Read moreTwo World Records In One Day? No Problem For Michael Phelps At 2003 Worlds01 July 2015Pre-coverage of the World Championships is sponsored by Wylas Timing. Each week until the start of the swimming competition at the world championships, Swimming World will look back at a previous performance at the world championships that still carries significance. By Jeff Commings, Swimming World...
Read moreUSA Swimming Rebrands Championship Logo Portfolio08 January 2015COLORADO SPRINGS - With a sleek modern design that features a consistent look across its multiple levels of national events, USA Swimming today unveiled a series of new logos for its championship meets. Conceptualized using actual underwater swimming photos that display the speed and power unique t....
Read more1Missy Franklin Picks Agent To Kick Off Professional Swimming Career23 March 2015Missy Franklin hit the ground running in the first days of her professional swimming career, announcing that she'll be a part of the mega-agency WME-IMG with Mark Ervin as her agent. Franklin made the announcement in an interview with Beth Harris of The Associated Press a day after she helped the Ca...
Read more1SwimMAC Carolina Set For New State-Of-The-Art Facility In Mooresville27 January 2015MOORESVILLE – SwimMAC Carolina is looking to expand its operations to Mooresville, N.C., in the coming years, but must wait for the county commissioners to approve the bonds needed to pay for the state-of-the-art swimming facility that will be coupled with a new Doubletree by Hilton hotel. Brandon D...
Read moreMichael Phelps Speaks About Suspension, Returning To Racing In Mesa (Video)15 April 2015Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa is sponsored by Arena. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. Michael Phelps addressed his recent suspension from competition during a 40-minute press conference today at the Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa, Ariz., the ...
Read more7Arena Announces Powerskin Carbon-Air and Carbon-Flex World Championship Edition02 February 2015With 2015’s first events underway, and all eyes focused on this year’s World Championships in Kazan, Russia, arena – the global brand of water instinct – has once again expanded its best-in-class family of racing suits. With the addition of the Powerskin Carbon-Air, arena is the only swimsuit manufa...
Read more6Exclusive Behind The Scenes: Arena Powerskin Carbon Air Photo Shoot02 February 2015Hot on the heels of the newly-rebranded Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, Arena’s team of elite athletes caravanned down to Northside Aquatic Complex – home of the 2015 USA Swimming National Championships – for a day-long photo shoot to celebrate the launch of Arena’s newest racing suit technology, t...
Read moreArena Pro Swim Series: To Race or Not to Race?08 May 2017Bob Bowman, the longtime coach of Michael Phelps and the head coach of the 2016 U.S. men’s Olympic swim team, has a saying: “Those who know don’t predict, and those who predict don’t know.” At least when it comes to the various Arena Pro Swim Series meets, he’s right on point. Over the years, we at ...
Read more1Arena Pro Swim Series Replaces Grand Prix Brand08 January 2015COLORADO SPRINGS - As part of an overall championship event rebranding announced earlier today, USA Swimming also partnered with Arena to rebrand the Arena Grand Prix as the Arena Pro Swim Series. In an effort to make the event even more mainstream, USA Swimming and Arena decided to call their premi...
Read moreSwimming World Biweekly: We've Got The Meets Available Now For Download23 May 2016The second volume of Swimming World Biweekly continues with "We've Got The Meets," issue 2 for the month of May. "We've Got The Meets" features the full final recaps for the Charlotte stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series, Atlanta Swim Classic, and the European Championships. Coaching philosophy, Kelsi ...
Read moreEmma McKeon, Sprinters Lead Aussies to Big Day One at BHP Aquatic Super Series30 January 2015PERTH - Emma McKeon led a strong Aussie attack with a double on day one of the BHP Aquatic Super Series as the hosts put on a show against Team USA, Japan and China. Aussie sprinters also dominated with Cate Campbell and James Magnussen powering their way to wins. Medal Table [table] Team, Gold, Si...
Read more5The Utter Dominance and Unprecedented Versatility of Katie Ledecky18 January 2016By David Rieder When you woke up this morning, you were probably still in awe of what Katie Ledecky pulled off on Sunday night. To recap, she broke her own world record in the 800 free at the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Austin, clocking in at 8:06.68 to surpass her old mark of 8:07.39 – which just...
Read more2Performance Of The Week: Katie Ledecky’s 800 Freestyle19 January 2016Unless you were living under a rock this weekend, by now you know that NCAP’s Katie Ledecky smashed another one of her world records; this time in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas. Ledecky touched the wall in an unreal 8:06.68, and in the process of winning ...
Read moreKatie Ledecky Teases About Goal Times at Arena Pro Swim Series - Video15 January 2015Arena Pro Swim Series editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Arena USA. Visit ArenaUSA.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. AUSTIN - Katie Ledecky had a sensational night tonight at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin. Not only...
Read moreKatie Ledecky Talks to Media at 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa (Video)15 April 2015Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa is sponsored by Arena. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. Katie Ledecky had a lengthy 11-minute press conference to kick off the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa. Here's the unedited and uncut version of the entire p...
Read moreVIDEO INTERVIEW: Caitlin Leverenz Talks Married Life and Training Down Under13 February 2015Arena Pro Swim Series editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Arena USA. Visit ArenaUSA.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. ORLANDO- Caitlin Leverenz recently got hitched- in between meets and training trips. Here she talks abou...
Read more5Michael Phelps' Best Performance In Mesa: Engaging With the Fans17 April 2015Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa is sponsored by Arena. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. Commentary by Jeff Commings Michael Phelps won the 100 butterfly tonight at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa, Ariz., in a time that won't keep many of his ...
Read morePerformance of the Week: Cody Miller's 200 Breast In Orlando17 February 2015TUCSON – This was a week of spectacular performances across all levels of the sport, and it was not easy to pick the Performance of the Week from the plethora of record-breaking swims and jaw-dropping performances. Cody Miller has been progressing at an alarming rate since he began the postgraduate ...
Read more3Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps Set For Thrilling 200 IM Battle In Charlotte13 May 2015Swimming World’s coverage of the Arena Pro Swim Series is sponsored by Arena. Visit our event coverage page for photos, results and more! Commentary by Jeff Commings This week’s Arena Pro Swim Series might be the last time we’ll see Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps face off in 2015. Barring any unexpe...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Intense Racing Highlights Busy Fall16 November 2015This week featured top tier racing at the national, collegiate, and masters levels across the country, including the much anticipated first stop on the Arena Pro Swim Series. Take a look below to see the top five headlines we’re recapping on this edition of The Week That Was. The Week That was is .....