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Mykhailo Romanchuk pulled away from Daniel Wiffen on the final 100 to take the 1500 title on day one of the Euro Meet in Luxembourg. Link to results It was Wiffen's first competition of the year following a superb conclusion to 2022 where he became the first Irishman to set a European record when he...

NC State Bringing Underrated Teams to Texas for Late-Season Dual Meet Clash Last season, two Division I universities finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships for both women's and men's swimming. One of those schools has split women's and men's programs, both steeped in swimming tradition a...

It was a busy day out for Australia’s premier Open Water swim team who were joined by a playful pod of local dolphins who escorted them around the picturesque Busselton Jetty as the race to the Paris Olympics hotted up this week in WA. Local photographer Adam Crane from Salt Diaries was on hand to c...

5 Strength Training Exercises to Improve Swimming Performance By Kayla Riemensperger Weight training is often a highly debated topic in the world of swimming. While there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer to whether or not weights are beneficial for developing swimmers, many year-round programs ...

As the youngest U.S. Olympic swimmer in 27 years, Katie Grimes, the two-time World Championships silver medalist, has already established herself as a force in the sport, joining the ranks of the world’s most elite swimmers and showing no signs of slowing down. Grimes has proven that dedication, con...

Mark your calendars now!  The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) has selected the dates for the 2023 Honoree Induction Ceremonies and the Paragon/Awards Weekend. The 58th Annual ISHOF Honoree Induction weekend will be held Friday, September 29 and  Saturday, September 30, 2023 in ...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame announces the call for nominations for the 2023 Paragon Awards to be presented at the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s Honoree Induction Weekend September 29-30, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale.  Sponsored by Pentair Aquatic Systems, the awards are presented eac...

Lady Vols Secure Verbal From Junior National Runner-Up Emily Brown NEW COMMIT: The University of Tennessee has received a new verbal commitment for the 2024-25 season from Emily Brown of Dublin, Ohio. She will join Josie Connelly and Jillian Crooks in Knoxville as a member of the Lady Vols’ Class of...

Olympic Flashback: Dawn Fraser and the First Olympic Three-Peat On October 11, 1964, the Olympic Games in Tokyo opened. During the week in Japan, Australian star Dawn Fraser made history by capturing the 100-meter freestyle for the third consecutive time. The feat was the first of its kind in Olympi...

7 Time Management Tips for Student-Athletes By Kelsey Mitchell Time management has always been important in the world of athletics. Student-athletes are busier than ever at this time of season. Balancing academics, athletics and a social life is no walk in the park. Here are seven simple time manage...

10 Things That Should Not Be Said to a Swimmer By Brooke Irving, Swimming World College Intern Swimmers lead a lifestyle that doesn’t make sense to non-swimmers. But can we really blame them for not understanding? Like no other, we voluntarily jump into a cold pool in the dead of winter (most often ...

7 Talents That Swimmers Automatically Possess The sport of swimming is like an onion. It has a lot of layers. Many skills go into making a whole swim race: Start. Stroke. Turns. Finish. Swimmers, then, are versatile - but not just in the pool. So, if you have swimming as a credential, you automatica...

USA Swimming Announces 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Event Schedule USA Swimming on Wednesday unveiled the schedule for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, to be held in Indianapolis. The competition will run from June 15-23, 2014. It will include 17 sessions over nine days, with eight preliminary sessio...

Penn State Men, Ohio State Women Lead Big Ten Weekly Honors Penn State and Ohio State placed two swimmers each in the Big Ten Weekly Honors, released on Wednesday. On the women’s side, the Buckeyes’ Katherine Zenick is the women’s swimmer of the week, with diver Lena Hentschel earning the top diver ...

David Curtiss, Gretchen Walsh Garner ACC Swimmer of the Week Nods NC State’s David Curtiss and Gretchen Walsh of Virginia earned ACC Swimmer of the Week honors, released by the conference on Tuesday. Curtiss’s teammate Bayne Bennett shared the men’s diver of the week honor with North Carolina’s Anto...

Philadelphia Accepting Lifeguard Applications From Non-Swimmers; Training Will Be Provided Lifeguard shortages have been an issue around the world in recent years, and especially since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As a result to these shortages, Philadelphia is getting creative with its recruitment pr...

The Starting Line: Nutrition vs. Sports Nutrition By Dawn Weatherwax, RD,LD,ATC,CSCS Nutrition vs. Sports Nutrition All of the probing and poking around in the realms of nutrition and physiology has resulted in a science that combines the best knowledge from both arenas. Good nutrition is essential ...

Texas Adds to Loaded Class of 2028 With Verbal From Junior National Runner-Up Landon D’Ariano NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has added a new verbal commitment to its loaded freshman class for Fall 2024 from Landon D’Ariano of West Chester, Pennsylvania. He will join Max Hatcher, Kyle Peck, Jere...

21 Common Pre-Race Rituals That Swimmers Utilize Rituals before a race help swimmers mentally get ready for the action ahead, and can put them in the best state of mind to achieve their best. Some rituals including visualization, listening to certain songs, or doing stretches or exercises to warm up...

Eric the Eel: A Unique Tale of Hope and Struggle ... And Lifeguards on Alert Swimming World takes a look back at the tale of Eric Moussambani, dubbed "Eric the Eel." The swimmer from Equatorial Guinea barely made it through his 100-meter freestyle, but was a model of perseverance and determination. ...