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Regan Smith, Hubert Kos Fire Off Swift Times in 200 Back to Conclude Longhorn Elite Invite A strong weekend of racing for swimmers based at the University of Texas concluded Sunday evening with particularly strong results in the 200 backstroke. Regan Smith and Hubert Kos both swam season-best marks ...

Hubert Kos, Summer McIntosh, Simone Manuel Post Impressive Doubles at Longhorn Elite Invite Two of the world's best swimmers claimed a pair of first-place finishes Saturday while competing at their training base for the Longhorn Elite Invite. Both Summer McIntosh and Hubert Kos came in first in the ...

Rio Olympics 50 Free Champion Pernille Blume Expecting First Child Pernille Blume is expecting her first child 10 years after winning the 50 free at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Dane revealed the happy news on social media, saying: "Ten years ago I reached a big milestone in my life in b...

Veterans Re-Emerge Ahead of the 2023 U.S. World Championships Trials Although USA Swimming is flooded with young talent, veterans always seem to emerge in the biggest moments. Over the last several months, a group of star-studded veteran swimmers have put together impactful races all over the countr...

Racial Disparities in Swimming: What Can We Do? History of Oppression in Swimming Swimming, both historically and present day, is a predominantly white sport. Chances are that if you were to attend a swim meet in the United States, the majority of athletes would be white. According to USA Swimming’s...

Black History Month: Historic Swimming Firsts in Black History By Bruce Wigo In recognition of Black History Month, Swimming World takes a look at some historic accomplishments in swimming turned in by athletes of African descent. Who was the first swimmer of African descent to win the Navy Medal fo...

Ranking the Best Women's Swimmers in the World From 1-25 Looking ahead to yet another Olympic year and putting 2020 in the rearview mirror, Swimming World decided to compile a list of the 25 best swimmers in the world leading into 2021. There was a lot of fast swimming in the first three months of 2...

Rio 2016 Champion Pernille Blume Announces Retirement After Achieving Her "Wildest Dreams" Pernille Blume has announced she is retiring after a career in which the Danish swimmer reached the Olympic pinnacle in the 50 free at Rio 2016. The 28-year-old leaves the pool with three Olympic and five Euro...

Be Proud of Your Build By Maggie Lasto, Swimming World College Intern. If you’re a female swimmer, chances are you aren’t as lean as Kendall Jenner or as short as Ariana Grande. In fact, you probably don’t look like most girls who come across your Instagram feed or your TV screen. It’s hard for you ...

When a Tie Was Not a Tie; How .002 Decided Olympic Gold and Changed the Sport On Aug. 30, 1972, Sweden's Gunnar Larsson and the United States' Tim McKee touched the wall in identical times of 4:31.98 in the 400-meter individual medley at the Olympic Games in Munich. However, the rules of the day req...

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 ...

Fort Lauderdale Open, Day 3 Prelims: Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh to Joust Again in 200 Free The first full night session of the Fort Lauderdale Open on Thursday night hosted the latest dual between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh. Friday night, we’ll get a battle over a distance that is becomin...

The fourth and final preliminary session of the 2018 USA Winter National Championships from Greensboro, North Carolina, featured the heats of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly. There wasn't anything in particular that was mind blowing on Saturday morning with the usual suspects of Jacob...

During a moment of extreme disruption in American society, including unrest due to continued racial discrimination and violence, Clarke Weatherspoon and USA Water Polo’s Racial Equity & Reform Task Force seek to open up swimming and water polo to all, regardless of race or gender. It is no surprise ...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Championship season is one of the most magical times of the year, cultivating great swims and memorable reactions. It's what each swimmer has been working towards the entire season and is something every swimming fan looks forward to. Nothing is as sat...

Before the start of the women’s 100 freestyle on Saturday at the women’s NCAA Division I championships, the focus was squarely on Simone Manuel. Would she regain her American record in the event, and by doing so, would she go under 46 seconds? The spotlight stayed on Manuel for pretty much the entir...

World Championships Medal Leaders: McIntosh, Marchand Climbing All-Time List Alongside Phelps and Ledecky The World Aquatics Championships has been held each of the past four years, with meets in Budapest, Fukuoka, Doha and Singapore taking place in succession. That scheduling is an outlier, with th...

Pro Swim Series Westmont, Day 2 Finals: Sam Short Unleashes Against Olympic Champions in 800 Freestyle The Thursday evening finals at USA Swimming's Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Ill., began with a high-profile clash in the men's 800 freestyle featuring the past two Olympic champions, Bobby Finke of ...

How Can There Be More Black Collegiate Swimmers in the United States? Black swimming participation rates continue to be alarmingly low in the United States. African-American/Black swimmers make up only 1% of both USA and NCAA Swimming. Many factors contribute to these statistics, such as the sport's...

Regan Smith Wins Two More as Indy Summer Cup Concludes; Chris Guiliano, Simone Manuel Post Quick 100 Freestyle Times Swimmers that train at the University of Texas continued to put up wins in Indianapolis during their final tune-up for next month's World Championships in Singapore. Regan Smith picke...