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Anna Moesch Becoming Newest Cavaliers Star, Pursuing Freestyle Titles and Records at NCAA Championships When she arrived at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2024, Anna Moesch joined one of the great active dynastic runs in college swimming. Less than two seasons later, the 20-year-old from....

A Look Back at Australia's Epic Olympic Relay Triumph of 2000 and an Air Guitar Concert Today marks the 25th anniversary of the start of the swimming competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The opening night was a celebratory affair for the host nation, capped by a victory in the 400-meter ...

Inside USA Artistic Swimming’s Plans for the Swim Jet USA Artistic Swimming has partnered with aquatic innovators iGarden, unveiling the Swim Jet P Series—a cutting-edge solution designed to transform pools into elite-level training environments. [caption id="attachment_621583" align="alignleft" wi....

Inspiration From Late Mother Lifted Mia Rankin Throughout Accomplished Ohio State Career In her final collegiate championship meets, Ohio State senior Mia Rankin excelled at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. A big best time in the 400 IM at the conference meet earned her second place behind teamma...

Lessons From Hockey Career Helped McKenzie Siroky Excel at First NCAA Championships At the beginning of her senior year of high school, McKenzie Siroky was focused on her future as a collegiate hockey player at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. But in the ensuing months, Siroky made the tough deci...

Maturity and Experience Guided Regan Smith to Career Year in 2024 Returning home from her second Olympics, Regan Smith needed a respite from the pressure-packed, exhausting buildup to the Paris Games. Her partnership with coach Bob Bowman had yielded a strong performance that included three individu...

After Facing Adversity, Claire Curzan Coming Full Circle in Return to Form Claire Curzan’s recent bout of adversity has forced her to grapple with her relationship with the sport in a way she never did during her do-no-wrong teenage years. Disappointment has yielded balance and growth. In early Octo...

Underwater Kicking Champ and Big Personality Emma Sticklen Starting Strong in Fifth Year at Texas Down the stretch in the arduous 200 butterfly, Emma Sticklen finds her groove. During those laps, when even top-notch competitors are fading and trying desperately to reach the wall, Sticklen can reach ...

Ohio University’s Emily Hobel was recently inducted into the Kermit Blosser Hall of Fame for her outstanding collegiate swimming career as a Bobcat from 1997-2001. As a 20-time Mid-American Conference champion and two-time NCAA Academic All American, Hobel knew what it took to stand atop the podium....

How Torri Huske Rebounded From Disappointments to Win Gold, Become Multi-Event Star for U.S. in Paris Even on the occasions of her greatest triumphs, career-defining swims such as winning an Olympic gold medal, Torri Huske's natural instinct is to deflect. The unassuming 21-year-old from Arlington, ...

Fun Friday: A Look at 10 Habits and Superstitions Shared By Swimmers Every swimmer has one or more habits, superstitions or rituals that they cannot live without. Some are simple while others are complex and drawn out. Certain ones may only apply to meets, while others could be a daily occurrence. A...

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...

Another Record-Breaking Surge Makes Maximus Williamson Male High School Swimmer of the Year Entering his junior-year high school state meet, Maximus Williamson had conducted his research on the 13-year-old national high school record he was chasing. When David Nolan had clocked 1:41.39 back in 2011,...

A Tale of Two Sports: The Journey of a Track and Field Olympic Trials Qualifier Turned Swim Coach Veronica Williams, the former head coach of the Gary West Side High School swim program in Gary, Indiana, has a coaching journey that is as unique as it is inspiring. Her story is a testament to how emb...

Todd DeSorbo Focused on Creating 'Great Environment' for U.S. Olympic Team to 'Thrive' At the University of Virginia, there is no countdown clock mounted on pool deck to remind swimmers how soon are the Olympic Trials or Olympic Games. Head coach Todd DeSorbo typically reminds his team once a week, ...

Todd DeSorbo Leading UVA Swimmers Into Olympic Trials, U.S. Women Into Paris Whether it’s mentoring his University of Virginia swimmers or coaching the U.S. women’s Olympic team this summer in Paris, Coach Todd DeSorbo has one goal in mind: helping his athletes perform their very best. In the seven ...

Simone Manuel Set For Final Test of Her Comeback at Olympic Trials Five-time Olympic medalist (two gold, two silver, one bronze) Simone Manuel revealed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2021 that she was battling overtraining syndrome, which had taken a huge toll on her physically and mentally. After st...

SwimLight Feature: Getting to Know Rowdy Gaines, the Man Behind the Iconic Voice of Swimming (Video) Rowdy Gaines is a legendary figure in the world of swimming, celebrated not only for his remarkable achievements as a swimmer but also for his influential role as the broadcasting voice of Swimming. ...

Frederica Kizek: The Improbable Path to Dream NCAA Appearance At their peak, the NCAA Championships are the world's most competitive team-based swim meet. Tiny margins often determine the difference between championships and runnerup finishes, championship finals and consolation finals. Over a drama...

Bella Sims Building on International Success in Pursuit of Second Olympics In the first three years of her international swimming career, Bella Sims has raised her level of performance at each critical juncture. In that span, Sims has developed into a dependable member of the U.S. women’s relay corp...