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The Canadian Olympic Committee, Paralympic Committee and Own the Podium announced a $5 million investment Monday in the return of high-performance sport after the coronavirus pandemic. The funds will be directed by a Return to Sport Task Force, which aims to set up a framework for Canadian athletic ...

The death of George Floyd and murder charge against one of four police officers caught on camera at the heart of events that have sparked nationwide protests in the United States over racial discrimination and the treatment of minorities by police and society, have prompted African-American swimmers...

As many took to the streets to protest the treatment of minorities by police and society in the U.S. this weekend, many influential swimmers, led by Cullen Jones and Lia Neal, took to social media to voice their own concerns about race relations in the United States. These messages came from black s...

The CG Sports Network enters its final week of Season 1! Since bursting onto the scene in March, CGSN has provided over 150 broadcasting hours of free entertainment and content for the swimming and Olympics community. This week includes special guests Kelsi Dahlia on The Mind Game with Dr. Megan Can...

Commentary: We live in troubled times in many places and on many fronts. Silence is only the friend of those who would silence you. In that context, the best news this Sunday of Pentecost is this: we were called out by Simone Manuel for a headline and article that gave priority to what her USA and S...

Even with no swim meets going on, Matt Grevers was still competing - and winning. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 backstroke participated in ESPN's Peloton Show on Saturday against other professional athletes including basketball player Gordon Hayward and golfer Rory McIlroy. Grevers won t...

An effort to map the effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on swimming around the world is underway via the World Swim Status Report. The effort, launched by trainingstudy.com, asks swim clubs at various levels of the sport to report how affected they have been by the pandemic restrictions via a two-minute o...

Swimming Canada Friday unveiled a Return to Swimming Resource Document, a 22-page guide to getting swimmers back in the water and restarting competition. The objective is to get Canadian aquatic athletes back in the water safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. It sets out a step-wise return according ...

Matt Grevers had been training harder than ever trying to make one more push at an Olympic team. The four-time Olympic gold medalist made the U.S. Olympic team in 2008 and 2012, but barely missed the team in 2016. Now at age 35, with the Olympics being postponed a year because of the coronavirus, Gr...

Weekly CG Sports Network webinar trivia coming at you! Think you know swimming? Or at least pay attention well enough during the CG Sports Network live webinars? Test your knowledge here! Weekly webinar trivia coming at you! Check out SwimmingWorld on Facebook for answers on the live stream of The C...

Pan Pacific Swimming Championships moved from 2022 to 2026 to avoid overcrowded calendar. Swimming Canada announced Thursday that the 2022 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships will be deferred to 2026 out of respect for the recent changes to the international sporting calendar due to the global COVID-...

USA Swimming reported that all 317 clubs who submitted applications were awarded COVID-19 Relief Program grants in phase one, which was focused on supporting clubs and members impacted economically by the pandemic (here). A total of $1,482,952 will be distributed to the clubs beginning June 1, 2020,...

In many states, the question of how and when to reopen swimming pools is becoming clearer. But the issue remains up in the air elsewhere, especially on the coasts. One enduring point of contention as swimming stakeholders have pushed for pool reopening is the issue of how to classify pools. That was...

Carson Foster made the difficult decision to say goodbye to the Mason Manta Rays on Thursday as he told Swimming World he will be moving early to Austin, Texas to get a jump on his college life at the University of Texas. Foster made an Instagram post thanking head coach Ken Heis and the Manta Rays ...

Greensboro Aquatic Center will reopen on a limited bases next Monday, June 1, bringing back online one of the nation’s biggest aquatic facilities. The opening will be under conditions, with training limited to small groups and walk-ins not allowed at the four-pool complex. The opening will proceed a...

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division I coaches have banded together to slash costs and identify ways to make swimming more sustainable in response to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, coaches have voluntarily given back more than $6.2 mil...

Three-time Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin announced on Wednesday she was expecting a second child. Coughlin, 37, gave birth to a baby girl in October 2018, and announced today that her baby will girl will be upgraded to a big sister. Coughlin last raced at the International Swimming League this pa...

As swim clubs across the U.S. struggle to reopen this summer thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, one in Tennessee is faced with having to quite literally rebuild. A deadly line of tornadoes that swept through the South in April counts among its damage the Holly Hills Pool in Brainerd, Tennessee, and...

A petition launched by swimmer Madison Blackwell calling on Californian Governor Gavin Newsom to help get pools opened up for safe lap swimming has breached 10,000 on its way to a first target of 15,000 - and rising fast. California Pools have been in lockdown for more than six weeks due to the COVI...

Katie Hoff (Champion's Mojo Podcast) Katie Hoff changed swimming endorsements, signing a 10-year sponsorship deal with Speedo, the longest deal ever signed at the time, and forfeited her NCAA eligibility in 2006. She is a former world and American-record holder, and won three Olympic medals, includi...