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Yale's Kiphuth Exhibition Pool Holds a Special Place in Swimming Lore In the center of Kiphuth Exhibition Pool stands a large, wooden desk.  It’s an odd place for such a device, a majestic wood design contrasting the deck’s sheer white tile. You could travel around the country and never see anything...

One Team Woven From a Single Thread: Including Transgender, Non-Binary and Queer Swimmers By Kerri Nicole McCaffrey - Guest Editorial “Diversity (in USA Swimming) is an issue right now…we need to develop coaching and athlete heroes that are of a diverse nature so that we can attract those athletes m...

Catherine Breed Dives in for Lake Tahoe Swim to Prepare for 'Swim California' in 2026 Former Cal All-American Catherine Breed, ultra‑endurance swimmer and founder of Sea Dreamers, has embarked on a swimming circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe beginning July 16, 2025, from Skylandia Beach. This 60-plus .....

Hunter Armstrong Discusses Future on Lane One: Making Waves Podcast with Summer Finke Over the past few months, Summer Finke has conducted interviews on her podcast, Lane One: Making Waves, with several big names in the sport. Dara Torres. Nancy Hogshead. Mark Bernardino. They have all appeared on t...

ASCA and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps Announce Top Five Age Group Coaches of the Year The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps are pleased to announce the Top Five Age Group Coaches of the Year for small, medium and large teams. Congratulations to the following o...

World Championships: Moesha Johnson Becomes First Australian To Win 10k Title On Monumental Day In Singapore Moesha Johnson wrote a unique line in history as she became the first Australian to win a world 10k title with victory in Singapore. The Olympic silver medallist went ahead on the third of si...

World Championships: Dominant Florian Wellbrock Claims Historic Third 10k Title Ahead Of Paltrinieri & Lee Florian Wellbrock led from the front throughout to claim an historic third world 10k title despite a late attack from Gregorio Paltrinieri in Singapore. The German was in control at the head of...

Leah Shackley Leading Promising American Group Heading to World University Games The favorites in the backstroke events entering U.S. Nationals got the job done in their respective events, but 19-year-old Leah Shackley left the outcomes in serious doubt as the former high school star showed off her ...

World Champs Profile: Josh Liendo Again Flying Toward Podium in Singapore Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Canadian and Uni...

What Sets the Best Swimmers Apart: Mental Habits That Lead to Growth Swimmers spend up to 30 hours per week training, stretching, lifting weights, and rehabilitating injuries. In the pool, they build endurance, focus on technique, and push to be as fast and efficient as possible. In the weight room,...

World Championships: U.S. Routs Argentina for Women’s Water Polo Group Title The U.S. routed Argentina, 26-3, on the third day of women’s water polo play at the 2025 World Championships to earn the Group A title on Tuesday. That allows the U.S. to skip the crossover round and head straight to the qu...

Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh Establish Scholarship at UVA Three of the most decorated athletes in Virginia and women’s swimming history, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, and Gretchen Walsh, announced today (July 15) a collective commitment to establish the Olympic Endowed Scholarship for W...

World Championships: 10k Open Water Races Postponed Due To Poor Water Quality The men's and women's 10k races at the World Championships in Singapore have been pushed back to the afternoon (local time) of 16 July because of poor water quality. The races were due to start in the morning of 16 July wi...

World Champs Profile: Lilly King Looking to Cap Stellar Career in Style Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features American Lilly Kin...

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...

Will Pan Zhanle Test Himself in 200 Freestyle at World Champs? Let's Hope We’ve seen what China’s Pan Zhanle can do in peak form. Remember last summer’s Olympic performance in the 100-meter freestyle? As a refresher, Pan delivered a dominant performance inside La Defense Arena in Paris, establishing...

FORM Launches World’s First Augmented Reality Swim Goggles Protected with Corning Gorilla Glass FORM Smart Swim 2 PRO uses Corning® Gorilla® Glass to deliver unparalleled durability, a permanent fog-free experience, plus a full slate of new software features ************************ FORM, the global...

Tes Schouten & Caspar Corbeau To Reunite With Coach Mark Faber As They Relocate To Antwerp Olympic bronze medallist Tes Schouten is to relocate to Antwerp, Belgium, where she will reunite with former coach Mark Faber with whom she worked for eight years. It comes after Caspar Corbeau, who won 200m b...

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 ...

Stanford Hires Olympic Medalist Annie Lazor as Assistant Coach Stanford on Monday announced the hiring of Olympic medalist Annie Lazor as an assistant coach for the women’s swimming and diving team. Lazor spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Florida, where she worked...