2017 FINA World Championships Archives

Katie Ledecky Named AP Female Athlete of the Year

26 December 2017

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on Tuesday according to a report by NBC Washington. Ledecky is the eighth female swimmer

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The Week That Was: Cate Campbell Makes Triumphant Return at Aussie Short Course Champs

31 October 2017

The big news from this week was from Down Under, where Australian Cate Campbell made a triumphant return to racing in a dramatic fashion. Catch up on all of the

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The Week That Was: Pac-12 Takes USA College Challenge

23 October 2017

The Pac-12 Conference Team came away with the win in the second annual USA College Challenge at USC this week, defeating a slimmed down USA National Team. Read about the

No Mixed Feelings on the Mixed Medley Relay

08 October 2017

Morning Splash by David Rieder. Back in 2015, mixed relays were novelty events when they debuted at the World Championships. Why? Because most swimmers did not grow up swimming mixed relays

How Federica Pellegrini Beat Katie Ledecky In The 200 Free

29 September 2017

The 200 free final, with Katie Ledecky, Emma McKeon, Veronika Popova and the current world record holder Federica Pellegrini was the most anticipated race at the FINA World Championships. Each athlete performed

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LumaLanes Performance of the Week: Ikee Sprints To A New World Junior Record

19 September 2017

This week’s Performance Of The Week, sponsored by LumaLanes, goes to Japanese sprinter Rikako Ikee, who lowered her own World Junior Record in the 50 meter freestyle this week at

How the USA Coaches Created a Fun Culture for Success at Worlds

13 September 2017

By David Rieder. Ask Eddie Reese and Jack Bauerle about their experiences as assistant coaches for the U.S. team at this summer’s FINA World Championships, and both will admit: they

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The Week That Was: World Junior Records Close Out The Competition In Indianapolis

05 September 2017

The 2017 FINA World Junior Championships came to a dramatic close this past Monday in Indianapolis, with two more world junior records falling amid tight relay races. Catch up on

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LumaLanes Performance of the Week: Regan Smith Shatters WJR, NAG Records

29 August 2017

This week’s Performance Of The Week, sponsored by LumaLanes, goes to American Regan Smith for her world junior record and national age group record at the 2017 FINA World Junior

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Team USA’s Maggie Steffens On The Record

17 August 2017

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor It’s been a busy week for Maggie Steffens, arguably the world’s best female water polo player. On Wednesday it was announced that the 24

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