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Abbey Weitzeil, Michael Jensen Announce Baby Boy on the Way Abbey Weitzeil announced her first pregnancy on Tuesday. She and husband Michael Jensen posted the news on social media. "New bestie coming February 2026 💙🦋🧢🐟🐬🐳 we can’t wait to meet you!!!" Weitzeil posted. The post showed the gender...

Michael Phelps Visits Ravens Training Camp After Promise to Teach Players to Swim Olympic champion Michael Phelps promised to teach swim lessons to the Baltimore Ravens. On Tuesday, he joined the NFL team at training camp. Phelps responded to a social media post by Baltimore's Marlon Humphrey, among...

Soon-To-Be Virginia Cavalier Madi Mintenko on Path Toward 200 Freestyle Contention Two years ago, Madi Mintenko provided a sensational relay anchor for the U.S. women at the World Junior Championships. Mintenko was trying to bring home gold in the 800 freestyle relay, and she had to come from behind...

Katie Ledecky Overcame Unprecedented Competition to Cap Off Historic Season Few swimmers have ever matched the magic Katie Ledecky brought to international competition in her first five years of major meets. A 15-year-old prodigy pulling a huge upset at the 2012 Olympics turned into three world titl...

Arizona State's Michael Hochwalt Has Joined Elite Company Heading into Sophomore Year Heading into the TYR Summer Championships, of the top-10 American performers in the history of the 400-meter individual medley, nine had represented the United States in Olympic or World Championships competition. ...

Michael Phelps Has Earned His Voice on USA Swimming’s Future The first brick was laid in 2000, a 15-year-old at the Sydney Olympic Games starting a project that would require dedication, patience and a skill set unto its own. Over the next dozen years, the walls rose, and a grandiose structure emerg...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Four Finals: Alex Shackell, Madi Mintenko Close Meet with Victories Call it a do-or-die night at the TYR Summer Championships. The four-day meet in Southern California will come to a conclusion on Friday night, but not before a handful of athletes work toward organizing...

Three Open Water Swims to Complete in the Florida Keys Open Water swims take place weekly all across the United States. From lakes to oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, open water swimming offers an outlet for retired swimmers, current swimmers, and serious competitors alike. Florida – particularly the F...

USA Swimming Responds to Legends' Criticism; Michael Phelps Refutes Outreach USA Swimming on Thursday released a statement saying it was “saddened and disappointed” by alumni of the program who have in recent weeks criticized it. The organization has been roiled by criticism from the outside on a mu...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Four Prelims: Trenton Julian Fires Off Strong 200 Butterfly; Madi Mintenko Sets Personal Best The final day of the TYR Summer Championships has arrived, and the four-day competition has supplied some quality performances. During Thursday night's finals at the William Wo...

Who Is a Threat to Qualify for Pan Pacific Championships from USA World Juniors Squad? Once the TYR Summer Championships conclude, attention will shift to the World Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania. The meet, which will feature the future of the sport, is scheduled from August 19-24, and the...

A Farewell to Lilly King, an American Swimming Icon Lilly King spent the last two days of her professional swimming career doing what she’s done so well for the last decade. On the penultimate day of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, she took to social media to snipe back at Michae...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Three Finals: Ben Armbruster Tops Caeleb Dressel in 50 Fly; Michael Hochwalt Impresses in 400 IM The efforts of Brooks Curry and Caeleb Dressel highlighted the Day Three morning session of the TYR Pro Championships in Irvine, California. The question: Can they be faster...

Caeleb Dressel Making Push for Pan Pacs Slot in 50 Butterfly; Michael Andrew on Shaky Ground Racing the 50-meter butterfly during the third day of prelims at the TYR Summer Championships, Caeleb Dressel put together a strong performance of 23.28. That time was good for the second seed in the final, ...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Three Prelims: Brooks Curry Leads Field in 100 Freestyle Each of the first two days of the TYR Summer Championships has featured an intriguing storyline. While Van Mathias stunned with a win in the 50-meter breaststroke on the opening night of the meet, Aaron Shackell d...

A Year After Indy Trials, Shackell Siblings Again Get Job Done with International Hopes on the Line Let's revisit last summer for a moment. At the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Aaron Shackell used the first day of competition to fulfill his dream of becoming an Olympian. With a victo...

California's Biggest and Loudest Summer Swim Meet LAFAYETTE, CA Every summer, the first weekend of August transforms the Soda Aquatic Center into the most electric swim venue in the state. Welcome to the Orinda Moraga Pool Association Championship...or OMPA...and what many proudly call California’s ...

TYR Summer Championships, Day Two Finals: Aaron Shackell Blasts 3:45.01 to Win 400 Feestyle; Bumps Luka Mijatovic for Pan Pacs Bid The second night of the TYR Summer Championships is set up to produce some fast performances, with an Olympian duel in the 400-meter freestyle the most-aniticipated even...

Rowdy Gaines: I Stand With Michael Phelps; I'm Fighting Too During the World Championships, Olympic gold medalist and NBC Sports analyst Rowdy Gaines issued criticism of USA Swimming while Olympic legends Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte posted an image depicting a funeral from USA Swimming. These com...

President Trump Signs Executive Order Establishing Olympic Task Force With the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles three years away, United States President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Tuesday that establishes a White House task force for LA28, with Trump serving as chairman. A White Hou...