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ESPN has announced its list of ESPY awards and swimming had several representations and one surprising omission. Katie Ledecky was nominated as a finalist for two ESPYs, the top Olympic female athlete and the best athlete in women's sports overall. Caeleb Dressel is a finalist for top men's Olympic ...

Louisville Hires Aaron Bell as Associate Coach On Tuesday, the University of Louisville announced the hiring of Aaron Bell as an associate coach. Bell comes to Louisville from the University of Notre Dame swimming and diving program where he served as associate head coach from 2016-21. "I have known...

NEW COMMIT: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has received a new in-state verbal commitment for Fall 2023 from Ben Delmar of Charlotte, N.C. He will join fellow in-stater Tucker Valliere in Chapel Hill as a member of the Class of 2027. Regarding his commitment, he said: “I’m just really ...

World Championships: Top 10 Men's Performances – Marchand Brilliance Tops Ceccon, Milak World Records Eight days of competition at the FINA World Championships in Budapest included impressive efforts throughout, and a pair swims on the men's side resulted in individual world records. With some time ...

World Championships: Gregorio Paltrinieri and Italy Continue To Elevate Global Presence Exiting last summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Italian men had defined themselves as major players on the international stage. Such was the impact of a meet in which the European nation collected five medals –...

The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured both shocking and triumphant performances from the world's best swimmers at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Week That Was #1: Caeleb Dressel Ends World Championship Stint Early By David Rieder [caption id="att...

NEW COMMIT: Stanford University has received its first verbal commitment for the fall of 2023, and it's a big one: Caroline Bricker of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career a.....

Age group coaches will have plenty to do and learn at the upcoming 2022 ASCA World Clinic in Las Vegas, September 7-11, 2022. The sessions designed specifically for age group coaches, include: Starting the Nutrition Conversation with Age Group Swimmers with nutrition expert Erica Beine A Platf...

Pitt is Prepared to Take Training to Next Level With New Head Coach Chase Kreitler In college swimming, making a team better means working hard in the water and the weight room. There are other aspects that create a positive environment for athletes to thrive and perform well. In this interview with...

The 2022 World Championships have concluded from Budapest, but there were plenty fo epic races worth taking another look at. From Torri Huske’s stunning meet, or history being set by Sarah Sjostrom, the women’s races were incredible throughout the week. • Complete meet coverage Here is a look at the...

An attorney for Cal women's swimming coach Teri McKeever spoke out against the charges against the coach, alleging she is a victim of gender bias. Thomas Newkirk spoke to the OC Register about McKeever and the case. McKeever is accused of emotional, verbal and even physical abuse by 36 members of Ca...

10 Reasons to Marry a Swimmer By Ailish Dougherty (Swimming World Archive) While every swimmer certainly has their own individual personalities, there are a few characteristics unique to competitive swimmers that have the potential to make them great spouses. Thus, here are a few reasons why it migh...

World Championships: Florian Wellbrock, Ana Marcela Cunha Claim 5k Gold Medals The first individual open water events of the World Championships took place Monday, and a pair of veteran swimmers familiar to the top of the podium captured gold medals in the 5-kilometer swim. In the men's race, German...

Torri Huske's World Championships Put Her In Elite Company By the end of the eight days in Budapest, Torri Huske admitted she was feeling the effort. Four individual events and four relays will do that. Carrying around all those medals really starts to strain the back after a while. Not to mention a...

World Championships: Top 10 Women's Performances – Which Katie Ledecky Swim is No. 1? We have reached the conclusion of the eight-day pool swimming slate at the World Championships in Budapest, and the week produced a pair of individual men's world records and another in the mixed relay as well as a...

The Dark Days of Kristin Otto: How the East German Star Rose to the Pinnacle of the Sport The image is iconic in Olympic lore. As he crossed the finish line, index finger pointing to the sky, Canadian Ben Johnson was the most-celebrated athlete on the planet. He had just won the 1988 Olympic title i...

The 10 Guaranteed Ways to Spot a Swim Parent Many people have no problem spotting swimmers from a mile away with these telltale features: a bulky bag, messy bun filled with dead hair (for the girls), dry skin, tired eyes, goggle and cap tan lines, and the wide-eyed fear whenever the word “butterfly”...

World Championships: Florian Wellbrock Anchors Germany to Gold in Mixed 6k Open Water Relay One day after the pool portion of the FINA World Championships concluded, the open water competition began at Lupa Lake outside of Budapest with the mixed 6-kilometer relay, featuring two women and two men fr...

After Confusing and Emotional Ordeal, Justin Ress Gets Deserved Gold Medal Imagine this scenario: you are the world-record holder and the gold-medal favorite, and you just won your first individual world title — and you feel agitated and dispirited. That's the scenario Hunter Armstrong faced Saturda...

Budapest Mirage? Assessing U.S. Dominance at World Championships Kieran Smith had his arms in the air before any other anchor swimmer had touched the wall. He motioned as if to say, "Bring it on," and then he turned to his teammates for rousing high-fives. Finally, he took a seat on the lane line, r...