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Kaylee McKeown Could Chase Unique Company at Olympic Games Only once in Olympic history has the gold medalist of the women’s 200-meter individual medley also been the champion of a 100-meter event during the same Games. That scenario unfolded at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where Hungarian K...

Australian Championships: Kyle Chalmers Delivers Strong Showing in 100 Freestyle; Reveals Recovery From Ankle Surgery By Nicole Jeffery Rio Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers dispelled any lingering doubts about his Paris preparation, winning the 100m freestyle in 47.63 at the Australian Championships, ...

Australian Champs, Day Four Finals: Mollie O'Callaghan Pops Big 200 Freestyle; Kaylee McKeown Continues Dominance By Nicole Jeffery World 200m freestyle record-holder Mollie O’Callaghan put in the statement swim of the Australian Open Championships today, dominating the Olympic champion Ariarne Titm...

Australian Champs, Day Four Prelims: Kyle Chalmers Heating Up Waters in 100 Freestyle By Nicole Jeffery Rio Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers will look for a first sub-48 100m freestyle in the final after putting together a sharp qualifier of 48.08 in today’s preliminaries at the Australian Open Champi...

Australian Champs, Day Three Finals: Ariarne Titmus Rockets to Top of World in 400 Freestyle; Men's Distance Duel a Highlight By Nicole Jeffery After the most testing year of her international career, Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus was back on top of the world today after clocking the fastest 400m ...

Australian Champs, Day Three Prelims: Ariarne Titmus Chasing 'Perfect Race' With Paris on Horizon By Nicole Jeffery Olympic champion and world record-holder Ariarne Titmus may be “in hibernation from life’’ but she is maintaining a laser-like focus on her preparation to defend her Olympic titles in ...

Shogun TV Series Missed the Mark With Dramatic Swimming Scene By Todd Balf, Guest Contributor At the close of Shogun’s Episode 3, the early 17-century English sailor John Blackthorne emerges on the ship’s rail alongside his captor, Japanese regent Lord Yoshii Toranaga. Blackthorne, buff and brawny, ...

ISHOF Holding Contest to Rename Monthly Newsletter (Choice of Awards For Winner) The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is looking for a new name for its monthly newsletter and has decided to have a contest and give all our favorite swimmers, aquatic athletes, and fans a shot at naming ...

Podcast Spotlight: Pullbuoy Provides Superb Review of Action From British Olympic Trials From time to time, Swimming World will feature a podcast from the United States or around the world that has done an excellent job of highlighting news/competition in the sport. The Pullbuoy Podcast fits that mo...

Lawsuit Accuses Ex-Kentucky Coach Lars Jorgensen of Sexual Assault, School Accused of 'Complicity' Several months ago, Lars Jorgensen resigned as head swim coach at the University of Kentucky with no reason given. But there was an investigation, which has now led to a lawsuit. The results of the inv...

TYR Pro Series: Bobby Finke Cruises to Victory in 1500 Freestyle; Paige Madden Tops Women's Event Reigning Olympic champion Bobby Finke put together a solid performance en route to victory in the 1500-meter freestyle during Wednesday night's opening session of the USA Swimming TYR Pro Series stop in...

USA Swimming and TYR Unveil National Team Kit for 2024 Olympics San Antonio, Texas. – USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport, and TYR, the exclusive outfitter  of the National Team and the National Junior Team, unveiled today the National Team Kit for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. O...

NAIA Institutes Restrictions on Transgender Females Competing in Women's Sports The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which includes 241 small colleges throughout the United States, has voted to restrict participation in women's sports competition to exclude transgender females begi...

ISHOF Launching Every Child a Swimmer Program; Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation Lending Support The International Swimming Hall of Fame, in collaboration with the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, is proud to announce the launch of the Every Child a Swimmer (ECAS) program. Spearheaded by...

Basketball Star Caitlin Clark Shows Off Michael Phelps Screensaver During his remarkable international swimming career which spanned a decade-and-a-half, Michael Phelps established as the winningest Olympian ever with 23 gold medals and 28 total medals, but his influence spread far outside of swimmi...

Friday FunDay: The Superpower Wishes of Swimming's Star Athletes; What Did They Choose? We frequently hear from athletes concerning their training and goals, but every once in a while, it's nice to bring a little lightness to the sport. So, in the most recent edition of Swimming World, several promi...

Life After High School Swimming: The Options are Plentiful By Allison Barrie & Michael Kidd Aspirational goal setting and expectation management clash as coaches and swimmers navigate the critical years leading up to a swimmer’s high school graduation. The allure of Olympic glory or college scholars...

FORM Launches Next-Generation Smart Swim Goggles, Accelerating Augmented Reality Adoption in Endurance Sport FORM, the industry-leading fitness technology company pioneering real-time visual feedback to elevate athletic performance, is excited to announce the launch of its highly anticipated second-...

In His Words: Leon Marchand Reflects on Jaw-Dropping NCAA Champs (Videos) To think Leon Marchand would have been anything less than extraordinary at last week’s NCAA Championships would have been naïve. After all, he starred at last year’s edition of the meet, and has established himself as one of t...

One Final Look at Virginia Storming to Fourth Straight NCAA Women's Title (Videos) Now that the NCAA Men's Championships have concluded, it's a wrap for the latest year of collegiate swimming. And what a campaign it was, with the athletes raising the bar for what is possible in the pool. NCAA record...