Read more1Men’s NCAA Championships: Leon Marchand Takes NCAA Record; Luke Hobson Downs American Record27 March 2024Men’s NCAA Championships: Luke Hobson Downs American Record; Leon Marchand Takes NCAA Record You want wild to open the 2024 NCAA Men’s Championships? How about two NCAA 200 free records in about 20 minutes. Luke Hobson downed the NCAA and American records in the 200 free off the front of Texas’s 800...
Read moreBaylor Stanton Lowers 15-16 National Age Group Record in 200 Backstroke26 March 2024Baylor Stanton Lowers 15-16 National Age Group Record in 200 Backstroke Over the weekend at the Northeast Divisional Championship in Augusta, Ga., 16-year-old Baylor Stanton lowered the National Age Group record in the 200-yard backstroke. Stanton entered with a best time of 1:41.14 that ranked him ...
Read moreHaving Fun and Swimming Fast, High School Star Leah Shackley Looking Forward to Trials22 March 2024Having Fun and Swimming Fast, Leah Shackley Looking Forward to Trials Leah Shackley has a motto that seems to be working pretty well for her, one she plans to follow to Olympic Trials this summer. A happy swimmer, to her mind, is a fast swimmer. Shackley comes off as immensely gregarious on deck, wh...
Read moreASCA Unveils Major Update to Russell Mark Video Library19 March 2024ASCA Unveils Major Update to Russell Mark Video Library The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has unveiled a major update to the Russell Mark Video Library, transforming it into an invaluable resource and teaching tool for coaches. Russell, an internationally renowned stroke technique e...
Read moreMedals Unveiled for 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials17 March 2024USA Swimming has unveiled the medals for the 2024 Olympic Swimming Trials. The medals have the U.S. Olympic Team logo, complete with the American flag and Olympic rings. The medals then have an outline of the Eiffel Tower as a nod to the 2024 Olympics being hosted in Paris. The trials will take pla...
Read more1Back in the Water at 37, Brooke Boak (nee Bishop) Hopes Olympic Trials Cut Is Just the Start12 March 2024Back in the Water at 37, Brooke Boak Hopes Olympic Trials Cut Is Just the Start What started as an off-hand joke last summer grew serious pretty quickly for Brooke Boak. Boak was hiking one day with Scott Shea, who had coached her at Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics in the late 1990s when Boak – then Bro...
Read more2Regan Smith, Torri Huske and Simone Manuel Have U.S. Women Dreaming of Paris Prize11 March 2024Regan Smith, Torri Huske and Simone Manuel Have U.S. Women Dreaming of Paris Prize Last year, the Australian women asserted their status as the premier swim team in the world, winning six individual gold medals and two women’s relays at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, as the United States...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series, Day 4 Prelims: Simone Manuel Sets Pace in 100 Free09 March 2024TYR Pro Swim Series, Day 4 Prelims: Simone Manuel Sets Pace in 100 Free Simone Manuel has quietly had a very solid week at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Westmont. While much of the attention has gravitated toward the exploits of Regan Smith and the return of Caeleb Dressel, Manuel has just as impressiv...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series, Day 3 Prelims: Caeleb Dressel 8th in 50 Free in 22.6508 March 2024TYR Pro Swim Series, Day 3 Prelims: Caeleb Dressel 8th in 50 Free in 22.65 Caeleb Dressel started the TYR Pro Swim Series Thursday night in Westmont, Ill., with a win in the 100 butterfly. He wasn’t a sharp Friday morning, barely scraping into the 50 free final with the eighth-best time in prelims. ...
Read moreKatie Ledecky to Release Memoir 'Just Add Water' in June07 March 2024Katie Ledecky to Release Memoir 'Just Add Water' in June Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky has written a memoir that will be released in June. Ledecky revealed the title and cover for her book, “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life,” on Thursday. The book, published by Simon & Schuster, will be released Jun...
Read moreTYR Pro Series Westmont, Day 2 Prelims: Regan Smith, Torri Huske Slated For 100 Butterfly Showdown07 March 2024TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont: Claire Weinstein Grabs Top Seed in 200 Free The morning after her win in the 800 free, Claire Weinstein followed it up Thursday morning by taking the top seed in the women’s 200 free at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Westmont. Swimming for Sandpipers of Nevada, Weinstein we...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series Westmont Races to Watch: Jack Alexy, Caeleb Dressel to Clash in 100 Freestyle06 March 2024TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont Races to Watch: Jack Alexy, Caeleb Dressel to Clash in 100 Freestyle While many of the world's best swimmers already swam a championship-style meet this year at last month's World Championships, most of the top Americans who did not make the trip to Doha will race long c...
Read moreLuka Mijatovic Breaks Four More 13-14 National Age Group Records, Including Phelps 400 IM Mark03 March 2024Luka Mijatovic Breaks Four More 13-14 National Age Group Records, Including Phelps 400 IM Mark Already the owner of eight 13-14 National Age Group records entering the weekend, Luka Mijatovic is continuing his assault on the record book in the final month-and-a-half before his 15th birthday in late ...
Read more1Caeleb Dressel, Regan Smith to Make 2024 Racing Debuts at TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont (Psych Sheets)01 March 2024Caeleb Dressel, Regan Smith to Make 2024 Racing Debuts at TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont The next stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series will take place next weekend in Westmont, Ill., which will host some of the best American swimmers for the third consecutive year. Plenty of top American swimmers are due t...
Read moreKatie Ledecky Signs Five-Year Partnership with Athleta01 March 2024Katie Ledecky Signs Five-Year Partnership with Athleta Katie Ledecky has signed a five-year endorsement deal with women’s athletic apparel brand Athleta, it was announced Friday. The 10-time Olympic medalist and 21-time World Champion is joining the athletes in Athleta’s “Power of She Collective,” a...
Read moreUSA Swimming Announces Olympic Trials Event Order Change28 February 2024 Matching the announced change to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games event order, USA Swimming today announced an identical change to the event order of the upcoming U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, which will be held June 15-23 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The shift updates the order of event...
Read moreChris Guiliano Swims 47.49 100 Freestyle in Time Trial, Becomes Fifth-Fastest American Ever25 February 2024Chris Guiliano Swims 47.49 100 Freestyle in Time Trial, Becomes Fifth-Fastest American Ever An incredible week at the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., saw Notre Dame junior Chris Guiliano win ACC titles in the 50, 100 and 200-yard freestyle while leading the Fighting Irish to second place in t...
Read moreJenny Thompson Selected for Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame20 February 2024Jenny Thompson Selected for Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Former Stanford standout Jenny Thompson is set to be inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, as announced by the BASHOF on Tuesday morning. Thompson will be enshrined as part of its 2024 class, which also includes Patrick Marleau, Bria...
Read more3Caeleb Dressel, Meghan Dressel Welcome Birth of Baby Boy19 February 2024Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel and his wife Meghan Dressel announced the birth of their first child on Monday. August Wilder Dressel was born Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. "Welcome to the world, August Wilder Dressel!" the couple posted on Instagram. "Our baby boy came bursting into our arms on Saturday...
Read moreWorld Championships, Day 8 Finals: Kate Douglass Breaks American Record in 50 Free, Wins Silver Medal18 February 2024World Championships, Day 8 Finals: Kate Douglass Breaks American Record in 50 Free, Wins Silver Medal Kate Douglass has reached the individual medal podium for the third time this week at the World Championships, and she did so in record-breaking fashion. In the 50 freestyle final, Douglass' final r...