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Can Kyle Chalmers Join the 46-Second Club in 100 Freestyle? It Might Be Necessary On a pair of occasions, Kyle Chalmers has clocked 47.08 in the 100-meter freestyle. He’s also been 47.15. And already twice this year, the Australian standout – an Olympic and world champion – has dipped under 47.30 in...

The medals for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 were unveiled on the first day of competition on Friday (11 July). These distinctive medals, weighing about 150 grams each, are crafted from recycled aluminum cans as part of the "Trash to Treasure" initiative. The "Trash to Treasure" ...

World Champs Profile: Mary-Sophie Harvey Has Emerged as Medal Contender Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Canadian Mary-Soph...

Who Won the First World Titles in 50 Stroke Events? How Do the Times Compare to Today's World Records When the Olympic Games feature 50-meter stroke events in 2028 in Los Angeles, it will have been 27 years since the World Championships first offered the one-lap dashes as medal events. The year was ...

Breaking Barriers In and Out of the Water: Michael Gunning on Diversity, Teamwork and Mental Strength This exclusive interview with Michael Gunning was conducted by Chris Tompkins of The Motivational Speakers Agency. Michael Gunning is a former international swimmer who represented both Great Britai...

World Championships Entry List Released: Leon Marchand Entered in All Four Gold-Medal Events World Aquatics has released the entry list for the 42 pool swimming events that will be contested at the organization's upcoming signature event in Singapore. These entries contain the swimmers entered in ea...

World Champs Profile: Maxime Grousset is France's Overshadowed Man Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features France’s Maxime Grousse...

Bobby Finke Seeking to Continue Winning Ways in Distance Races in Singapore His two Olympic gold medals in Tokyo, both achieved in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion, cemented Bobby Finke as a legendary figure in distance freestyle. Count out Finke at your own risk, just like Florian Wellbrock, Mykh...

Aquatics Integrity Unit Publishes Testing Data, with China and Neutral Athletes Most Tested The Aquatics Integrity Unit (AQIU) on Wednesday published testing data ahead of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The most tested athletes in the population are those from China and the Neut...

Who Is the Greatest Female Swimmer in History? (Cast Your Vote Here!!)  Ask someone to name the greatest male swimmer in history and the answer will almost surely come quick. With 28 Olympic medals, including 23 gold, Michael Phelps is the undisputed GOAT (Greatest of All-Time) in the sport. But whe...

World Champs Profile: Regan Smith Again Embracing Full Program Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features American Regan Smith, one o...

Luca Urlando, Ilya Kharun Chasing Leon Marchand for 200 Butterfly Supremacy In his most recent World Championships appearance, Kristof Milak put forth arguably the finest performance of his career. The Hungarian swept the 100 and 200 butterfly in front of a partisan crowd in Budapest, knocking off h...

South Korean Teenager Kim Young-beom Announces Relay World Record Goal for Worlds South Korea is hardly known as a swimming powerhouse, having never won Olympic or World Championships medals in swimming until 2007. More recently, mid-distance freestyle has become a national strength, with Park Tae-h...

What Happened to the International Swimming League? Across the late-2010s, the world of swimming was dominated by discussions surrounding the idea of an International Swimming League (ISL). The Olympics consistently attract new fans to swimming, but the sport has struggled to keep fans' interest wit...

David Popovici, Luke Hobson Leading Men’s 200 Freestyle in World-Record Pursuit A dramatic Olympic final came down to the last strokes before David Popovici claimed his long-sought Olympic gold. The Romanian star was still only 19 years old but seemingly a veteran of such high-stakes finals as he to...

World Champs Profile: Gui Caribe Ready to Ruffle the Global Sprint Hierarchy Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Brazil’s Gui ...

Greg Louganis Collection and Paris 2024 Gold Medal Lead Olympics Memorabilia Sale Three Olympic winner’s medals from legendary diver Greg Louganis headline RR Auction’s Summer 2025 Olympic Memorabilia Auction, a sale celebrating a decade of Olympic-themed events. The auction features nearly 400 rare...

Can Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith Continue Backstroke Dominance in Singapore? The last time Kaylee McKeown was beaten in a major international final of the 100 or 200 backstroke was 2019. The Australian won double individual gold in both Tokyo and Paris while winning four world titles in the stroke...

World Champs Profile: Li Bingjie Brings Distance Talent to the Pool Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features China’s Li Bingjie, a ...

Noe Ponti Chasing the Only Medal Missing from His Career Ledger Depending on the nation one represents, the Grand Slam of medals differs from athlete to athlete. Three of the jewels are consistent - hardware from the Olympic Games and long-course and short-course versions of the World Championships....