Read morePassages: Steve Gregg, 1976 Olympic Silver Medalist, 6814 September 2024Passages: Steve Gregg, 1976 Olympic Silver Medalist, 68 Steve Gregg, a silver medalist at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, died on Sept. 11. He was 68 years old. Gregg won silver in the men’s 200 butterfly at the 1976 Olympics, his time of 1:59.54 under the existing world record of East Germany’s Roger P...
Read moreJapanese Double Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Announces Retirement14 September 2024Japanese Double Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Announces Retirement Three years after capturing double gold in the individual medley events at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japanese star Yui Ohashi competed in the final race of her career on Saturday. Ohashi announced her retirement after finishing seco...
Read moreSocial Kick Podcast: Rising Star Thomas Heilman Pays a Visit to Recap Olympic Summer (Video Interview)14 September 2024Social Kick Podcast: Rising Star Thomas Heilman Pays a Visit to Recap Olympic Summer (Video Interview) When students return to school after the summer, many teachers hold icebreaker sessions with their classes. It is an opportunity for the students to reacquaint with one another, get a feel for new ...
Read moreLouisville Adds U.S. Open Qualifier Ryder Hicks To Class of 202514 September 2024Louisville Adds U.S. Open Qualifier Ryder Hicks To Class of 2025 NEW COMMIT: A U.S. Open qualifier who excels in breaststroke, Ryder Hicks of Cincinnati, Ohio, has verbally committed to the University of Louisville beginning in Fall 2025. He will join Ryan Henderson, Owen Stevens and Nate Thomas in ...
Read moreAndrea Filadelli & Lea Boy Claim Victories At Penultimate Leg Of European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup14 September 2024 Andrea Filadelli & Lea Boy Claim Victories At Penultimate Leg Of European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup Andrea Filadelli and Lea Boy claimed respective victories with final-lap charges at the fourth leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. The lead regularl....
Read moreAndrew 'Boy' Charlton, Kieren Perkins and Priya Cooper Inducted Into Swimming Australia's Hall Of Fame14 September 2024Andrew "Boy"Charlton, Kieren Perkins And Priya Cooper Inducted Into Swimming Australia Hall Of Fame Olympic 1500m freestyle legends, Manly’s pioneering powerhouse Andrew “Boy” Charlton and Queensland “Superfish” Kieren Perkins with WA’s Paralympic golden girl Priya Cooper have today been unveiled a....
Read moreGolden Campaigns In Paris See Kaylee McKeown and Tim Hodge Claim Top Gongs At Swimming Australia Awards13 September 2024Kaylee McKeown and Tim Hodge Claim Top Gongs At Swimming Australia Awards. Two of Australia’s gold medal standouts of Paris 2024, Kaylee McKeown and Tim Hodge have been rewarded for their monumental campaigns, taking out the top gongs at today’s Swimming Australia Awards in Brisbane. McKeown was n.....
Read moreGolden Goggle Awards: USA Swimming Announces Nominees for 202413 September 2024USA Swimming has announced the finalists for the 2024 Golden Goggle Awards. The award ceremony will take place Nov. 23 in Indianapolis. Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh lead the field with four nominations based on their performances during the Paris Olympics. The nomination list can be found below, w...
Read more2New Men's Swimming Stars? Leon Marchand, Fellow Paris Champions Limit Opportunities13 September 2024New Men's Swimming Stars? Leon Marchand, Fellow Paris Champions Limit Opportunities In 14 individual men's events contested at the Paris Olympics, exactly one featured a repeat gold medalist, with defending champions shut out until Bobby Finke taking gold in the 1500 freestyle on the final day of co...
Read more15Lessons to Learn When Swimming Seems So Cruel13 September 2024Lessons to Learn When Swimming Seems So Cruel From the Swimming World Archive The 400 IM is a race I only had to swim once to decide it was not my calling. Now when I watch people race it, and love all 16 laps of it, I cannot relate, but I certainly can respect. One such swimmer was shooting for his...
Read more1Fun Friday: A Look at 10 Habits and Superstitions Shared By Swimmers13 September 2024Fun Friday: A Look at 10 Habits and Superstitions Shared By Swimmers Every swimmer has one or more habits, superstitions or rituals that they cannot live without. Some are simple while others are complex and drawn out. Certain ones may only apply to meets, while others could be a daily occurrence. A...
Read moreUSA Artistic Swimming Promotes Lara Teixeira to Chief of Sport12 September 2024USA Artistic Swimming Promotes Lara Teixeira to Chief of Sport USA Artistic Swimming on Monday promoted Lara Teixeira to its Chief of Sport position. Teixeira had been the program’s high performance director. She will occupy an expanded role in that position to help replace Shari Darst, who announce...
Read moreWhy Swimmers Love UGG Boots: And a Special Deal for Swimming World12 September 2024 When it comes to transitioning from the pool to the classroom or work, swimmers (and any athlete who spends time in the water) know the importance of comfort and warmth, especially as the weather cools down. Enter UGG boots—an unexpected but perfect companion for swimmers during the fall and back-t...
Read more17 Ways to Become a Happy Swimmer12 September 20247 Ways to Become a Happier Swimmer I am a strong believer in the saying that a happy swimmer is a fast swimmer. Every swimmer focuses on getting faster in the pool, but we often forgot to focus on making sure we are truly, genuinely happy. It's unreasonable to constantly be radiating nonstop happine...
Read moreThree-time Olympic Champion Adam Peaty Announces Engagement To Holly Ramsay12 September 2024Three-time Olympic Champion Adam Peaty Announces Engagement To Holly Ramsay Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty has announced his engagement to partner Holly Ramsay. The double world record-holder has often credited Ramsay - the daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay - with having a stabilising...
Read more12Throwback Thursday: Training Sets From the Past - The Stunning Work of 17-Year-Old Ian Thorpe12 September 2024Training Sets From the Past: The Stunning Work of 17-Year-Old Ian Thorpe Next week will mark the 24th anniversary of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where Ian Thorpe dazzled on home soil. So, it seemed like an appropriate time to revisit some of the training sets Thorpe endured as a teenager on th...
Read more3ISCA Hall of Fame Class to be Inducted at Eastern States Clinic; Big Names to Be Honored (Video Tributes)11 September 2024ISCA Hall of Fame Class to be Honored at Eastern States Clinic; Big Names to Be Recognized (Video Tributes) The International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) will induct three coaches into its Hall of Fame next week. Dick Shoulberg, Sid Cassidy and Jack Bauerle make up the Class of 2024. The inducti...
Read more1Women's Swimming Revamp: What Events Are Awaiting New Rising Stars11 September 2024Women's Swimming Revamp: What Events Are Awaiting New Rising Stars Scan through the women's results from the pool swimming competition at the Paris Olympics, and you will find plenty of big names entering or in the midst of their prime: Canada's Summer McIntosh, the only woman to win three individua...
Read more5011 Things Your Swimming Coach Is Always Yelling - For Good Reason11 September 202411 Things Your Swimming Coach Is Always Yelling By Allison Peters, Swimming World College Intern We all know what it is like to have your swimming coaches yelling at the top of their lungs during practice, trying to get our attention. Here's a few things that you can improve on to reduce some of thi...
Read more1Remembering Andy O'Grady - Former UCLA Swimmer Who Died in the Terrorist Attacks of 9/1111 September 2024Remembering Andy O'Grady - Former UCLA Swimmer That Died in the World Trade Center on 9/11 September 11, 2024 marks the 23rd anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks that occurred in 2001, where nearly 3,000 people died after two planes hit the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. One...