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Pan Zhanle vs. David Popovici: 100 Freestyle Showdown Awaits Together, these two 20-year-olds are responsible for the only record-breaking swims in the 100 freestyle since the supersuit era. Moreover, David Popovici and Pan Zhanle were the only men to break any world records in long course freestyle...

The GOAT Turns 40: An Appreciation of the Career of Michael Phelps The journey started where many stellar careers have been launched, in the pool at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. It didn’t take long for the coaches to realize someone special was in the water, a young athlete with an undeniable u...

Hinsdale Central, Santa Margarita Claim NISCA Dual-Meet Titles (Full Results) Hinsdale Central (Illinois) and Santa Margarita (California) have been revealed by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) as the overall winners of the organization's annual Dual-Meet Rankings fo...

NISCA All-American Lists Announced; Maximus Williamson Tops Three Individual Events The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) has announced its All-American honorees for the 2024-25 season. Performances had to be produced in high school competition, with NISCA recognizing the...

Where the American Women Stand in the All-Time Top-10 Performer Rankings Whether assessed through their top-level talent or depth, the American women are a juggernaut at the moment. They carried the United States at last summer's Olympic Games in Paris, and expectations are high for what they'll acc...

The Best American Men's Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part II: No. 20 to No. 11) By Jeff Moulton In Part II of this three-part series, water polo expert Jeff Moulton discusses the individuals he has ranked No. 11 to 20 in his unofficial list of the top-25 American men’s water polo players of t...

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...

Sven Schwarz Less Than A Second Shy Of European 800 Free Record; Five-Star Vanotterdijk Sven Schwarz posted his second-fastest 800 free to fall less than a second shy of his continental record on a night when David Popovici downed his European 100 free mark as the European U23 Championships wrapped ...

Taylor Ruck, Ilya Kharun Pick up Wins at Arizona Senior Champs Canadian World Championships qualifiers Taylor Ruck and Ilya Kharun picked up victories on Friday at the Arizona Senior Long Course Championships at Chandler High School. Ruck led the way in the 200 free with a time of 2:02.84. She was ....

Noe Ponti Scorches 22.74 for 50 Butterfly Title at Sette Colli In a month, the best swimmers in the world will chase podium finishes at the World Championships in Singapore, and it appears that Switzerland's Noe Ponti is going to be a major factor. After posting a pair of sub-51 performances and cla...

FLASH! David Popovici Rockets To European 100 Free Record Of 46.71; Second-Fastest All-Time David Popovici has downed his European 100m freestyle record in 46.71 at the European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin. The Olympic bronze medallist came home in the second-fastest time in history better...

Where the American Men Sit in the All-Time Top-10 Performer Rankings As the World Championships near, it seemed an appropriate time to provide a glance at where United States male athletes sit in the historical rankings of the 17 individual events that will be contested in Singapore. In more than ha...

Citing Title IX Violations, Champion Women Sends Demand Letter for Reinstatement of Cal Poly Women's Swimming Several months after Cal Poly announced it was cutting its swimming programs, citing the House Settlement as the reason, Champion Women and Equity IX Sports Law have sent a letter to the uni...

Regan Smith, Hubert Kos Score Two Wins Apiece Friday Night at Indy Cup After jumping up the world rankings with a 56.52 100 butterfly Thursday night, Regan Smith won two further events in Friday's session while Hungarian Hubert Kos, the Olympic champion in the 200 backstroke and another University o...

Diogo Ribeiro Lowers Portuguese 50 Free Record To 21.67 In Samorin Diogo Ribeiro lowered his Portuguese 50 free record and Milou van Wijk also posted a lifetime best as they emerged top of their respective 50 free finals on day two of the European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin, Slovakia. Vla...

Ludovico Viberti, Sara Curtis Lead Big Italian Showing at Sette Colli Although he could not match the Italian record he set during preliminaries, Ludovico Viberti continued to flash speed in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Sette Colli in Rome. In the final of the event at the Foro Italico, Viberti ...

Ludovico Viberti Lowers Italian 50m Breaststroke Record In Sette Colli Prelims; Goes Third All-Time Ludovico Viberti lowered the Italian 50m breaststroke record to 26.27 as he went third all-time in day two prelims at the Sette Colli in Rome. The Paris Olympian took to the blocks on Friday morning w...

By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern We all have a love-hate relationship with swimming. Although we sometimes complain about the early mornings and the hard workouts, at the end of the day, we keep coming back. We can get caught up in the stress of balancing classes, homework, practic...

The Art of Bouncing Back: Comeback Tales That Proved Fruitful World-class swimmers typically discuss leaving the sport based on their love for the grind, their current athletic prowess, and if another major competition is worth pursuing. This decision to retire, for the vast majority, is final. A ca...

Lilly King Gets One More Win at Indy Summer Cup; Regan Smith Drops 56.5 100 Fly Soon-to-be retired Lilly King got one more home-state race Thursday night at the Indy Summer Cup, winning the 100 breaststroke. The 28-year-old, who announced she will retire at this summer’s World Aquatics Championships...