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SwimSAFER, Smarter, Stronger A Lifesaving Skill The four posters released by SWIM Australia today to celebrate the 2019 Australia-wide “SwimSAFER Week” (November 19-25) say it all: swimming not only makes our kids safer but also smarter and stronger. The posters issued by Australia's Industry Body f...

World 1500m freestyle champion Simona Quadarella (Circolo Canottieri Aniene) led a run on meet records at the short-course Nico Sapio Trophy in Genova with an 8:12.19 victory over 800m as the meet came to a close. Quadarella, whose was chased all the way by Rita Caramignoli, second home in 8:15.73, ...

Max Litchfield's Daily Diet There are many ways to describe the 400 medley ace. Hungry, for starters. Not just for success in the fast pool but literally every day for a species of swimmer used to being in the water first, out last, in training sets that demand whopping calorie intakes. Take Max Lit...

Adam Peaty Set For London Roar debut The International Swimming League (ISL) shifts back to Europe for its fourth match of the inaugural season. Superstar Adam Peaty is excited for his ISL debut in Budapest, while home team Iron is ready to take on Peaty's London Roar. Adam Peaty is the best breasts...

By James Smith, Editor and Publisher of Total Waterpolo and TX Waterpolo A watershed moment is how we described the UIL's decision to officially make water polo a legit high school sport in Texas. Monday's approval is only about 72 hours old and the celebrations rightly continue, but are tempered by...

By Sam Perry, Swimming World Contributor I’ve been a swimmer my whole life — I grew up competing in the York Swim Club of Potomac Valley (PVS) under coach Greg York, and participated in junior and senior nationals during high school. When I got to college at East Carolina University (ECU), I was a 1...

By Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas. Director of High Performance and Recruitment/ Development, USA Pentathlon The USA Pentathlon elite Junior/Senior level athlete recruitment program focuses on athletes who are in high school, college or post-grads and have fast swimming and running times with talent for ot...

Kareena Lee Olympic Marathon Leads To Tokyo2020 Ticket By Ian Hanson “Nineteen years ago a little girl sat watching the 2000 Olympics and from that day she had a dream to be an Olympian herself. She worked towards that dream every day of her life. She had her ups and downs, but….that dream (has come...

Katie Ledecky On The Swim League:  “I really wanted to be there for the start - I am really excited to be a part of history"  When Katie Ledecky first heard about this crazy idea of putting on a professional swimming league - what would be the first global Pro-Team event in the sport's history - she...

By Kat Hall, Swimming World Contributor When I heard that Kathie Hewko swam under the Golden Gate Bridge 94 times, I assumed she was one of those glory-seeking, humble-bragging strivers. An over-Instagrammed, Type-A adrenaline junkie. I had never swum under the Golden Gate, but I knew it was a treac...

Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist  In this tip of the week, we want to introduce the McGill 3 Core Exercises. These are considered to be among the healthiest options for our spines. The exercises include: The Curl-Up, Bird Dog, and Side Bridg...

Asian Age-Group Swimming Championships China and Japan are the leading nations among 26 countries heading for the Asian Age-Group Swimming Championships from Tuesday in Bengaluru (Karnataka), India. More than 1,000 swimmers will compete, Kazakhstan sporting the largest contingent, its multi-sport te...

Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist  In this last squat tip, we want to highlight that improving range of motion in the lower extremities is so critical yet highly underestimated. Just by engaging in daily activity to improve range of motion might f...

John Thomas, currently head age group coach at Great Wolf Swim Club in Spring Lake Park, Minn., has a passion for recording times and using data to maximize swimmer performance. In summer 2017, Great Wolf purchased 10 TritonWear units. Since then, Thomas has become a huge proponent of this advanced ...

Kyle Chalmers heart surgery By Ian Hanson Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers has his fingers crossed that “a third round of heart surgery” yesterday will kick start his second Olympic campaign for Tokyo 2020. Chalmers entered hospital just a month after his leading role for the Dolphins with his five me...

Commentary by David Levinson (History of Meadville Swimming) Most of today’s swimmers have grown up with palatial 50-meter pools, touch pads and electronic scoreboards, jammers, goggles, and inclined starting blocks.  But there was a time when dedicated competitive swimmers lived in a world with no ...

World Junior Swimming Championships (Lani Pallister, Janelle Elford) Budapest By Ian Hanson “Gotcha Mum…!!” were the words from rising swim star Lani Pallister after she rocketed up the world rankings and into Olympic contention with gold over 800m freestyle at the World Junior Swimming Championship...

At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony, the Agitos Foundation will mark the presentation of a prestigious new award to schools and Paralympians who are making significant contributions to a more inclusive society. For the first time, three schools – two from Japan and one from overseas ...

By Ian Hanson (Glenn Tasker Tribute) Australian sport, and swimming in particular, is in mourning today following the sudden passing of Glenn Tasker, one of our finest administrators, a loving family man who had passion for sport and its people. He was without a doubt one of swimming’s finest in his...

Kyle Hembree became head coach at Northridge Swimming Association in Middlebury, Indiana in May 2017. After six years as an assistant, he is casting his own imprint on his multi-sectional champion charges through the use of advanced swimming technology. In the last 18 months he has gone all-in using...