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From the July issue of Swimming World Magazine, the impact of University of Georgia coach Jack Bauerle will long be felt, even as the legendary mentor embraces retirement. Get Swimming World Magazine and Swimming World Biweekly FREE When You Become A Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame...

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named 1,206 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2021-22 season. The award recognizes students who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at their respective nation...

Before the Heroics of Jason Lezak, American Bruce Hayes Delivered Gross-Busting Anchor for 1984 Relay Gold At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Bruce Hayes stood on the blocks awaiting the biggest moment of his swimming career with the hopes of an entire U.S. team riding on his swimming over the nex...

Olympic gold medalist Bill Woolsey died Saturday at 87. He was a legend of the sport as a swimmer and later as a coach. In 1952, Helsinki Games, the Hawaiian native was part of the U.S. Olympic gold medal winning 4 x 200 meter relay team. He also competed in the 1500 freestyle that year. "He was sup...

A Summer of Redemption for Team USA Veteran and Distance Star Leah Smith The summer of 2021 could’ve been the end of the road for Leah Smith on the global swimming stage. The ingredients were all there. Smith won two medals at the Rio Olympics. Five years later, she was four years post-grad and on t...

ESPN has announced its list of ESPY awards and swimming had several representations and one surprising omission. Katie Ledecky was nominated as a finalist for two ESPYs, the top Olympic female athlete and the best athlete in women's sports overall. Caeleb Dressel is a finalist for top men's Olympic ...

An attorney for Cal women's swimming coach Teri McKeever spoke out against the charges against the coach, alleging she is a victim of gender bias. Thomas Newkirk spoke to the OC Register about McKeever and the case. McKeever is accused of emotional, verbal and even physical abuse by 36 members of Ca...

After Confusing and Emotional Ordeal, Justin Ress Gets Deserved Gold Medal Imagine this scenario: you are the world-record holder and the gold-medal favorite, and you just won your first individual world title — and you feel agitated and dispirited. That's the scenario Hunter Armstrong faced Saturda...

Budapest Mirage? Assessing U.S. Dominance at World Championships Kieran Smith had his arms in the air before any other anchor swimmer had touched the wall. He motioned as if to say, "Bring it on," and then he turned to his teammates for rousing high-fives. Finally, he took a seat on the lane line, r...

World Championships: Summer McIntosh Wins 4th Medal, 2nd Gold in 400 IM It’s time to declare this, in your best George Costanza voice, the Summer of McIntosh. Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh won her second gold medal, set her third World Junior Record and bagged her fourth total medal of the meet, w...

World Championships: Wholesale Changes for 7th-Place U.S. Medley Relay The United States’ women’s 400 medley relay just snuck into the final in seventh place in Saturday’s prelims at the 2022 FINA World Championships. The foursome that finished seventh in the morning will be completely replaced for ...

The Building Blocks of a Record Medal Haul, Unprecedented Five-Peat for Katie Ledecky Perhaps you've heard this story before: Katie Ledecky made history. She accomplished a feat that no one had ever reached in the sport's history, showcasing an unimaginable level of invincibility. And the context wa...

World Championships: Justin Ress, Hunter Armstrong Take Top Two Seeds in 50 Backstroke Semis The USA continued its strong backstroke performance heading into the finals of the 50 backstroke. In the semifinals, Justin Ress and Hunter Armstrong finished with the top to spots and just two hundredths of...

World Championships: Michael Andrew Posts Successful Double With Silver in 50 Free, Fourth in 100 Fly The week at the World Championships got off to a shaky start for 23-year-old American Michael Andrew as he missed the final in the men's 100 breaststroke, an event where he is the fourth-fastest per...

The groundbreaking Title IX decision 50 years ago changed sports in America forever, allowing women like Janet Evans  and Courtney Mathewson to be able to earn a college athletic scholarship. It finally allowed generations of women to have extended careers in sport and allowed athletes like Evans to...

World Championships: Torri Huske Blasts American Record in 50 Butterfly; Just Behind Sarah Sjostrom in Semis The chase for a record fourth consecutive world championship in the 50 butterfly continues for Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom, but this year's final might be the most challenging yet with Torri Husk...

A half century ago, one of the most groundbreaking moments in the history of sports changed the world forever when Title IX was formed. Just like other groundbreaking moments, including Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier, it was huge, it was progress, but it was also too late. But jus...

Kylie Masse has earned multiple world championships, including becoming the first Canadian swimmer to defend a world title, claiming gold in the 100 backstroke in 2017 and 2019. She then won the Commonwealth Games gold in both backstroke events and claimed gold in the Pan Pacific Championships in 20...

World Championships: Summer McIntosh Shatters World Junior Record in 200 Fly; Set for Showdown with Flickinger If the performance by Summer McIntosh in the prelims was stunning, she had plenty more in store in the 200 butterfly semifinals at the World Championships. The Canadian teen dropped two sec...

World Championships: Kylie Masse, Regan Smith Poised For Another Showdown in 50 Backstroke Canada’s Kylie Masse is still on a roll — and so is Regan Smith. It added up to a stellar race in the 100 backstroke and the 50 backstroke looks to follow suit with the two stars battling for supremacy once ag...