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Texas led a trio of teams under the NCAA and U.S. Open record in the men's 800-yard free relay at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Championships. Led by a sizzling leadoff of 1:31.89 by Jack Conger that ranked him seventh all time in the 200, Texas smashed the previous record as Conger (1:31.89), Town...

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With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics supposed to have opened, Swimming World takes a look back at the "Call Me Maybe" video that dazzled ahead of the 2012 London Games. “Hey, I just met you … and this is crazy … but here’s my number, so call me maybe” “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen is still a popular s...

PHOENIX – Every week over the next few months, Swimming World Magazine will feature a camp specializing in teaching swimmers how to improve their technique, swim faster and have fun with some of the biggest names in swimming. Motivation is the part of every package! Programs may include day and ove...

We are bringing back this past Top Inspirational Movies list by five-time Olympic medalist Josh Davis, since it provides some great movie ideas for filling time at home. Obviously, with the Covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders around the globe, there is additional time to watch a movie and, per...

It would be difficult to hand out the NCAA Performance of the Year to anybody else besides Townley Haas. After all, Haas' performance in the 200 free at the men's NCAA championships this past March broke the oldest men's U.S. Open record in existence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxOsOcdezA Haas...

By David Rieder Anyone who visited the McAuley Aquatic Center this past weekend hoping to watch some fast swimming got exactly what they were looking for. A U.S. Open record – the fastest time ever – was recorded in eight of the 13 individual events contested at the men’s NCAA championships, twice i...

Following his incredible 1:30.46 swim in the 200 free, which crushed Simon Burnett's U.S. Open Record set in 2006, Townley Haas and Eddie Reese sat down with David Rieder of Swimming World. The pair discussed the journey from his incredible relay split two days ago to his performance today, as well ...

To be honest, this week was just plain unfair. This was one of the most incredible men’s NCAA meets we have ever seen, with a staggering ten NCAA records. Ryan Murphy, Caeleb Dressel, Will Licon, Joseph Schooling and Jack Conger (to name just a few) all had amazing, record-breaking meets that stampe...

Photo by Griffin Scott Editorial coverage for U.S. Senior Nationals proudly sponsored by Master Spas! By David Rieder IRVINE, California, August 7. THE men’s 200 free has entered a period of transition. Michael Phelps has come back, but he won’t swim the event at Nationals this year. Peter Vanderkaa...

Gold Medalist to Capitol Insurrection: Tracing the Rise and Fall of Klete Keller There’s no sugarcoating the effect on the world of swimming that seeing Klete Keller’s among protestors storming the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 has had, just as there’s no diminishing the chilling effect of five li...

Which Swimming World High School Swimmers of the Year Became Olympians? (From August 2020 Swimming World Magazine) From 1993-96, Swimming World recognized only one athlete each year as the nation’s top high school swimmer. It wasn’t until 1997 that the magazine decided to attach its name to the awar...

NCAA Swimming Flashback: Townley Haas Breaks Decade-Old Record in Stunning Freshman Performance The record had stood for a decade, the sort of mark that appeared it would never be broken. At the 2006 NCAA Championships, Arizona’s Simon Burnett had recorded a 1:31.20 in the men’s 200-yard freestyle. ...

It's official, the path to Rio has begun. Exactly one year from today the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials will begin in Omaha, NE and swimmers from around the nation will gather to attempt to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team. For some, dreams will be made, and for others, tears will be shed. Regardless of t...

By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern. ‘Tis the holiday season. This time of the year brings on the dreaded winter training week; however, this season is one swimmers look forward to the most. It comes with lots of food and some time off of school. This holiday season also brings many merit...

Every year Swimming World highlights the top Male and Female High School Swimmer of the Year in the August issue. In anticipation of the release of the August issue we at Swimming World would like to take a look back at previous winners. 2014 Winners: Katie Ledecky & Caeleb Dressel Not only is Katie...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, February 26. THE Michigan men's swimming team opened the Big 12 championships in a big way at their home pool, setting an NCAA and U.S. Open record in the 800 free relay tonight. The final time of 6:09.85 swum by Anders Nielsen, Michael Wynalda, Justin Glanda and Connor Jaeger t...

At the men’s NCAA championships, the Texas Longhorns received a massive momentum surge at the end of Thursday night, and they followed that up with an enormous Friday morning session, finishing with 10 A-finalists and four B-finalists in swimming, plus another in each group from diving. After almost...

11 Years Later, Texas and California Remain the Standard in Men’s College Swimming It was the NCAA Championships almost derailed before the meet began. The University of Texas, the second-place team one year earlier, was favored to capture a national championship as U.S. Olympians Ricky Berens and D...

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 12. AS part of our 11-day series highlighting the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association’s release of the 2013-14 All-America lists, Swimming World will also be looking at the history of each event that is part of the high school schedule. Today, we're looking at th...