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'We’re the Recruits Living This Nightmare'; How House vs. NCAA Reshaped College Recruiting A Firsthand Look at How House vs. NCAA is Changing Recruiting Away From D-I Programs The New College Recruiting Reality: House vs. NCAA and the Future of Olympic Sports Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The vie...

Eric the Eel: A Unique Tale of Hope and Struggle ... And Lifeguards on Alert The Olympic Games in Paris concluded, Swimming World takes a look back at the tale of Eric Moussambani, dubbed "Eric the Eel." The swimmer from Equatorial Guinea barely made it through his 100-meter freestyle at the 2000 Ga...

Olympic Semifinals: Emily Seebohm Takes Top Seed into Loaded 200 Backstroke Final Ahead of Bacon, White, Masse, McKeown Australia’s Kaylee McKeown made a big decision early in Tokyo. She decided to withdraw from the 200 IM and focus on the backstroke events. So far, no one had been able to stop her ...

Olympics: Australia Cruises to Top Seed in 800 Freestyle Relay; Ready To Take Down World Record When Australia captured gold earlier in the 400-meter freestyle relay at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, it accomplished the feat in style. The Aussies put together a world-record performance and easily dispa...

The Hidden Cost of House vs. NCAA: Is America’s Olympic Engine at Risk? Part I in a Three Part Series Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, Grayson Bloes and Atlas Metin, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine or its staff....

Is the NCAA Olympic Pipeline Collapsing After House v. NCAA?: What’s at Stake for Olympic Sports as College Athletics Restructures Part II in a three-part op-ed series Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, Grayson Bloes and Atlas Metin, and do not nece...

Tokyo Flashback: Wang Shun Storms to Gold in 200 IM; Michael Andrew Fades to Fifth One year has passed since the Olympic Games, delayed by a year due to COVID-19, unfolded in Tokyo. To celebrate what went down in the Japanese capital, Swimming World is revisiting the championship finals – each on th...

By Tucker Rivera, Swimming World College Intern.  Every quadrennial, our beloved aquatic sport earns its eight-day moment in the spotlight. That’s right: every four years, swimming is the most popular sport in the world—if only briefly. While no official rankings have ever been released about which ...

Orphan, Advocate, Inspiration, Olympian: The Story of Jordan Windle Team USA’s newest diver Jordan Windle landed in Tokyo last Sunday, along with seven other first-time Olympians and two fellow University of Texas Longhorns among the 11-strong group. He will compete in the 10-meter men’s platform ev...

Olympics: On Collision Course, Caeleb Dressel and Kyle Chalmers Handle Business in 100 Freestyle Prelims The most-anticipated duel of the men’s program at the Olympic Games in Tokyo has started to unfold, as the 100-meter freestyle jumpstarted competition on the fourth evening of action. The event h...

Tokyo Flashback: Tatjana Schoenmaker Supplies First Individual World Record in 200 Breast One year has passed since the Olympic Games, delayed by a year due to COVID-19, unfolded in Tokyo. To celebrate what went down in the Japanese capital, Swimming World is revisiting the championship finals – eac...

Anytime an Olympic Games nears, discussion of Michael Phelps and his legendary status is part of the equation. He is, after all, the barometer for Olympic excellence. So, Swimming World is running this piece from the archive that identifies the greatest performances from Phelps' career. Phelps' long...

USRPT: How This 'Unconventional' Training Works Every athlete trains differently, and no one training regimen is the same for every athlete. This fact is especially true in the world of swimming. Over the course of the swimming's history, training has evolved through advancements in technology and a...

Swimming World's Pre-Olympic Female Rankings: The Top-25 Ahead of Tokyo Ranking the top swimmers in the world involves comparing swimmers from one event, how a 50 freestyler stacks up next to a 200 butterflyer and a 100 breaststroker to a miler. It’s always subjective, depending on what qualities on...

Tokyo Flashback: It's a Three-Peat and World Record For Australia in 400 Freestyle Relay One year has passed since the Olympic Games, delayed by a year due to COVID-19, unfolded in Tokyo. To celebrate what went down in the Japanese capital, Swimming World is revisiting the championship finals – each...

Olympics: In Debut of Women's 1500 Freestyle, Katie Ledecky Goes No. 8 All-Time Performance History was made at 6:55 p.m. (Japanese time) when the first of five heats in the women's 1500-meter freestyle started at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Monday night. This Olympiad marks the first time in whic...

As Olympics Approach, Swimming World’s World Female Rankings (May Update) Ranking swimmers who specialize in different events is a very subjective exercise, even in the most normal of times. Judging a 50 freestyler against a 400 IMer means comparing two very different skill sets with little overlap....

Tokyo Flashback: In Long-Awaited Showdown, Caeleb Dressel Seizes 100 Freestyle Crown From Kyle Chalmers One year has passed since the Olympic Games, delayed by a year due to COVID-19, unfolded in Tokyo. To celebrate what went down in the Japanese capital, Swimming World is revisiting the championshi...

France's Yohann Ndoye-Brouard Disqualified in 100 Back Semifinals After Crashing Into Wall While defending Olympic champion and world-record holder Ryan Murphy was swimming his way towards the top seed for the men's 100 backstroke final, a swimmer had a very different outcome three lanes over. Franc...

Olympics: Katie Ledecky, Ariarne Titmus Lined Up for 400 Free Duel The stage for the first battle between Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus is set. Both women won their heats in the 400 freestyle preliminaries at the Tokyo Olympics Sunday to earn spots in the top three in the final for Monday morning...