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5 Storylines to Watch at the World Junior Championships The beauty of the World Junior Championships is how it casts a spotlight on future stars in the sport. Athletes will garner valuable experience on the international stage and use the competition as a springboard toward representing their homela...

Two NAG Records Will Be Under Assault at World Junior Championships, Including Iconic Mark of Mary T. Meagher A pair of National Age Group (NAG) records in the women's 15-16 classification could be threatened at this week's World Junior Championships, including one of the most iconic standards. Sinc...

Rising Stars of Swimming in 2025: 5 Women Who Broke Through This Summer The year after a Summer Olympics brings chances for younger and less accomplished swimmers to step into the limelight at championship-level events, particularly as veterans step back from the sport to consider their future. The ...

Shin Ohashi Poised for Spectacular Performances at World Junior Championships The winning time in the 200-meter breaststroke at the World Championships in Singapore was 2:07.41, courtesy of China’s Qin Haiyang. While the effort got the job done for Qin, it was well off his world record of 2:05.48 an...

Swimming Lessons Aren't Just for Kids: Adult Swim Lessons are Invaluable for Year-Round Water Safety By Crystal Petrovich - British Swim Schools, U.S. Swim School Association Accidental drownings change the lives of thousands of people across the U.S. each year. While most people think drowning is t...

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...

Water Polo: U.S. Extends Record with Fifth U-20 Women's Crown over Spain The United States women’s water polo team won the World Under-20 title for a record-extending fifth time with a 16-15 decision over Spain on Saturday in Salvador, Brazil. Lucy Haaland-Ford led the U.S. with four goals in the fi...

Olympian Alex Obert Returns to Pacific as General Manager American Olympian Alex Obert will return to his alma mater Pacific as the men’s water polo team’s general manager. Pacific is the first program to establish a general manager for their water polo team. The new position is becoming a popular o...

World Junior Championships: Schedule, Results, How to Watch...and More The last of this summer's Big Three international competitions is scheduled to run from August 19-24 in Otopeni, Romania. The World Junior Championships will feature stars of the future, some of whom will eventually challenge for...

Kuzey Tuncelli Chasing Double Defense at World Junior Championships Coming off a pair of finals appearances at the World Championships in Singapore, Turkey's Kuzey Tuncelli is scheduled to race at the World Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania. The 17-year-old distance star will try to defend hi...

Tomoyuki Matsushita Leads Loaded Crop of Japanese 400 IMers; Will Competition Breed Charge? In his last four major championships in the 400-meter individual medley, Leon Marchand has produced massive victories. The Frenchman's winning margin at the 2022 World Championships was 2.28 seconds. The gap ...

11 Things That Separate the Good Swimmer from the Great Swimmer By Brittany Oxley (Archive) “This is the difference between being good and being great.” That quote has been engrained in my head since I started swimming at 6 years old. I believe every coach I have ever swum for has said those words. ...

Psych Sheets Released for World Junior Championships; Shin Ohashi and Filip Nowacki Set to Duel The entry lists for next week's World Junior Championships have been released. The six-day meet will be held in Otopeni, Romania and is an opportunity for rising stars to display their talent on the inter...

Longtime open water swimmer Alex Kostich made history on Aug. 5, crossing Lake Tahoe in 4 hours, 28 minutes, 55 seconds, the fastest crossing time, according to the World Open Water Swimming Association. The 12-mile trek across was what the open water community calls the "True Width" of Lake Tahoe. ...

As Youth Emerge in Singapore, China’s Female Future is Bright The Chinese women’s program has held solid as the world’s third-ranking power behind the United States and Australia. If the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore are any indication, the gap on the top two might be closing. Youth is o...

The USA Swimming War of Words: How We Got Here Some of the icons of USA Swimming’s program have been in the news recently, and it’s not in the way that the sport would prefer. It’s also the latest and most public form of dysfunction roiling a sport in which the United States is one of the world’s mo...

When Will the Men's World Record in the 100 Freestyle Dip Below 46 Seconds? At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, American Jim Montgomery took the world record in the 100-meter freestyle below the 50-second barrier for the first time. Montgomery clocked 49.99 en route to the gold medal, with the st...

Breakdown: How Many Countries Have Medaled at the World Championships? (2001-2025) After eight days of pool competition at the World Championships in Singapore, 22 nations were represented on the podium. That figure falls in line with what we've seen since the meet expanded to include the 50-meter s...

10 Things That Drive Swimmers Absolutely Crazy Being a seasoned swimmer has its ups and downs: we know our way around any and every pool, we constantly smell of chlorine, our faces have permanent goggle marks and we can all count in fives exceptionally well. Forty-five plus 45 equals 1:30, right? Wh...

Florida Hires Kristin Walker as Associate Head Coach The University of Florida on Thursday announced the hiring of Kristin Walker as an associate head coach for the swimming and diving program. Walker arrives in Gainesville after six seasons as the associate head coach and women’s recruiting coordin...