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ISCA Hall of Fame Class to be Honored at Eastern States Clinic; Big Names to Be Recognized (Video Tributes) The International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) will induct three coaches into its Hall of Fame next week. Dick Shoulberg, Sid Cassidy and Jack Bauerle make up the Class of 2024. The inducti...

Remembering Andy O'Grady - Former UCLA Swimmer That Died in the World Trade Center on 9/11 September 11, 2024 marks the 23rd anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks that occurred in 2001, where nearly 3,000 people died after two planes hit the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. One...

Elizabeth Beisel Marries Jack Nichting in Rhode Island Celebration Many of the country's best swimmers past and present flocked to Rhode Island this weekend, not for a meet, but for the wedding of Elizabeth Beisel and Jack Nichting. The celebration of was attended some of the biggest names in the sp...

6 American Male Swimmers Who Could Break Out in Time For 2028 Olympic Games No swimmer younger than 18 years old had qualified to represent the United States on the Olympic level for five consecutive cycles until Thomas Heilman did so in 2024, winning the 200 butterfly and taking second in the 100 f...

Despite Crushing Disqualification, Alex Walsh Still Proud of Paris Performance Ninety-five percent of the way through the women’s 200 IM Olympic final, a gold medal was still within reach. An excruciating final 10 meters turned that gold medal into bronze but still good enough for a spot on the podi...

Motivational Monday: 20 Quotes to Provide Inspiration and Help You Through Tough Times In the sport of swimming, setbacks are inevitable. We miss qualifying times, fail to hit that personal best we were aiming for, and have bad days at practice. There’s no question that these things will happen to a...

Mallory Weggemann has won Paralympic medals before, but this year everything is different. Since the last Paralympics, the U.S. swimmer has given birth after a long fertilty process and her outlook on life changed heading into the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Her total was bumped up to four Paral...

The 2024 Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame Class was enshrined Friday evening by the Texas A&M Lettermen’s Association inside the Ford Hall of Champions at the 46th Burgess Banquet. The class consisted of Cammile Adams ‘14 (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Breeja Larson ’14 (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Al...

Swim for the Alligator Lighthouse Open Water Race Continues to Raise Money for Florida Keys Landmark More than 300 swimmers from the United States and several other countries competed in an 8-mile open-water challenge Saturday to raise awareness to fund restoration of an aging lighthouse off the Fl....

Lindsay Mintenko Resigns as USA Swimming National Team Director Lindsay Mintenko has officially resigned from USA Swimming as the managing director of its national team, the organization announced Friday. Mintenko’s departure, first reported by Swimming World in August, completes a house cleaning th...

Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming head coach Anthony Nesty was honored as the 2024 ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year recipient Thursday night at the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Celebration during the ASCA World Clinic at the Rosen Centre Resort in Orlando, Florida. This award is present....

Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby is turning pro. The breaststroker from Alaska will forgo her eligibility at the University of Texas and become a professional swimmer. Jacoby made her announcement on Instgram. "After careful consideration and with the support of my coaches and loved ones, I have decide...

9 Rising Female Stars Who Can Make a Team USA Impact on Road to 2028 Olympic Games As the United States women excelled at the Paris Olympics with 18 total medals, experienced swimmers provided the highlights. Of the nine American women who won individual medals, seven were returners from the Tokyo G...

Leah Shackley Has Risen to Swimming World Female High School Swimmer of the Year Via Unusual Setting Elite athletes don’t often come from places like Leah Shackley’s hometown of Bedford, Pennsylvania. A town of some 2,800 people in a county of the same name with a population of 47,000, the facilitie...

Swimming World High School Boys' Mythical Championship Meet: Full Results Recently, Swimming World recognized Carmel High School (girls) and Keller High School (boys) as its national champions for the 2023-24 scholastic season. Now, Swimming World brings its readers a full look at the boys’ mythical...

Christie Raleigh Crossley Victim of 'Disgusting' Online Bullying After Winning Paralympic Medal Winning a medal at the Paralympics was supposed to be the highest moment for Christie Raleigh Crossley. But it wasn't. After setting a world record in the prelims, then winning a silver medal in the 50 fr...

USA Swimming to Replace CEO Tim Hinchey, Director Lindsay Mintenko (Updated) USA Swimming confirmed in an email and letter posted on its website on Thursday night that CEO Tim Hinchey is resigning from his position. Sources have also told Swimming World that National Team Mnaging Director Lindsay Mi...

Swimming World High School Girls' Mythical Championship Meet: Full Results Recently, Swimming World recognized Carmel High School (girls) and Keller High School (boys) as its national champions for the 2023-24 scholastic season. Now, Swimming World brings its readers a full look at the girls' mythic...

Rylee Erisman Sprinting Through Junior Pan Pacs Toward Senior Level This year, the United States assembled its fastest-ever collection of female 100 freestylers on the way to an American record and silver medal in the 400 freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics. At the U.S. Olympic Trials, a time of 5...

Throwback Thursday: When Ian Crocker Dazzled in 100 Butterfly in Montreal In this Throwback Thursday, we celebrate the day in which Ian Crocker clocked 50.40 in the 100 meter butterfly. Racing at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, the 22-year-old delivered a swim that belied reality and, over...