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Water Polo Coaching Carousel Sends Ikaika Aki to Hawaii, Dustin Litvak to Loyola Marymount The water polo coaching carousel kicked off last week has added two new changes this week. After James Robinson-O’Brien stepped down from Hawaii to take the women’s head coaching job at UCLA, Hawaii hired Ikai...

Sara Curtis Leads Quintet of European Medalists into NCAA Campaign The NCAA stage has always sported tremendous international talent, its schools boosted by contributions from stars such as South Africans Roland Schoeman and Ryk Neethling to recent European standouts like Leon Marchand and Hubert Ko...

Lafayette College Removes Interim Tag from Mike Rinde; Named Head Coach of Leopards Lafayette College has removed the interim tag from Mike Rinde, naming him as the 13th head coach in the program's history. Rinde took over on an interim basis after Jim Dailey announced his retirement in early August...

International Swimming League (ISL) Confirms Geographic Teams for All-Star Match Just days after the International Swimming League (ISL) announced it will return with an All-Star Match in December in London, the league has revealed its planned format for the meet. The ISL website indicated that the ...

The All-Time Rankings of Leon Marchand; French Star Continues to Define Versatility We didn't get to see a full showcase of Leon Marchand's talent this summer. Due to an adductor injury suffered at the French Elite Championships, and a subsequent reaggravation, the French star opted to bypass the in...

By Katie Wingert, Swimming World College Intern Swimming alone can be a struggle between staring at the black line and wanting to smash your incessantly beeping tempo trainer with your fins. Ideally, we swimmers would always have a team to practice with. Sometimes, though, life gets complicated. Sch...

6 Reasons Your Swim Team Becomes Your Family By Emma Foster, Swimming World College Intern Swimmers are a special breed. Even most non-chlorinated people understand that. On college campuses around the country, swimmers are the ones known for bringing that squeaky-clean chlorine smell into the class...

Jimmy Feigen Set for Induction Into San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame Two-time Olympian Jimmy Feigen will be inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame this weekend, the ceremony scheduled for Saturday night. Feigen was one of the United States' premier sprinters in the 2010s and first made his...

USA Water Polo Announces Rosters for Inaugural 4x4 Open Championships USA Water Polo has announced the athletes selected for competition at the inaugural 2026 World Aquatics Water Polo 4x4 Open Championships next week in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The world's newest water polo format takes center stage fro...

At LA28, Ruta Meilutyte Could Take a Page Out of Anthony Ervin's Book At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Ervin wrote one of the best stories the sport has seen. Sixteen years after he shared gold in the 50-meter freestyle at the Sydney Olympics, Ervin edged Frenchman Florent Manaud...

Guest Editorial: The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics (Part III) Swimming World recently ran Parts I and II of Serhii Lysobei's extensive article, "The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics." Now, we run Part III, which examines sprint swimming from a training perspective. P...

Kristof Milak Shakes Up All-Time Performer Lists (Men's Edition) From mid-July through the middle of August, the sport was treated to a trio of major international competitions. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow kicked off the high-level action, with the European Championships and Pan Pacific Champi...

Earning Your Ducks: A Summer Coach's Playbook for Teaching Young Swimmers a Positive Mindset Standing in the ice-cold water and ready to coach, I am watching kids splash and laugh around me. It's practice before a big home meet. The coaches want swimmers focused on the strokes they are going to race...

Survey Results Suggest Masters Swimmers Interested in Third Competition Group By Jennifer Rines - Guest Editorial Swimming World ran an informal poll during the summer, asking readers about possible competition category options for transgender athletes in U.S. Masters Swimming. The poll recorded a f...

Throwback Thursday: Alexander Dale Oen Wins Emotional Gold for Norway at His Final Major Meet The news was a gut punch not just for his family and friends but for the entire swimming community. Late at night on April 30, 2012,  Norwegian breaststroker Alexander Dale Oen passed away suddenly, his cau...

By Jinq En Phee, Swimming World College Intern. As a competitive swimmer myself, I understand that we’re all constantly looking for ways to improve ourselves and become a better swimmer. Some people might think you need a world-class facility or a famous coach to enhance your performance, but there....

USA Swimming Announces Nominees for Golden Goggle Awards Following a 50-medal performance in the pool by the United States at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, USA Swimming has announced its nominees for the 2026 Golden Goggle Awards. This year's event takes place September 2...

Cam McEvoy Confirms His 100m Freestyle Return on the World Aquatics Silk Road World Cup Tour The world’s fastest man Cam McEvoy will officially launch his comeback to the 100m freestyle at this year’s World Aquatics World Cup Tour in October. McEvoy, the world record holder in the 50m freestyle, h.....

Open-water swimmer, coach and cancer-prevention advocate Carly Miller has successfully completed the English Channel, finishing the 32.9-kilometer (20.4-mile) crossing from England to France in 11 hours and 41 minutes (pending ratification) and completing the prestigious Triple Crown of Open Water S...

National Age Group Record Holder Shareef Elaydi Verbals to Texas for 2027 NEW COMMIT: One of the top recruits in his class, Shareef Elaydi has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Texas for Fall 2027. Elaydi of Santa Clara, Calif., is a National Age Group record holder. Regarding his...