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The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) inducted its 58th class on Saturday night at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale. Thirteen influential figures from the world of aquatics were enshrined, and the event was broadcast live on ESPN+. Among the honorees was Michael Phelps, the 28-ti...

Sir Craig Reedie, Former BOA Chairman & Key London 2012 Figure, Dies at 84 Sir Craig Reedie, who served as chair of the British Olympic Association for more than a decade and played a pivotal role in London being awarded the 2012 Games, has died at the age of 84. Reedie held several leadership posit...

African Swimmers of the Millennium: Chad le Clos and Kirsty Coventry Are Runaway Winners With the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the most-important competitions of the year, Swimming World made the decision its Swimmer of the Year selections for 2020. There simply was not enough data to legitimately ho...

IOC Provisionally Lifts Suspension on Russia The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. The decision clears the way for unfettered participation of Russian athletes and teams in international competition...

Commentary: Swimmers Need Better Choices Than Swimming in Poverty or Going Enhanced Last week in Las Vegas, the Enhanced Games delivered life-changing money for swimmers while making a mockery of clean sport and competitive integrity and using those swimmers to not-so-subtly market controversial and...

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry, one of the most successful swimmers to come from the African continent, won her third gold medal of the 2015 All-Africa Games today. It marks her third time completing the triple at the continental championships, going back to 2007 and 2011. She wrapped up the meet with a...

What would have unfolded had Tokyo 2020 gone ahead as planned this week – and where would it all have fit in the thread of Olympic swim legends and pioneers like Krisztina Egerszegi, Satoko Tanaka and Kirsty Coventry? To mark the eight days over which the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would have unfolded...

By Andy Ross, Swimming World Contributor It has been a little over a month and a half since the Rio Olympics ended. It was an emotional rollercoaster for us fans at home, watching some of our favorite swimmers succeed (as well as fail) on the biggest stage in the sporting world. We've all had some t...

Kirsty Coventry, Influential In and Out of the Pool, Bound For International Swimming Hall of Fame In a few hours, Kirsty Coventry will receive induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, recognition for her dazzling career. ************************************* The United States. Austra...

Olympic Athletes Deserve the Right to Speak Out During Rare Moment in the Spotlight The ongoing competition in Italy at the Winter Olympics has produced its usual slate of glorious moments. Athletes from across the world have worked for years with goals of performing at these Games. With those high ...

Five-time Zimbabwean Olympian Kirsty Coventry was named to the Youth Olympic Games 2022 Evaluation Commission by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. Commenting on the announcement, President Thomas Bach said: “It’s time for Africa. Africa is the home of so very many successful Olympic at...

International Olympic Committee Announces $10,000 Grants for All Future Olympians On Wednesday, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry introduced the "Fit for the Future" initiative at the 146th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland. As part of the program, Olympic athletes will be...

Britain's Matt Richards Fires Back at IOC President Comments About Payment Days after Kirsty Coventry, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), commented that she doesn't "believe in paying athletes," Olympians continue to fire back against the sentiment. In a post on his LinkedIn...

Lessons With The Legends: Bill Boomer Sponsored by Dolfin Swimming World continues its “Lessons With the Legends,” a series in which top coaches share secrets of their success, in the December issue by highlighting coach Bill Boomer. Boomer has worked closely with swimmers nationally since he first ...

AUSTIN, Texas. March 22. G'DAY folks. We're back at the Lee and Joe Jamail Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Texas. The meet began yesterday in balmy spring-like weather, but today it has turned cold, with a hard, biting wind. Inside the Aquatic Center, the conditions are ide...

Up & Comer: Katharine Berkoff It seems that Katharine Berkoff, 14, of Missoula Aquatic Club was born to swim--and she excels at it with grace and ease! The young Berkoff trains with her father, Olympian David Berkoff, and has followed in his footsteps by becoming a successful backstroker. Berkoff en...

ISHOF Announces Spectacular Class of 2023; Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman Among Honorees The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce its prestigious Class of 2023. This year, ISHOF will induct 13 honorees from eight countries: five swimmers, two coaches, one diver, one water ...

CSCAA Names 100 Greatest Women's Swimmers & Divers A total of 642 titles. That is the number of individual NCAA and NAIA championships won by members of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association’s (CSCAA) 100 Greatest Swimmers & Divers of the past century. The selections were made as a part ...

By Seren Jones, Swimming World College Intern With just a few hours left of 2014, what better way to enter the new year with 10 motivational quotes from our swimming stars. If anybody can motivate us college swimmers, it’s these guys. 10 Motivational Quotes From Our Swimming Stars 1. “If there is a ...

Kirsty Coventry, who has kept plenty busy in the world of athletics since retiring from swimming in 2016, will take on the role of chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission. Coventry was appointed by IOC President Thomas Bach at a joint meeting between the ICO Executive Board and the athletes commission...