Read moreNCAA Updates Policy to Ban Transgender Athletes from Women's Sports After Trump Order06 February 2025The NCAA has revised its policy on participation for transgender athletes. One day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to ban trans athletes from women's sports, the NCAA changed its policy to limit competition in women's sports to female-born athletes. The policy is effect...
Read more8Throwback Thursday: Mary T. Meagher and a Standard Decades Ahead of Its Time06 February 2025Throwback Thursday: Mary T. Meagher and a Standard Decades Ahead of Its Time In this World Record Flashback, we examine the historic 1981 world record of Mary T. Meagher in the 200-meter butterfly. When Madame Butterfly clocked 2:05.96 at the United States National Championships, she produced a stan...
Read moreHow FINIS Smart Goggle Helps Swimmers Break Through Barriers04 February 2025 How the FINIS Smart Goggle Helps Swimmers Break Through Barriers Every swimmer has been there—counting laps in your head, losing track halfway through, wondering if you’re actually swimming faster or just feeling faster. You want to improve, but sometimes the numbers just don’t add up. That’s where...
Read moreASCA Announces 2025 World Clinic Scholarship Presented by Swim Across America03 February 2025The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) is excited to announce that Swim Across America is generously sponsoring a scholarship for a deserving coach to attend the 2025 ASCA World Clinic in Reno, Nevada, September 2-5. The Swim Across America Scholarship provides full registration for the AS...
Read more1Canadian Breaststroker Gabe Mastromatteo Retires for ‘Health Issues’03 February 2025Canadian Breaststroker Gabe Mastromatteo Retires for ‘Health Issues’ Gabe Mastromatteo, Canada’s top male breaststroke for the last two Olympic cycles, announced a quasi-retirement on social media last week. The 22-year-old cited, “compounding health issues” as a reason to step back from racing. He ...
Read more2Black History Month: During General Slocum Disaster, Harry George Was a Hero03 February 2025Black History Month: During General Slocum Disaster, Harry George Was a Hero The General Slocum steamship disaster was the greatest single catastrophe in New York City’s history until Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. On June 15, 1904, the Gen. Slocum was taking a group of almost 1,400 passengers,...
Read moreMarcus Titus Remains a Beacon of Inspiration with 2025 Deaflympics on Horizon01 February 2025Marcus Titus Remains a Beacon of Inspiration with 2025 Deaflympics on Horizon The 2025 Deaflympics, a multi-sport event with deaf and hard of hearing athletes, will head to Tokyo in November 2025. USA Deaf Swimming announced a star studded roster earlier this month: Sammi Fujii Brooke Thompson Carli...
Read moreUnleashed Brands Announces Acquisition of Water Wings Swim School31 January 2025Unleashed Brands, the world’s first Youth Enrichment Platform providing safe, fun, and enriching environments to help kids learn, play, and grow, today announced the strategic acquisition of Water Wings Swim School, a premier year-round swim school offering high-quality swim instruction for children...
Read moreJillian Cox Breaks Down Distance Training Sets from the University of Texas (Social Kick Video Short))31 January 2025Jillian Cox Breaks Down Some Distance Training Sets from the University of Texas (Social Kick Podcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK86uR4Vihk Only a freshman at the University of Texas, Jillian Cox ranks among the elite distance freestylers in the United States. At the recent quad meet that fea...
Read moreSummer McIntosh Named Swimming World Female World/American Swimmer of the Year After Olympic Triple31 January 2025Summer McIntosh Named Swimming World Female World Swimmer of the Year After Olympic Triple This young Canadian had been building toward this moment for years. Summer McIntosh made her Olympic debut at just 14 years old, just missing a medal with a fourth-place finish in the 400 freestyle. A year lat...
Read moreUSA Swimming Announces Coach Selection Criteria For 2025 World Championship Team29 January 2025USA Swimming Announces Coach Selection Criteria For 2025 World Championship Team Just over four months before USA Swimming picks the group of up to 52 swimmers who will represent the Stars and Stripes at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, the organization has unveiled the criteria f...
Read moreASCA Takes Over Central States, Eastern States and ISHOF Swim Clinics29 January 2025The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) announced today it is officially taking over the management and operation of the longstanding and popular Central States and Eastern States Swim Clinics as well as the International Swimming Hall of Fame Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale effective in 2025. The...
Read morePassages: Iris Cummings Critchell, Oldest Survivor of 1936 Olympics, Dies at 10428 January 2025Passages: Iris Cummings Critchell, Oldest Survivor of 1936 Olympics, Dies at 104 Iris Cummings Critchell, a swimmer who was the last surviving athlete from the 1936 Olympics, died on Jan. 24. She was 104 years old. Cummings Critchell’s death was confirmed by Harvey Mudd College, where she spent thre...
Read more2Three Years Later, Luca Urlando Returns to Record-Breaking Form; This Time in His Main Event28 January 2025Three Years Later, Luca Urlando Returns to Record-Breaking Form; This Time in His Main Event Long before he swam the fastest time ever in the 200-yard butterfly at a dual meet, Luca Urlando was responsible for one of the most unlikely American records in years. He has ranked among the country’s best...
Read more1Bobby Finke Honored as Swimming World American Male Swimmer of the Year27 January 2025Bobby Finke Honored as Swimming World American Male Swimmer of the Year Plenty of storylines followed Bobby Finke into the final of the 1500-meter freestyle on the last night of the Olympic Games in Paris. Could he repeat as the Olympic champion? Could he snap the United States’ winless individual l...
Read more10How Can College Swimming Grow and Protect Itself in Fast-Changing NCAA Landscape? Interview with CSCAA Executive Director Samantha Barany27 January 2025How Can College Swimming Grow and Protect Itself in Fast-Changing NCAA Landscape? Interview with CSCAA Executive Director Samantha Barany Between the dawn of the NIL era of collegiate sports, the impact of the Transfer Portal, changing conference landscapes and financial concerns, there are question...
Read moreShaine Casas Becomes Fifth-Fastest Ever in 400-Yard IM During Pro Exhibitions in Austin25 January 2025Shaine Casas Becomes Fifth-Fastest Ever in 400-Yard IM During Pro Exhibitions in Austin Time trials featuring University of Texas-based professional swimmers were held during this weekend's Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, and Shaine Casas took advantage of the rare short course yards racing opportunity ...
Read moreOlympic Medalist Kylie Masse Joins Swimming Canada’s Athlete Advisory Council24 January 2025Olympic Medalist Kylie Masse Joins Swimming Canada’s Athlete Advisory Council Five-time Olympic medalist Kylie Masse has joined Swimming Canada’s High Performance Athlete Advisory Council, one of 10 athletes that serve as a bridge between athletes and administration. Masse has a national teamer for ...
Read more1USA Swimming Announces World Champs Selection Criteria; 50-Meter Winners to Receive Higher Priority23 January 2025USA Swimming Announces World Championships Selection Criteria; 50-Meter Winners to Receive Higher Priority USA Swimming has revealed the procedures for qualification onto the 2025 World Championships team. The national governing body will bring up to 26 female swimmers and 26 male swimmers to the ne...
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