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Michael Phelps Has Earned His Voice on USA Swimming’s Future The first brick was laid in 2000, a 15-year-old at the Sydney Olympic Games starting a project that would require dedication, patience and a skill set unto its own. Over the next dozen years, the walls rose, and a grandiose structure emerg...

Why Swimming World Records Keep Falling Ever notice that world-record swim times never seem to stand all that long? You are not alone. You also are not wrong. Every time we sit down to take in the latest Olympics or World Championships, a record seems to fall. It doesn’t matter whether it’s in frees...

Ed Sommerville’s Brave 200m Freestyle Short Course World Record Attempt Falls Short in Brisbane Queenslander Ed Sommerville has bounced back from a disappointing Singapore World Aquatics Championship campaign, to launch an all-out attack on the 200m freestyle short course world record in Brisbane t....

Aussie Ben Armbruster Using TYR Summer Championships to Showcase Talent After Worlds Miss The cutthroat qualifying nature of swimming is rarely lost on athletes, coaches and fans. Limited spots are available to major international competitions. Hiccups in preparation are part of life. And the compet...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Four Finals: Alex Shackell, Madi Mintenko Close Meet with Victories Call it a do-or-die night at the TYR Summer Championships. The four-day meet in Southern California will come to a conclusion on Friday night, but not before a handful of athletes work toward organizing...

Rising Queensland Star Lincoln Wearing Breaks Sam Short's Australian Age Short Course Record in 800 Freestyle Queensland’s latest rising teenage distance prodigy Lincoln Wearing has continued his record-breaking demolition of Australian swimming’s biggest names, breaking another Sam Short Australian...

Three Open Water Swims to Complete in the Florida Keys Open Water swims take place weekly all across the United States. From lakes to oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, open water swimming offers an outlet for retired swimmers, current swimmers, and serious competitors alike. Florida – particularly the F...

USA Swimming Responds to Legends' Criticism; Michael Phelps Refutes Outreach USA Swimming on Thursday released a statement saying it was “saddened and disappointed” by alumni of the program who have in recent weeks criticized it. The organization has been roiled by criticism from the outside on a mu...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Four Prelims: Trenton Julian Fires Off Strong 200 Butterfly; Madi Mintenko Sets Personal Best The final day of the TYR Summer Championships has arrived, and the four-day competition has supplied some quality performances. During Thursday night's finals at the William Wo...

Double World Champion Ahmed Jaouadi Taking Distance Talents to University of Florida Coming off gold medals in the 800-meter freestyle and the 1500 freestyle, Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi will be shifting his training base to the University of Florida, where he will race for the Gators in NCAA competitio...

Who Is a Threat to Qualify for Pan Pacific Championships from USA World Juniors Squad? Once the TYR Summer Championships conclude, attention will shift to the World Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania. The meet, which will feature the future of the sport, is scheduled from August 19-24, and the...

A Farewell to Lilly King, an American Swimming Icon Lilly King spent the last two days of her professional swimming career doing what she’s done so well for the last decade. On the penultimate day of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, she took to social media to snipe back at Michae...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Three Finals: Ben Armbruster Tops Caeleb Dressel in 50 Fly; Michael Hochwalt Impresses in 400 IM The efforts of Brooks Curry and Caeleb Dressel highlighted the Day Three morning session of the TYR Pro Championships in Irvine, California. The question: Can they be faster...

Olympic Gold Medalist Daniel Wiffen Reveals He Will Train at Cal Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen will be joining his brother in Northern California, according to a post by the Irishman on social media. While his twin, Nathan Wiffen, will compete for Cal-Berkeley at the NCAA level, Daniel Wiffen will ...

On This Date: When the Stars Came Out - a Golden Night to Remember at the Rio Olympics Doesn’t feel like it, but it’s been nine years since the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The final Olympiad for Michael Phelps. The trifecta of Katie Ledecky. Mack Horton’s epic defeat of Sun Yang. The domin...

Caeleb Dressel Making Push for Pan Pacs Slot in 50 Butterfly; Michael Andrew on Shaky Ground Racing the 50-meter butterfly during the third day of prelims at the TYR Summer Championships, Caeleb Dressel put together a strong performance of 23.28. That time was good for the second seed in the final, ...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Three Prelims: Brooks Curry Leads Field in 100 Freestyle Each of the first two days of the TYR Summer Championships has featured an intriguing storyline. While Van Mathias stunned with a win in the 50-meter breaststroke on the opening night of the meet, Aaron Shackell d...

'I Always Want More:' Hunger of Summer McIntosh Pushing Her Toward Legendary Status Her name sits in the No. 1 slot in three events. She’s No. 2 all-time in a pair disciplines. In a third event, she can be found as history’s No. 5 performer. Yes, the dominance of Summer McIntosh is something to beho...

A Year After Indy Trials, Shackell Siblings Again Get Job Done with International Hopes on the Line Let's revisit last summer for a moment. At the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Aaron Shackell used the first day of competition to fulfill his dream of becoming an Olympian. With a victo...

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