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Kai Taylor and Flynn Southam Have Shifted Australian Hierarchy for Better On August 10, 2016, Kyle Chalmers secured a place in swimming lore that will endure. Racing in Rio de Janeiro, the Australian was crowned Olympic champion in the 100-meter freestyle, the 18-year-old defeating Belgium's Pieter ...

The first two days of women's competition at the United States National Championships have featured several impressive performances - not surprisingly - from University of Virginia athletes. Already, titles have been claimed by Anna Moesch (100 freestyle/200 freestyle), Isabelle Stadden (200 backstr...

U.S. Nationals, Day Three Men's Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Pops 50.55 Effort for Top Seed in 100 Butterfly Some intriguing storylines have further developed over the first two days of the United States National Championships in Irvine, California. After a pair of strong performances in the 100-meter fr...

Day Two of the 2026 USA Swimming Toyota National Championships is in the books. There were several memorable moments on the second night. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck to capture those moments. Here is a look at the top photos from day one in Irvine. [gallery type="slid...

Ilya Kharun: 'Happy To Be With the Big Dogs'; Olympic Medalist Eager to Represent Team USA The decision of Ilya Kharun to switch his sporting nationality from Canada to the United States forced a sacrifice for the Arizona State University star. Because he had to sit out a year before representing Te...

Ultra Marathon Swimmer Madi Armstrong Creates Documentary; Will Swim English Channel for Cancer Research When Madi Armstrong was in the water, she knew her father was not far away. Steve Armstrong was either in the stands or in the water, too. Now when Madi looks up, Steve isn't alongside her, at le...

Ilya Kharun Rips U.S. Open Record in 50 Butterfly; Caeleb Dressel Continues to Look Sharp When Ilya Kharun made the decision to switch his sporting nationality from Canada to the United States, the Arizona State star recognized a short-term sacrifice: No major international competition for the 2026 ...

Isabelle Stadden Continues Stellar Year With 2:04.76 200 Backstroke for National Title One year ago, Isabelle Stadden was outside of the championship finals in the 100 and 200 backstroke at U.S. Nationals, having not swum a best time in four years. Now, she has moved to the forefront of the world ba...

U.S. Nationals, Day Two Men's Finals: Josh Bey, Gabe Nunziata, David King Climb World Rankings Four men's finals took place Wednesday evening at U.S. Nationals in Irvine, Calif., including the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke and 50 butterfly. With many veteran swimmers absent as they...

Coming off an American record in the 100-meter freestyle on the opening night of the United States National Championships, Anna Moesch was once again set to be a leading storyline during Night Two action at the William Woollett Aquatics Center. Moesch headed into the final of the 200 freestyle as th...

Peter Vanderkaay to be Inducted Into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2026 and three-time Olympian Peter Vanderkaay is one of the honorees. Vanderkaay attended Rochester Adams High School, where he won three state championships. He then compete...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Australia Caps Meet with Double Medley Relay Wins; Pieter Coetze Shines Again It's only fitting that Australia wrapped up a dominant showing at the Commonwealth Games with victories in the women's and men's 400 medley relays on Wednesday night. The six-day competi...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Distance Dominator Sam Short Defends 1500m Freestyle Gold Ahead Of Dan Wiffen and Ben Goedemans Australia’s distance dominator Sam Short has tonight become the gold medal defender, winning back-to-back gold medals in the 1500m freestyle in Glasgow - presented with...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Brittany Castelluzzo Goes Wire-to-Wire in the 200 Fly  Lizzy Dekkers of Australia was a huge favorite coming into the women’s 200 fly, but in the end, it was all Brittany Castelluzzo, her Australian teammate. Castelluzzo swam to a time of 2:06.56, a lifetime best....

Commonwealth Games, Day 6 Finals: Meg Harris Blasts Her Way to 50m Freestyle Gold; Bronze Farewell for Shayna Jack Olympic silver medalist to World champion and now Commonwealth Games gold in the 50m freestyle in Glasgow for Meg Harris. In what was an emotional sweep for Australia at the Tollcross I...

Commonwealth Games, Day 6 Finals: Kyle Chalmers, Ben Armbruster Tie for 50 Fly Gold With Another Australian Sweep For the sixth time in Glasgow, Australian swimmers have swept all three spots on the podium, but this time, two men will stand on the top step. In the men's 50 butterfly final, Kyle Chal...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Angharad Evans Tops the Field in Women’s 200 Breast Coming into these Commonwealth Games, Scotland had never won a gold in the women’s breaststroke events. They now have two. Angharad Evans swam to a time of 2:23.79 to win the women’s 200 breast Wednesday,. Ranked...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Kai Taylor Uses Early Speed to Mine Gold in 200 Freestyle On Day Three of the Commonwealth Games, Kai Taylor provided a clear indication he was in peak form. As Australia captured the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, Taylor capped the victory in emphatic fas...

Commonwealth Games, Day 6 Finals: Pieter Coetze Swims Second-Fastest 100 Backstroke Ever at 51.77, Completes Sweep As the swimming's final session at the Commonwealth Games began, all eyes were on 22-year-old South African Pieter Coetze. Already the gold medalist in the 50 and 200 backstroke, Coetze...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Para Events: Lakeisha Patterson is Golden in 100 Freestyle (S9) Across various events and distances, Lakeisha Patterson has been a steady presence the Para swimming world for a decade. And based on her performance on the final night of the Commonwealth Games, it's obvious...