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The Other Side of Championship Season: An Appreciation of Coaches With conference season here and championship season just around the corner, it’s easy to get caught up in the races, the splits, and the excitement. In the middle of all that energy, it is worth pausing to recognize the heroes behind ...

Abbey Weitzeil Jensen and Michael Jensen announced the birth of their son on Wednesday. Liam Konrad Jensen was born on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. The couple posted the details on social media with a message: "Welcome to the world, we are obsessed." View this post on Instagram ...

5 Races To Watch: Men's Conference Championships Edition After months of buildup, we’ve finally arrived.  Championship season has begun in the college swimming world, with the Power 4 conferences’ meets beginning this week. College swimming’s greatest stars and top rivalries will be front and center...

7 Races To Watch: Women's Conference Championships Edition After months of buildup, we’ve finally arrived.  Championship season has begun in the college swimming world, with the Power 4 conferences’ meets beginning this week. College swimming’s greatest stars and top rivalries will be front and cent...

Finnie Whelehan Breaks Missy Franklin's 13-14 National Age Group Record in 200 Freestyle (SCY) A high school freshman has taken down a National Age Group record belonging to Olympic great Missy Franklin in the 13-14 age group. Finnie Whelehan, representing Green Hope High School in Cary, N.C., was t...

Hawaii Sweeps Men's and Women's Titles at Big West Championships The University of Hawaii men’s and women’s swim teams earned Big West Conference championships over the weekend, pulling away after four days of electric racing. Grand Canyon University finished second on the men’s side, with UC San Di...

Carmel Girls Claim 40th Straight Indiana High School Girls' Title; Molly Sweeney Goes 59-Low in 100 Breaststroke The Carmel High School team that traveled to Indianapolis this weekend wasn't the strongest or deepest the Greyhounds have fielded. But tradition is never lost on the program and coach Ch...

Matt Kredich, Ray Looze, Kate Lundsten Named in ISCA Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Matt Kredich, Ray Looze and Kate Lundsten were named by the International Swimming Coaches Association as part of the ISCA Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The three coaches will be inducted on April 17 during the ORCA Awards...

Collin Holgerson Sets National Independent High School Record in 100-Yard Backstroke A University of Tennessee recruit and member of the United States National Junior Team, Collin Holgerson established an independent national high school record in the 100-yard backstroke at the recent Tennessee Stat...

Speed Expected to Define This Weekend's Indiana Girls' State Champs (Psych Sheets) One of the fastest high school meets in the country will be held this weekend when the Indiana Girls' State Championships take place at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Last weekend featured the stat...

Targeting 40th Straight State Title, Carmel (Ind.) Cruises to Sectional Crown As Carmel High School chases a 40th consecutive Indiana state championship, the Greyhounds took care of business at their sectional meet on Saturday. Coached by Chris Plumb, Carmel totaled 587 points to easily finish ahead...

From Water to Ice, Carsten Vissering Set to Realize His Olympic Dream With the Winter Olympics beginning today in Milan/Cortina, Swimming World chatted with USC former breaststroke star Carsten Vissering, who will represent Team USA in bobsled. Carsten Vissering’s dreams still bring him back to the ...

Throwback Thursday: Michael Phelps' 41 Days to Remember in the 200 Individual Medley The lower-key nature of the 2003 Santa Clara Invitational belied what unfolded in the water of the George Haines International Swim Center. On the final day of the meet in Northern California, Michael Phelps treated...

Only Five: The Events Where One Nation Owns Three of History's Top-Five Performers When conducting some research for an upcoming project, an interesting statistic emerged. Of the 17 individual events contested on the worldwide stage, only five feature a trio of top-five performers from the same coun...

What It is Like to Be a USA Swimming Open Water Official By Tom Lombardo and Mike Murphy Becoming a USA Swimming open water official is a unique journey into a world where swimming meets adventure, unpredictability, and a deep commitment to athlete safety. Unlike pool swimming, open water events unf...

Kevin Ring Guiding USA Swimming Into New Era With LA Olympics on the Horizon A protracted search led USA Swimming to hiring Kevin Ring as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Ring officially took over September 17 after a career working in marketing and corporate sponsorships, most recent...

Ross Stevens Planning to Pay $200,000 to each U.S. Olympian and Paralympian Billionaire financier Ross Stevens has committed to paying awards of $200,000 to each Olympic and Paralympic athlete, beginning with this year’s Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. The gifts will be known as Stevens Financial ...

What Ilya Kharun’s Swap Means for the American, Canadian Programs Ilya Kharun fell into the lap of Swimming Canada in 2022, a program-changing talent the Canadians didn’t know they could count on. Four years later, he’s a similarly stunning surprise for the Americans, the Arizona State star switchin...

10 Years After Retirement, Michael Phelps Still Highly Ranked in Variety of Events Nearly a decade has passed since Michael Phelps bid farewell to the sport. His exclamation point was the 28th medal of his Olympic career at the Rio de Janeiro Games, gold claimed by the United States in the 400-meter...

Ilya Kharun Announces Decision to Shift from Canada to United States for International Competition After years of representing Canada at the international level, including as an Olympic medalist, Ilya Kharun took to social media on Monday to announce that he is changing his international representat...