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Plan vs. Strategy: The Ways to Approach the 200 Butterfly

Plan vs. Strategy: The Ways to Approach the 200 Butterfly Ah, the butterfly. It is routinely acknowledged as a "power" stroke, and the 200 distance is where the rubber meets the road. Butterfly may be the event where there is the least amount of crossover by distance. What I mean by this, is that yo...

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Bell Canadian Trials, Night 5: Taylor Ruck Finishes 5-for-5 Trials

Bell Canadian Trials, Night 5: Taylor Ruck Finishes 5-for-5 Trials It’s been a banner week for Taylor Ruck. She finished it off on Thursday night with her fifth win in as many events, going 25.93 in the women’s 50 butterfly to pick up the win. All the action from the final night of trials in Montrea...

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The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers

College Visit Guide for Swimmers | Official & Unofficial A visit is one of the most important steps in the college swimming recruiting process. Visits allow swimmers to see the facilities, campus resources, meet potential future teammates and coaches, assess team culture, and get a feel for campus l...

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Penny Taylor Honored with Prestigious Max Ritter Award

Penny Taylor Honored with Prestigious Max Ritter Award Carol Jane "Penny" Pence Taylor has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Max Ritter Award, annually presented by United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) to an individual or nation that has contributed the most to the advancement of understandi...

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A Statistical Appreciation of Katie Ledecky's Distance Dominance

A Statistical Appreciation of Katie Ledecky's Distance Dominance As we near the start of the Commonwealth Games, followed by action at the European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, we figured it was an appropriate time to provide a quick statistical look at the distance dominance of Kati...

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No Simple Answers: When Hormones, Cancer and Sport Collide

No Simple Answers: When Hormones, Cancer and Sport Collide By Leann Rossi I’ve learned more about hormones in the past few weeks than I ever expected to in my lifetime. When my biopsy results came back, the explanation was both simple and devastating: my estrogen was feeding the cancer. Suddenly, so...