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Passages: Carol ‘Penny’ Taylor, Olympian and Long-Time Official and Coach, 96 Carol “Penny” Taylor, a 1948 Olympian and long-time coach and swimming official, died on Nov. 4. She was 96 years old. Taylor was an influential figure in swimming for decades after her Olympic appearance at the London Gam...

Diana Nyad to be Honored by City of Fort Lauderdale with Historic Marker The City of Fort Lauderdale will host a ceremony on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Las Olas Oceanside Park to unveil a Florida State Historic Marker honoring world-renowned endurance swimmer Diana Nyad.  The cerem...

Teenage Distance Star Luka Mijatovic Confirms Commitment to the University of Texas After teasing the move, U.S. National Team member Luka Mijatovic has confirmed his commitment to the University of Texas. Mijatovic initially posted a photo on Instagram of himself in a cowboy hat. Although the photo...

Ariarne Titmus Confirms Withdrawal From Anti-Doping Testing Pool Just a handful of days after announcing her surprise retirement from the sport, reports from Australia indicate that Ariarne Titmus has officially been withdrawn from the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) testing pool. According to 7Ne...

Complete Event Results for Swimming World's 2024-25 Boys' Mythical High School Championships Earlier this month, Swimming World revealed that Hinsdale Central High School (Illinois) captured the mythical national championship. En route to that title, Hinsdale Central was fueled by its national recor...

Complete Results for Swimming World's Mythical Girls' High School Championships A few weeks ago, we announced that Carmel High School (Indiana) was crowned Swimming World's girls' national champion for the 2024-25 high school season. Now, we present the full results of the mythical championship mee....

Maximus Williamson Claims Three Wins in UVA Exhibition Against Navy Virginia opened the 2025-26 swimming & diving season with exhibition swims against Navy on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. There were no team scores for the event, but individual times are still counted. ...

Zhang Zhanshuo Destroys World Junior Record in 400 Freestyle at Chinese Nationals A little more than a month after finishing fifth in the event at the World Championships in Singapore, China's Zhang Zhanshuo destroyed the world junior record in the 400-meter freestyle. Racing at the Chinese National...

U.S. Masters Swimming Review Panel Finds Swimmer Was Eligible in Spring A U.S. Masters Swimming’s Eligibility Review Panel has found that a swimmer at the center of a gender controversy in the spring was eligible to compete as a female. In a statement released Friday, U.S. Masters Swimming did not n...

World Junior Championships: Schedule, Results, How to Watch...and More The last of this summer's Big Three international competitions is scheduled to run from August 19-24 in Otopeni, Romania. The World Junior Championships will feature stars of the future, some of whom will eventually challenge for...

Female Athletes File Sex Discrimination Class Action Against Concordia University Irvine for Elimination of Women’s Teams and Violating Title IX Nine female athletes at Concordia University Irvine (CUI) filed a sex discrimination class action against the school late yesterday for discriminating agai...

TYR Summer Championships Offer Caeleb Dressel an Opportunity for Pan Pacs Berth This post-Olympic summer has certainly not been quiet when it comes to major competition. While the World University Games and World Championships are now in the rearview mirror, the sport's calendar remains filled with ...

Caeleb Dressel Slated to Compete at TYR Summer Champs; Several Big Names Entered (PSYCH SHEETS) Although the World Championships are about to conclude in Singapore, some big names in the sport are scheduled to race from August 5-8 at the TYR Summer Championships. Headling the psych sheets is Caeleb ...

World Championships, Day Seven Semifinals: Ruta Meilutyte Chasing Fourth Straight Title in 50 Breaststroke; Lilly King Advances The semifinals on Night Seven of the World Championships in Singapore were all about speed, with competition slated in the women's 50-meter freestyle, men's 50 backstroke a...

World Championships, Day 7 Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Starts Busy Day in 50 Free The 2025 World Aquatics Championships are heading to their penultimate day, which means a glut of 50s on the schedule. That includes the women’s 50 free, which sets up a busy day for Gretchen Walsh. The American speedster ...

World Championships, Day Four Semifinals: Summer McIntosh Nails Down Top Seed in 200 Butterfly When Summer McIntosh stepped onto the blocks for Night Four of the World Championships, she already owned world titles in Singapore from the 400 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Her next target is gold...

World Championships, Day 3 Semifinals: Claire Weinstein and Luca Urlando Secure Top Seeds Already a world champion and the reigning Olympic titlist in the 200-meter freestyle, Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan was the headliner of semifinal action during the third night of the World Championships in Si...

Japan's Shin Ohashi Again Breaks World Junior Record in 200 Breaststroke One month after first breaking the world junior record in the 200-meter breaststroke, Japan's Shin Ohashi has taken the WJR standard below 2:07. Racing in high school competition, Ohashi posted a time of 2:06.91, which improved...

USA Swimming has released its 2024 Audit, which reflects the organization's financial statements for Jan. 1 2024-Dec. 31, 2024. The audit was conducted by the firm Stockman, Kast, Ryan & Co., LLP. The governing body also released a three-page document in which it provides selected financial highligh...

Competition Scheduled Revealed as Olympic Games in Los Angeles Just Three Years Away Today marks three years out from the Opening Ceremony of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, which will become the first city to serve as Olympic host on three occasions. The next Summer Games will run from July ...