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Olympic Swimming: Schedule, How to Watch and Everything You Need to Know The Olympics are upon us and the action in the pool is about to heat up. Swimming World will have you covered in full force with everything on our meet page. Here is a look at the schedule and how to watch the 2024 Olympic Game...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming, today announced the dates for its domestic competitions for the 2025 calendar year. Some locations are still being finalized and will be announced in the coming months. The event schedule features Open Water Nationals and Junior .....

Paris Mayor Swims in Seine Ahead of Olympic Opening Ceremony as Promised With the condition of the Seine River a major concern heading into the Olympics later this month, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo had promised to swim in the river prior to the games to show the water levels were safe. Hidalgo made go...

Olympic champion and record holder Michael Phelps has been named the No.1 athlete of the past 25 years by ESPN. The sports network released its decision in a video. Phelps became a household name when he won a record eight Olympic gold medals in 2008 in Beijing. In his career, his is a five-time Oly...

Olympic medalist Mitch Larkin has announced his retirement after nearly a quarter century in the sport that included a plethora of international medals. The Australian star made the announcement on social media: "They say all great things must eventually come to an end. As much as I wish this wasn’t...

ASCA Announces Top 10 Age Group Coaches of the Year The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps are pleased to announce the Top 10 age group coaches for 2024. Congratulations to the following outstanding coaches (in alphabetical order): Name Club Joe Finke Saint P...

'Swimming Pretty' A Groundbreaking History of Artistic Swimming is Pivotal Work As the 2024 Paris Olympics reach audiences around the world, there will be plenty of focus on the water. From swimming to diving to open water and water polo, aquatics athletes will be on display. It is also the biggest ...

The Noblesville Swim Club in Indiana and Noblesville High School jointly announced the hiring of Jess Preston as head coach beginning August 1. Preston comes to Noblesville from Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind., and Irish Aquatics. As head coach of the Kingsman girls and boys swim teams since 200...

A remarkable piece of Olympic history is up for grabs as Boston-based RR Auction offers a complete winner’s medal set from the Munich 1972 Summer Games. This extraordinary set, awarded to legendary U.S. swimmer Steve Genter, comprises his gold medal in the 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay, his silver m...

Maya Merhige, a 16-year-old marathon swimmer has successfully conquered the English Channel  making her one of the youngest swimmers in history to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Merhige swam the English Channel (20.5 miles or 33 km) in just 11 hours and 39 minutes on July 13, 2024....

USA Swimming has announced its four captains for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Katie Ledecky and Abbey Weitzeil were selected as the women's team's captains, while Ryan Murphy and Nic Fink were tabbed as captains for the men's team, USA Swimming announced. Ledecky is headed to her fourth Olympics. She qu...

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) today announced the 592-member 2024 U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024. The Opening Ceremony will take place Friday, July 26, with competition beginning Wednesday, July 24 and concluding Sunday, Aug. 1...

USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming, today announced its roster for the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, to be held August 21-24 in Canberra, Australia. Athletes qualified based on results from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, presented by Lilly. “....

After an independent prosecutor cleared the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) of any bias toward China in a recent finding, it did not take the U.S. Anti-Doping Agencey (USADA) long to respond. “The WADA report issued by Mr. (Eric) Cottier today provides athletes and the world with some additional inf...

The USC men's and women's swim team has hired Keith Dawley to the position of assistant coach, head coach Lea Maurer announced on Monday, July 8. "We are excited to have Keith joining the USC family. He has experience that will certainly elevate our team in every area, but we are most excited about ...

Karlyn Pipes Book Still Rings True: 'Never Too Late for a Do-Over' Second chances are pivotal. They can mean a fresh start at work, in a relationship or in a life outlook. For Karlyn Pipes, a second chance broke her from the chains of addiction. The Hall of Fame swimmer told all in "The Do-Over, My ...

Allison Schmitt is a mainstay around the pool deck at big events, but after making four Olympic teams, she was at Lucas Oil Stadium in a different capacity. "I love the adrenaline and the lights and the swimmers in the water," Schmitt said. "It brings back so many emotions." The Olympic gold medalis...

Swimming Canada Announces Olympic Captains for 2024 Swimming Canada’s team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will feature four team captains, selected by a vote of their teammates. The group includes Kylie Masse, a four-time Olympic medallist set to compete at her third Games, second-time Olympians Ma...

Isabelle Odgers walked out to the thunderous applause of an Olympic Trials final. The former All-American at USC and former Swimming World intern had never experienced a race of quite that magnitude. But there she was walking out for the final of the 200 breaststroke with a chance of making an Olymp...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the Top 50 Age Group Coaches of the Year for 2024. The results were compiled using the USA Swimming Power Points of the top ranked 11-14 year-old swimmers for the 2023 Long Course season and 2023-24 Short Co...