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How Dual Boards Sparked a Single-Arm Fly Open-Water Swim For longtime swim coach Kristen Lavery, a training tool sparked an unexpected return to the pool and, eventually, an open-water race completed entirely with single-arm butterfly. For more than 15 years, Coach Kristen Lavery dedicated her time ...

U.S. World Short Course Trials Less Than Two Weeks Away (See Event Schedule) In a little more than a week, the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois will serve as the host of the United States World Short Course Championships Trials. The meet will be the selection competition for the upcoming World S...

Virginia Pro Am, Session 3: Jordan Crooks Doubles, Claire Curzan Wins Tight Backstroke Contest The short course meters tune-up meet at the University of Virginia wrapped up Friday evening with more superior sprint performances from Gretchen Walsh and Jordan Crooks. Both swimmers swept their respecti...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Blisters World Record in 50 Freestyle at Virginia Pro-Am Nearly two years after she set a world record in the event at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest, American Gretchen Walsh lowered her global standard in the 50-meter freestyle on Friday night. Racing at the ...

Virginia Pro Am, Session 2: Gretchen Walsh, Jordan Crooks, Kate Douglass Set U.S. Open Marks Katie Ledecky clocked a time of 15:15.49 in the women’s 1,500 freestyle at the Virginia Pro-Am on Friday. That’s the third-fastest time in history. Only ahead of her is Ledecky’s world record of 15:08.24 in ...

College Swimming League Match Five Will Go Long Way Toward Shaping Playoff Picture The College Swimming League (CSL) regular season is rapidly approaching its conclusion, with four of the six pre-postseason matches concluded. Match Five is scheduled for Friday (5:30 p.m.) in Walnut, California, with...

Kate Douglass Swims Third-Fastest 100 Freestyle SCM in History at Virginia Pro Am; Regan Smith Pulls Off Impressive Double After posting stunning results in the 50 and 100 freestyle at this summer's Pan Pacific Championships, Kate Douglass remains on a tear in sprint freestyle races. The uber-versat...

Olympic Trials Qualifying Standards Released for 2028 in Indianapolis USA Swimming today announced the qualifying time standards for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, taking place June 9-17, 2028, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The qualifying period will run from December 2, 2026,...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Ohio Swimming, Inc. (OSI) have announced a new partnership designed to expand access to professional education, certification and coaching development opportunities for coaches throughout Ohio. Beginning November 2, 2026, the partnership will prov...

Stacked Lineup Wading into Short Course Meters Racing at Virginia Pro Am No active American swimmer has ever competed in a national qualifying meet in short course meters. In recent quads, USA Swimming has selected its teams for the Short Course World Championships based on long course results, but ...

Luke Barr Showing Off Enormous Improvement During World Cup Run As his team battled for top positioning at the 2025 NCAA Championships, Luke Barr was hardly a central performer. Competing in his final meet as an Indiana Hoosier, Barr placed 12th in the 200 IM and 15th in the 100 breaststroke, and he...

Claire Curzan Continuing Backstroke Dominance, Returning to Butterfly Roots in Final College Season Almost six years after bursting onto the scene as a teenager with Olympic hopes, Claire Curzan is approaching the end of a college career best described as dynamic. Curzan has experienced significant ...

Coach Bob Bowman Enhancing Social Media Presence to Provide Insights and Guidance Hall of Fame coach Bob Bowman, who has guided his athletes to 40-plus Olympic medals through the years, has enhanced his social-media presence in recent days with posts that provide insights to his coaching methodologi...

USA Swimming Bringing 104 Athletes to National Select Camp (Full Rosters) USA Swimming has selected 104 rising athletes for its 2026 National Select Camp at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. USA Swimming welcomes the boys’ camp from October 15-18...

Longtime Swimming Executive Joel Shinofield Hired as USRowing CEO Longtime swimming executive Joel Shinofield has been hired as the CEO of USRowing, it was announced on Wednesday. Shinofield’s most recent position was with USA Swimming as its managing director of sport development. Shinofield was an...

Coronado Swim Team Elite Becomes San Diego Swim Club Behind David Marsh, Sam Hoekstra Coronado Swim Team Elite has begun a new era, the program rebranded as the San Diego Swim Club. The club, originally founded in 1963, has adopted a regional identity to reflect the needs of the community with more ...

Liberty Clark Continuing to Build Momentum Through Start of Sophomore Season with Hoosiers From the very beginning of her career at Indiana University, Liberty Clark has excelled at every opportunity. The former high school volleyball player and daughter of Olympic medalist Haley Cope came into coll...

Swimming Because You Want To: Finding New Reasons to Love the Sport As swimmers, saying “I have practice” and “I get to practice” could be differentiated by a good night's sleep. Other times, it takes a little more reflection. Swimming tests a lot of us, in terms of time, energy, discipline and the ...

College Swimming Recruiting Questions: Top 18 to Ask Committing to a college swimming program is one of the most significant and exciting decisions athletes will make in their careers. Although swimmers are expected to begin the college recruiting process at a young age, the upside is that they have...

Chlorine vs. Currents: 3 Key Differences between Pool and Open Water Swimming For many swimmers, transitioning from a lap pool to open water can feel overwhelming, like entering an entirely different sport. Even though both pool and open water swimming rely on the same fundamental stroke mechanics, ...