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After 18 Years, Katie Hoff Still Holds American Record in 400 IM; Who Will Rise Up and Challenge? The oldest American record - male or female - is approaching its 18th birthday. It was June 29, 2008 when Katie Hoff moved through the 400-meter individual medley in 4:31.12 at the United States Olympic...

What if the Stroke 50s Were in Paris? France Would Have Challenged for Another Gold Last year, the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of the 50-meter stroke events to the Olympic program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. For the first time, there will be 43 sets of medals awarded...

Italy Selects 48-Strong Squad for European Championships Italy has selected a 48-strong squad for the European Championships in Paris next month. The team – comprising 26 men and 22 women – features the likes of Sara Curtis who has risen to the top table of European sprinting this year. The 19-year-...

Marrit Steenbergen Clinches Second Title & Tes Schouten Returns to International Stage Results Day 1 report Marrit Steenbergen clinched her second title in as many days and Tes Schouten booked her return to international competition on day two of the Dutch Championships. Steenbergen won the 50 back ...

Miami Adds Klaudia Nazieblo as Assistant Coach The University of Miami Thursday hired Klaudia Nazieblo to the staff of its women’s swimming and diving program. Nazieblo has spent much of the last decade at Virginia Tech, where she swam from 2014-2018 and where she has been an assistant coach since 2...

Kentucky Hires Ben Keast as Assistant Coach Kentucky on Thursday announced the hiring of Ben Keast as an assistant coach on the staff of head coach Bret Lundgaard. Keast spent the last three seasons at SwimMAC Carolina in Charlotte as an assistant coach with the high performance training group. That...

Pitt Hires Austin Pillado as Associate Head Coach The University of Pittsburgh this week announced the hiring of Austin Pillado as associate head coach of the swimming and diving team. He joins the rebuilt staff of Director of Swimming and Diving Katie Kasparzak and head coach Ian Walsh. “I would li...

Josh Liendo Bypassing Pan Pacific Championships; Placing Focus on Commonwealth Games Another big name will be missing from next month's Pan Pacific Championships, as Canadian star Josh Liendo has opted to focus on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Liendo confirmed to SwimSwam that he will bypass th...

Katie Ledecky Facing Incredible Competition in 800 Freestyle: How We Got Here Never in swimming’s history has an individual dominated an event the way Katie Ledecky has run roughshod over her competition in the 800 and 1500 freestyle. She has never lost either race at a major international competiti...

Falling in Love with Swimming Again - From the Outside  There comes a point for many swimmers when the love story with the sport changes.  For some, it happens after retirement. For others, it begins during college, after years of chasing times, standards, and expectations. The black line that once ...

Andy Salmon Resigns as CEO of Swim England Andy Salmon has resigned as CEO of Swim England after leading the governing body for around two and a half years. Salmon took up the role in February 2024 when he replaced previous incumbent Jane Nickerson who retired amid an independent review which demand...

Yohann Ndoye Brouard Sweeps Backstroke Titles as French Championships Conclude Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Day 4 report Day 5 report Leon Marchand Withdraws From French Championships For Further Treatment On Adductor Injury Yohann Ndoye Brouard completed a sweep of backstroke titl...

Marrit Steenbergen Swims 58.33 100 Backstroke, One of Three National Records on Night 1 at Dutch Trials Five days after breaking a long-standing world record in the women's 100 freestyle, Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands has produced another electric performance at her country's selection meet ...

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named over 2,230 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5...

Kristof Milak Going Shorter on Path to European Championships The talent and accomplishments of Kristof Milak cannot be debated. As a four-time Olympic medalist, including two-time champion, the Hungarian is eventually bound for induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He owns the wor...

Could John Shortt Be the Breakout Swimmer of the Summer? Nineteen-year-old Irishman John Shortt has been on a tear ever since the European Short Course Championships. Shortt, the current world junior record holder in the short-course 200 backstroke, has taken a majorleap this season. After big-time ...

Mary-Ambre Moluh Sprints to Trio of Titles; Men's 100 Back Rescheduled to Final Evening after Starting Issue Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Day 4 report Leon Marchand Withdraws From French Championships For Further Treatment On Adductor Injury Mary-Ambre Moluh won her third title in ...

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is proud to announce its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, recognizing 714 teams from 418 institutions for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester. Collective...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the 2026 TOP 25 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The results were compiled by USA Swimming’s data staff and ASCA staff using data from the SWIMS database. The res...

Is Distance Swimming Dying? Top Coaches Discuss Future of the Events Katie Ledecky’s gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London is a moment that will last a lifetime. A rising star at the time, Ledecky stunned the world, cutting through the water with a ferocious ease....