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Cal Picks Up 2025 Verbal From Distance Ace Julien Rousseau NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley, has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from in-state standout Julien Rousseau of San Diego. He will join Kenneth Barnicle, Caiden Bowers, Norvin Clonts, Ian Platts-Mills and Andr...

Caeleb Dressel Reaches Latest Test in Comeback at U.S. Open The biggest men's star racing at this weekend's U.S. Open — the most decorated swimmer at the meet other than Katie Ledecky — will be seeded 10th, 41st and 48th in his three races. Of course, everyone in attendance in Greensboro, N.C., will...

Longhorns Secure 2025 Pledge From TAC Titans' Clem Camacho NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Clem Camacho of Wilmington, North Carolina. He will join Evan Conti in Austin as a member of the Longhorns' Class of 2025. Regarding his commitment, he...

Junior National 200 Breast Champ Addie Robillard Verbals to Stanford for 2025 NEW COMMIT: Stanford University has picked up yet another impressive verbal commitment for the fall of 2025, this time from breaststroker and Olympic Trials qualifier Addie Robillard of Mason, Ohio. She will join Ella Jabl...

Bringing a new approach to coaching golf, Skillest partners coaches from around the world with athletes to analyze their games from a digital perspective. Now, the company has moved to swimming and is taking the same approach. Skillest is an app-based teaching tool that pairs coaches and athletes fr...

Japan Open: Aussie Breaststrokers Diving Into The Deep End Against Japanese Guns A select group of 13 Australian breaststrokers, under the guidance of two-time Olympic head coach Leigh Nugent, have dived head-first into one of the swimming’s hottest melting pots in Japan this week. The...

Kenyan Teen Haniel Kudwoli Downs Jason Dunford National Mark in SCM 50 Breast Kenyan teenager Haniel Kudwoli this week took down a national record that had belonged to Jason Dunford since 2010. Kudwoli was competing in the 26th Speedo Invitational Short Course Meet in Dubai. Swimming for Nairobi-bas...

MISCA Selects Michigan High School Girls Dream Team for 2023 The Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (MISCA) has released its dream team for the 2023 high school girls fall season. The Dream Team is composed of the top athletes from across Michigan's 3 divisions.  Each athlete can only...

U.S. Open Women's Preview: Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh Set for 400 Freestyle Battle as Olympic Prep Heats Up For the majority of the top swimmers in the United States, this weekend's U.S. Open will mark their first major competition since this summer's World Championships, a meet where the U.S. c...

7 Ways to Build Your Confidence in the Pool One of the most frequent mental blocks among swimmers is low self-confidence in the pool. Oddly enough, in my experience, it was the swimmers who showed up to train every day, worked their butt off, and yet, still struggled to have the self-belief...

6 Life Lessons Swimming Teaches Us By Suzie Ryan, Swimming World Intern Swimming is not the easiest of sports. It takes courage, dedication and a lot of hard work to become a swimmer. Countless hours spent swimming up and down the black line, dryland practices, and early mornings. But swimming isn’t...

Swimming Holiday Gift Guide - Part Three: Buy Swimming Gear for Black Friday! Black Friday is upon us, and that means it's time to get serious about your holiday shopping for swimmers you know. Check out Part One and Part Two of our Holiday Gift Guide...or here for our new collection of swimming gea...

The 7 Sins of Swimming (From the Archive - Originally Published 2017) By Chandler Brandes There is no such thing as a perfect swimmer. As swimmers, we sometimes (although rarely) make mistakes. We may DQ, forget our heat and lane, or even accidentally-on-purpose rip our cap at the exact moment a har...

Swimming in NCAA Division III is in the early stages of a new era. and several factors have boosted the division. The rise could continue. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the course of swimming for several years. Not just because of the missed championships, but because of the after-effects. The NCAA ...

Arina Surkova Downs National Fly Records As Russian Short-Course Championships Conclude Arina Surkova set two national records as the Russian Short-Course Championships ended in St Petersburg on Saturday. Link to results Four-time European short-course relay champion Surkova set Russian standards of...

Lilly King Eager to Attack the Olympic Year (Video Interview); Looking At First 'Normal Olympics' In a pair of Olympic appearances (Rio de Janeiro/Tokyo), Lilly King has totaled five medals. The highlight was a title in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2016 Games. At the Tokyo Games, King earned th...

World Anti-Doping Agency Releases 2024 Banned Substance List: Tramadol Now Banned In-Competition A new list of banned substances takes effect throughout international sports on January 1, 2024. The document provided by the World Anti-Doping Agency specifies which substances are prohibited in-competi...

Ryan Murphy Discusses Olympic Year and Leadership Role With Team USA For nearly a decade, Ryan Murphy has been a staple of consistent and elite performance for the United States. The multi-time Olympic and world champion has enjoyed a stellar 2023 season, which was highlighted by a gold medal in the...

By Makena Markert, Swimming World College Intern. Have you ever felt like you were doing everything you possibly could to get better and weren’t seeing results? Consider trying these five things that require absolutely no talent. If you incorporate them into your life, you just might see the improve...

Five-Time Washington State Champ Ella Jablonski Verbals To Stanford For 2025 NEW COMMIT: Stanford University has secured another verbal commitment for Fall 2025, this time from Ella Jablonski of Seattle, Washington. She will join Annam Olasewere on The Farm as a member of the Cardinal's Class of 202...