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10 Hidden Benefits of Swimming Everyone wants to be an Olympic swimmer. But luckily, you don’t have to be an Olympic swimmer to benefit from the sport. People of all ages, from all backgrounds, and with various levels of experience can benefit from swimming. Swimming is one of the few sports you can...

Surging  Shaine Casas Continues Superb Year on World Cup Circuit For 16 hours this summer, any questions about Shaine Casas and his ability to fulfill his massive potential in major moments was silenced. In the World Championships final of the men’s 200 IM, Casas delivered the swim of his life to sn...

11 Things That Separate the Good Swimmer from the Great Swimmer By Brittany Oxley (Archive) “This is the difference between being good and being great.” That quote has been engrained in my head since I started swimming at 6 years old. I believe every coach I have ever swum for has said those words. ...

Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister Will Sustain Australian Freestyle Excellence in Post-Titmus Era What Ariarne Titmus accomplished for Australia between her international debut in 2017 and her final meet at the Paris Olympics, cannot be understated. The legacy goes far beyond the eight Olympic meda...

World Cup Stop in Westmont Was a Successful Showcase for Illinois Swimming Last weekend (Oct. 17-19), the FMC Natatorium at Ty Warner Park played host to the second stop of the 2025 World Aquatics World Cup circuit, drawing some of the fastest swimmers on the planet to suburban Chicago for three day...

Hubert Kos, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan Have Decisions to Make After NCAA Schedule Change Over the past several years, Hubert Kos and Torri Huske have established themselves securely among the world's best swimmers, both having secured individual Olympic gold medals in Paris along with numerous other...

Simple Habits to Keep You in the Pool and Out of the Doctor’s Office During Cold and Flu Season Cold and flu season always seems to show up right when you are training your hardest. Between long school days, early practices, and busy weekends, your body is working overtime. Add in colder weather, po...

The Fifth Stroke: Dolphin Kick Drills That Can Improve Performance By Mark McCluskey, Swimming World College Intern In recent years, we have consistently watched the sport of swimming develop and grow as we discover ways to become faster. One of the biggest discoveries is the importance of dolphin k...

Ariarne Titmus Would Not Yield to Greatness En Route to Legendary Career When Ariarne Titmus was trying to establish herself as an elite international swimmer, she faced one of the most daunting obstacles in the sport’s history. Katie Ledecky had become a dominating force in the mid-distance and dis...

By Abigail Sheridan The college swimming recruiting process can be a complicated maze of websites, phone calls, emails, recruiting questionnaires, visits and much more. It can be easy to get confused or frustrated because of the countless rules - written and unwritten - as well as all the options. H...

Commentary: Masters Swimming Needs to Add Transgender Classification By Jennifer Rines This article is literally me begging for the world to allow trans kids to play sports. I love sports so much. We all do. They’re so great. Wheeling my 84-year-old grandmother into Game One of the 2004 World Series...

Can Hubert Kos, Rex Maurer Lift Texas Men to Repeat Title? A seventh-place national finish in the final year under legendary coach Eddie Reese was the outlier for the men’s swimming and diving program at the University of Texas. The uncertainty surrounding Reese’s retirement and the team’s future he...

Beyond the First Second: Mastering the Underwater Start The first second of a race begins on the block, but it does not end there. It may start the race, but the following factors write the story. A clean entry can give a swimmer the lead, yet it is only one piece of the equation. A swimming race is...

The Moment I Almost Quit I can still remember the exact moment I thought I was done with swimming.  It was the middle of a grueling practice, the kind where every set feels endless and your arms feel like they’re dragging cement through the water. I was staring at the black line on the bottom of the...

Virginia Women Kick Off Post-Walsh Era With Loaded Roster Pursuing Another Title On the way to a fifth consecutive national title last March, the University of Virginia women did not have to worry about maximizing every last point at the NCAA Championships. On the contrary, their win was a forgone c...

6 Meet Day Nutrition Strategies Swimmers Should Know Among the most important things an athlete can do is set goals, and with these goals come standards. Proper training, sleep, and nutrition are vital necessities for success in any sport. But balancing these priorities can be challenging when jobs,...

Can Women Beat Men in Marathon Swimming? By Daniela Navarrete, Swimming World College Intern. Swimmers have biological differences that affect their performance according to their sex. Women have lower hemoglobin levels, oxygen supply, and do not develop as much muscular power. Therefore, in sprint ...

A Look at the NIL Landscape in Swimming The NCAA approved Name, Image, and Likeness compensation in 2021, opening the door for collegiate athletes to earn money through endorsements and sponsorships. When it comes to NIL, football and basketball dominate the headlines. Swimming, on the other hand, d...

Los Angeles Olympic Qualification Procedures Present New Obstacles for American Swimmers Around the world, the qualification process for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will look different than in previous years. Swimmers aiming to qualify for the newly-added 50-meter stroke events will have t...

14 Ways To Tell You Come From a Swimming Family By J.P. Mortenson Due to the sport's all-consuming nature, swimming inevitably becomes a family affair. And once your family becomes a swimming family, the sport will affect your home life in more ways than you could have ever imagined! Here are ways t...