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The way the World Anti-Doping (WADA) has handled the recent drug tests involving Chinese swimmers has shaken the faith in the governing body, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission Executive Director Elizabeth Ramsey. Ramsey told Reuters about the concern from many athletes about the investigati...

Josh Liendo, Ilya Kharun Hoping to Elevate Canadian Men to Olympic Podium The last decade has brought a renaissance for Canadian women's swimming, with an Olympic-medal-free streak of two decades ending in dramatic fashion at the 2016 Games in Rio and the momentum continuing to build from there. Two...

SYDNEY OPEN: Doha Experiments Have “The Professor” Cam McEvoy Seeking A Simple Solution For Paris Swimming’s current fastest man in the world,  Australia’s Cam McEvoy knows what he has to do in pursuit of a slice of history in Paris this year after continuing his Olympic build up, clocking...

Adjustments in College Season Have Aiden Hayes Looking Toward Trials Chances are, if you knew of Aiden Hayes before he arrived at NC State, the two talking points would’ve been Oklahoma and the 50 free. The native of Norman and Swimming World’s 2021 Boys High School Swimmer of the Year, Hayes made h...

Throwback Thursday: When Pieter van den Hoogenband Took the 100 Freestyle Into Sub-48 Territory In this latest installment of World Record Flashback, we celebrate the greatness of Pieter van den Hoogenband. The Dutchman produced a Hall of Fame career that featured seven Olympic medals, including thr...

Interim Tag Removed for Tamber McAllister as Head Coach at BYU BYU on Wednesday named Tamber McAllister the new head coach of the BYU swimming program. McAllister will oversee both teams, with Tyce Routson remaining in charge of both diving programs. McAllister replaces Shari Skabelund, who retired ...

Maria Fernanda Costa Record in 200 Free Leads Women’s Wave at Brazilian Trials Maria Fernanda Costa swam 1:56.37 in the women’s 200 free on Tuesday, lowering her Brazilian and South American records at Brazilian Trials. It’s the third time Costa has set the mark this year, having gone 1:57.11 in sem...

Florida State Champion Maeve Eckerman Lends Verbal to Georgia NEW COMMIT: The University of Georgia has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Maeve Eckerman of Venice, Florida. Her older brother, Max Eckerman, is a rising sophomore at LSU. She will...

How Absence of Ahmed Hafnaoui Changes Freestyle Prospects For Paris The pre-Olympic year World Championships typically represent something of a dress rehearsal, with all of the world's best swimmers aiming for top form to see where they stack up before the final push to the Olympics. That's not to s...

It’s the gap week before NCAAs; only nine collegiate women’s water polo teams will continue their seasons next weekend at Cal’s Spieker Aquatics Complex. Those teams either won one of six conference tournaments or captured the three at-large berths put out by the NCAA selectors.  To examine the succ...

6 Meet Day Nutrition Strategies Swimmers Should Know Among the most important things an athlete can do is set goals, and with these goals come standards. Proper training, sleep, and nutrition are vital necessities for success in any sport. But balancing these priorities can be challenging when jobs,...

Sydney Open Unisport Nationals: Top 10 Events featuring Zac Stubblety-Cook, Cameron McEvoy, Emily Seebohm And Mitch Larkin Olympic gold medallist Zac Stubblety-Cook will be joined by world champions Cameron McEvoy, Emily Seebohm and Mitch Larkin when Australian swimmers unleash their final ...

Olympic Gold Medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui Will Not Compete in Paris Defending Olympic gold medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui will not compete in this summer's Paris Olympics. Tunisian Olympic Committee leader Mehrez Bousyan made the announcement on a sports television show. Africa Aquatics confirmed the news with ...

Tom Daley Makes History As He Is Named To Great Britain Squad For Fifth Olympics In Paris Tom Daley will become the first British diver to compete at five Olympic Games after four synchro pairings were named to Team GB for Paris 2024. With Aquatics GB divers having qualified a full set of Games quot...

Coaches Corner: Improving Breaststroke Timing With Simple Drills Achieving proper breaststroke timing can be a difficult skill to master, especially when athletes are new to the stroke. However, there are several drills and approaches that can be followed to support athletes in their quest to improv...

Canadian Sprinter Antoine Sauve Selects Michigan NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has received a new verbal commitment for Fall 2025 from Canadian freestyler Antoine Sauve of Mont-Royal, Quebec. He will join William Siegel in Ann Arbor as a member of the Wolverines' Class of 2029. Regarding hi...

USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Maddie Reynolds Verbals To South Carolina NEW COMMIT: The University of South Carolina has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Maddie Reynolds out of Windermere, Florida. She will join Tori Abruzzo in Co...

How the Furniss Brothers - Steve and Bruce - Were Robbed Of An Epic Olympic Showdown “The Missed Turn” is a regular Swimming World feature that examines overlooked athletes or stolen opportunities. In this installment, we highlight the Furniss Brothers, Steve and Bruce, who were denied the chance to...

Lily Archibald Commits to Rice With Several AAC A-Final Worthy Times NEW COMMIT: U.S. Open qualifier Lily Archibald of Ridgefield, Connecticut, has announced her verbal commitment to Rice University. She will arrive in Texas in Fall 2025. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I'm beyond thrilled to a...

Summer McIntosh Set for Seven Events at Next Week's Canadian Trials (PSYCH SHEET) Next week, Summer McIntosh will attempt to secure qualification on her second Olympic team for Canada as the country's best swimmers assemble in Toronto for the Bell Olympic & Paralympic Trials. The meet was relocated ...