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Pro Swim Series Indianapolis, Day 2 Finals: Gretchen Walsh Swims Fifth-Fastest 100 Fly in History; Katharine Berkoff Goes Sub-27 in 50 Back The Thursday evening finals session at the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis began with the final of the men's 1500 freestyle and continued with wome...

Greg Meehan to Deliver Keynote Address at 2026 ASCA World Clinic Greg Meehan, the National Team Director of USA Swimming, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2026 ASCA World Clinic Presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, set for September 9-12 in Orlando. Meehan joins an impressive li...

Pro Swim Series Indy, Day 2 Prelims: Katharine Berkoff Fires Meet Record in 50 Back Katharine Berkoff was ready to go for Thursday’s prelims session of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, popping a meet record in the women’s 50 backstroke. Her time of 27.05 downs the series mark of 27.13 set by...

Van Mathias Blasts American Record in 50 Breaststroke at TYR Pro Series in Indy For the second time in the past two months, Van Mathias has lowered the American record in the 50-meter breaststroke. Mathias put together his latest record-breaking performance on Wednesday night at the TYR Pro Series s...

Katie Ledecky Blazes to Victory in 1500 Freestyle at TYR Pro Series in Indy The first day of the TYR Pro Series stop in Indianapolis kicked off with a swift preliminary session, a suggestion that the opening evening of finals would be even faster. Highlighting the schedule was Katie Ledecky's presen...

The 2026 USA Swimming TYR Pro Swim Series kicked off its Indianapolis stop on Wednesday, July 17, from the Indiana Natatorium. The events for Day 1's prelims session is the women's and men's 200 IM, 50 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle. Here is a look at what happened in the session: Li...

Can Tess Howley Build on 2025 Breakout in 200 Butterfly? The opening final of last year's U.S. Nationals brought an upset as Caroline Bricker stormed past Regan Smith to steal the title in the 200 butterfly. On that same lap, the swimmer on the other side of Smith was also making a surge: Tess Howle...

Lake Michigan Swimmer to Celebrate 250th Anniversary by Towing 250 Cannonballs To commemorate America’s 250th birthday with the construction of a memorial honoring U.S. Combat Veterans, Jim "The Shark" Dreyer plans to tow 250 cannonballs while swimming 22 miles from offshore in Lake Michigan to the ...

Caeleb Dressel to Test Speed Against Tough Competition in Indianapolis Since racing in his third Olympics in 2024, Caeleb Dressel has kept a relatively low profile in swimming. He skipped last year's U.S. Nationals as his wife, Meghan, was preparing to give birth to the couple's second child, but he...

With a Family and Full-Time Job, Ryan Murphy Chasing Return to Backstroke Elite in Time for Los Angeles Olympics Watching an NFL game taking place at SoFi Stadium, the venue set to host Olympic swimming in 2028, helped finalize the decision for Ryan Murphy to return to swimming and pursue a fourth O...

College Swimming League Gives Coaches Unique Opportunity College Swimming’s biggest headline entering the 2026-27 season has made its proper introduction. After months of rumors and anticipation, the newly founded “College Swimming League” unveiled the 12 teams set to compete in its inaugural season...

USA Swimming, ASCA Announce Partnership to Strengthen Coaching Profession In a landmark move for the American swimming community, USA Swimming and the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) today announced an agreement that brings together two of the sport's most influential organizations in s...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced the 2025 Top 50 Age Group Teams for extra-large, large, medium and small size teams.  Working collaboratively with USA Swimming, who provided the data, ASCA updated the criteria this year to recognize more teams and more coaches who are ...

Commentary: Growing Pains for College Club Swimming - Are Former NCAA Swimmers the Cause, or the Scapegoat? By David Chen During the 2026 TYR College Club Swimming National Championship, controversy arose about former varsity swimmers competing on behalf of Cal Poly Swim Club and UNC (Chapel Hill) C...

Gretchen Walsh, Katie Ledecky Headline Star-Filled Field for Indy Stop of Pro Series (Psych Sheets) The next stop of the USA Swimming TYR Pro Series is just a week away, with competition scheduld for June 17-20 at the famed Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. According to the psych sheets...

FINIS has launched SlipFin Pro A new strapless swim fin designed to allow greater ankle flexibility, reduce bulk and create a more natural kicking experience Livermore, CA — June 9, 2026 — FINIS today announced the launch of SlipFin Pro, a new swim fin that rethinks how fins fit and move with the sw...

Bob Bowman Named Head Coach for U.S. Team at 2026 Pan Pacs Bob Bowman on Monday was named the head coach of the United States team at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships. Bowman will direct a staff of eight at the meet which takes place in Irvine, California, this summer. Open water competition is Au...

Regan Smith, Hubert Kos Fire Off Swift Times in 200 Back to Conclude Longhorn Elite Invite A strong weekend of racing for swimmers based at the University of Texas concluded Sunday evening with particularly strong results in the 200 backstroke. Regan Smith and Hubert Kos both swam season-best marks ...

[caption id="attachment_644698" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Ausmus & Dodd Win Cutino Award[/caption] 2026 Cutino Awards: First Timer Emily Ausmus, Two-Time Winner Ryder Dodd College water polo’s biggest individual honors went to sophomore USC standout Emily Ausmus and for the second year in a r...

Can the U.S. Men Keep Their Historic 200 Backstroke Streak at Pan Pacs Alive? Since the first Pan Pacific Championships in 1985, one thing has always stayed the same: An American man has won gold in the 200-meter backstroke. Lenny Krayzelburg, Aaron Piersol, Ryan Lochte, and Ryan Murphy are just a f...