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World Championships Relay Analysis: Powerhouse British 800 Free Relay Under Siege From Americans At the Tokyo Olympics, the team of Tom Dean, James Guy, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott became the first relay representing Great Britain to win gold in swimming since the inaugural Olympic swimming relay...

Europe Needs a New Star in Women’s Events to Keep Up with the Rest of the World The last three years, Summer McIntosh, Mollie O’Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus and Gretchen Walsh - among others - have been showstoppers in the sport. They are generational female talents who have altered the record books. W...

Poll: Who Will Win the 800 Freestyle Showdown at Worlds Between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh As the Trials season around the world wraps up, next month's World Championships in Singapore will become the No. 1 topic in the sport. What world records might be broken? What events will provide can't...

Olympians Joined By Emerging Stars On Australia A Team For TYR Pro Swim Series Meet in Irvine Australia will send a team of 21 swimmers led by Olympians Ben Armbruster and Se-Bom Lee and a host of emerging stars to contest the US TYR Pro Swim Series Meet in Irvine in August. Armbruster (Bond, QLD).....

Wisconsin Hires Johno Fergusson as Assistant Coach Wisconsin on Wednesday announced the hiring of Johno Fergusson as an assistant coach to head man Jack Brown. The South African coach was most recently the associate head coach at Southern Illinois University, where he spent six years in various capa...

Ella Cosgrove, Madison Kryger, Oliver Dawson Lead Canada World Juniors Squad Swimming Canada on Wednesday named 26 swimmers to compete at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships. Leading the way are Madison Kryger, Ella Cosgrove and Oliver Dawson, who also qualified for the World Champ...

Senate Subcommittee Criticizes ‘Stonewalling, Intimidation’ by WADA A panel hosted by the United States Senate on Tuesday criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency for its handling of Chinese influence on the organization. At a hearing before a subcommittee of the Commerce, Science and Transportation ...

USA Swimming Announces World Aquatics Junior Championships Roster USA Swimming has announced the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships Roster. The women's roster is led by Charlotte Crush, Audrey Derivaux, Rylee Erisman and Kayla Han, among a talented group. The men's group is led by Rowan Cox, A...

French Championships: Maxime Grousset Goes 21.68 to Lead Four Ssub-22 Sprinters The French sprint legacy is in good hands, and it’s more than just Maxime Grousset. Grousset went 21.68 to win the 50 free at the French Championships in Montpellier on Wednesday. He was one of four swimmers to break 22 ...

Gabi Albiero Reflects on Stellar Racing in Five Countries Amidst Battle With Hashimoto's Disease Gabi Albiero was stunned. After dealing with a grueling year of health issues, she somehow got close to her best times in her final NCAA Championships. It wasn't quite her best, but it was a performance ...

World Championships Relay Analysis: Without Ariarne Titmus, Can Australian Women Maintain 800 Free Relay Supremacy? Favorite status did not always suit Australia in the women’s 800 free relay. Considered the clear top team entering the Tokyo Olympics, poor splits from Ariarne Titmus and Emma McKeon ...

The Agony of Almost: Why Finishing in Third Place Can Fuel a Champion Records were shattered, young stars rose to the occasion, and Team USA’s World Championship Trials delivered exactly what you would expect from a high-stakes meet. Celebrations and triumph could be seen everywhere you looked. For ...

Wellness Wednesday: The Role of Cooling Down in Recovery With the long course season in full swing and the World Championships in Singapore on the horizon, swim meets are at the forefront of most swimmers' minds. Preparing for competition takes more than just time in the pool. It involves intense tr...

Lessons Swimming Can Learn From British Docuseries Panorama on 'Dark Side' of Club Programs On May 24, the BBC released an episode of its investigative docuseries, Panorama, about the 'dark side' of swimming clubs in Britain. This episode sent shockwaves through the British swimming community and I ...

Ed Gurka Retires after 49 Seasons Leading William Paterson Swimming Ed Gurka, who led William Paterson University swimming and diving for 49 seasons, announced his retirement on Monday. Gurka took over the Pioneers, located in northern New Jersey, in 1976. He posted an 861-448-4 record in dual meets...

UIL Removes Pilot Status on Water Polo to Become Full Sport in Texas Texas’s high school governing body, the University Interscholastic League, this week made water polo a full varsity sport in the state. The UIL’s Legislative Council met last Wednesday. Among its decisions was to remove the pilot s...

Antoine Viquerat Leads Destruction of 50 Breast National Record at French Championships Three men went under the French record in the 50 breaststroke on day four of the country's national selection meet, with the win going to Antoine Viquerat. Additionally, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard won his second backst...

The Rising International Stars to Watch on Road to LA28 (Women's Edition) The early stages of each quad provide an opportunity to look ahead, particularly at a handful of athletes who might have an impact at the next Olympic Games. Although several veterans will maintain a presence on the internatio...

Guest Editorial: USMS - Do Not Marginalize Transgender Swimmers By Kerri N McCaffrey Dear Swimming World Community, I am a transgender Masters swimmer and have competed in various genders and age groups over my lifetime. Currently, I am 61 years old. Starting around 1995, I began taking hormones and...

World Championships Relay Analysis: No Dressel, No Problem for U.S. Men’s 400 Free Relay? The first time Nathan Adrian swam on the finals squad of a U.S. men’s 400 free relay team, he pulled off an unlikely gold medal. At the 2009 World Championships, Adrian took down Russia and favored France for g...