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By Sydney Mason, Swimming World College Intern. Many Swimming World readers grew up idolizing the great swimmers of the Athens, Beijing and London Olympic Games. However, a large number of these athletes have retired and are out of the spotlight. What happens to them after retirement? Do they hit th...

Swimming Siblings: When Two (or More) Members of One Family Achieved International Success When a child dives into summer league or club swimming for the first time, he or she often has familiar company with a sibling: a few years older, a few years younger or even a twin. When a swimmer reaches eli...

In what came as no surprise, Stanford sophomore Katie Ledecky easily defended her NCAA title in the 500 with a 4:26.57. She was a little off her NCAA record of 4:24.06 from last season, but she defended her title and led a 1-2 finish with Stanford teammate and fellow sophomore Katie Drabot. Drabot f...

Satisfying Silver for Team USA Women Gives Allison Schmitt Double-Digit Medals in Her Illustrious Career Before the women’s 800 free relay final had fully played out in exhilarating and completely unexpected fashion, the opening leg swimmers set the tone for their teams. There was China’s Yang Junxu...

The Swimmers for Change lineup has been announced. Swimmers for Change is a grassroots movement involving over 30 Olympic, Paralympic, and U.S. National team athletes. The goal is to provide a platform for the swimming community to contribute toward raising awareness and support for the Black Lives ...

Rebecca Soni and Caroline Burckle Making a Difference Through RISE Athletes Mentorship Program Rebecca Soni remembers standing on the Olympic medal podium in London and freaking out. She had just successfully defended her Olympic gold medal in the 200 breaststroke, and in that race, she became the f...

With USA Swimming making an announcement that the 2021 Olympic Trials will be split into two waves with Wave II serving as the official qualifying meet for the Olympic Games, the question is being asked: Will that hurt some swimmer's chances of making the Olympic team? As much as we love the "if you...

2008 Olympian Caroline Burckle has spoken out about an incident in 2011, where she states that she received aggressive text messages from coaches Bob Bowman and Sean Hutchison. Burckle swam for Hutchison from 2009 till her retirement at FAST in California. Hutchison is also currently being sued by a...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two former All-American swimmers, Caroline Burckle (2005-08) and Kristen Linehan Omli (1988-91), were named to the 2018 UF Athletic Hall of Fame class announced Monday by the University of Florida F Club and Gator Boosters, Inc. The induction ceremony for the nine-member class is...

After a brief summer hiatus the ever talented Spindrift Beck returns with a new episode of her podcast, Swimcerely With Spindrift, featuring Olympic medalist Caroline Burckle. CAROLINE BURCKLE joins Swimcerely With Spindrift. The two self-labeled social introverts discuss college recruiting trips, i...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. Rebecca Soni, retired Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 100 and 200-meter breast, continues to impact the swimming world in significant ways, particularly through creating strong connections between athletes. Currently, Soni mentor...

With less than a week until the start of the 2018 U.S. Nationals that will determine the international teams for 2018 and 2019, two major U.S. stars created a lot of opportunity on the women’s side of the meet. Meanwhile, athletes across the world are determining their summer championship schedules ...

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, February 19. THE inaugural American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships got underway on Wednesday from the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Ky. The opening day featured diving preliminaries in the morning and finals in swimming relay events along wit...

By David Rieder. Before the Wednesday evening finals session at the Phillips 66 National Championships, USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey addressed the news that Bob Bowman, the head coach of the 2016 men's Olympic team and longtime coach of Michael Phelps, sent inappropriate text messages to retired Oly...

Celebrating Top Women's Swimming Achievements on National Women and Girls in Sports Day February 2 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day in the United States, and swimming fans have seen some incredible performances and efforts from female athletes over the years that are worth remembering and c...

Main photo by Peter H. Bick MINNEOLA, Florida, September 30. THREE swimming legends will be inducted into the Florida Swimming Hall of Fame Sunday for contributions to the sport. Rowdy Gaines, Gregg Troy and Martin Zubero will be a part of the second class of inductees, joining seven that were part ...

By Rebecca Noblett ATHENS, Georgia. February 19. On the first night of individual swimming, the Georgia women kept up their winning streak by placing first in every event, while Florida continued their dominance on the men's side with three individual event wins. The Bulldogs got the night started w...

Rebecca Soni and Caroline Burckle, USA Olympic Medalists and Founders of RISE Elite, have started a mentoring program for young athletes. Swimming World will be publishing a series of articles called "RISE Elite Athletes Know How To..." in 2016. The following is an introductory article on their goal...

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, February 20. DAY two of the American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships wrapped up Friday at the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Ky. with the host Louisville Cardinals sitting in first place on both the men's and women's side. The second day of competi...

It’s been another amazing year of aquatics competition, including exciting trips to Glasgow for the European Championships and Tokyo for the Pan Pacific Championships, and Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way.  During the next few days, we’ll take a look back in “Splashbacks”...