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USA Swimming CFO Cory Hilliard Resigns After Arrest One day after being put on leave by USA Swimming, chief financial officer Cory Hilliard has resigned, a USA Swimming spokesperson confirmed. Hilliard was arrested in Colorado on Monday, Aug. 10, charged with theft, embezzlement and official miscond...

Meg Harris Tabbed Flag-Bearer for Australia at Pan Pacs, Aims to Keep 'Lifting the Standard' of the Sprints Meg Harris came to the Pan Pacific Championships to race. She has been waiting for this sprint showdown with the U.S. women. Harris won the silver medal in the 50 free at the 2024 Olympics in ...

The 2026 U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Summer National Championship took place at the North Natomas Aquatics Complex Aug. 5-9. There were a record-breaking 1,413 swimmers from seven countries competing at the long course meters event. Several records were broken. Here is a day-by-day recap of the rec...

Carly Miller to Complete Triple Crown in English Channel to Honor Late Mom, Raise Funds to Fight Cancer Carly Miller discovered her place in the water when it was needed the most. She had lost her mother to cancer when she was in high school, and after finding out it was because of a genetic conditi...

NCAA Division I Championship Meets Will Switch Men's, Women's Weeks Every Other Year The NCAA will change its Division I championship schedule in the future. The women's meet will continue to be a week before the men's in odd years, but starting in 2028, the men's meet will be first in even years. T...

Erika Pelaez Using U.S Nationals High-Point Performance as 'Great Step in the Right Direction' Erika Pelaez didn't even know she was in the points lead at Nationals until the final day. Once she did, the North Carolina State star had a goal. Pelaez did what needed to be done in her final event and w...

A week ago, South African swimming star Chad le Clos was beaming with joy after setting the Commonwealth Games men's record for medals with his 20th, tying Emma McKeon for most all time. But while that was happening in Scotland, a devastating fire took over his apartment complex in South Africa and ...

U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein Out of Pan Pacific Championships After '3 Weeks in a Hospital Bed' U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein has pulled out of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships. Weinstein made the announcement on social media, citing three weeks in a hospital bed. Last week, Weinstein indicated...

Day Three of the 2026 USA Swimming Toyota National Championships is in the books. There were several memorable moments on the third night. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck to capture those moments. Here is a look at the top photos from day three in Irvine. [gallery columns...

Day Two of the 2026 USA Swimming Toyota National Championships is in the books. There were several memorable moments on the second night. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck to capture those moments. Here is a look at the top photos from day one in Irvine. [gallery type="slid...

Ultra Marathon Swimmer Madi Armstrong Creates Documentary; Will Swim English Channel for Cancer Research When Madi Armstrong was in the water, she knew her father was not far away. Steve Armstrong was either in the stands or in the water, too. Now when Madi looks up, Steve isn't alongside her, at le...

U.S. Nationals, Day Two Women's Prelims: Virginia Upstarts Madi Mintenko, Sophia Umstead Claim Top Seeds Day Two of the USA Swimming 2026 Toyota National Championships have kicked off from Irvine, California. The women's events for the Day Two prelims include the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200...

Day one of the 2026 USA Swimming Toyota National Championships is in the books. There were several memorable moments on the first day, including broken records and stellar comebacks. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck to capture those moments. Here is a look at the top photo...

US National Championships Day 1 Women's Finals: Hannah Bellard Holds off Bella Sims in 200 Fly; Derivaux Makes Junior Pan Pacs The USA Swimming 2026 Toyota National Championships have kicked off from Irvine, California. The women's events for the Day 1 finals include the 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle...

US National Championships Day 1 Women's Prelims: Bella Sims Shows Butterfly Strength The USA Swimming 2026 Toyota National Championships have kicked off from Irvine, California. The women's events for the Day 1 prelims include the 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle, followed by the slower heats of the tim...

Olivia Smoliga Skipping Nationals After Appendix Removal Finds Hernia Two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga will not be competing at the U.S. National Championships this week in Irvine, California. Smoliga posted on Instagram that she had her appendix removed and it revealed another injury, a hernia, cau...

Taylor Ruck Soaks in 'On Fire' Canadian Trials; Aims for Another Big Pan Pacs A few years ago, Taylor Ruck was at the top of her game, swimming to NCAA championships, making another Olympic team for Canada and throwing down her best race ever at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships. But since graduati...

Giulia Oliveira Carvalho Sprints to South American Short-Course Butterfly Record Brazilian swimmer Giulia Oliveira Carvalho knocked off a 12-year old South American short-course record last week. Swimming at the XXVI Swimming Super Cup, Carvalho raced to a 25.18 time in the 50-meter butterfly on Jul...

Along the shores of the ocean, Michael Andrew had the biggest day of his life. No, it wasn't an open water swim. Andrew got married on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii last week, wedding fiancée Alexandra. "Thank you God for such a beautiful life," she wrote on social media, along with a group of pho...

Australian Olympic Champion Kaylee McKeown Withdraws from Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Championships Australian Olympic gold medalist Kaylee McKeown has medically withdrawn from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Championships. McKeown, who turns 25 on Wednesday, confirmed to...