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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...

Mary-Sophie Harvey has pulled out of the 200 IM final at the Bell Canadian Trials. The Olympian announced her decision on social media. "Unfortunately, I've had to withdraw from tonight's 200 IM final," Mary-Sophie Harvey wrote on Instagram. "I've been dealing with some health issues since the start...

This week at a time that will be chosen by tides, weather and the temperament of the sea, 18-year-old Maya Merhige of Berkeley, California, will dive into the cold waters of the North Channel in Ireland, wearing only a swimsuit, swim cap and goggles. She will be making waves not only for herself, bu...

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named over 2,230 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5...

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is proud to announce its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, recognizing 714 teams from 418 institutions for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester. Collective...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the 2026 TOP 25 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The results were compiled by USA Swimming’s data staff and ASCA staff using data from the SWIMS database. The res...

After a year experiment without B finals, the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Oversight Committee has decided to bring them back for 2027. The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recommended several changes in April that were adopted by the commit...