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World Record Flashback: When David Wilkie Wowed the World in 200 Breaststroke at 1976 Olympics Call him the forgotten man. Overlooked. Underappreciated. Lost amid an iconic week by the globe’s premier power. Truthfully, it’s an unfortunate circumstance, although not difficult to understand. With the...

Gutter Talk: Lessons From 2023 For Olympic Year What's something you learned this summer that can help you in the Olympic year? Elizabeth Dekkers, Australia I think this year I learned how to have more fun and enjoy racing, and not let my nerves take over and take away from the enjoyment. Ilya Kharu...

Technique: The Effect Of Hand Paddles On Swimming Performance BY ROD HAVRILUK, Ph.D. Swimming with hand paddles is often promoted for benefiting strength, technique and swimming velocity, while also being criticized for causing shoulder pain. However, research shows that neither the commonly stated ...

5 Women's Storylines To Follow On Road to the 2024 Olympics in Paris Australia was the dominant women’s team of this year’s World Championships in Fukuoka, with the Dolphins winning six individual gold medals plus two relays, both in world-record time. But the meet was not lacking in dramatic moment...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Along with a FULL recap and photo gallery of the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, read about where teams stand now that the dust has s...

Throwback Thursday: The Early Training That Led Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman to Hall of Fame (Sample Sets) Next month, Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Together, they forged the most successful athlete-coach relationship in the history of ...

Looking Forward: How the City of Indianapolis is Preparing for the Largest Swim Meet in United States History  After a busy summer of 2023, USA Swimming has turned the page toward the Olympic year. The 2023 World Championships have come to a close and many athletes' sights are now set on the largest...

Gutter Talk: The Importance of Pre-Olympic Year Competition How important is this summer's competition to your preparation and goals for the Olympic year? Hunter Armstrong, USA WR holder (50 back), gold medalist (2021 Olympics/1, 2022 World Championships/2) [caption id="attachment_530268" align="ali...

Swimming Siblings: When Two (or More) Members of One Family Achieved International Success When a child dives into summer league or club swimming for the first time, he or she often has familiar company with a sibling: a few years older, a few years younger or even a twin. When a swimmer reaches eli...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here In this issue of Swimming World, you can read about… The World Championships, both past and future (Fukuoka 2023!) and coach Bob Bowman’s ...

Veterans Re-Emerge Ahead of the 2023 U.S. World Championships Trials Although USA Swimming is flooded with young talent, veterans always seem to emerge in the biggest moments. Over the last several months, a group of star-studded veteran swimmers have put together impactful races all over the countr...

The Role of a Captain on a Swim Team: How To Be An Effective Leader A swim captain is a leader and mentor within a swim team.  They are responsible for fostering a positive team culture and helping to organize and motivate team members. They may also help the coach lead the team in a warmup or run a...

Goldminds: How to Become a Better Swimmer By Doing Nothing* ******************************************** There’s an old saying about success: “The harder I work, the more successful I get.” Seems logical: I want to succeed, I want to improve. I want to swim faster…so...I work harder, I train more of...

World Record Flashback: Mary T. Meagher and a Standard Decades Ahead of Its Time In this edition of World Record Flashback, we examine the historic 1981 world record of Mary T. Meagher in the 200-meter butterfly. When Madame Butterfly clocked 2:05.96 at the United States National Championships, she ...

How They Train: A Look At Brooks Curry and Ian Grum At Dynamo Swim Club Before Brooks Curry and Ian Grum became standouts at LSU and Georgia, respectively, they rose up the ranks as members of the Dynamo Swim Club, where Ian Murray oversaw their training. Here is a look at the work logged by Curry a...

An Excellent Choice: The Case For Division III Swimming (Part I) In the first of two installments, college coaches discuss recruiting and the realities of finding an aquatic home on one of the nation’s 524 NCAA Division III teams. In September, Jason Weber began his 17th year as head men’s and women...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here In this issue of Swimming World, read about Cal junior Destin Lasco- expected to be at the center the Golden Bears' national title efforts...

Another Choice: The Case For Division III Swimming (Part II) Last month, in the first of two installments, college coaches weighed in on the benefits of NCAA D-III swimming (524 teams at last count) and the realities of finding an aquatic home in college. In Part II, we share the thoughts of Don Hei...

How They Train Nic Fink: A Look At the Work Of the American Breaststroke Star A graduate of The Pingry School and the University of Georgia (2015), 6-3 Nic Fink has spent the last seven years traversing a less traveled road. A 15-time CSCAA All-American and twice an NCAA runnerup in the 100 breastst...

Training Strategy: What Is Reverse Periodization? How Does It Work? (Part I) This month, Swimming World explores the concept of reverse periodization—its acceptance, application and place in modern-day aquatic training. Any discussion of periodization, reverse and otherwise, requires definition: Cla...