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Six Female Swimmers Who Could Emerge Internationally in 2025 The year after the Olympic Games marks a perfect opportunity for young swimmers to make a major impact on the international stage. This year, numerous veterans are step away from the sport temporarily and permanently while others are slow-...

The Method of Cupping: Is the Recovery Technique Beneficial? As the 2016 campaign progressed, there was no shortage of storylines in the sport. Michael Phelps' last dance. Katie Ledecky's dominance. Anthony Ervin with a title surge in the 50 freestyle, 16 years after his initial Olympic gold. But on...

15 Truths About Swimming Swimming is a sport like no other. You learn a lot about yourself throughout your years as a swimmer and the sport inherently instills valuable life lessons in you. Even when your time as a competitive swimmer is done, you still continue to learn more about the sport and hav...

Roos Vanotterdijk Continues Record-Breaking Run As Flanders Cup Wraps Up on Fine Day For Swim Ireland Roos Vanotterdijk set her second Belgian record in as many days as she took almost a second off her 100 free standard in 53.62 as the Flanders Cup wrapped up in Antwerp. The 20-year-old touched in 5...

Do Olympic Gold Medal Winning Times Matter? It's More About the Moment Winning an Olympic gold medal is the ultimate dream of athletes across sports worldwide, especially in the sport of swimming. It is often a lifelong pursuit, with the possibility offered just once every four years. At last summer...

A Super Bowl Food Quiz: A Look At the Nutrition In the Big-Game Snacks The Super Bowl is a fun time to gather, whether you enjoy American football or not. When people come together, it usually means a lot of food! If you like trivia, this is a fun food quiz to test your knowledge. Go ahead and make ...

10 Things That Drive Swimmers Absolutely Crazy Being a seasoned swimmer has its ups and downs: we know our way around any and every pool, we constantly smell of chlorine, our faces have permanent goggle marks and we can all count in fives exceptionally well. Forty-five plus 45 equals 1:30, right? Wh...

Bea Ortiz, Dusan Mandic Named World Aquatics Water Polo Athletes of the Year Spain’s Bea Ortiz and Dusan Mandic of Serbia were named Water Polo Athlete of the Year this week by World Aquatics. Mandic led Serbia to a third straight Olympic title. Mandic was the top scorer of the tournament with 26 go...

Ben Delmar Pool Record Highlights UNC Invitational North Carolina’s Ben Delmar set a pool record in the men’s 200 individual medley on Thursday, the first day of the three-day UNC Invitational. Delmar went 1:43.95 in prelims, downing by .02 seconds the Koury Natatorium record set in 2017 by NC State...

Katie Grimes Goes 15:53 in Mile for Virginia Pool Record Virginia freshman Katie Grimes clocked in at 15:53.40 in the 1,650 freestyle on Saturday, the final day of the Cavalier Invite. That time downs the UVA Aquatic and Fitness Center record that has held since 2001 in the possession of Cara Lane, ...

Alex Shackell Claims 100 Fly Title at Sectionals; Carmel Stacking Three Relays for Indiana States One week shy of the Indiana Girls High School Championships, the legendary program at Carmel High School has revealed its approach to the postseason. Coach Chris Plumb and the Greyhounds are stacking al...

Roos Vanotterdijk Crushes Belgian 100 Back Record In Antwerp Roos Vanotterdijk crushed her Belgian 100 back record in 58.97 as she claimed two more titles on day two of the Flanders Cup in Antwerp. Out in 28.82 and back in 30.15, the European bronze medallist sliced 0.65 from her national standard o...

Paralympic Medalist Ali Truwit Taking 2025 Off from Competition Ali Truwit, who won two silver medals at the Paris Paralympics in 2024, is taking the year off from competition but will continue training while focusing on other endeavors. Truwit was not listed among the 2025 Paralympic national team ...

Roster Caps Incoming: Swimming Set For Tough Transition to New Era When the ongoing college swimming season ends, so will hundreds of athletic careers as the sport enters a phase of massive upheaval. The introduction of NIL earning potential to collegians, the creation of the transfer portal and con...

By Dr. G. John Mullen, Swimming World Contributor (From the Archive) Parents and coaches, pay attention. Concussions do happen in the pool. The below will help guide you through the risks, symptoms, and treatments for concussions. Be head smart in the pool with the complete guide to swimming concuss...

Coaches Vote Adam Soldati 2025 National Scholastic and Collegiate Trophy Winner Members of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America have voted for Adam Soldati as the 2025 winner of the National Scholastic and Collegiate Trophy, the CSCAA announced Friday night. The award recognizes, “ind...

Chmielewski Brothers Win Twice Each as USC Handles UNLV The Chmielewski brothers won two events each as USC handled UNLV, 159-94, Friday night in a rare men’s only dual meet. The Polish internationals led the way at Uytengsu Aquatic Center in Los Angeles. Michal Chmielewski went 47.18 to win the 100...

Emory Women New No. 1 in CSCAA Division III Top 25; Denison Men on Top Emory’s women’s team is the new No. 1 in the latest CSCAA Division III Top 25, released on Friday. It’s a shakeup of the top three, with Emory moving up a spot to the No. 1 ranking. MIT jumps a spot to second, with last month's N...

Tampa Men Jump to No 1 in CSCAA Division II Top 25; Colorado Mesa Lead Women’s Poll The University of Tampa jumped from third to first in the latest CSCAA Division II Top 25 men’s swimming poll, released Friday. The College Swimming Coaches Association of American left Colorado Mesa at No. 1 in the ...

Walsh Sisters Post Nation's Top Two Times in 100 Breaststroke at Cavalier Invite The sisters have become stars at the University of Virginia, both winning numerous individual NCAA titles and Olympic medals, but Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh rarely compete in the same events unless they are joining f...