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The St Peters Western Machine Shined at Summer Champs; Dean Boxall Overseeing a Juggernaut The Pan Pacific Championships were over for less than an hour and Dean Boxall sat alone in the stands of the William Woollett Aquatics Center. The Australian coach - who oversees the high-powered program at St...

Watch 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Highlights & LIVE Streaming The next generation of international swimming stars are racing this week at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, and you can watch the action live from Vancouver. Competition runs Aug. 17-20 at the UBC Aquatic Centre in Va...

‘Chef’s Kiss’ Swims from Skyler Smith Vault Late Bloomer Up World Rankings Skyler Smith admits that she wears her heart on her sleeve. Around the fourth “super” of her interview Friday morning at the Woollett Aquatic Center, that explanation became redundant. Smith was stoked. She had just set the s...

Could Australia Take Down Legendary World Record in Men's 400 Freestyle Relay Before United States? Thanks to the heroics of Kyle Chalmers, Australia captured world titles in the men's 400 freestyle relay in 2023 and 2025, both in upset fashion. On both occasions, Australia had never led before Chal...

Hungarian Hubert Kos Tracks Down One Hall of Famer; Has Another Cornered In a way, Hubert Kos played a game of tag with a pair of Hall of Famers as he raced at the just concluded European Championships in Paris. On the final day of competition, Kos tapped countryman Laszlo Cseh, eliminating the 74-t...

Passages: Phillip Whitten, Former Editor of Swimming World, Dies at 82 Phillip Whitten, the former Editor-in-Chief of Swimming World, and its sister publications, Swimming Technique and SWIM (Masters), passed away on Saturday, August 15. He was 82. Whitten was a highly respected journalist, having c...

Saint Mary’s Water Polo Era Begins August 28 at Triton Invitational; Gaels Set for Historic Inaugural 2026 Season Saint Mary’s College is days away from making water polo history. After months of recruiting, roster building and preparation under head coach James Lathrop, the Gaels have officially en...

Junior Pan Pacs, Night One Finals: Luka Mijatovic Breaks NAG in 800 Freestyle; Just Misses Phelps Mark in 200 Free The United States' Luka Mijatovic started his second appearance at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in style, as the University of Texas recruit defended his title in the 200-meter ...

College Swimming League Announces Sites for Inaugural Season The College Swimming League, which will debut this fall with some of the country's top programs participating, has announced the venues for this year's meets. The schedule will get underway on September 24 and 25 at the FMC Natatorium in W...

United States Swimmers and Coaches Not Sweating Imperfect Pan Pacs No international swim team selected one year in advance will be perfect. Inevitably, swimmers left off the team will drop massive swaths of time during the gap while others will struggle to replicate their form 12 months down the lin...

Guest Editorial: The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics (Part I - Introduction) By Serhii Lysobei  Swimming World periodically will run guest editorials on its website that are intended to enhance the readership's appreciation or understanding of the sport. Today, we run the the first i...

Luka Mijatovic Could Go on Record Blitz at Junior Pan Pacific Championships Two years ago, Luka Mijatovic got his first taste of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, winning three titles when the competition was held in the Australian capital of Canberra. Aside from claiming gold medals in the 200-...

The 2026 European Aquatics and Pan Pacific Championships concluded with Great Britain and USA leading their respective gold-medal counts, while Italy and USA captured the most total medals overall.Great Britain finished atop the European standings with eight gold medals. Italy and Germany each won s...

Great Britain Head Coach Steve Tigg On "Incredibly Positive" Table-Topping Campaign At European Championships Great Britain head coach Steve Tigg described as “incredibly positive” the team’s performance at the European Championships where a final flourish saw them finish top of the medal table. Gre...

Ian Thorpe Sings Praises Of Down Under Wonders After A Golden 'Sam Pacs' For Aussies In Irvine Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe has given his seal of approval to the Dolphins Class of '26 after Australia’s most successful ever Pan Pacs Meet in Irvine over the weekend – what we’re now calling, d....

‘It’s Nuts:’ Kate Douglass 50 Free World Record Marks Staggering Progress Kate Douglass wasn’t fully sure what her eyes were telling her Saturday night. The scoreboard at Irvine’s Woollett Aquatic Center was saying 23.19 seconds in the 50 freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships. But that’s not a ...

DMs and Elevator Texts: Pan Pacs Swimmers React to Johannes Liebmann World Record Bobby Finke was done shaving Saturday morning ahead of the final day of the Pan Pacific Championships when he opened Instagram. He was confused as to why he had a slew of DMs, most of them from people he didn’t now. Th...

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Swimmer of the Year Sydney LaBaugh Chooses LSU for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Louisiana State University has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Sydney LaBaugh of Coplay, Pa. LaBaugh is a versatile swimmer who is a Junior National qualifier. Sh...

European Championships, Day Seven Finals: Great Britain Tops Medal Table As Paris 2026 Wraps Up Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelims report D...

Live Now: Watch the Final Two Hours of the European Aquatics Championships Swimming World will update this story throughout today’s final session with the latest results, final medal counts and any additional record-breaking performances. Coming off spectacular coverage of Pan Pacific Championships...