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Sports Illustrated Honors Michael Phelps With Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Nearly a decade after last competing on the international stage, Michael Phelps continues to make an impact. As an athlete, he provided inspiration to up-and-coming swimmers. These days, the Olympic legend is a leading advocate ...

Ahmed Jaouadi Carries Tunisian Distance Tradition En Route to African Male Swimmer of Year Recognition Twenty years ago, Ous Mellouli emerged as a global star from an unusual locale. The Tunisian initially established himself as a world-class performer in the 400-meter individual medley and 400 free...

Egyptian Swimming Federation Under Scrutiny After Swimmer’s Death The Egyptian Swimming Federation is facing major changes in the wake the death of a swimmer at the national under-12 championships in December in Cairo. According to Reuters, the federation has been forced to appoint an interim commit...

2025 in Review: Which Events Produced Biggest Percentage Gap Between World Leader and No. 2 The year-end rankings for 2025 featured Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh on top of four events, with American star Gretchen Walsh leading the way in three disciplines. But the women didn't just headline in ...

What Was the Best Women's Long Course World Record of 2025?  During the past 12 months, five women's world records were set in the long-course pool. Three of the records were established by Canadian star Summer McIntosh, who went faster than anyone in history in the 400-meter freestyle, 200 individu...

Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year: Lani Pallister Proved She Can Contend with the Big Guns During the early stages of the year, Lani Pallister made a major move in her career. Although established as one of the world’s premier distance freestylers, the Australian was determined to maximize her pot...

Top Women's Performances of 2025: Summer McIntosh Tops List With Her First Record of the Year With the final days of 2025 approaching, it's time to look back on the year of swimming and determine the top performances in the pool. The list will emphasize long course and championship-winning performan...

International Swimming League Planning Return in 2026 The International Swimming League is planning a relaunch in 2026, it said in an exclusive interview with Reuters. The league is working with a “reshaped commercial model” that it hopes will capitalize on the momentum being built toward the 2028 O...

Lukas Maertens Enjoyed Banner Year, Highlighted by Venture to Previously Unvisited Territory The highlight of Lukas Maertens' season is obvious. It arrived in April, when the German star raced at the Swim Open Stockholm and took down Paul Biedermann's 15-year-old world record in the 400-meter freest...

Top Men's Performances of 2025: Leon Marchand Shines Again With 200 IM World Record With the final days of 2025 approaching, it's time to look back on the year of swimming and determine the top performances in the pool. The list will emphasize long course and championship-winning performances, and e...

Super Week for Olivia Wunsch and Ollie Moclair at NSW Senior State Championships Freestyle sprint stars Olivia Wunsch and Ollie Moclair have led a week of exciting “Super Finals” introduced for the 2025 Senior State Championships at the famed Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. The “Super Finals” .....

7 Fun Holiday Gift Ideas for Swimmers (Last-Minute Shoppers - Hurry!!!) With the holiday season in full swing, the stress of gift shopping is well underway. For any last-minute shoppers, here are seven gift ideas for swimmers to place under the tree.  The Magic5 Card Game Cost: $24 (on sale from $30...

Open Water Swimming Qualification Process Announced for 2028 Olympic Games The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Aquatics have announced the qualification process for open-water swimming at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Open-water competition will be held in 10-kilometer event...

Which Mile Are You Swimming? The Many Ways Distance Swimmers Count a Mile “50, 100, 150, 200… wait, was that the 200 or the 250?”  Whether we like to admit it or not, most distance swimmers have been there. You’re in the middle of racing a mile when your mind suddenly goes blank, and you silently th...

WADA Hails Final Dismissal of Enhanced Games Lawsuit The World Anti-Doping Agency released a statement on Thursday hailing the final dismissal of the anti-trust suit brought by the Enhanced Games. The performance-enhancing-drug fueled sporting event had sued World Aquatics and USA Swimming under the...

Kayla Sanchez Wins 8 Medal, Singapore Takes Total Count at 2025 SEA Games Former Canadian international Kayla Sanchez won eight medals, and Singapore claimed 19 golds and 34 total medals to dominate the 2025 SEA Games last week. The meet in Bangkok, Thailand, was a reassertion of Singapore’s regiona...

What Is the Most Overlooked Swimming Performance of 2025? The results from last summer's World Championships in Singapore list Katie Ledecky as a dominant victor in the final of the 1500-meter freestyle. The American prevailed in the 30-lap event by five-plus seconds, and followed a few days later w...

A Breakdown of Women's World Top-10 Rankings for the 2025 Season; USA Dominates Over the past 12 months, the American women have proven themselves well-positioned for the push toward the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. While Team USA's veteran contingent is rock solid, the latest rising crop of y...

Paralympic Champion Benjamin Hance Takes World Record Tally To Three At Queensland Championships Not satisfied with one world record on Wednesday, Australian Paralympic man-of-the- moment, Benjamin Hance has gone one step further in Brisbane today, breaking a further  two world records in one day a....

Australian Paralympic Star Benjamin Hance Continues World Record Assault At Queensland Championships There is no stopping Australian Paralympic golden boy Benjamin Hance who has continued his world record breaking assault on the 50m backstroke at the 2025 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championshi.....