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Shaine Casas Cruises to Title in 200 IM at Austin Sectionals; Regan Smith Pads Victory Count Less than a month out from the Pan Pacific Championships, Shaine Casas is looking good on his way to Southern California. Coming off a sub-51 performance in the 100-meter butterfly the previous night, Casas ...

Regan Smith Cruises to Victory in 200 Backstroke at Austin Sectionals Night Three of the Austin Sectionals continued to be dominated by members of the University of Texas pro group. After securing first-place finishes in the 200-meter butterfly and 100 backstroke during the first two days of the mee...

Michael Phelps Makes MSN List of Unbreakable Sports Records for 23 Olympic Gold Medals A recent article from MSN identified 14 sports records that are deemed unbreakable, and Michael Phelps' total of 23 Olympic gold medals made the list. The Hall of Famer, who won 28 overall medals during his career...

Junior Pan Pacific Championships Set for Next Month in Canada The 12th edition of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships will be held from August 17-20 at the UBC Aquatic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. The long-course competition is open to all non-European countries that are members of World ...

Friday FunDay: 5 Unique Swimming Relays to Make Practice Fun Are you tired of the endless back and forth of swimming during practice? Craving the thrill of competition that's more about teamwork than swimming the fastest time? Luckily, you can dive into the exciting world of fun swimming relays! For...

Swimming Canada Names Team for 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships Swimming Canada has selected five athletes to wear the maple leaf at the 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, taking place September 3-6 in Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina. The te...

How Athlete Advancement Works at the Commonwealth Games, Euros and Pan Pacs With the Commonwealth Games getting underway next week in Glasgow, followed by the European Championships (Paris) and Pan Pacific Championships (Irvine) in August, there will be plenty of elite performances on offer this sum...

The Climb of Anna Peplowski: American Poised for Big Showing at Pan Pacific Champs At the past three major international competitions, Anna Peplowski has been a valuable member of Team USA. At the 2023 World Championships and 2024 Olympic Games, Peplowski handled a prelims leg for the United States ...

Gallaudet University Breaking Barriers in Deaf Swimming For Stephanie Danner, swim practice was always a gift.  Spending time at the local pool with her brothers was a constant joy, gallivanting in the summer sun. Swim practice was always something to look forward to, an opportunity to improve a ski...

Swimming Canada Announces Squad for Junior Pan Pacific Championships A talented group of 40 young Canadian swimmers will have the opportunity to race in their home pool this summer as Swimming Canada announced its team for the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, set for August 17-20 at the UBC Aq...

Countdown! Two Years to 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles The official start of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is exactly two years away, the Opening Ceremony scheduled for July 14, 2028 between the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium. LA28 will mark the third time in which Los Angeles ha...

Giulia Oliveira Carvalho Sprints to South American Short-Course Butterfly Record Brazilian swimmer Giulia Oliveira Carvalho knocked off a 12-year old South American short-course record last week. Swimming at the XXVI Swimming Super Cup, Carvalho raced to a 25.18 time in the 50-meter butterfly on Jul...

Along the shores of the ocean, Michael Andrew had the biggest day of his life. No, it wasn't an open water swim. Andrew got married on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii last week, wedding fiancée Alexandra. "Thank you God for such a beautiful life," she wrote on social media, along with a group of pho...

Trio of Longstanding Canadian Breaststroke Records on Life Support The three-oldest Canadian records are breaststroke standards that date to the super-suit era. On the men's side, Mike Brown still reigns in the 200-meter breaststroke, off a 2:08.84 performance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. F...

Swimming Canada Names 44 Swimmers for Pan Pacs, 20 for Para Pan Pacs Swimming Canada has named a 44-swimmer roster for this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships, after the conclusion of Bell Canadian Trials. Summer McIntosh and Taylor Ruck will lead the 20 women and 22 men at the August meet in Irvine...

A Half-Century Later, Some of Swimming's Leading Women Chasing Down Legend of Mark Spitz On September 4, 1972, Mark Spitz exited the pool for the final time at the Olympic Games in Munich. He had just handled the butterfly leg of the United States' 400-meter medley relay, which prevailed behind a wo...

Plan vs. Strategy: The Ways to Approach the 200 Butterfly Ah, the butterfly. It is routinely acknowledged as a "power" stroke, and the 200 distance is where the rubber meets the road. Butterfly may be the event where there is the least amount of crossover by distance. What I mean by this, is that yo...

Bell Canadian Trials, Night 5: Taylor Ruck Finishes 5-for-5 Trials It’s been a banner week for Taylor Ruck. She finished it off on Thursday night with her fifth win in as many events, going 25.93 in the women’s 50 butterfly to pick up the win. All the action from the final night of trials in Montrea...

College Visit Guide for Swimmers | Official & Unofficial A visit is one of the most important steps in the college swimming recruiting process. Visits allow swimmers to see the facilities, campus resources, meet potential future teammates and coaches, assess team culture, and get a feel for campus l...

Penny Taylor Honored with Prestigious Max Ritter Award Carol Jane "Penny" Pence Taylor has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Max Ritter Award, annually presented by United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) to an individual or nation that has contributed the most to the advancement of understandi...