Read moreKatie Ledecky Delivers Stanford Commencement Address with 2012 Olympic Story15 June 2025Katie Ledecky Delivers Stanford Commencement Address with 2012 Olympic Story Katie Ledecky on Sunday delivered the Commencement address at her alma mater Stanford, one in which she shared a story of her first Olympic triumph in 2012. Ledecky was voted by Stanford undergraduates to give the speech. T...
Read moreGeorgia Tech Hires Miles Simon as Assistant Coach15 June 2025Georgia Tech Hires Miles Simon as Assistant Coach Georgia Tech on Friday announced the hiring of Miles Simon as an assistant coach. Simon swam for four years at Howard University before a grad transfer year at the University of Georgia. The Atlanta native was a team captain for the Bison, the 2023 M...
Read moreAnastasia Kirpichnikova, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard Post Day Two Wins at French Championships15 June 2025Anastasia Kirpichnikova, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard Post Day Two Wins at French Championships The Olympic silver medalist in the women's 1500 freestyle booked her ticket back to the World Championships with a resounding victory in the 30-lap event at the French Championships in Montpellier while Yohann Nd...
Read moreTessa Giele Caps Dutch Championships with Double; Caspar Corbeau Wins 100 Breaststroke15 June 2025Tessa Giele Caps Dutch Championships with Double; Caspar Corbeau Wins 100 Breaststroke The final day of the Dutch Championships featured a pair of victories from Tessa Giele, who beat the competition in the women's 50-meter backstroke and 100 butterfly. Giele opened the last session of the four-day ...
Read moreNew Doors Have Opened for Kyle Chalmers, Evidenced by Sub-23 Marker in 50 Butterfly15 June 2025New Doors Have Opened for Kyle Chalmers, Evidenced by Sub-23 Marker in 50 Butterfly Throughout his career, Kyle Chalmers has primarily been associated with the 100-meter freestyle, an event in which he has captured Olympic gold and claimed a world championship. The Australian has routinely produced ...
Read moreKate Douglass Set to Continue Medal Run With Eye Toward Future15 June 2025Kate Douglass Set to Continue Medal Run With Eye Toward Future Her immensely successful second Olympic appearance included four medals, among them gold in the 200 breaststroke. Following Paris, Kate Douglass hedged on her future in the sport. She was always going to swim for at least one more year, ...
Read more1Winning By a Tenth: Why Starts Matter More Than Ever15 June 2025Winning By a Tenth: Why Starts Matter More Than Ever In swimming, just tenths or even hundredths of a second often separate medalists from non-medalists. The difference between winning and losing, standing on the podium or missing it, or qualifying for a championship final often comes down to a razo...
Read moreSplashing Into Summer: Four Reasons Why Summer Swimming Is The Best15 June 2025Splashing Into Summer: Four Reasons Why Summer Swimming Is The Best Summer is in the air or is it the chlorine? The temperature is on the rise and school is out (or almost out), so there is no better time to swim. The thought of plunging into an icy cold pool is enticing to all. For swimmers, this i...
Read moreSans Marchand, Maxime Grousset Powers French Championships with 50 Fly Record; Roos Vanotterdijk Sets Belgian Mark14 June 2025Sans Marchand, Maxime Grousset Powers French Championships with 50 Fly Record The French Championships typically ignite a Leon Marchand Watch, but with the four-time Olympic medalist not in Montpellier for the meet, Maxime Grousset admirably filled the void. Grousset sparked the first day of competi...
Read moreMilou van Wijk Registers Speedy 50 Freestyle at Dutch Champs; Nyls Korstanje Claims 100 Fly Title14 June 2025Milou van Wijk Registers Speedy 50 Freestyle at Dutch Champs; Nyls Korstanje Claims 100 Fly Title Through the first two days of the Dutch Championships, Marrit Steenbergen was unbeatable while securing titles in the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke. But on Night Three, Steenbergen was denied a...
Read moreLani Pallister Saves the Best Till Last With a 15:39.14 Making Her the Third-Fastest Woman In History Over 1500m14 June 2025Lani Pallister Saves The Best Till Last With Her 15:39.14 – Becoming The Third Fastest Woman In History Over 1500m Lani Pallister has amazingly saved her best till last at the World Swimming Trials in Adelaide tonight, becoming the third fastest woman in history over 1500m freestyle. The 23-year-o.....
Read moreSwimming Australia Selects 40-Athlete Roster for World Championships; A Mix of Veterans and Youth14 June 2025Swimming Australia Selects 40-Athlete Roster for World Championships; A Mix of Veterans and Youth Following six days of competition in Adelaide, Swimming Australia has named a 40-athlete roster that will compete at this summer's World Championships in Singapore. The squad features a mix of veterans ...
Read moreThe Art of the Relay Start: Analyzing Swimming's Volatile Variable14 June 2025The Art of the Relay Start: Analyzing Swimming's Volatile Variable Bruce Hayes at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Jason Lezak at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Many of swimming’s most captivating moments have come on relays, in tight races decided by fractions of seconds. Any slight error coul...
Read moreBreakthroughs and Club Admission Have Highlighted Trials Season14 June 2025Breakthroughs and Club Admission Have Highlighted Trials Season The landscape for this summer's World Championships has gained clarity over the past couple of weeks, thanks to what transpired at recent national-championship meets. Based on her three world records at the Canadian Trials, we know Summ...
Read moreAustralia Names 25-Strong Dolphins Team For World Para Swimming Championships In Singapore13 June 2025Australia Names 25-Strong Team For World Para Swimming Championships In Singapore Australia has named a 25-strong team, including nine Paralympic gold medalists, for the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships following a successful Selection Trials Meet which concluded in Adelaide last night. The .....
Read more3On Way to World Champs Berth, Patrick Sammon Showed Poise Handling Challenges13 June 2025On Way to World Champs Berth, Patrick Sammon Showed Poise Handling Challenges When Patrick Sammon woke up on the biggest morning of his career, he knew something wasn’t right. A twinge in his knee/hamstring area persisted, rushing through his leg. Every swimmer's worst nightmare had come true on the...
Read moreMarrit Steenbergen Nudges Dutch 100 Back Record; Korstanje, Jansen & Van Westering Among Podium Toppers13 June 2025Marrit Steenbergen Nudges Dutch 100 Back Record; Korstanje, Jansen & Van Westering Among Podium Toppers A day after breaking 53secs in the 100 free for the third time this year, Marrit Steenbergen went within touching distance of Kira Toussaint's national 100 back record at the Dutch Championships i...
Read more1Summer McIntosh Made History With Three World Records at Canadian Trials13 June 2025Summer McIntosh Made History With Three World Records at Canadian Trials What just transpired over five days in Victoria, B.C., can only be described as one of the greatest performances in swimming history. Yes, this was only a selection meet rather than a chance to add to her already-impressive tot...
Read moreAustralian Trials, Day 5, Finals: Australia Unearths Its Next 1500m Star With Benjamin Goedemans Producing the Swim Of His Life in 14:52.9913 June 2025Australian Trials, Day 5, Finals: Australia Unearths Its Next 1500m Star With Benjamin Goedemans Producing the Swim Of His Life in 14:52.99 Australia has unearthed a rising star in 21-year-old Queenslander Benjamin Goedemans who has barnstormed his way into a second event for this year’s World Cha....
Read moreAntoine Sauve Stuns Canadian Trials with B Final National Record13 June 2025Antoine Sauve Stuns Canadian Trials with B Final National Record If you were looking for Antoine Sauve Thursday night among the champions at Bell Canadian Trials, you would not have found him in any of the usual spots. He was not in the A final of the men’s 200 freestyle at Saanich Commonwealth Plac...