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Michael Phelps, Jalen Rose Awarded Honorary Degrees From University of Michigan Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Michigan on Saturday, May 2. Phelps and former Fab Five basketball player Jalen Rose were part of a group that got Michigan to...

Moesha Johnson Sprints to Double-Double at Open Water World Cup; Paulo Strehlke Delgado Clinches Mexico's First Medal Results Day 1 report Moesha Johnson reaffirmed her status as the dominant force in women’s open water with 3k sprint gold on the penultimate stop of the Open Water World Cup in Golfo...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Blasts World Record in 100 Butterfly; Goes 54.33 at Fort Lauderdale Open Gretchen Walsh has developed a forumula for racing in Fort Lauderdale. Basically, racing in the South Florida city equates to world-record performances. One year after the Team USA star established a world...

Leon Marchand and Kate Douglass Double on Final Night of Fort Lauderdale Open When the psych sheets for the Fort Lauderdale Open were released, Leon Marchand was found in each of the four events he won at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Over the weekend, Marchand was perfect again, as he left South...

Regan Smith Clips Isabelle Stadden in 100 Backstroke Showdown at Fort Lauderdale Open In what was a race more reflective of a major international competition, rather than a domestic meet, Regan Smith and Isabelle Stadden put on a show in the 100-meter backstroke on Saturday night. Racing at the Fort...

Katie Ledecky, Bobby Finke Snare 800 Freestyle Titles at Fort Lauderdale Open Just days after she posted one of the fastest times in the history of the 1500-meter freestyle, Katie Ledecky capped the Fort Lauderdale Open with a dominant victory in the 800 freestyle on Saturday night. A four-time Olym...

Isabelle Stadden Keeps Firing During Prelims of Fort Lauderdale Open; Notches PR in 100 Backstroke The first three days of the Fort Lauderdale Open have offered several engaging storylines. There was Katie Ledecky's No. 5 time in history in the 1500-meter freestyle. There was Summer McIntosh's narro...

Montana State Record Holder Dylon Flikkema Chooses Arizona For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Manhattan, Montana native Dylon Flikkema has announced her verbal commitment to continue her academic and swimming career at the University of Arizona. The Junior National qualifier will arrive in Tucson in Fall 2027. Re...

Georgia Tech Lands 2027 Verbal From In-State Standout Tessa Steger NEW COMMIT: Georgia Tech has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Tessa Steger of Bogart, Ga. Steger is a Futures qualifier who excels in distance freestyle and IM. She will join Aib...

European Aquatics Wants Reintegration Of Russian & Belarusian Athletes Delayed Until After European Championships European Aquatics has requested a delay until 1 September 2026 in implementing World Aquatics’ bylaw allowing the full participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. World Aquatics de...

Leon Marchand Fends Off Carson Foster for 400 IM Title at Fort Lauderdale Open The achievements of Leon Marchand in the 400-meter individual medley are sensational. An Olympic gold medal. Three world championships. A world record. So, when Marchand topped the field in the event during Friday night a...

Summer McIntosh Excels with 1:54.36 Victory in 200 Freestyle at Fort Lauderdale Open Another victory from Summer McIntosh highlighted the third night of competition at the Fort Lauderdale Open, where the Canadian star picked up a victory in the 200-meter freestyle on Friday evening. One night after ...

Isabelle Stadden Pops 2:04.37 Mark in 200 Backstroke; Moves to No. 4 All-Time In early March, Isabelle Stadden walked away from the USA Swimming Pro Series meet in the Chicago suburbs with personal-best performances across all three backstroke events. The competition served as proof that Stadden, a ...

Seven Russian Swimmers Among 300 Sanctioned from WADA Operation LIMS Seven aquatics athletes are among the nearly 300 sanctioned as part of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Operation LIMS in Russia, the organization announced on Thursday. WADA characterizes the operation as “groundbreaking” for its sa...

Youngstown State Hires Hannah Saiz as Head Coach Youngstown State on Friday announced Hannah Saiz as its new men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach. Saiz arrives from Army, where she was an assistant coach for three seasons at West Point. She swam collegiately at Kenyon College, where she ...

Fort Lauderdale Open, Day 3 Prelims: Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh to Joust Again in 200 Free The first full night session of the Fort Lauderdale Open on Thursday night hosted the latest dual between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh. Friday night, we’ll get a battle over a distance that is becomin...

Watch Open Water World Cup Continue Saturday via Eurovision Sport on Swimming World The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup continues Saturday in Golfo Aranci, Italy, with three more races available to watch exclusively via  Eurovision Sport on Swimming World. After Friday’s 10K races deli....

Sacha Velly Clinches Maiden Solo Victory As Moesha Johnson Continues Domination at Open Water World Cup Results Leg 1 report Leg 2 report Sacha Velly edged out Marc-Antoine Olivier to clinch his maiden individual gold at the Open Water World Cup while Moesha Johnson continued her domination with a 2...

7 Tips for Surviving and Loving Long Course Season The jump from short course to long course season can feel like a completely different sport at first. In short course, you get walls, breaks in the rhythm, and constant chances to reset. In long course, it is just 50 meters of continuous swimming at...

Summer McIntosh Edges Katie Ledecky in Spectacular 400 Freestyle at Fort Lauderdale Open; Kate Douglass Doubles Two of the sport's greats, Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky, gave the fans in attendance at the Fort Lauderdale Open a show in the final of the 400-meter freestyle on Thursday night. Whil...