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Three-Time Olympian Nathan Adrian To Be Inducted Into Cal Athletic Hall of Fame Three-time Olympian Nathan Adrian, whose career was defined by an individual Olympic title and repeated clutch performances for Team USA, will be inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame during the weekend of Oct. 21-...

USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of swimming in the United States, today announced the official dates and Olympic time standards for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, which will take place June 15-23, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. A complete look at th...

U.S Men’s Relays Look Strong for World Championships Last year, the two U.S. men’s relays captured Olympic gold medals, with the 400 freestyle relay squad pulling away to win by more than a second before the 400 medley relay quartet capped off the Games by breaking a 12-year-old world record. But in...

Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy Announces Engagement to Girlfriend Bridget Konttinen Six-time Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy took to social media on Sunday morning to announce that he and girlfriend Bridget Konttinen are engaged. Murphy posted several pictures to his Twitter account, including a shot of ...

From the May issue of Swimming World Magazine, Editor-in-Chief John Lohn sees the return of the United States Olympic Trials to Indianapolis as a terrific decision. Get Swimming World Magazine and Swimming World Biweekly FREE When You Become A Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame New! 3...

The University of Michigan announced that the contract of head swimming coach Mike Bottom will be extended through the 2026-27 season. Bottom has been the head men's coach for the past 13 years and the head women's coach for the past eight. "I am thrilled to extend Mike's leadership of our men's and...

As Sport Searches For Captivating Rivalry, An Appreciation Of the Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochte Duels This summer, the World Championships will return after a three-year hiatus, held at the Duna Arena in Budapest. But with priorities differing for various athletes, some desired matchups will not materi...

Mallory Comerford left the Olympic Trials stunned, but a year later, at the International Team Trials, she left in tears … happy tears. After the most difficult year of her career, including a disappointing finish at the Olympic Trials, Comerford proved her resurgence in Greensboro, making Team USA ...

Carson Foster Discusses Several Topics On Inside With Brett Hawke Podcast This summer, Carson Foster will chase a world title in the 400-meter individual medley, and also see action in the 200 medley and as a member of the United States’ 800 freestyle relay. The University of Texas star recently joi...

Guest Editorial: Five-Time Olympic Coach Dennis Pursley Calls For End Of Transgender Participation Five-time Olympic coach and former USA Swimming National Team Director Dennis Pursley has submitted a guest editorial which addresses the debate concerning transgender participation in the sport. Pursl...

Commonwealth Games Champs Kylie Masse, Katerine Savard Named to Team Canada Kylie Masse and Katerine Savard headline the Canadian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, announced by Swimming Canada on Monday. The team comprises 31 swimmers, including eight para swimmers. Masse won the women’s 100 and...

How the U.S. Women’s Relays Stack Up for World Championships Following the U.S. International Team Trials, the U.S. women are set up to win a lot of medals at the FINA World Championships next month in Budapest. Consider this list of swimmers: Katie Ledecky, Lilly King, Kate Douglass, Claire Curzan,...

Hali Flickinger Checks Career Goal By Making Team USA Relay Hali Flickinger made a stunning change to her lineup last year, adding a grueling race like the 400 IM in her mid-20s. It worked as she made the Olympic team in the event, along with her signature 200 butterfly, and earned the bronze medal ...

Nominated For USOPC Hall of Fame, Team USA's 1976 400 Freestyle Relay Defied the Odds The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is currently conducting the public-voting process for those who will be inducted into organization's Hall of Fame. While Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin ...

Nearly 600 U.S. Olympians and Paralympians were honored at the White House by President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Katie Ledecky, Natalie Hinds, Allison Schmitt, Lilly King, Michael Andrew and several swimmers were among the group of athletes on the south lawn of the White House. “Quick trip to my home...

In the May issue of Swimming World Magazine, Michael Stott featured Westchester Aquatic Club coach Carle Fierro. As part of his feature, he looked at the work Fierro did from 2009-2017 with Kate Douglass, now an Olympic bronze medalist in the 200-meter individual medley. Get Swimming World Magazine ...

With the World Championships Trials recently concluded, it’s never too early to start thinking about the next Olympics Trials, scheduled just two short years away. On March 29, USA Swimming & the Indiana Sports Corp. officially announced that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Swimming would be held at Lu...

Katie Ledecky Not Swimming 200 Freestyle at World Championships At last week's U.S. International Team Trials in Greensboro, N.C., Katie Ledecky posted four dominant victories. She swam her fastest time in four years in the 800 freestyle, and then she added first-place results in the 200 free, 400 f...

Alex Walsh Raises the Bar Again, Becomes World Title Favorite in 200 IM In the 2021 Olympic Trials final of the 200 IM, Alex Walsh used brilliant backstroke and breaststroke splits to surge into the lead, and that put her 50 away from qualifying for her first Olympic team. Then she faded hard, and t...

In the May issue of Swimming World Magazine, Michael Stott featured Westchester Aquatic Club coach Carle Fierro, who mentored Claire Weinstein as a youth. Here is a look at the work of Fierro with Weinstein, who now trains with Sandpipers of Nevada and recently qualified for the World Championships....