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The 5 Oldest World Short-Course Records: Yannick Agnel Holding On in 400 Freestyle (Men's Edition) While the Asian Games in Tokyo remain on the year's long-course schedule, much of the rest of the year will be focused on short-course competition, beginning with the World Cup series along the Silk Ro...

Apostolos Siskos Made History with Podium Double at European Champs Back in May, while racing at the Acropolis Open, Apostolos Siskos became the third-fastest European in the history of the 200-meter backstroke. Clocking 1:54.12 for a Greek record, Siskos established a starting point for the biggest...

Battle for LA28: U.S. Women Facing Epic Challenge for Qualification in Sprint Freestyle and Backstroke The group of women representing the United States in international swimming over the past few years represents one of the greatest shows of depth in the sport's history. At the 2025 World Champions...

Para Pan Pacs: Watch Final-Day Prelims Replay Before Finals LIVE Tonight at 5:30 PM PT Walnut, California | Aug. 30, 2026 Watch the final-day Para Pan Pacs prelims replay now, then return tonight for the Para Pan Pacs finals live at 5:30 p.m. PT from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. ▶ ...

Don't Forget! As Cam McEvoy Returns to 100 Freestyle, Aussie Has Stellar Track Record No one in the sport knows speed like Cam McEvoy. The Australian veteran, a four-time Olympian, is the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 50-meter freestyle. He's the world-record holder in the event. He owns a p...

Double Olympic Champion Matt Richards Driven by Paris Pain in Pursuit of LA 2028 Gold Matt Richards is doing everything in his power to avoid a repeat of his crushing disappointment of Paris 2024 where he missed 200m freestyle gold by 0.02secs. Swimming out of lane one as David Popovici, Duncan Scot...

3 Reasons Age-Group Coaches Are Valuable in Molding Young Swimmers (From the Archive) By Julia Czentye (formerly Warnken) If you were a swimmer, you should remember your first coach, right? Or like any sport you played when you were young, some of the most memorable older figures were your first tea...

Cornell Lands 2027 Verbal From Burlingame Aquatic Club's Alexa Chang NEW COMMIT: Cornell University has scored a new verbal commitment* for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Alexa Chang of Burlingame, Calif. Chang is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in backstroke and butterfly. She will ...

Breaststroker Ashlyn Anderson Lends 2027 Verbal to Rice NEW COMMIT: Rice University has scored a new in-state verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Ashlyn Anderson of Keller, Texas. Anderson is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke. She will join Lily Hineman in H...

Battle for LA28: Four Events That Will Feature Brutal Qualifying; Who Will Navigate 100 Butterfly in U.S.? Halfway to the 2028 Olympic Games, greater clarity has emerged around contenders for medals in Los Angeles. Of course, a few current hopefuls will fade by the time qualifying competitions are c...

The Power of the Mind Through Visualization By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern. You are behind the blocks, staring down the end of your lane. The warm, chlorine air is strong. Coaches, teammates and parents are cheering and whistling for the swimmers currently racing in the water who are...

Katie Kubiak, Leanne Smith Open Para Pan Pacs with World Records Americans Katie Kubiak and Leanne Smith set World records on Night 1 of the Para Pan Pacific Championships. Kubiak set three American records and a world mark to start the meet at Mt. San Antonio College. She went 1:16.10 in the S5 100...

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...