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Joel Rollings Named Inaugural Head Coach at Marquette Marquette University on Monday named Joel Rollings the inaugural head coach of the women’s swimming program. The Division I school announced the intention to add swimming last May. It will begin competition in the Big East in 2026-27. The team wi...

USA Swimming Announces 2026 Pan Pacific Championships Roster USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced its pool roster for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, which takes place August 12-15, 2026, in Irvine, California. “It was exciting....

Los Angeles Olympic Qualification Procedures Present New Obstacles for American Swimmers Around the world, the qualification process for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will look different than in previous years. Swimmers aiming to qualify for the newly-added 50-meter stroke events will have t...

Leon Marchand and Gretchen Walsh Produced Top-Rated Races of the Season (Full Scoring Results) The focus in swimming has largely turned to the short-course season, which means we can take a look at the long-course campaign and highlight the best swims that took place in 2025. It should be no surpris...

A Look Back at Australia's Epic Olympic Relay Triumph of 2000 and an Air Guitar Concert Today marks the 25th anniversary of the start of the swimming competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The opening night was a celebratory affair for the host nation, capped by a victory in the 400-meter ...

Sean Green, Gabi Brito Lead 2025-26 U.S. Junior National Team Sean Green and Gabi Brito are among the headliners on the 2025-26 U.S. Junior National Team, released on Monday by USA Swimming. The roster features 91 individuals, who posted the top-five times in each event among swimmers aged 18 and yo...

2028 Olympics to Feature Direct Qualification in 50s, 12 Qualified Relays Qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will look different, with direct qualification in the stroke 50s and a reduction of 16 automatically qualified relays to 12. The new qualification standards, proposed by World Aq...

Hubert Kos Took Further Steps in 2025 to Secure Place Among World's Best The first world title Hubert Kos won came in upset fashion, as he dethroned American Ryan Murphy in the 200 backstroke at the 2023 World Championships. Entering that meet, Kos had been best known for his individual medley abili...

The Sydney Six: A Group of Teenagers Launched a Special Era for USA Swimming Today, September 15, marks the silver anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Over the next week, Swimming World will celebrate some of the iconic performances from the Olympic Ga...

Regan Smith Deserved Nomination for Female Athlete of the Year Award Later this month, at the Golden Goggle Awards in Denver, USA Swimming will announce award winners in five categories. When Female Athlete of the Year is revealed, an acceptance speech will be given by Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh,...

Dick Shoulberg Honored with ISHOF Lifetime Achievement Award A multi-time Olympic coach and the man behind the powerhouse Foxcatcher/Germantown Academy program, Richard "Dick" Shoulberg was honored on Saturday night by the International Swimming Hall of Fame. At ISHOF's annual awards ceremony, Shoul...

Swimmers Who Overcame Tall Odds to Achieve Their Dreams There is an image of a swimming career that many of us have ingrained in our heads. The well-lit chlorine pools. A nice warm shower after a tough training session. The use of gym equipment for dryland work. For the vast majority of those readin...

U.S. Masters Announces Election Results and Award Winners at 2025 Annual Meeting U.S. Masters Swimming elected officers to its Board of Directors and honored many deserving volunteers and coaches with awards at its 2025 annual meeting. Elections The following officers were elected or re-elected: Ed ...

Tickets on Sale for First Stop of World Cup Tour in Carmel (Ind.); Stacked Field Ready to Race Carmel High School is known for its powerhouse status in the sport, but the Indiana school will take on a different identity when it hosts the first stop of the World Aquatics World Cup circuit next month....

Luca Urlando Doubles as Georgia Opens Season with Dominant Win Over UNC-Wilmington Sweeping all 16 events, the University of Georgia men’s swimming and diving team opened the 2025-26 season with a decisive 224.5-73.5 victory over UNC Wilmington Friday evening at the David B. Allen Natatorium. Fast ....

Great Races: When Missy Franklin Went to the Diving Well Ahead of Olympic Gold in 100 Backstroke As she climbed out of the pool, a berth in the final of the 200-meter freestyle secured, Missy Franklin didn’t have time to celebrate. She didn’t have time to reflect on her performance. And, most notabl...

14 Ways To Tell You Come From a Swimming Family By J.P. Mortenson Due to the sport's all-consuming nature, swimming inevitably becomes a family affair. And once your family becomes a swimming family, the sport will affect your home life in more ways than you could have ever imagined! Here are ways t...

Vanderbilt Hires Bella Cothern as Assistant Coach Vanderbilt on Thursday announced the hiring of Bella Cothern as an assistant coach and director of operations. Cothern arrives in Nashville after a successful SEC career at Arkansas. Cothern was an All-SEC performer for the Razorbacks. She was an hon...

When USA Swimming announced its National Team of 121 athletes for 2025-26, a number of swimmers made the jump from the National Junior Team. Twenty members of the 2024-25 USJNT were named to the National Team roster, including World Championships squad members Luka Mijatovic and Campbell McKean. On ...

The Importance of Qualitative Measures in Swim Coaching By Brad Jones In modern swim coaching, it is easy to become enamored with numbers. Stroke counts, power outputs, lactate levels, and spreadsheets can give the impression that performance can be fully captured in data. These tools are valuable, ...