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Lindsay Mintenko on 45-Medal World Championships and Buildup to Paris Not every international meet can be perfect, but this year’s World Championships went about as well as possible for the United States. The Americans’ 45-medal haul was the most of any World Championships ever, and even with many t...

United States Plan for 2024 World Championships Depends on Success in 2023 In a departure from typical practices, FINA is holding a World Championships in February 2024 in Doha. This meet will be the first-ever long course Worlds held in an Olympic year because of a schedule shuffle resulting from t...

Chase Kalisz Moving to Arizona to Reunite With Bob Bowman in Pro Training Group During his teenage years, Chase Kalisz trained with coach Bob Bowman at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, and the two worked together again from 2015 to 2016 when Kalisz took an Olympic redshirt year from the University ...

The Big Deal About a Swimmer's Nutrition By Bailey Duran Swimming requires massive amounts of energy, whether it’s an elite-level practice or an age group practice. Because of this high energy expenditure, swimmers need to take the right steps to replenish the nutrients lost. According to wellness c...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced their alignment with RealResponse, the award-winning safe and secure feedback, monitoring and anonymous reporting platform. Starting September 1, 2022, USA Swimming members can submit anonymousl...

U.S. Junior Nationals: Maggie Wanezek Leads Elmbrook Medley Relay to 15-18 National Age Group Record The Elmbrook Swim Club women entered the final relay of U.S. Junior Nationals having already won three out of four relay events (while finishing second to Carmel in the 800 freestyle relay), and the ...

The Sydney Six: The Launch of a Special Era in USA Swimming Lore Later this month, the Sydney Aquatic Centre will serve as the site of the Duel in the Pool, the superpower matchup between the United States and Australia. In 2000, the venue was the centerpiece of the Olympic Games, where the home nat...

U.S. Junior Nationals: Will Modglin Sets 100 Back Meet Record; Kayla Wilson, Maggie Wanezek Win Tight Finals In the men's 100 backstroke at U.S. Junior Nationals Thursday evening in Irvine, Calif., a pair of swimmers went under the meet record established by Hunter Armstrong in 2019, two years befor...

U.S. Junior Nationals: Thomas Heilman Earns Victory in Quick 100 Freestyle Final On the second night of U.S. Junior Nationals in Irvine, Calif., three swimmers went under the 50-second barrier for the first time in the men's 100 freestyle. Leading the way was 15-year-old National-Age-Group-record-br...

U.S. Junior Nationals: Shackell Siblings Sweep 200 Butterfly; Lucy Thomas Sets 100 Breast Meet Record During the first evening of finals at U.S. Junior Nationals in Irvine, Calif., a pair of siblings representing the Carmel Swim Club began the meet with resounding wins in their respective 200 butter...

Tokyo Flashback: Caeleb Dressel Helps U.S. Men's Medley Relay to Redemption as Streak Continues One year has passed since the Olympic Games, delayed by a year due to COVID-19, unfolded in Tokyo. To celebrate what went down in the Japanese capital, Swimming World is revisiting the championship finals...

Tokyo Flashback: Bobby Finke Does it Again to Claim Distance Double One year has passed since the Olympic Games, delayed by a year due to COVID-19, unfolded in Tokyo. To celebrate what went down in the Japanese capital, Swimming World is revisiting the championship finals – each on their one-year an...

Thomas Heilman, Alex Shackell, Jo Jo Ramey Highlight U.S. Junior Nationals (Psych Sheets) This summer's edition of U.S. Junior Nationals will take place over the next five days from Monday, Aug. 1 through Friday, Aug. 5 in Irvine, Calif., at the same venue that just hosted U.S. Nationals. Several of...

Tokyo Flashback: Caeleb Dressel Sets World Record in 100 Fly To Win Gold One year has passed since the Olympic Games, delayed by a year due to COVID-19, unfolded in Tokyo. To celebrate what went down in the Japanese capital, Swimming World is revisiting the championship finals – each on their one-ye...

2022 U.S. National Championships: Day 5 Photo Gallery The 2022 Phillips 66 U.S. National Championships continued from Irvine, California. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on hand to capture the moments. Check out the must-see photos from Day 5. • Complete meet coverage [gallery ty...

Sam Kendricks Remembered for Service to Swimming Community at U.S. Nationals Prior to the Friday evening finals session at U.S. Nationals in Irvine, Calif., longtime meet announcer Sam Kendricks was honored with a short photo montage and a moment of silence. Kendricks passed away earlier this month ...

2022 U.S. National Championships: Day 3 Photo Gallery The 2022 Phillips 66 U.S. National Championships continued from Irvine, California. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on hand to capture the moments. Check out the must-see photos from Day 3. • Complete meet coverage [gallery ty...

U.S. Nationals: Justin Ress Edges Out Adam Chaney, Jack Aikins for 100 Back Win Among swimmers in the men's 100 backstroke final at U.S. Nationals, the résumé of Justin Ress was unmatched. He won the world title in the 50 backstroke last month after his initial disqualification was overturned, and h...

U.S. Nationals: Josh Matheny Drops 59.44 to Win 100 Breast Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Indiana breaststroke reigns supreme. Augmenting the accolades so frequent on the women’s side, Josh Matheny added a national title Friday night at Phillips 66 Nationals in Irvine, Calif., going a personal...

U.S. Nationals: Kaitlyn Dobler Continues Stellar 2022 With 100 Breaststroke Title Kaitlyn Dobler arrived at the University of Southern California in the fall of 2020 already a national-high-school-record holder, and she quickly progressed in her first collegiate season, as she finished second in the...