Swimming World Magazine

Coach Mike Leonard is a profound figure in the YMCA swimming community. A 1988 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Leonard has coached a multitude of national champions, national record holders and Olympic Trial qualifiers. His laundry list of accomplishments include multiple YMCA Coach of...

Gone but not forgotten, coaching legend Glen Hummer (1905-92) left an indelible footprint on YMCA and long distance swimming. An exceptional athlete and a Navy veteran, he earned a zoological science degree and football All-America football honors at the University of Illinois. Read more ab...

Sixteen-year-old Katie Crom has a remarkable four 2020 Olympic Trials cuts. The Mission Viejo Nadadores’ swim star qualified in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle (2:00.71, 4:12.85), the 200 butterfly (2:10.31) and 400 IM (4:47.92). But it’s the high schooler’s 200 fly that earned her a coveted spo...

Japan ruled the Olympic pool in the 1930s during a period known as the Golden Age of Japanese Swimming. From their very first Olympic appearance at the Belgium Games in 1920, until the late-1940's, Japan was the global leader in the sport of swimming. Read all about it by downloading the cu...

For the 16th year in a row, Swimming World has recognized the top masters swimmers in the world by awarding the title of World Masters Swimmer of the Year to 12 swimmers from around the globe.  This annual recognition is sponsored by P2Life. Richard Burns (75-79) and Laura Val (65-69), both from Tam...

The latest issue of Swimming World is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! The April of Swimming World Magazine issue features the Top 12 World Masters Swimmers of The Year.  Inside you will find our cover article showcasing Federica Pellegrini as the greatest 200 freestyler ...

Up & Comers: Canyons Aquatic Club's Jace Lloyd By Shoshanna Rutemiller Sponsored By Last December, Jace Lloyd of Canyons Aquatic Club (Santa Clarita, Calif.) clocked a 1:08.08 100 yard backstroke at the California Age Group Championships that made him the current fastest 9-year-old in the...

Dryside Training: Stroke Strength Series - Backstroke By J.R. Rosania This is the second of a four-part series that will focus on stroke-specific exercises designed to help strengthen the proper muscles for each stroke. By acquiring more strength, you will be able to deliver more power and spee...

How They Train: DART Swimming's Luca Urlando By Michael J. Stott Sponsored By Luca Urlando will enter the University of Georgia in the fall with quite a résumé. Let us count the ways. As of March, he is the No. 1 male high school swimming recruit for the high school class of 2020, tied ...

Swimming Technique Concepts: Technique Similarities Across The Four Competitive Strokes By Rod Havriluk Although there are obvious differences in technique elements across all four competitive strokes, there are many similarities. Knowing about the similarities can help swimmers better understa...

Lessons With The Legends: Coach Cecil Colwin By Michael J. Stott Swimming World continues a series in which top coaches share some of the secrets of their success. Cecil Colwin was a man for all seasons and many disciplines. Born in 1927 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Afri...

College Previews: NCAA Division II and Division III Swimming and Diving By Andy Ross The battle for supremacy for this year’s NCAA Division II and Division III swimming and diving titles might not be such a foregone conclusion as in previous years when Queens dominated D-II, Emory controlle...

Takeoff To Tokyo: "We Will Smash Them Like Guitars" - The Infamous Air-Guitar Race By John Lohn More than 17,000 passionate Australian fans stood and yelled, anticipating a moment their country had long envisioned. The Sydney Aquatic Center was the focal point of the 2000 Olympic Game...

Women's NCAA Previews By Dan D'Addona "May the fourth be with you,"... That’s what Stanford’s swimmers could be saying to each other, as the Cardinal appear to have what it takes to win their fourth straight women’s NCAA championship! After two years of domination, the Stanford women’s swi...

Catch Cal If You Can: Men's NCAA Previews By Dan D'Addona With all their firepower and depth, Cal’s Golden Bears will be extremely difficult to catch at this year’s men’s Division I NCAAs. With star power and depth, Cal made a statement last year, unseating Texas for the NCAA title after t...

A Voice For The Sport: Craig Beardsley 2021 By John Lohn His contemporaries received their due. Rowdy Gaines. Tracy Caulkins. Mary T. Meagher. Their inductions into the International Swimming Hall of Fame arrived at different points in the 1990s, celebrations of the vast success they enjoyed in...

Louise Hansson: The Best of Both Worlds By David Rieder Swedish swimmer Louise Hansson never envisioned herself swimming in college in the United States. But as she prepares for this month’s women’s NCAAs, the University of Southern California senior says that moving to the U.S. was the bes...

The latest issue of Swimming World is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Swimming World March 2020 features Swedish Olympian swimmer Louise Hansson- the second year captain of University of Southern California will be on the short list for headliners at this month’s wom...

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Swimming Technique Concepts: Plan For a Breathing Pattern By Rod Havriluk Swimmers often use different breathing patterns (i.e., variations in frequency of breathing) based on stroke and distance. Sometimes, a swimmer will maintain a single breathing pattern for an entire swim. At other times, ...