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By Tucker Rivera, Swimming World College Intern.  Every quadrennial, our beloved aquatic sport earns its eight-day moment in the spotlight. That’s right: every four years, swimming is the most popular sport in the world—if only briefly. While no official rankings have ever been released about which ...

USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee have announced that sanctions will be placed on Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger for their actions after the conclusion of the swimming competition at the Rio Olympic Games. Applicable to Ryan Lochte: 1. Suspended from domes...

Jimmy Feigen, a member of the four athlete group who allegedly vandalized a gas station bathroom while in Rio for the Olympics, has issued a statement about what transpired that night. While teammate Ryan Lochte was back on U.S. soil Feigen remained in Brazil cooperating with authorities on an inves...

Commentary by Coach Rick Madge This is the second of a series involving analysis of Rio Olympics swimming stats.  In this one we look at the age statistics for Rio finalists. This analysis includes the ages for all 2012 and 2016 Olympic individual event finalists.  In addition, I'll also compare the...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  As swimmers get older, their mentality come race time significantly changes. Unlike when we were kids, we have race strategies, the competition, meet cuts, and other external and internal pressures that can often make or break our races. How you menta...

The newest version of Baywatch is set to hit theaters this weekend and celebrity actor Zac Efron has been making appearances talking about the movie. His most recent appearance was on the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' show, where he and Jimmy Kimmel discussed the creation of Efron's character. In the movie, E...

Commentary by Casey Barrett Is anyone getting the message yet? For the last year or two news of the filthy waters off of Rio keep appearing. Last week, the most high profile and authoritative voice yet weighed in: Lynne Cox, the icon who personifies the sport of open water swimming. In an Op-Ed piec...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Adversity is unavoidable and even affects the lives of our greatest idols. With recent news of Nathan Adrian's testicular cancer diagnosis, many swim fans can't help but imagine America's beloved sprinter no longer competing for USA Swimming. However, ...

This week saw some fast swimming across the globe as stars continued to make their push toward Rio and the 2016 Olympic Games. Read about some of the top swims from this week and more below in Swimming World’s The Week That Was! The Week That was is supported by AgonSwim.com The Week That Was #5 ...

Rio: International Contenders The United States was still selecting its Olympic swimming team as Swimming World went to press. But with the swimming events set to start in about a month, most athletes from around the world were anxious for the Games to begin. Following are 23 international profiles ...

Commentary by Casey Barrett Not since East Germany in the 70s and 80s has there appeared to be a more concentrated state-run system of nationally mandated doping. Russia today has now confirmed itself as the poster child for cheating in international sport. In a stunning story published in The New Y...

In response to this morning's decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to avoid banning Russia from the Rio Olympic Games, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expressed its disappointment. In a press release posted this afternoon, the agency said, “WADA is disappointed that the IOC did ...

This week, Caeleb Dressel was named the USA Swimming Athlete of the Year award at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention, while some Olympic news finally became official and a former U.S. Olympian announced her pregnancy. Read about the biggest stories of the week below in The Week That Was. ht...

Park Tae-Hwan will be allowed to compete in Rio after an uncertain few months of appeals and pleas. Prior to the 2014 Asian Games, Park tested positive for testosterone and was handed an 18 month ban. The Korean Olympic Committee initially enforced its own rule which imposes an additional three year...

Despite the controversy currently surrounding Russian athletics (including the suspension of Yuliya Efimova), there were many bright spots at the country’s Olympic Qualifying meet this past week. The most impressive performance came from 19 year-old Evgeny Rylov, who broke the European and Russian r...

ON THE COVER: By winning six more medals in Rio, Michael Phelps’ historic totals have grown to 23 gold and 28 overall in five consecutive Olympic Games from 2000 to 2016! He even made history by becoming only the second swimmer ever to carry the American flag and lead the USA contingent at the openi...

After a break from racing last week collegiate athletes and national teamers were back at it this week, with lots of racing across the country and internationally. Read below to see the top performances from this week and check in all on the action domestically and across the world. The Week That .....

Paralympian Nikita Howarth has announced her retirement from Para sport today due to medical reasons. Howarth became New Zealand’s youngest ever Paralympian at the age of 13 when she made her Paralympic debut competing in Para swimming at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The following year she was ...

BERKELEY, California, May 19. THERE's a reason why Missy Franklin is only swimming two years in college at the University of California, and SportsPro Magazine just detailed some of it by ranking Franklin a loft eighth in its Most Marketable Athletes of 2014 rankings. This isn't just a most marketab...

Brazilian Judge Keyla Blanc De Cnop has issued a search and seizure warrant for two of the four U.S. Olympic swimmers who were robbed at gunpoint following the conclusion of Olympic swimming competition early Sunday morning. Blanc De Cnop, a memeber of the Rio Justice tribunal of the Special Court o...