Read more21310 Reasons to Marry a Swimmer03 May 202310 Reasons to Marry a Swimmer By Ailish Dougherty (Swimming World Archive) While every swimmer certainly has their own individual personalities, there are a few characteristics unique to competitive swimmers that have the potential to make them great spouses. Thus, here are a few reasons why it migh...
Read more5Ryan Lochte Waltzes Past Elimination On Dancing With The Stars05 October 2016Six-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte will be back on television sets next Monday night as he survived the first week of double elimination on Dancing with the Stars. This week, Lochte—dressed as a mime and heavily made-up—and partner Cheryl Burke waltzed to "Jeux D’eau" and scored a 22, a midd...
Read more54Ryan Lochte Protesters Rush the Stage During Dancing With the Stars13 September 2016Last night Ryan Lochte made his Dancing With the Stars debut and it turned out to be a dramatic entrance. While he and his partner were being critiqued by the judges two men wearing anti-Lochte shirts rushed the stage and headed for the Olympian. Security intervened, and the incident was not shown t...
Read more1Ryan Lochte Protesters Charged After Storming "DWTS" Stage28 September 2016Earlier this week the two men who rushed the "Dancing With The Stars" stage during a live taping in protest of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte were charged with interfering with the performance along with leaving a spectator area to enter the stage. If convicted, Barzeen Soroudi and Sam Sotoodeh could f...
Read more20Ryan Lochte Survives Dancing with the Stars Week Seven25 October 2016Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte and dancing partner Cheryl Burke were not at their best in their Rumba in Monday night's episode of Dancing with the Stars, but they performed well as part of "Team Past" to ensure they would survive yet another week of elimination. Dancing to "I Don't Want to Miss ...
Read moreRyan Lochte To Be Contestant On 23rd Season Of Dancing With The Stars30 August 2016This morning on "Good Morning America" the hosts of the show announced the members of the 23rd season of "Dancing With The Stars." Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte and Laurie Hernandez will be two members of the celebrity cast competing, with Lochte dancing with fan favorite Cheryl Burke. Lochte, ...
Read more13Pine Brothers Cough Drop Company Signs Ryan Lochte For Endorsement25 August 2016After losing his four biggest endorsement deals on Monday Ryan Lochte has found a light at the end of the tunnel in Pine Brothers. The cough drop company has announced the partnership in hopes that it will help the public forgive Lochte for his recent mistakes in Rio. The company notes that he will ...
Read more4Ryan Lochte Eliminated from Dancing with the Stars01 November 2016Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte was eliminated from the television show Dancing with the Stars Monday night. After an eight-week run in which low scores often left him at risk for elimination (he was the last to be called safe in week two), Lochte and partner Cheryl Burke received the boot on Hall...
Read more4Fish Out of Water: Elite Swimmers with TV Appearances17 June 2019By Sarah Berman, Swimming World College Intern. The only thing that beats watching swimming on television is seeing our favorite athletes on various television programs. Swim fans only see who athletes are when they’re underwater or during a winded, post-win press conference. What do these athletes ...
Read moreRyan Lochte Survives Another Week Of DWTS, Set For Role In Feature Film19 October 2016Six-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte continued his run on the television show Dancing with the Stars this week as he scored 30/40 points while dancing the salsa with partner Cheryl Burke. After an impressive Contemporary dance in week five, Lochte was given the honor of dancing first on "Latin...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Recapping Last Week's Top Five Aquatic Sports Headlines10 March 2014 PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10. WE'RE here to count down the top five aquatic sports headlines of the past week to get you caught up on the things you might have missed. Let's not waste any more time with it, and get started with the number five headline. The first two collegiate national championships...
Read more4Ryan Lochte Emotional On Dancing With The Stars Week Five12 October 2016Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte continued his run on the ABC show Dancing with the Stars, and week five brought what the judges called by far Lochte's best performance. Lochte and partner Cheryl Burke danced Contemporary to Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and earned scores of 8 from each of the th...
Read moreNatalie Coughlin To Wear Speedo Gear on Road to Rio23 April 2014LOS ANGELES, California, April 23. SPEEDO USA, a division of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), today announced the extension of its long-time partnership with 12-time Olympic medalist and 20-time World Champion Natalie Coughlin through 2016. One of the most decorated and versatile female swimmers of all time, ...
Read moreDiana Nyad Selected to Appear on Dancing With The Stars04 March 2014HOLLYWOOD, California, March 4. DIANA Nyad, who captured the hearts and minds of the American public with her swim from Cuba to Florida last year, has been selected as part of the cast of season 18 of “Dancing With The Stars,” as announced on Good Morning America this morning. Nyad joins a group tha...
Read moreSwimming Goes Mainstream Again With New Orphan Black Clone13 March 2014By Rebecca Noblett Diana Nyad won't be the only swimmer on TV next month after the announcement of a new character on BBC America's hit drama Orphan Black. In the show, Tatiana Maslany plays a young woman who finds out she is a clone, with Maslany playing all the clones to perfection. Entertainment ...
Read moreVictoria Arlen: Walking, Thriving, Dancing With the Stars11 September 2017There's more to swimming than just doing laps, and there's more to life than just swimming. We cannot always find those professional swimmers in the pool, sometimes they step off deck and into the spotlight. Paralympic Gold Medalist Victoria Arlen is doing just that. Arlen, Swimming World's "Swim-le...
Read more10Ryan Lochte Cha Cha's Past Week Three Of Dancing With The Stars28 September 2016Ryan Lochte has had a tumultuous few months to say the least. The twelve-time Olympic medalist has dealt with protesters, a sub-par performance in Rio, and a scandal on Brazilian soil accompanying his name whenever in the news. Despite all the negativity surrounding Lochte in the post-weeks of the O...