? With federal Judge Claudia Wilken approving the $2.8 billion agreement on June 6, 2025 (see "Judge Offically Approves Historic House Settlement" ), schools across the country are preparing to enter a new era of college sp....

Canadian Trials: Summer McIntosh Opens with Prelims 4:10 in 400 free As the United States wraps up its selection competition for this summer's biggest meet, Canada opened its six-day World Championships Trials in British Columbia on Saturday morning. The first prelims session featured men's and wome...

Baltimore Pool Given New Name to Honor Michael Phelps One of pools that Michael Phelps swam in while growing up in the Baltimore area will now bear the name of the 23-time Olympic gold medalist. The newly-christened "Phelps Legacy Pool" is a facility at the Padonia Park Club in Cockeysville, Md., wh...

Hunter Armstrong Signs With Science-Driven Swimwear Brand deboer deboer swim, a rapidly emerging innovator in high-performance swimwear and accessories, today proudly announced a groundbreaking partnership with two-time Olympian, three-time Olympic medalist and World Champion swimmer Hunter Armstron...