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Guest Editorial: Steps Away from Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale Honors Swimming’s Greatest Fraud By Daniel Slosberg If the City of Fort Lauderdale’s International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) ever completes construction of its new home, visitors will be able to learn about the sport’s greatest champ...

Rylee Erisman Breaks Gretchen Walsh's National High School Record in 100 Freestyle Competing at the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 4A Championships, Windermere High School's Rylee Erisman broke the national high school record in the 100-yard freestyle on Friday night. Erisman, the ...

Olympian Olivia Smoliga Gives Back to Illinois Swimming Through Inspiring Clinic Olympic gold medalist Olivia Smoliga, an Illinois native, brought her experience to Naperville Central High School (Ill.) last month, leaving a lasting impression on hundreds of local swimmers. The event, hosted by Mave...

Versatile American Women Must Consider New Schedule on Road to Los Angeles Olympics This year's World Championships concluded with the American team of Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske winning gold in the women's 400 medley relay in world-record time. It is impossible to fu...

Luka Mijatovic Lowers 15-16 NAG Records in 500 Free, 1000 Free Luka Mijatovic last week decided his college future. His present looks ever brighter. The 16-year-old new Texas commit set a slew of best times over the weekend at the Pleasanton Seahawks Senior Championships. Among them was twice loweri...

Need Help with College Swim Recruiting? Some families may want some extra help when it comes to college recruiting. Not every parent has a background in swimming, college athletics, or the time to search through rosters, schools, and scholarships. In these cases, hiring an expert to guide their athl...

Swim & Tell Podcast: Inside NC State Swimming with Quintin McCarty and Kyle Ponsler On this week’s episode of the "Swim & Tell" podcast, North Carolina State swimmers Kyle Ponsler and Quintin McCarty dive into meet-week superstitions, secret team traditions, what makes their training environment un....

Bolles School Rips National High School Record in 200 Medley Relay at Florida 1A Championships The Bolles School opened the Florida 1A Championships in style on Saturday night, as the elite program set a national high school record in the 200-yard medley relay. Bolles, one of the storied programs in...

Rylee Erisman Stars at Florida Regional Champs; National-Record Chase Expected at Next Week's States In preparation for next week's state-championship meet, Rylee Erisman delivered several standout performances at the Florida 4A, Region 2 Championships on Friday. Erisman, who won eight medals at the...

Tinkering With Pro Swim Series Should Pay Off For USA Swimming USA Swimming is reimagining its annual circuit of Pro Swim Series meets for 2026, introducing four-day formats and semifinals. The goal is to "mirror the racing environment athletes experience at major international meets and enhance lon...

Passages: Carol ‘Penny’ Taylor, Olympian and Long-Time Official and Coach, 96 Carol “Penny” Taylor, a 1948 Olympian and long-time coach and swimming official, died on Nov. 4. She was 96 years old. Taylor was an influential figure in swimming for decades after her Olympic appearance at the London Gam...

The Longest-Standing American Records and Who Can Break Them (Women's Edition) A glance at the American records from the long-course pool reveals there are more longstanding marks among men than there are among women. On the men's side, five records have endured from the 2008 and 2009 seasons, inclu...

Diana Nyad to be Honored by City of Fort Lauderdale with Historic Marker The City of Fort Lauderdale will host a ceremony on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Las Olas Oceanside Park to unveil a Florida State Historic Marker honoring world-renowned endurance swimmer Diana Nyad.  The cerem...

USA Swimming Elects Brent Lang as Board of Directors Chairperson The USA Swimming Board of Directors on Tuesday announced the election of Brent Lang as its new chairperson. Lang was the unanimous choice by the board. He will serve a four-year term through September 2029. He replaces Natalie Coughlin...

USA Swimming Announces Dates, Format Changes for 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series The 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series will look a little different, USA Swimming announced on Tuesday in unveiling dates and tweaks to each meet. The four-leg meet will run from January to June. It will feature an “updated competition ...

The Longest-Standing American Records and Who Can Break Them In the past, Swimming World has taken a look at the longest-standing world records and their vulnerability. But what about a handful of the American records (long course) that have endured? There are several national marks that have gone u...

Amid World Record Barrage, Chris Guiliano Was Consistent Force at World Cup Hubert Kos fired off a pair of world records. Regan Smith equaled a world mark and set multiple American standards. Amid a bevy of strong performances, Shaine Casas established an American record. Luke Hobson claimed a Tripl...

Surging  Shaine Casas Continues Superb Year on World Cup Circuit For 16 hours this summer, any questions about Shaine Casas and his ability to fulfill his massive potential in major moments was silenced. In the World Championships final of the men’s 200 IM, Casas delivered the swim of his life to sn...

Olympic champion Lilly King tied the knot with James Wells this weekend. The ceremony took place in Maine with several teammates and figures in the swimming world in attendance. Lilly King and Wells were engaged during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, with Wells surprising King with a proposal...

When Pride Takes Over: The Relay Moments That Defined Generations Hundredths of a second. That is all it takes to turn belief into legend. Relays are the heartbeat of the sport—four athletes connected by trust, pressure, and pride. You are not just teammates. You are family. A family fueled by somet...