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Tennessee Sprint Relay Title a Diverse Moment That Transcends Swimming As Lamar Taylor touched the wall, the Tennessee sprinters fell into each other's arms in jubilation. The Volunteers had just claimed the 200-yard freestyle relay NCAA title, their first relay title since 1996, but more importantl...

The Power of Being a Great Teammate: 6 Ways to Provide Support Swimming may seem like an individual sport, but no swimmer achieves success alone. Whether it’s cheering your teammates on during their race, pushing each other through tough sets, or offering words of encouragement after a challenging p...

Walsh Sisters Will Lead Virginia Women to More Relay Records in College Finale Perhaps you remember the iconic college swimming career that Kate Douglass put together at the University of Virginia. Her first season was cut short when the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the ...

Shaine Casas Teasing Breakthrough as U.S. Men Seek New Stars Talent has never been in question for Shaine Casas. The 25-year-old has been among the top swimmers in the country for almost six years, since he won both backstroke events at a National Championships held just after the World Championship...

IWD: Setting the Pace: 5 Women Who Changed the Sport of Swimming Today, March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. As a tribute to the women who have contributed to, grown and defined excellence in the sport, Swimming World will recognize some of the great women and achievements in swimming hi...

We're Going Streaking! How Cal Men Have Put Together a Spectacular Run at NCAA Championships In the first of a series that will focus on streaks in the sport of swimming, Swimming World takes a look at the run by the Cal men at the NCAA Championships. Since 2010, the Golden Bears have either won or ...

College Swimming Will Soon Be Divided Among Have’s and Have Not’s By the fall, the fundamental reshaping of college swimming will be complete. Dozens of universities have already changed their conference affiliation, with the search for a new television rights deal dooming the Pac-12. Five power con...

Motivational Monday: Establishing Your Voice as a Swimmer As much as swimming is a team sport, most races are only completed by one person. However, the training often organized by coaches applies to many teammates instead of one person. Even though this practice is effective and makes sense for hel...

13 Weird Objects That Have Been Found in the Pool Picture this: you're swimming along during practice minding your own business when suddenly, you become entangled in a web of an unidentified object floating by. You have no idea where it came from and thrash around trying to free yourself from the....

The Positive Effects of Swimming On the Brain By Alice Reeves-Turner If there is one thing all swimmers (and ex-swimmers) can agree on, it is the addictive nature of swimming. We all crave the smell of chlorine on our skin, the pain of a long, hard set and the adrenaline rush that comes from every r...

What Type of Paddles Should I Get? A Look at a Variety of Choices If you have ever spent time on the pool deck, you probably have seen a rainbow of paddles hanging out of equipment bags. Paddles not only come in different colors, but also many different shapes. They are an excellent training tool fo...

Conference Realignment Produces Odd But Exciting Swimming Results, With Usual NCAA Greatness to Come The men’s swimming and diving winner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, California. Second place went to Stanford, also off a cross-country flight from the Bay Area. NC State, a charter member of the ...

Swimming is a sport that requires an immense amount of physical, mental and emotional energy. When you are pushing yourself to your limit every day, it makes it easier to have a good relationship with your coach. Your coach is someone that you see almost every day for hours on end, so being close wi...

The Unseen Nerves Behind Every Swim: A Community of Jitters When I swam, I was an emotional athlete—my highs were high, and my lows were low. Looking back, I thought that nothing could replicate the intensity of the nerves I experienced before a race. The racing heart, the sweaty palms, the tension ...

The Confessions of a Back-Halfer Swimming World continues a brief series from the archive that identifies confessions of specific types of swimmers. Previously, articles discussed the confessions of a distance swimmer and the confessions of a butterflyer. By Jamie Kolar (From the Archive) Being a ba...

A Taste of Everything: Why Younger Swimmers Should Race Every Event In swimming, the topic of specialization of young athletes is often contentious and controversial. At the beginning of my career, I was extremely fortunate to grow up and participate in a program that put an emphasis on doing all di...

Over the weekend, the Philadelphia Eagles soared to a Super Bowl victory, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22. Some of the world’s best athletes were on display for hundreds of millions to see, with Eagles stars like Jalen Hurts and Devonta Smith dominating in victory. It made us here at Swimmin...

Tips for Tech-ing Up: Advice from 'The Swimsuit Guy' for Championship Season After five months of stress and hard work, we’ve almost made it: championship season is right around the corner. From the club level all the way up to NCAAs, the crux of the short course season lies in February. And as man....

The Method of Cupping: Is the Recovery Technique Beneficial? As the 2016 campaign progressed, there was no shortage of storylines in the sport. Michael Phelps' last dance. Katie Ledecky's dominance. Anthony Ervin with a title surge in the 50 freestyle, 16 years after his initial Olympic gold. But on...

15 Truths About Swimming Swimming is a sport like no other. You learn a lot about yourself throughout your years as a swimmer and the sport inherently instills valuable life lessons in you. Even when your time as a competitive swimmer is done, you still continue to learn more about the sport and hav...