Commentary

What I Wish I'd Known As An Age Group Swimmer By Temarie Tomley After celebrating my recent birthday, I realized just how old I’ve gotten and how long I’ve been in this game. I’ve been swimming for 15 years, and in those 15 years I have learned so much. Everyone’s journey through this sport is diffe...

American Men Facing Growing Pains With Singapore Worlds Looming In contrast to the overwhelming experience the American women bring to Singapore in pursuit of a large stack of medals, the U.S. men are in the rebuilding process after a rough Olympic performance last year resulted in just six individu...

Why Swimming Should be About More Than Times and Medals Age-group swimming shouldn’t involve overtraining or pushing too hard. The sport should bring joy to swimmers’ lives, rather than take away from it. The early years of a swimmer’s journey should be all about having fun, developing new skills, a...

American Women to Chase 20-Plus Medals at World Championships Twenty-one women will represent the United States in pool competition at this year’s World Championships, and only three are total newcomers to the international level, Caroline Bricker, Anna Moesch and McKenzie Siroky. Jillian Cox was a ...

The Swimming World App is more than a newsfeed—it’s the ultimate tool for staying connected to the aquatic sports you love. Whether you're a swimmer, coach, parent, or fan, here are 10 things you might not know the app can do: 1. Buy Direct with the SwimShop Purchase swim gear, training tools, skinc...

The Cases for Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh in 800 Freestyle World-Title Duel The last time Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky met in a World Championship final, a wildly-hyped three-woman showdown turned into a massive dud. Two years ago in Fukuoka, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus ran away with the w...

How the Moscow Boycott Short-Circuited Olympic Dreams Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Olympic Games. We run this feature to demonstrate the influence of politics on sports and its athletes. ********************** On March 21, 1980, President Jimmy Carter announce...

Commentary: They’re More Than Their Times - Supporting Team USA with Compassion With the pool competition at the 2025 World Championships about to begin, swimmers from around the globe are preparing to represent their countries on one of the biggest stages in our sport. We’ll be watching from home, ...

Contenders Galore in Men’s Breaststroke Events at World Championships Many of the men who have most consistently graced the podium for breaststroke events at major meets will be missing the upcoming World Championships in Singapore. Adam Peaty, who came up just two hundredths short of a 100 breastst...

What Sets the Best Swimmers Apart: Mental Habits That Lead to Growth Swimmers spend up to 30 hours per week training, stretching, lifting weights, and rehabilitating injuries. In the pool, they build endurance, focus on technique, and push to be as fast and efficient as possible. In the weight room,...

6 Tips and Tricks While Swimming in the Summer Heat The sun beams down, striking you with overwhelming heat. In the warm water, you feel heavier and heavier with every stroke. The clustered lanes are filled with sweaty, out-of-breath swimmers. Swimming outside can be one of the greatest joys of summ...

A Look at Swimmer Muscles by Stroke By Bri Groves, Swimming World College Intern, in collaboration with the creator of Swim Science, Dr. G. John Mullen It’s no surprise that swimmers keep their bodies in peak shape and their commitment comes with an added benefit for fans. Not only can we watch them...

The 7 Sins of Swimming (From the Archive - Originally Published 2017) By Chandler Brandes There is no such thing as a perfect swimmer. As swimmers, we sometimes (although rarely) make mistakes. We may DQ, forget our heat and lane, or even accidentally-on-purpose rip our cap at the exact moment a har...

Strong Women are Beautiful Women: Growing Up in a Swimmer’s Body By Lillian Nelson (From the Archive) Whether you are 13 years old and just growing into your body, or 20 years old and reshaping your body with college swimming, this sport really forces you to be aware of your own presence. I cannot s...

Luca Urlando, Ilya Kharun Chasing Leon Marchand for 200 Butterfly Supremacy In his most recent World Championships appearance, Kristof Milak put forth arguably the finest performance of his career. The Hungarian swept the 100 and 200 butterfly in front of a partisan crowd in Budapest, knocking off h...

What Happened to the International Swimming League? Across the late-2010s, the world of swimming was dominated by discussions surrounding the idea of an International Swimming League (ISL). The Olympics consistently attract new fans to swimming, but the sport has struggled to keep fans' interest wit...

David Popovici, Luke Hobson Leading Men’s 200 Freestyle in World-Record Pursuit A dramatic Olympic final came down to the last strokes before David Popovici claimed his long-sought Olympic gold. The Romanian star was still only 19 years old but seemingly a veteran of such high-stakes finals as he to...

Can Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith Continue Backstroke Dominance in Singapore? The last time Kaylee McKeown was beaten in a major international final of the 100 or 200 backstroke was 2019. The Australian won double individual gold in both Tokyo and Paris while winning four world titles in the stroke...

A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You From the Archive Dear Coach, I would like to begin this letter by asking you a question. A simple, one-word question: Why? Why did you pursue this career? Why do you wake up at the most ungodly hours every day, just to inevitably scream at your swimmers...

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...