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Rylee Erisman & Audrey Derivaux Discuss Record Swims, Commitments and More on Swim & Tell Podcast This week, the Swimming World podcast, Swim & Tell, features two of the nation’s top high school swimmers in the country: Rylee Erisman and Audrey Derivaux. The pair is coming off an incredibly success....

3 Questions to Answer in Swimming's New Year (Part I) With a New Year upon us, it is natural to gaze ahead and consider some of the plotlines within the sport. So, as part of a multi-piece series, Swimming World will pose some leading questions that figure to be answered over the next 12 months. We ...

Ryan Lochte Sells Three Olympic Gold Medals for More Than $300K According to a report by Darren Rovell, an authority in the collectibles market, Ryan Lochte sold three of his Olympic gold medals on Saturday night for a sum totaling nearly $400,000. Lochte sold the medals through Goldin Auctions and ...

Introduction of Semifinals on Horizon for Upcoming Pro Series Stop in Austin When the first USA Swimming Pro Series stop is held later this month in Austin, Texas, the meet will feature a prelims-semifinals-finals format for some events. This change from previous Pro Series competitions, which utili...

Is the NCAA Olympic Pipeline Collapsing After House v. NCAA?: What’s at Stake for Olympic Sports as College Athletics Restructures Part II in a three-part op-ed series Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, Grayson Bloes and Atlas Metin, and do not nece...

Goal Setting for Age-Group Swimmers in the New Year  The first practice of the New Year always feels a little different.  The pool deck maintains the same chlorinated smell. The water is just as freezing. The beep from the clock on the wall still seems louder than it should. But something about Janu...

The Hidden Cost of House vs. NCAA: Is America’s Olympic Engine at Risk? Part I in a Three Part Series Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, Grayson Bloes and Atlas Metin, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine or its staff....

Ryan Lochte Set to Appear on Next Season of 'Worst Cooks in America' Ryan Lochte is returning to the world of reality television, as the Food Network announced that the 12-time Olympic medalist will be part of the cast for the next season of "Worst Cooks in America." Lochte will be one of 10 contest...

Under-the-Radar Performance of the Year: Tess Howley Lit Up 200 Butterfly at World University Games The final of the women's 200-meter butterfly at the World University Games produced a dominant showing by American Tess Howley. A standout at the University of Virginia, Howley easily captured the gol...

Sports Illustrated Honors Michael Phelps With Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Nearly a decade after last competing on the international stage, Michael Phelps continues to make an impact. As an athlete, he provided inspiration to up-and-coming swimmers. These days, the Olympic legend is a leading advocate ...

5 College Swimming Dual Meets to Watch During 2026 For most college swimmers, “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” After months of hard work and grinding competition, many athletes will return home for a brief holiday respite. However, the focus on the challenges ahead is not lost, an athl...

Jack Alexy Honored As Swimming World Americas Male Swimmer of the Year These days, something in sub-47 territory is required to grab attention in the 100-meter freestyle. It's a realm that defines the premier athletes in the event, and a time of that sort is now required to contend for gold in major...

Cal Freshman Ryan Erisman Deserving of Attention as Mid-Distance Freestyle Upstart When the surname Erisman arises in conversation, there is a tendency to assume the focus of the chat is Rylee Erisman. As a multi-time gold medalist at last summer's World Junior Championships, the 16-year-old is rega...

USA Swimming Pro Series Action for 2026 Just Around the Corner at University of Texas Less than a week remains in 2025, so let's look ahead to the first major competition of the next year. Just two weeks into the New Year, the USA Swimming Pro Series will get underway, with action slated for Jan. 14...

What Was the Year? An Event-By-Event Look at the Last Time the USA Won Olympic Gold (Men's Edition) No country has won as many gold medals at the Olympic Games as the United States. The American arsenal has always been stacked, from the early days of Johnny Weissmuller to the greatness of Mark Spitz...

USA Swimming Announces 2024-25 Scholastic All-American Honorees USA Swimming has announced the complete list of 2024-25 Scholastic All-America recipients. The list consists of 1,741 athletes in grades 9-12 who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and met any of the competition criteria...

How Long Has It Been? Event-By-Event Look at Last Time the USA Won Olympic Gold (Women's Edition) Given its century-long dominance in the pool, it's rare for the United States to go too long without capturing Olympic gold in a specific event. Sure, some events yield greater production than others, b...

Luka Mijatovic Downs One Final NAG Record in 2025, Clipping Own 1000 Free Mark A sensational year of competition for 16-year-old Luka Mijatovic came to a close Monday at the Sectionals meet in Walnut, Calif., as he downed more more National Age Group record. Mijatovic swam a time of 8:36.74 in the 1...

College Swimming League CEO Robert Kent Discusses Innovative New Venture On a normal December afternoon, the sport of college swimming may have changed forever. The Collegiate Swimming League (CSL) announced itself to the world on December 9, offering 12 of college swimming’s top programs the chance...

Luka Mijatovic Blasts Latest NAG Record with Sizzling Mark in 1650 Freestyle The record-breaking ways of Luka Mijatovic continued on Friday night as the 16-year-old star hacked a sizable chunk off his National Age Group (NAG) record in the 1650-yard freestyle for the 15-16 classification. Racing at ...