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1980 Olympian Ron Neugent Among 12 Inducted to Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Ron Neugent, a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic swim team, was among 12 inductees to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday. Neugent grew up in Wichita and attended Wichita East High School before a career at SMU and the Univ...

New Generation: National Team Nods a Spark to Greater Success For Emerging Stars Across the sports world, the opportunity to represent one’s country has always been a monumental achievement. But in the world of swimming, the opportunity to compete for one’s country means just a bit more. This select...

USA Roster Announces For Upcoming World Short Course Swimming Championships USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, today released its roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships (25m), which takes place December 10-15 at ....

How Olympians Raced the 200-Meter Events: Analyzing Strategies of Success in Paris “Go out as fast as possible. Don’t hold back!” “Build the first 100, and then stay strong.” “Keep a consistent pace!” These are all strategies which have guided the ways athletes race the 200 freestyle, an event that ...

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Teams Visit White House to Recognize Paris Accomplishments; Torri Huske Delivers Speech Members of this year's delegation that represented the United States at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this summer visited the White House Monday as President Joe Biden recognized th...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced the election of Nic Fink and the reelection of Kathy Fish to its Board of Directors.  The organization’s 10-Year Athletes elected Fink and its eligible voting members of the House of Delegates (...

Ashley Twichell Wall, Maritza Correia McClendon Honored By USA Swimming (Full List of Winners) A pair of U.S. Olympic swimmers received recognition Friday at the USA Swimming Workshop Award Luncheon, with Ashley Twichell Wall winning the Athletes Distinguished Service Award and Maritza Correia McCle...

Eddie Reese, Chris Plumb Honored For Coaching Accomplishments at USA Swimming Luncheon At the annual USA Swimming Workshop Award Luncheon, one of the most accomplished coaches in the sport's history was recognized for a career spanning nearly a half-century. Eddie Reese captured 15 NCAA team titles ...

SportsTravel Names Olympic Swimming Trials Best Amateur Event, Indianapolis Best Host City The historic 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis is still on the minds of swim fans and travelers across the country. The event won the 2024 SportsTravel Award for best amateur event this week in Ana...

Golden Goggles Ballot: Which Star Captures Female Swimmer of the Year? (Part 2) In an 18-medal performance by the U.S. women’s swim team at the Paris Olympics, five individuals stood above the rest as the driving forces. One is the consensus greatest female swimmer ever, who added to her historical ...

Understanding the Potential Heartbreak of Chasing the Olympic Dream Will Licon is a world champion, Pan American Games champion and 11-time NCAA champion. Over the course of his career, he has proven his talent as a spectacular athlete. In 2016, he finished third in the 200-meter breaststroke at the...

Abbey Weitzeil, Michael Jenson Wed in Cal Celebration The big year of 2024 continued for Abbey Weitzeil and Michael Jensen, who were married on Saturday. Weitzeil is coming off of making her third Olympic team and was a relay medalist for Team USA. She is a three-time Olympian and six-time Olympic m...

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, ...

A Family Summer to Remember: The Story of Matriarch Ali Shackell The sport of swimming has taken Ali Shackell on a journey all over the world. From her days as a swimmer at Auburn University to her time now as a swim-mom watching her three kids compete, Ali has been able to have an experience with t...

Social Kick Podcast: Michael Andrew Reveals Plans For Coaching Change in First Post-Trials Interview At times, he was vulnerable. At some points, he was emotional. In other periods, he spoke with excitement. Michael Andrew recently sat with the hosts of the Social Kick Podcast for an in-depth interv...

USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced the 71 athletes named to the 2024-2025 National Junior Team presented by the USA Swimming Foundation. The women’s team is headlined by 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships individual gold medali...

Golden Goggles Ballot: Record-Setting Swims to Garner Race of the Year Honors (Part 1) The annual celebration of the United States’ accomplishments in international swimming will take place November 23 in Indianapolis, and even though the U.S. team at the Paris Olympics did not match its usual lofty...

How American Men Struggled in Paris, Lost Out on Olympic Medals This summer in Paris, the new stars of men’s swimming took their places atop the world. Leon Marchand was the most prominent of those stars with his four gold medals, all in Olympic-record time, while David Popovici, Pan Zhanle and Hube...

USA Swimming has announced the finalists for the 2024 Golden Goggle Awards. The award ceremony will take place Nov. 23 in Indianapolis. Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh lead the field with four nominations based on their performances during the Paris Olympics. Fan voting is open now through October 17...

6 American Male Swimmers Who Could Break Out in Time For 2028 Olympic Games No swimmer younger than 18 years old had qualified to represent the United States on the Olympic level for five consecutive cycles until Thomas Heilman did so in 2024, winning the 200 butterfly and taking second in the 100 f...