Americas

U.S. Open: Hubert Kos Impressive in 200 Backstroke; Bobby Finke Closes the Deal in 1500 (Men's Recap) Four months ago, Hubert Kos was mostly known as a medley swimmer, but that was before he upset Ryan Murphy for a 200 backstroke world title. Now racing at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., Kos had ...

U.S. Open: Regan Smith Aces Grueling 200 Back-200 Fly Double; Katie Ledecky Shines in 1500 Free (Women's Recap) The final evening of swimming at the U.S. Open began with a usual display of Katie Ledecky dominance as she beat the field in the longest race in the pool by almost 25 seconds. But after t...

The U.S. Open continued from Greensboro, North Carolina, with the Day 4 prelims on Saturday morning. Abbey Weitzeil led a loaded 100 free field just ahead of Simone Manuel, while some of the top names on the men's side missed the A final. Summer McIntosh, Ryan Held, Cody Miller and Kate Douglass cla...

Klete Keller Sentenced to Six Months Home Detention, Three Years Probation for Role in January 6 Insurrection Almost three years after Klete Keller participated in the January 6, 2021 insurrection protesting the results of the previous Presidential election, a judge has sentenced Keller to six month...

U.S. Open: Caeleb Dressel Picks Up Win in Tight 100 Fly Final (Men's Recap) When he swam at U.S. Nationals this summer, Caeleb Dressel never expected to qualify for the World Championships team. Instead, he made the trip to Indianapolis to gauge his fitness and form in his return to the sport after ...

U.S. Open: Siobhan Haughey Pulls Off 200 Free-100 Breast Double; Torri Huske Shines in 100 Fly (Women's Recap) The five women's championship finals taking place on Friday night at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., included a teenage world-record holder obliterating the field in the 400 IM and a pai...

Friday FunDay: Can You Name the 16 Individual Olympic Medals Won By Michael Phelps? After debuting at the 2000 Olympic Games as a 15-year-old in the 200-meter butterfly, where he finished fifth, Michael Phelps collected 28 medals over the next four Olympiads - Athens, Beijing, London and Rio de Jane...

U.S. Open: Shaine Casas Rips 200 IM in B-Final; Caeleb Dressel Also Wins in Consol Heat (Men's Recap) On an evening when Drew Kibler ripped a lifetime best to announce himself as a Paris contender in a new event, veteran Chase Kalisz scored a come-from-behind win and Michael Andrew won a 50 freestyl...

U.S. Open: Summer McIntosh Tops Katie Ledecky in 400 Free; Kate Douglass Pulls Off Double (Women's Recap) When Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh were part of a highly-anticipated showdown with Ariarne Titmus in the women's 400 freestyle at this summer's World Championships, Ledecky finished ahead of...

Underappreciated, Don Schollander Was a Legend; And a Star During the First Tokyo Games How can a five-time Olympic champion be underappreciated? How can a man who set double-digit individual world records go overlooked? How can the one-time face of Team USA find himself snubbed on the scale of hist...

Over the years, I have attended numerous awards ceremonies from the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation banquet to the Golden Goggle Awards and high school and university season-ending celebrations. Last (week) was the 20th G...

U.S. Open: Katie Ledecky Dominates 800 Free; Charlie Clark Pulls Off Comeback Win In a dominant stretch now entering its 13th year, Katie Ledecky has turned American women's distance swimming into an uncompetitive sport. The field she was racing in the 800 freestyle on the opening night of the U.S. ...

Can Simone Manuel Return to Apex of American Sprinting, Reach Third Olympics? Since the 1984 Olympics when Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer tied for gold in the 100 freestyle, only one American woman has reached the top of the podium — and she, too, finished in a tie for gold. At the 2016 Games...

U.S. Open Men's Preview: Hafnaoui-Finke Among Three World Champs Gold-Silver Rematches Set for Greensboro The combination of American and international talent racing at next week's U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., will set up five men's races that match multiple medalists from this summer's World Cham...

Caeleb Dressel Reaches Latest Test in Comeback at U.S. Open The biggest men's star racing at this weekend's U.S. Open — the most decorated swimmer at the meet other than Katie Ledecky — will be seeded 10th, 41st and 48th in his three races. Of course, everyone in attendance in Greensboro, N.C., will...

MISCA Selects Michigan High School Girls Dream Team for 2023 The Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (MISCA) has released its dream team for the 2023 high school girls fall season. The Dream Team is composed of the top athletes from across Michigan's 3 divisions.  Each athlete can only...

U.S. Open Women's Preview: Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh Set for 400 Freestyle Battle as Olympic Prep Heats Up For the majority of the top swimmers in the United States, this weekend's U.S. Open will mark their first major competition since this summer's World Championships, a meet where the U.S. c...

A Look and Breakdown Of the Legendary 100 x 100s Set Of Mike Bruner About eight months before he set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly (1:59.23) and won a second gold medal in the 800 freestyle relay at the 1976 Olympics, Mike Bruner completed an aquatic first - swimming 10,000 yards in unde...

Lilly King Eager to Attack the Olympic Year (Video Interview); Looking At First 'Normal Olympics' In a pair of Olympic appearances (Rio de Janeiro/Tokyo), Lilly King has totaled five medals. The highlight was a title in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2016 Games. At the Tokyo Games, King earned th...

Ryan Murphy Discusses Olympic Year and Leadership Role With Team USA For nearly a decade, Ryan Murphy has been a staple of consistent and elite performance for the United States. The multi-time Olympic and world champion has enjoyed a stellar 2023 season, which was highlighted by a gold medal in the...