Read more3Q&A with ESPN: Is NCAA Swimming Ready for Its Next Wave?04 February 2025NCAA Swimming Has a Chance to Emerge From Turbulent Waters in Stronger Position [caption id="attachment_604195" align="alignright" width="450"] Rose is All Smiles[/caption] BERKELEY, Calif. — The sky hung heavy with gray clouds over Spieker Aquatics Complex, a fitting backdrop for the Cal Men’s Swim...
Read moreASCA Announces 2025 World Clinic Scholarship Presented by Swim Across America03 February 2025The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) is excited to announce that Swim Across America is generously sponsoring a scholarship for a deserving coach to attend the 2025 ASCA World Clinic in Reno, Nevada, September 2-5. The Swim Across America Scholarship provides full registration for the AS...
Read more4U.S. Men’s Swimming Tiers, Part 2: The Rosters of Today and Tomorrow03 February 2025U.S. Men’s Swimming Tiers, Part 2: The Rosters of Today and Tomorrow The U.S. men’s swimming program is hitting a natural calendar reset. Six World Championships have been sandwiched between the last two Olympics in a pandemic-condensed cycle between Tokyo and Paris, a busy 40 or so months. The NCAA...
Read more2FireAid Concert & "The Swim Guy" Team Up to Help LA Swimming Community31 January 2025The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have caused a lot of damage, leaving families and communities struggling. Over 400 swimmers lost their gear, like swimsuits, goggles, and other important equipment needed for training and competitions. [caption id="attachment_604050" align="aligncenter" width="386...
Read more2U.S. Men's Swimming Tiers, Part 1: Why It's Lonely at the Top30 January 2025U.S. Men's Swimming Tiers, Part 1: Why It's Lonely at the Top It was a banner 2024 for American swimming. Wait, let’s try that again. It was a banner 2024 for American female swimming. The men’s side of the equation, well, not so much. At each of the three biggest meets that brought together America...
Read moreRyan Murphy, Wife Bridget Welcome Baby Daughter29 January 2025Ryan Murphy, Wife Bridget Welcome Baby Daughter American Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy and wife Bridget Murphy welcomed their first child this week. Murphy announced Wednesday on social media the birth of Eevi Lillian Murphy, born on Jan. 24. He said the name originates from the Finnish word for...
Read moreUSA Swimming Announces Coach Selection Criteria For 2025 World Championship Team29 January 2025USA Swimming Announces Coach Selection Criteria For 2025 World Championship Team Just over four months before USA Swimming picks the group of up to 52 swimmers who will represent the Stars and Stripes at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, the organization has unveiled the criteria f...
Read moreASCA Takes Over Central States, Eastern States and ISHOF Swim Clinics29 January 2025The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) announced today it is officially taking over the management and operation of the longstanding and popular Central States and Eastern States Swim Clinics as well as the International Swimming Hall of Fame Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale effective in 2025. The...
Read more2Three Years Later, Luca Urlando Returns to Record-Breaking Form; This Time in His Main Event28 January 2025Three Years Later, Luca Urlando Returns to Record-Breaking Form; This Time in His Main Event Long before he swam the fastest time ever in the 200-yard butterfly at a dual meet, Luca Urlando was responsible for one of the most unlikely American records in years. He has ranked among the country’s best...
Read moreShaine Casas Becomes Fifth-Fastest Ever in 400-Yard IM During Pro Exhibitions in Austin25 January 2025Shaine Casas Becomes Fifth-Fastest Ever in 400-Yard IM During Pro Exhibitions in Austin Time trials featuring University of Texas-based professional swimmers were held during this weekend's Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, and Shaine Casas took advantage of the rare short course yards racing opportunity ...
Read more1USA Swimming Announces World Champs Selection Criteria; 50-Meter Winners to Receive Higher Priority23 January 2025USA Swimming Announces World Championships Selection Criteria; 50-Meter Winners to Receive Higher Priority USA Swimming has revealed the procedures for qualification onto the 2025 World Championships team. The national governing body will bring up to 26 female swimmers and 26 male swimmers to the ne...
Read more3Klete Keller Receives Pardon for January 6 Conviction: 'I Really Regret the Actions I Took'21 January 2025Klete Keller Receives Pardon for January 6 Conviction: 'I Really Regret the Actions I Took' More than four years after three-time Olympian Klete Keller was arrested for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, he has received a pardon from newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump. Kel...
Read moreWith 6 World Championships in 3 Years, How Has the Global Landscape Looked? (Athlete and Country Stats)21 January 2025With 6 World Championships in 3 Years, Who Has Won the Most Medals? It’s been a busy three years of international swimming. The sport, like much else, came to a screeching halt in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. International meets, including the Tokyo Olympics, were postponed, and the backlog...
Read moreU.S. House of Representatives Votes to Ban Transgender Participation in Women's Sports14 January 2025U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Ban Transgender Participation in Women's Sports For the second time, the United States House of Representatives has passed a bill banning all transgender women from women's and girls' sports that receive federal funding and come under Title IX jurisdiction. The...
Read morePassages: Beloved U.S. Olympic Team Massage Therapist Brian Campbell Dies14 January 2025Passages: U.S. Olympic Team Massage Therapist Brian Campbell Dies USA Swimming announced in an Instagram post Monday evening that Dr. Brian Campbell, a massage therapist and chiropractor who worked with three Olympic swim teams, has passed away. Campbell was also the head massage therapist at UCLA, ...
Read more1Two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga Launches In Depth Swimming Academy: 'A Passion to Bring Something New'13 January 2025Two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga Launches In Depth Swimming Academy: 'A Passion to Bring Something New' When Olivia Smoliga was a young teenager, like many swimmers, she looked up to the Olympians. Smoliga took advantage of every chance she could to meet them and learn from them through clinics. But...
Read moreScott Rosman, Carrie Stolar Join Board of USA Swimming Foundation11 January 2025Scott Rosman, Carrie Stolar Join Board of USA Swimming Foundation Scott Rosman and Carrie Stolar were elected by the USA Swimming Board of Directors at its December meeting to serve on the USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors starting in 2025, the organization announced on Friday. Tim Buckley,...
Read more1Olympic Legend Gary Hall Jr. Loses Home, Olympic Medals in Devastating California Wildfire (Link to GoFundMe)09 January 2025Gary Hall Jr. Loses Home, Olympic Medals in Devastating California Wildfire (Link to GoFundMe) At least five people have been killed and thousands of homes have been destroyed in Southern California amid numerous raging wildfires that have broken out within the past two days. Among the affected is 1...
Read moreMaturity and Experience Guided Regan Smith to Career Year in 202406 January 2025Maturity and Experience Guided Regan Smith to Career Year in 2024 Returning home from her second Olympics, Regan Smith needed a respite from the pressure-packed, exhausting buildup to the Paris Games. Her partnership with coach Bob Bowman had yielded a strong performance that included three individu...
Read moreWorld Coach of the Year: Bob Bowman Has Mentored a Global Gathering of Champions02 January 2025World Coach of the Year: Bob Bowman Has Mentored a Global Gathering of Champions Bob Bowman leapt into the pool at the IU Natatorium in late March, and somehow his year was just starting. Unspool the rest of the 2024 and it seemed that Bowman leading Arizona State to its first NCAA men’s championshi...