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Jaimie Monahan, Marathon Swimming Around the World: Six Continents in 16 Days By Ned Denison Jaimie Monahan has staked major claims in the sport of open water swimming. She is an honoree in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (2018), Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (2019), “Queen of Around Ma...

Japan Open: Aussie Olympian Matt Temple Lets Rip With a 50.25 to Smash His Own 100 butterfly National Record Tokyo Olympian Matt Temple has tonight rocketed into medal contention for next year’s Paris Games, smashing his own Australian record in the 100m butterfly in a time of 50.25 on th...

The Minnesota Invitational concluded with the final night of competition from Minneapolis. The events for the final session are the women's and men's 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 free relay. Day 1 Recap Day 2 Recap Women's 1650 Free Minnesota...

U.S. Open: Hubert Kos Impressive in 200 Backstroke; Bobby Finke Closes the Deal in 1500 (Men's Recap) Four months ago, Hubert Kos was mostly known as a medley swimmer, but that was before he upset Ryan Murphy for a 200 backstroke world title. Now racing at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., Kos had ...

U.S. Open: Regan Smith Aces Grueling 200 Back-200 Fly Double; Katie Ledecky Shines in 1500 Free (Women's Recap) The final evening of swimming at the U.S. Open began with a usual display of Katie Ledecky dominance as she beat the field in the longest race in the pool by almost 25 seconds. But after t...

American Claire Weinstein Wins World Aquatics Open Water Cup Finale American Claire Weinstein won the final installment of the 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Cup on Saturday in Funchal, Portugal. Weinstein led three Americans in the top five and win came ahead of a crowd of contenders for the season...

Marrit Steenbergen Rattles Dutch 100 Free Record In 52.96 As She Claims Golden Double In Rotterdam Marrit Steenbergen was just 0.27 outside Femke Heemskerk's Dutch 100 free record in 52.96 as she claimed two titles on the third day of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results Day 1 report Da...

The U.S. Open continued from Greensboro, North Carolina, with the Day 4 prelims on Saturday morning. Abbey Weitzeil led a loaded 100 free field just ahead of Simone Manuel, while some of the top names on the men's side missed the A final. Summer McIntosh, Ryan Held, Cody Miller and Kate Douglass cla...

Minnesota Invitational: Isabelle Stadden Drops Two A Cuts on Day 2 Cal’s Isabelle Stadden won the women’s 100 backstroke at the Minnesota Invitational on Friday, then led the Golden Bears to a win in the 400 medley relay. Both are NCAA A Cuts. Stadden went 50.26 seconds in the 100 back, an A cut and...

Klete Keller Sentenced to Six Months Home Detention, Three Years Probation for Role in January 6 Insurrection Almost three years after Klete Keller participated in the January 6, 2021 insurrection protesting the results of the previous Presidential election, a judge has sentenced Keller to six month...

U.S. Open: Caeleb Dressel Picks Up Win in Tight 100 Fly Final (Men's Recap) When he swam at U.S. Nationals this summer, Caeleb Dressel never expected to qualify for the World Championships team. Instead, he made the trip to Indianapolis to gauge his fitness and form in his return to the sport after ...

U.S. Open: Siobhan Haughey Pulls Off 200 Free-100 Breast Double; Torri Huske Shines in 100 Fly (Women's Recap) The five women's championship finals taking place on Friday night at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., included a teenage world-record holder obliterating the field in the 400 IM and a pai...

Japan Open: Paris Olympic Hopefuls Sam Williamson and Bradley Woodward Grab Aussie Gold On Night Two Australian Olympic hopeful Sam Williamson has swum within a fingernail of the decade long National record in winning the men’s 50m breaststroke on night two of the Japan Open in Tokyo. ...

U.S. Open Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Comes Out Strong with 51.83 in 100 Fly Based on the evidence of Thursday, Caeleb Dressel’s U.S. Open looks less sluggish than sluggish to start. The five-time Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo rectified a B final placement in prelims Thursday by blasting a time of 21.9...

Caspar Corbeau Emerges Victorious From Duel With Training Partner Arno Kamminga In Rotterdam Caspar Corbeau prevailed in a duel with training partner Arno Kamminga in the men's 200m breaststroke on the second day of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Link to results Day 1 report The pair - coached by...

Swimming Holiday Gift Guide - Part Four: Presents for Coaches & Parents  25 Days 'til Christmas! Time to check your coaches and parents off your gift list with our new collection of swimming gear and stocking stuffers (or check out Part One , Part Two , and Part Three of our Holiday Gift Guide for m...

Friday FunDay: Can You Name the 16 Individual Olympic Medals Won By Michael Phelps? After debuting at the 2000 Olympic Games as a 15-year-old in the 200-meter butterfly, where he finished fifth, Michael Phelps collected 28 medals over the next four Olympiads - Athens, Beijing, London and Rio de Jane...

There is a certain camaraderie between swimmers and runners. It’s indescribable, but the two cardio-intensive sports often are paired. Many swimmers try to cross-train into running and vice-versa, but find it difficult to adapt to the different mechanics that the other sport demands. The likes of Fl...

Minnesota Invitational: Destin Lasco Drops A Cut 1:40.16 in 200 IM Cal’s Destin Lasco dropped an NCAA A cut of 1:40.16 to win the men’s 200 individual medley at the Minnesota Invitational Thursday night. Lasco, the NCAA runner-up in the event last year, was close to four seconds clear of the field. ...

U.S. Open: Shaine Casas Rips 200 IM in B-Final; Caeleb Dressel Also Wins in Consol Heat (Men's Recap) On an evening when Drew Kibler ripped a lifetime best to announce himself as a Paris contender in a new event, veteran Chase Kalisz scored a come-from-behind win and Michael Andrew won a 50 freestyl...