Americas

Trenton Julian Case in SafeSport Closed, Temporary Measures Lifted Weeks after qualifying for the U.S. team bound for the World Championships, Trenton Julian's name appeared in the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Centralized Disciplinary Database with a note of "Allegations of Misconduct." Several restr...

USA Swimming today announced additional locations have been finalized for its 2023 domestic events calendar. The Toyota U.S. Open will take place November 29-December 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The following week, from December 6-9, the Speedo Winter Junior Championships will take place in Col...

Katharine Berkoff wanted to put her own stamp on the 100 backstroke. Growing up in a completely loaded event, she wanted to belong with the best of the best. After winning the NCAA championship in the 100-yard backstroke as a sophomore at NC State, Berkoff was ecstatic - but not satisfied. She want ...

A Super Bowl Food Quiz: A Look At the Nutrition In the Big-Game Snacks The Super Bowl is a fun time to gather, whether you enjoy American football or not. When people come together, it usually means a lot of food! If you like trivia, this is a fun food quiz to test your knowledge. Go ahead and make ...

A Look At the Development and Training Sets of Rising Star Kayla Han You know you are something special when just 13—and the youngest qualifier at the Olympic Trials—Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel gushes at your prowess. Now 14, Kayla Han has been on USA Swimming’s radar since she set her first N...

Gabi Albiero got up on the blocks with her Team USA cap on, ready to dive in. As she glanced over at the next lane, she saw Australian Olympic gold medalist Emma McKeon stare toward the water. It was both an intimidating and validating moment for Albiero at the 2022 Duel in the Pool. She was going u...

Canadian Markus Thormeyer Suspended for Doping Violation Canadian Markus Thormeyer has been suspended from competition for the last year for a failed doping test, Canadian authorities announced on Friday. The occasion marks 10 days until the two-time Olympian’s period of ineligibility ends, on Feb. ...

USA Swimming announced today that Lucinda McRoberts, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Director of the USA Swimming Foundation, is stepping down from her current roles effective March 3, 2023. “USA Swimming’s relentless protection of youth athletes and the integrity of our member relations ...

Brett Hawke Podcast Continues To Be Can't-Miss Stop For Top-Tier Engagement In Sport Here’s the deal. Brett Hawke could sit down and discuss his career with anyone for hours. As a two-time Olympian for Australia and multi-time NCAA champion at Auburn University, finding tales to share is not difficu...

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...

How to Win a Championship: Lose a Dual Meet By Ron Blanc, Guest Contributor/Santa Margarita Catholic High School Swim Coach As a boys’ and girls’ high school coach for 35 years, I have been blessed to coach many championship teams...but only on the girls’ side. The boys’ run to titles, however, has ...

The Fine Art Of In-Meet Coaching: It Can Take a Deft Touch...Or a Hammer You want smoke on the water, excitement in aquatics? Just put longtime coaches in the same room. For starters, invite Jack Bauerle, Don Gambril, Frank Comfort, Bob Boettner or the departed Don Easterling and Ray Bussard. The su...

Allison Schmitt Named to SEC Conference 2023 Class of Women's Legends University of Georgia women’s swimming alumna Allison Schmitt was named to the Southeastern Conference’s 2023 Class of Women’s Legends, as announced by the league office in Birmingham. Each of the SEC’s 14 member institutions are ...

A Look At Texas' Power and Depth In the 200-Yard Freestyle Entries for the 200-yard freestyle at next month’s NCAA Championships won’t be known for a while, but as the University of Texas chases a 16th national title, the event should produce ample scoring for the Longhorns. It’s been that way for d...

Black History Month: During General Slocum Disaster, Harry George Was a Hero The General Slocum steamship disaster was the greatest single catastrophe in New York City’s history until Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. On June 15, 1904, the Gen. Slocum was taking a group of almost 1,400 passengers,...

The Process and Psyche Carrying Katie Grimes to International Medals That horrible, sinking feeling was all too familiar for Katie Grimes. She was racing the 800 freestyle at the U.S. International Team Trials, seeking a trip to the World Championships in the event in which she pulled off a stunner ...

Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center Celebrates Official Grand Opening In Style With Ribbon Cutting and Dive Challenge Saturday marked the official Grand Opening of the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Center, which showcased an exhibition by Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis diving from the highest tower in the ...

USA Swimming Announces 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Event Schedule USA Swimming on Wednesday unveiled the schedule for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, to be held in Indianapolis. The competition will run from June 15-23, 2014. It will include 17 sessions over nine days, with eight preliminary sessio...

Philadelphia Accepting Lifeguard Applications From Non-Swimmers; Training Will Be Provided Lifeguard shortages have been an issue around the world in recent years, and especially since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As a result to these shortages, Philadelphia is getting creative with its recruitment pr...

Another Look At the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Standards; Times Are Faster Than Ever The World Aquatics qualifying times for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris feature some extremely fast standards. There are a few events with the same standard as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but for the most part, t...