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Head coaches of the U.S. swimming teams for the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Championships (formerly FINA) have been selected, it was announced by USA Swimming on Thursday. Ginny Nussbaum will lead the women’s team and Ken Heis will lead the men’s team. The long-course meters competition will take...

Joshua Liendo Lowers Canadian Record in Prelims at Bell Canadian Trials Joshua Liendo’s fine form from NCAAs has passed customs north of the border. After a sensational NCAA Men’s Championships with the University of Florida, Liendo lowered his Canadian record in prelims of the Bell Canadian Trials ...

Summer McIntosh Excels Beyond All Expectations On Way to World Record As Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky dueled for gold in what became one of the most memorable Olympic finals ever, a 14-year-old sat in bronze-medal position for the majority of the race. In the end, Summer McIntosh fell behind Chi...

FLASH! Summer McIntosh Takes Down 400 Freestyle World Record With 3:56.06 For the the first time in her career, Summer McIntosh is a world-record holder. On the first night of the Canadian Swimming Trials in Toronto, the 16-year-old lowered the long course global standard in the women's 400 freestyl...

Learning From Colleagues: How Swimming Promotes a Familial Relationship Among Coaches Swimming World explores the fraternal nature of how coaches learn from one another. Not surprisingly, such education isn’t always about X’s and O’s, but borne from familial relationships that reveal the caring for ...

Taylor Ruck will not compete at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials, as she will be taking a short break from swimming. “I need to put myself in the best position to perform to my goals at the Olympics next year,” Ruck said. “Right now that means I need to unplug for a little while, so I can come back...

Drew Kibler, Alex Shackell, Aaron Shackell, Daniel Diehl Swim World-Class Times at Indianapolis Sectionals Many top high school swimmers plus one professional converged at the IUPUI Natatorium this weekend for a USA Swimming Sectionals meet held in long course (unlike most spring meets conducted in ...

Sample Sets: A Look At the Work Of Rising Global Star Ilya Kharun Of Sandpipers Of Nevada Arizona State recruit Ilya Kharun finished his 2022 long course season in impressive fashion. To wit: after a strong World Cup meet in November, he felt ready to challenge the world junior butterfly records. Re...

NCAA Men's Championships: Florida Edges Cal For 400 Freestyle Relay Title As Both Squads Shatter NCAA Record The outcome of the team-championship race was already decided heading into the final event of the NCAA Men’s Championships, the California Golden Bears repeating as titlists. But the 400-yard...

NCAA Men's Championships: Josh Liendo and Florida Take Bite Out Of NCAA Record in 400 Medley Relay; Leon Marchand Continues Show Last month, a sub-3:00 showing at the Southeastern Conference Championships thrust the University of Florida into favorite status for the NCAA Champs in the 400-yard medle...

An A+ Student Of the Sport: Destin Lasco Leading Cal In Pursuit Of Another NCAA Title The best swimmers recognize the value of process above simply results. For Cal’s Destin Lasco, the combination of training plus other steps to ensure success in swimming and in life beyond the sport makes the exper...

Paralympic champion Mallory Weggemann and her husband Jay Snyder welcomed a daughter, Charlotte into the world on Tuesday. "Charlotte Ann Snyder. You have completely shifted our world and filled our hearts with more love then we ever imagined possible! On March 16th at 3:31am we welcomed this sweet ...

Blast From the Past: How Ben Michaelson Shattered the Norm and Became a Pioneer Pioneers change minds. They show what is attainable. They dispel pre-conceived notions. And, perhaps most important, they open doors and provide opportunities for the next generation. Simply, they have a lasting impact. ...

Annie and Matt Grevers welcomed their third child into the world on Sunday. Gideon Grevers is the couple's first boy. "Gideon Andrew Grevers zoomed into the world on 3/19/23 at the modest weight of 9lbs13oz. We arrived at the hospital at 4 pm, went home disappointed at 6 pm, thinking we could have a...

Legendary Lookback: When 1995 Hailed to Michigan and a Team For the Ages Despite not swimming the men’s 400 freestyle relay—due to a clerical error on the official relay card and a subsequent disqualification—the University of Michigan proved that it could win NCAAs by putting an emphasis on distanc...

The Long Haul: Powerhouse Queens University In Process of Making Leap to Division I Ranks Queens University of Charlotte has dominated NCAA Division II swimming and diving, claiming seven straight national titles - prior to this year - for both its men’s and women’s teams, dating back to 2015. The s...

Brent Rutemiller Honored With NISCA's Collegiate Award Brent Rutemiller took swimming coverage to new heights when he took over as publisher of Swimming World Magazine. For decades, he developed the groundbreaking swimming coverage in the monthly magazine, and concurrently, as a daily presence onlin...

NCAA Women's Championships: Virginia Cruises To Victory in 400 Medley Relay; Closing In On Relay Sweep The outcome of the 400-yard medley relay at the NCAA Women’s Championships was hardly in doubt with the University of Virginia headlining the field. The question was the Cavaliers' margin of victor...

Penny Oleksiak to Miss Canadian Swimming Trials, Still Rehabbing After Knee Surgery Penny Oleksiak will not compete at the upcoming Bell Canadian Swimming Trials as she continues to focus on her rehabilitation from injury. Oleksiak had surgery to repair the meniscus in her left knee last fall. While...

World Record Flashback: When Tara Kirk Completed An Undefeated Career In Style In 100 Breaststroke In our latest edition of World Record Flashback, we visit the 2004 college campaign and Tara Kirk’s global standard at the NCAA Championships in the short-course meters version of the 100 breaststroke....