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Michael Phelps Makes MSN List of Unbreakable Sports Records for 23 Olympic Gold Medals A recent article from MSN identified 14 sports records that are deemed unbreakable, and Michael Phelps' total of 23 Olympic gold medals made the list. The Hall of Famer, who won 28 overall medals during his career...

Chasing Barriers: Hubert Kos and Pieter Coetze Targeting 1:52 Territory in 200 Backstroke At one time, the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly was deemed untouchable. It took 16-plus years for the elimination of Liu Zige's standard, but Summer McIntosh eventually vanquished the super-sui...

Junior National Qualifier Seth Burger Chooses Boston College For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Boston College has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Seth Burger of Potomac, Md. Burger is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke, breaststroke and IM. Regarding his...

Cam McEvoy Stalking Elusive Commonwealth Games Title in 50 Freestyle When Cam McEvoy arrives at the Commonwealth Games later this month in Glasgow, the Australian veteran will chase his own world record in the 50-meter freestyle. At the China Open earlier this year, McEvoy ripped a mark of 20.88 to ...

4 Reasons Why Swimming in College is the Best Decision You'll Ever Make By Andy Ross To swim or not to swim? That is a question asked by many high school students. Envisioning a life of swimming for another four years can be intimidating. But as a former student-athlete myself, I can assure you that...

Junior Pan Pacific Championships Set for Next Month in Canada The 12th edition of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships will be held from August 17-20 at the UBC Aquatic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. The long-course competition is open to all non-European countries that are members of World ...

Friday FunDay: 5 Unique Swimming Relays to Make Practice Fun Are you tired of the endless back and forth of swimming during practice? Craving the thrill of competition that's more about teamwork than swimming the fastest time? Luckily, you can dive into the exciting world of fun swimming relays! For...

Simone Manuel Claims Second Title at Austin Sectionals; Regan Smith Goes Sub-58 in 100 Backstroke The second night of the Austin Sectionals brought a second win in as many days for Simone Manuel, who finished first in the 200-meter freestyle on Thursday night. Coming off a title in the 100 freestyle...

Charlie Hall, Son of Gary Hall Jr., Raising Money for Training Expenses Charlie Hall, the son of 10-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall Jr., is crowdfunding to pay for a training trip to France. Charlie Hall is a senior at Torrey Pines High School in California. Despite his bloodlines, Hall only started...

Virginia Tech Hires Recent Grad Emily Claesson as Assistant Coach Virginia Tech has hired recent graduate Emily Claesson as an assistant coach. Claesson swam for the Hokies from 2022-26 and now joins the staff of head coach Sergio Lopez Miro. “This program is so special and has been such an integral...

Swimming Canada Names Team for 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships Swimming Canada has selected five athletes to wear the maple leaf at the 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, taking place September 3-6 in Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina. The te...

How Athlete Advancement Works at the Commonwealth Games, Euros and Pan Pacs With the Commonwealth Games getting underway next week in Glasgow, followed by the European Championships (Paris) and Pan Pacific Championships (Irvine) in August, there will be plenty of elite performances on offer this sum...

The Climb of Anna Peplowski: American Poised for Big Showing at Pan Pacific Champs At the past three major international competitions, Anna Peplowski has been a valuable member of Team USA. At the 2023 World Championships and 2024 Olympic Games, Peplowski handled a prelims leg for the United States ...

The Greatest Team in History: How the U.S. Dominated the 1976 Olympic Games Tomorrow, July 17, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. To celebrate that golden anniversary, Swimming World is re-running this feature on the men's swimming squad fro...

Commonwealth Games 400m Showdown: If Sam Gets It Right On The Night He Won’t Be Short This Time Sam Short vs. Ian Thorpe and Lukas Martens – that’s the tantalizing imaginary matchup for what could well be the major swimming highlight of this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Games countdow.....

Gallaudet University Breaking Barriers in Deaf Swimming For Stephanie Danner, swim practice was always a gift.  Spending time at the local pool with her brothers was a constant joy, gallivanting in the summer sun. Swim practice was always something to look forward to, an opportunity to improve a ski...

Swimming Canada Announces Squad for Junior Pan Pacific Championships A talented group of 40 young Canadian swimmers will have the opportunity to race in their home pool this summer as Swimming Canada announced its team for the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, set for August 17-20 at the UBC Aq...

ASCA Announces Age-Group Coach of the Year Finalists in Four Divisions The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps have announced the Top-Five Age Group Coach of the Year Finalists for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The finalists will be introduced an...

The Day Doctors Told Mollie O’Callaghan She Would Not Be Swimming at Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs Australia’s triple Olympic gold medalist from Paris, Mollie O’Callaghan, will take her place in the Australian swim team for this year’s Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs despite being told by doctors....

Texas Recruit Vivien Jackl Raises European Juniors Medal Count to 12 Not many athletes get the chance to compete at five editions of the European Junior Championships. To make that many appearances, an individual must earn an initial opportunity in her early teens, which was the case for Vivien Jack...