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13-Year-Old Yu Zidi is Swimming World's Female Junior World Swimmer of the Year Throughout the past year, the spotlight has followed Yu Zidi. When you emerge a 12-year-old phenom who races at the World Championships, attention is impossible to avoid. Is this kid the next big thing in the sport? How ...

UCLA Women's Water Polo Coach Adam Wright Stepping Away From Day-to-Day Operations for 2026 Season UCLA Head Women's Water Polo Coach Adam Wright will step away from the program's day-to-day operations for the 2026 season, the Bruins' Athletics Department announced today. Additionally, Men's and Wom...

The year 2025 saw several members of the swimming and aquatics community leave us. Here is a look at who we lost in 2025: Passages: Carol ‘Penny’ Taylor, Olympian and Long-Time Official and Coach, 96 Carol “Penny” Taylor, a 1948 Olympian and long-time coach and swimming official, died on Nov. 4. She...

In Defense of Short Course Season For much of the year, beginning in September after the summer championship season, swimming swaps out 50-meter Olympic-sized pools for their shorter, 25-yard and 25-meter cousins. During this transition, times get faster while turns and the underwater phase of races...

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 ...

Neuqua Valley Illinois High School Dual Swim Meet Tournament On Dec. 30, 2025, Neuqua Valley High School (Ill.) will make Illinois high school swimming history when it hosts the state’s first dual-meet tournament and brings together the top eight boys swim programs in Illinois for a one-day showdown...

5 College Swimming Dual Meets to Watch During 2026 For most college swimmers, “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” After months of hard work and grinding competition, many athletes will return home for a brief holiday respite. However, the focus on the challenges ahead is not lost, an athl...

Men's College Performances of the Year: Hubert Kos, Luca Urlando Shatter 200-Yard Records On the final evening of the 2025 NCAA Men's Championships, two swimmers crushed their major rivals on the way to the fastest times in history in their respective events. For both Hubert Kos and Luca Urlando, th...

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...

Tyler Melbourne-Smith On His Record-Breaking Feats & Training Alongside Olympic Elite Tyler Melbourne-Smith rewrote the Welsh and British short-course record books at the recent Swim England Winter National Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. The 20-year-old posted a time of 3:36.09 in the 400m...

Adam Peaty & Holly Ramsay Tie The Knot At Bath Abbey Triple Olympic champion Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay got married at Bath Abbey on 27 December with many celebrities of sport and entertainment in attendance. The couple tied the knot in the historic city in south-west England with several of Peaty'...

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...

Jack Alexy Honored As Swimming World Americas Male Swimmer of the Year These days, something in sub-47 territory is required to grab attention in the 100-meter freestyle. It's a realm that defines the premier athletes in the event, and a time of that sort is now required to contend for gold in major...

What I Wish I'd Known As An Age Group Swimmer By Temarie Tomley After celebrating my recent birthday, I realized just how old I’ve gotten and how long I’ve been in this game. I’ve been swimming for 15 years, and in those 15 years I have learned so much. Everyone’s journey through this sport is diffe...

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...

Swim Drill: Tennis Ball Breaststroke Tennis Ball Breaststroke is a drill in which swimmers hold a tennis ball under their chin as they swim down the pool performing breaststroke, working on keeping the tennis ball in place in order to set proper head position. This is a great drill for younger swimm...

As swimmers, we can look for quick fixes. We know that we can adjust a flip turn here, tweak a breath there, and throw in a few extra dolphin kicks off of our start—and that could shave time off of even the shortest of races. However, we are not always eager to reach for the more long-term aids to o...

Women's College Performance of the Year: Gretchen Walsh Goes Out With a Bang One final time, Gretchen Walsh is the clear choice for the year's superior performance among college swimmers. The University of Virginia star concluded her run in NCAA competition this March as she led the Cavaliers to a f...