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ISL Match 8: Ilya Shymanovich, Sarah Sjostrom, Siobhan Haughey Help Energy Standard Hold Off London Roar Heading into the second day of the ISL regular season's eighth match, Energy Standard held a narrow lead over the London Roar as two of the top teams in the ISL faced off. The meet has been tight...

Colin Kennedy Named Age Group Coach of the Year at ASCA Swim Clinic Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club coach Colin Kennedy was named the 2021 Age Group Coach of the Year this week by the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter and Faster. Kennedy was one of the finalists named in July. The ...

Two-time Olympian Madi Wilson pulled out of the International Swimming League (ISL) Match 8 after testing positive for COVID-19 Wilson, who said she was fully vaccinated prior to the Tokyo Olympics, made the announcement on social media. She has been hospitalized in Naples. She isn't the first fully...

Which Stroke Is Truly the Decider in the Individual Medley? The individual medley events can be some of the most exciting races. With every stroke change, there is the potential for the shape of the race to completely change. All of a swimmer’s strengths and weaknesses are on display, and this opens...

Seoul Anniversary: The Night Duncan Armstrong Became the Dragon Slayer and Laurie Lawrence Embodied a Caged Animal Ranked 46th in the world in the 200 freestyle entering the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Australia’s Duncan Armstrong was an afterthought in medal discussions. When the championship fina...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Kentucky has received a verbal commitment from Madilyn "Madi" McGlothen of Charleston, West Virginia, kicking off the Class of 2023 recruiting cycle. Her mother, Melissa Olson, was an All-American for the Wildcats and earned silver in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships...

The eighth match of the International Swimming League (ISL) kicked off Saturday as Energy Standard, the London Roar, L.A. Current and Tokyo Frog Kings faced off in Naples. Sarah Sjostrom planned to return to action for Energy Standard and Kyle Chalmers making his individual-race season debut for Lon...

Tom Dean Benefited From Ian Thorpe's Comments En Route to Olympic Gold in 200 Freestyle In the last year, Brett Hawke has welcomed a bevy of high-profile guests onto his Inside With Brett Hawke Podcast, including legendary freestyler and fellow Australian, Ian Thorpe. During his interview, Thorpe co...

ISL Match Eight: Sarah Sjostrom Making Surprise Return; Kyle Chalmers Set For Solo Action The eighth match of the International Swimming League (ISL) season will offer some intriguing matchups when Energy Standard, the London Roar, L.A. Current and Tokyo Frog Kings go to work in Naples. The meet wil...

Sydney Games Anniversary: The Rivalry Between Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres In September 2000, the United States went to work at the Olympic Games in Sydney with a star-studded lineup. Among the members of Team USA were Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres, whose rivalry had several intriguing storylines...

5 Outside-the-Pool Activities For Faster Swimming When thinking about ways to become a faster swimmer, it makes plenty of sense to consider certain things you can do differently and better IN the water. However, more swimming does not always translate to better results. As a matter of fact, there ar...

Katie Ledecky Returns to Former School Stomping Grounds; Inspires Next Generation Olympic champion and world-record holder Katie Ledecky took time on Thursday and Friday to visit two of her former schools, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and Little Flower. During her visits, Ledecky answered ...

Nothing Has Changed: Former ISL Executives Claim League Still Has Unpaid Bills During the 2020 ISL semifinal round, Energy Standard GM Jean-François Salessy abruptly announced he was leaving his position. Salessy released an open letter to ISL founder Konstantin Grigorishin to announce his decision....

Gregg Troy Named ASCA Coach of the Year After Guiding Caeleb Dressel to Five Olympic Golds A little less than two months after guiding Caeleb Dressel to an epic performance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Gregg Troy has been named the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) George Haines Coach o...

Cali Condors’ Beata Nelson Takes Down American Record in 100 IM Beata Nelson’s outstanding 2021 International Swimming League season added an American record to the resume on Friday. Nelson won the women’s 100-meter individual medley at ISL Match 7 on Friday in 57.90 seconds. That’s the fastest time...

ISL Match 7: Skins Strength Sees Cali Condors Surge Past Toronto Titans With a nine-point lead after the first day of ISL Match 7, the question Friday was if the Toronto Titans could stay in front of the Cali Condors and nab a second straight match win. The answer, delivered emphatically by Kelsi Da...

The Anniversary of the Seoul Games: When Kristin Otto Stole the Spotlight...And Gold (From February's Issue of Swimming World Magazine) The image is iconic in Olympic lore. As he crossed the finish line, index finger pointing to the sky, Canadian Ben Johnson was the most-celebrated athlete on the pl...

Being a Transgender Athlete in the Swimming World By Tara Draper - Swimming World College Intern Recently, I had a friend - who is not an athlete - come out as transgender. She has had many battles regarding her identity and has slowly started transitioning. Her transition led me to t...

What Makes the Perfect Swimmer's Body? Although swimmers with a wide variety of body types have found success in the sport, most at the international level tend to look similar, sporting tall and muscular bodies - typically with long torsos, long arms and short legs. This begs the question: If you c...

Bobby Finke raced to the wall. Putting together a sprinter’s final 50, he surged ahead of the field and made history. With a time of 7:41.87, the U.S. swimmer became the first man ever to win Olympic gold in the 800 meter freestyle, an event added this year at the Tokyo Olympic Games. It was a stunn...