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U.S. Nationals, Day Two Women's Prelims: Virginia Upstarts Madi Mintenko, Sophia Umstead Claim Top Seeds Day Two of the USA Swimming 2026 Toyota National Championships have kicked off from Irvine, California. The women's events for the Day Two prelims include the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200...

U.S. Nationals, Day 2 Men's Prelims: Ryan Erisman Leads in 200 Free Ryan Erisman started prelims on the second day of the Toyota U.S. Nationals in fine form with a leading time of 1:45.40 in the 200-meter freestyle. The 20-year-old is eight tenths up on Luka Mijatovic and more than a second ahead of...

Day one of the 2026 USA Swimming Toyota National Championships is in the books. There were several memorable moments on the first day, including broken records and stellar comebacks. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck to capture those moments. Here is a look at the top photo...

Caeleb Dressel Pulls Off Come-From-Behind National Title in 100 Freestyle Since competing in his third Olympics in Paris, Caeleb Dressel has maintained a relatively low profile in swimming. He has competed in many national events but did not attempt to qualify for last year's World Championships. Th...

Anna Moesch Takes Down American Record in 100 Freestyle, Wins Nationals in 51.88 Over the past few months, Anna Moesch has become one of the top freestylers in the United States. During a breakout sophomore season at the University of Virginia, Moesch swam the second-fastest time ever in the 200-yar...

U.S. Nationals, Day One Men's Finals: Luca Urlando Holds Off Ilya Kharun in 200 Fly Showdown; Caeleb Dressel is Back! The first men's final of U.S. Nationals featured 200 butterfly world champion Luca Urlando facing off against one of his top rivals, Olympic bronze medalist Ilya Kharun. Having previ...

US National Championships Day 1 Women's Finals: Hannah Bellard Holds off Bella Sims in 200 Fly; Derivaux Makes Junior Pan Pacs The USA Swimming 2026 Toyota National Championships have kicked off from Irvine, California. The women's events for the Day 1 finals include the 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle...

Caeleb Dressel Shows Positives Signs with 47.98 in 100 Free at Nationals What to expect from Caeleb Dressel this summer is a question looming over American men’s swimming two years out from the next Olympics. The longtime sprint cornerstone is a nine-time Olympic gold medalist, 15-time World Champio...

U.S. Nationals, Men’s Prelims: Showdown Set in 200 Fly The first men’s event of the 2026 Toyota U.S. National Championships in Irvine, Calif., left plenty in reserve. But the way that the swimmers queuing up sets the stage for a tense final. Just 0.79 seconds separated the eight A finalists on Tuesd...

US National Championships Day 1 Women's Prelims: Bella Sims Shows Butterfly Strength The USA Swimming 2026 Toyota National Championships have kicked off from Irvine, California. The women's events for the Day 1 prelims include the 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle, followed by the slower heats of the tim...

The World Records Set at the William Woollett Aquatics Center Will any world records fall at next month's Pan Pacific Championships? Based on history, it's likely. The William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine will serve as the host site in Southern California, and world records are not uncommon at...

Olivia Smoliga Skipping Nationals After Appendix Removal Finds Hernia Two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga will not be competing at the U.S. National Championships this week in Irvine, California. Smoliga posted on Instagram that she had her appendix removed and it revealed another injury, a hernia, cau...

Ilya Kharun Seeking World-Class Butterfly Performances at U.S. Nationals Immediately upon announcing he would switch his sporting nationality from Canada to the United States, Ilya Kharun became a potential star for the American men. After all, Kharun won two Olympic medals in the butterfly event at...

Isabelle Stadden Chasing Mighty American Backstroke Standard at Nationals With the United States selecting its team for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships based on summer 2025 results, there were always going to be omissions. Some swimmers would certainly emerge during the 12-month gap, only for no ...

World Drowning Prevention Day: Keeping Children Safe Around Water Led by The World Health Organization (WHO), World Drowning Prevention Day (July 25, 2026) is recognized as a way to encourage water safety and limit drownings, which claim the lives of 300,000 children around the world on a yearly bas...

Psych Sheets Released for U.S. Nationals; Several Pan Pacs Members Entered (See Full Entries) In less than a week, many of the top American swimmers will gather in Irvine, California for the United States National Championships. Some individuals will use the meet at the William Woollett Aquatic Cent...

American Men's Swim Team Has Chance to Build Momentum at Pan Pacs The latest showdown between the two superpower nations in women's swimming, the United States and Australia, will take place at the Pan Pacific Championships. The men's competition, however, will be short on swimmers who have dominate...

Why Quiet Confidence Matters Most Before Championship Season  As championship season approaches, the atmosphere around the pool begins to change.  Practices become more intentional. Conversations shift from technique and volume to taper, qualifying times, and championship goals. Swimmers start check...

Stroke and Turn Officiating – We Have Liftoff By Ron Van Pool Stroke and turn officials are indeed the “eyes of the referee.” The foundation of swimming officiating is to ensure that all the athletes are treated fairly and that any benefit of the doubt goes to the swimmer. Throughout the race, the s...

Expect American Women's Swim Team to Continue Domination at Pan Pacs This summer sets up as the quietest championship season for American swimmers since the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the Tokyo Olympics back by a year. USA Swimming will not hold a selection meet, having picked the team for the Pan Pac...