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Pan Pacific Championships: Day One Heat Sheets; Stacked Men's 200 Freestyle The first session of the Pan Pacific Championships is set for Wednesday morning, and many of the biggest names in the sport are ready to go to work at the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California. There will be...

Gretchen Walsh: A Decade Ahead of the World-Record Curve? Over time, roughly 50-55 years has separated the men's and women's world records in specific events. For example, Regan Smith currently owns the global standard in the 100-meter backstroke, her 57.13 (set in 2024) arriving 55 years after East...

European Championships: Mary-Ambre Moluh, Marrit Steenbergen Set Records in Mixed Medley Relay While the final of the mixed 400-meter medley relay delighted the home crowd at the European Championships, with France winning in Paris, there were a pair of individual records set in the race. After Mary...

European Championships: Hubert Kos Blasts European Record in 200 Back; Just Misses Legendary WR of Aaron Peirsol For 17 years, Aaron Peirsol has held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke, a 1:51.92 performance from the 2009 World Championships never challenged. But on Tuesday night at the Eu...

European Championships, Day Two Semifinals: David Popovici Looks Superb in 100 Freestyle; WR on Radar If the morning prelims are an indication of what is to come on the second night of semifinals at the European Championships, it will be a swift evening in the French capital. The morning session saw...

European Championships: Yohann Ndoye Brouard First Major Casualty of Two-Per-Nation Rule The first major casualty of the European Championships' two-per-nation rule unfolded on Tuesday morning in Paris, as Frenchman Yohann Ndoye Brouard was eliminated from the 200-meter backstroke. The bronze medali...

On This Date: Jason Lezak And His Beijing Anchor For The Ages (Video) When Jason Lezak entered the water for the United States on the anchor leg of the United States’ 400 freestyle relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the race was seemingly over. On August 11, Lezak trailed Frenchman Alain Be...

Leon Marchand Blasts Career-Best 1:43.76 Leadoff in 800 Freestyle Relay; Leaps to No. 6 Performer Any doubts concerning Leon Marchand's preparedness for the European Championships were squashed on Monday night, as the four-time Olympic champion propelled France to the silver medal in the 800-meter f...

USA Swimming CFO Cory Hilliard Arrested; Charged on Three Counts, Including Theft and Embezzlement Cory Hilliard, USA Swimming's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), was arrested on Monday morning and charged with three counts related to the misappropriation of funds during his tenure at the University of...

World Aquatics has published the full competition schedule for the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) – Beijing 2026. It offers fans and athletes their first detailed look at how the six days of racing will unfold at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre, known as the Water Cube. The World A...

The last of Michael Phelps' world records was broken at the 2023 World Championships, France's Leon Marchand taking the 400 individual medley world record to 4:02.50. But for 15 years, Phelps' standard from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing stood untested. Today, August 10, marks the 18th anniversar...

How to Watch Pan Pacific Championships; Link to Meet Results All four days of pool competition at the Pan Pacific Championships, which will run from Wednesday through Saturday, will be carried by Peacock. Prelims will begin at 10 a.m. (1 p.m. EDT) while finals will get underway at 7 p.m. (10 p.m. ED...

POLL: How Many World Records Will Be Broken Between European Champs and Pan Pacs? (VOTE HERE!) The week ahead is sure to be fascinating, with the European Championships (Aug. 10-16) and Pan Pacific Championships (Aug. 12-15) unfolding simultaneously in Paris and Irvine. The world's best swimmers wil...

Can Sarah Sjostrom Provide Response to New World-Record Marks in 50 Freestyle? For nearly nine years, Sarah Sjostrom reigned atop the 50-meter freestyle. The Swedish star initially set the world record at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, clocking a time of 23.67. Six years later, at the Wor...

Leon Marchand Out of Individual Medley Events for European Championships The European Championships are just two days from getting underway in Paris and big news was released on Saturday by the French Swimming Federation. In a press release, the FFN announced that Leon Marchand will not compete in t...

Hubert Kos Adopting Heavy (and Intriguing) Program for European Championships Frequently, entry lists for major competitions must be viewed through a skeptical lens. They are not always meant to reflect the actual program an athlete is adopting for the meet ahead, but instead reveal the options on t...

Simona Quadarella: Unsung Star Chasing Latest European Titles Underappreciated. That one word summarizes how Simona Quadarella departed last summer's World Championships in Singapore. A longtime staple for Italy on the international scene, Quadarella was superb in Southeast Asia. En route to capturi...

Junior Nationals, Day Five Finals: Heading to Junior Pan Pacs, Gabi Brito Cruises to Crown in 200 IM Preparing for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships later this month in Vancouver, Gabi Brito gathered momentum on Friday night by winning the 200-meter individual medley at the United States Junior N...

Five Women's Storylines to Follow at the Pan Pacific Championships; Gretchen Walsh Chasing Sub-54 One of the year's biggest international meets is almost here, the Pan Pacific Championships set to run from August 12-15. It will be the first edition of Pan Pacs since 2018 and, along with the Commonwe...

Junior Nationals, Day Four Finals: Emily Wolf and Connor Christopherson Claim 200 Freestyle Titles Emily Wolf (Fishers Area) sat in fourth after the first lap, but took command on the second length en route to victory in the 200-meter freestyle on Wednesday night at the United States Junior National...