Americas

World Champs Profile: Mary-Sophie Harvey Has Emerged as Medal Contender Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Canadian Mary-Soph...

Summer McIntosh Taking on Five Events, Including 'Biggest Challenge' 800 Free, at Worlds Over five successive days at Canadian Trials, Summer McIntosh redefined the limits of possibility in each of her events, breaking three world records while approaching two more marks considered untouchable. But ...

With Worlds B Cut, Guyana’s Raekwon Noel Feels Like He Belongs The time took Raekwon Noel by surprise so much that it required a 1 a.m. text message to realize what he’d achieved. Noel had booked a busy summer after his freshman year at Indiana University. The New York native, who represents Guyana ...

Bobby Finke Seeking to Continue Winning Ways in Distance Races in Singapore His two Olympic gold medals in Tokyo, both achieved in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion, cemented Bobby Finke as a legendary figure in distance freestyle. Count out Finke at your own risk, just like Florian Wellbrock, Mykh...

Summer McIntosh Met Michael Phelps via FaceTime After Sensational Trials Performance The heights to which Summer McIntosh is attempting to push herself this year are nearly unprecedented. Following her historic three-world-record performance at Canadian Trials, McIntosh will race five individual eve...

After Decorated Soccer Career, Kelley O’Hara is Back in the Pool Kelley O’Hara went nearly 30 years between meaningful swimming experiences. The first shaped her trajectory toward the soccer field. The second, she hopes, will help define what comes next. After a storied career on the soccer pitch, w...

World Champs Profile: Regan Smith Again Embracing Full Program Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features American Regan Smith, one o...

World Champs Profile: Gui Caribe Ready to Ruffle the Global Sprint Hierarchy Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Brazil’s Gui ...

World Champs Profile: Versatile Shaine Casas Tackling Multi-Event Program in Singapore Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Ame...

Penny Oleksiak Withdraws From Worlds, Citing Pending Whereabouts Case Canadian Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak is withdrawing from the team for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships due to a pending whereabouts case. Oleksiak made the announcement on social media, and Swimming Canada confirmed ...

CSCAA Names 2,700-Plus Swimmers to Individual Scholar All-America Team The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named over 2,700 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2024-25 season. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athlete...

CSCAA Announces 432 College Programs Earning Scholar All-America Honors CSCAA Division I - Women GPA Team Head Coach Participants 3.78 American University Garland Bartlett 30 3.52 Auburn University Ryan Wochomurka 43 3.73 Ball State University Jeremy Agnew 36 3.60 Bellarmine University Gord Veldman ...

Ohio Swimming Inc. (OSI) and Lake Erie Swimming Inc. (LESI) are proud to announce the final approval of their merger, forming a single, unified Local Swimming Committee (LSC) within the State of Ohio. This significant milestone follows a dedicated collaborative process that began on April 21, 2023, ...

Torri Huske Drops 200 Freestyle From Worlds Lineup; Erin Gemmell Inserted for Individual Event As is usually the case at major international competitions, Torri Huske will have a busy schedule at the Singapore World Championships. She will be a medal favorite in three individual events, but she has ...

Hundreds of swimmers and volunteers are gearing up to dive in and make waves at the 7th annual Swim Across America – Motor City Mile open water swim on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Belle Isle Beach House in Detroit. Participants can choose from .25-mile, .5-mile, 1-mile or 2-mile courses, and land ...

Relay World-Record Holder David Walters to Receive Pat Tillman Award for Service at ESPYS Sixteen years after David Walters helped the United States set a world record in the 800 freestyle relay, he will receive one of the signature honors in sports at the upcoming ESPY Awards. Walters is now a memb...

The GOAT Turns 40: An Appreciation of the Career of Michael Phelps The journey started where many stellar careers have been launched, in the pool at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. It didn’t take long for the coaches to realize someone special was in the water, a young athlete with an undeniable u...

Where the American Women Stand in the All-Time Top-10 Performer Rankings Whether assessed through their top-level talent or depth, the American women are a juggernaut at the moment. They carried the United States at last summer's Olympic Games in Paris, and expectations are high for what they'll acc...

Regan Smith Wins Two More as Indy Summer Cup Concludes; Chris Guiliano, Simone Manuel Post Quick 100 Freestyle Times Swimmers that train at the University of Texas continued to put up wins in Indianapolis during their final tune-up for next month's World Championships in Singapore. Regan Smith picke...

Taylor Ruck, Ilya Kharun Pick up Wins at Arizona Senior Champs Canadian World Championships qualifiers Taylor Ruck and Ilya Kharun picked up victories on Friday at the Arizona Senior Long Course Championships at Chandler High School. Ruck led the way in the 200 free with a time of 2:02.84. She was ....