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USA Swimming today announced a renewed partnership with arena USA, extending the organization’s relationship with one of the world’s leading competitive swimwear brands through 2028. The renewed agreement reinforces a shared commitment to advancing the sport at every level while supporting athletes....

Countdown! Two Years to 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles The official start of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is exactly two years away, the Opening Ceremony scheduled for July 14, 2028 between the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium. LA28 will mark the third time in which Los Angeles ha...

Along the shores of the ocean, Michael Andrew had the biggest day of his life. No, it wasn't an open water swim. Andrew got married on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii last week, wedding fiancée Alexandra. "Thank you God for such a beautiful life," she wrote on social media, along with a group of pho...

USA Water Polo Falls to Italy; Drew Holland Honored with Retirement Celebration The USA men's water polo team lost to Italy Sunday, 14-10, at Avery Aquatic Center on the campus of Stanford University. Chase Dodd and Ryan Ohl scored three goals each while goalkeepers Bernardo Herzer and Adrian Weinbe...

A Half-Century Later, Some of Swimming's Leading Women Chasing Down Legend of Mark Spitz On September 4, 1972, Mark Spitz exited the pool for the final time at the Olympic Games in Munich. He had just handled the butterfly leg of the United States' 400-meter medley relay, which prevailed behind a wo...

College Visit Guide for Swimmers | Official & Unofficial A visit is one of the most important steps in the college swimming recruiting process. Visits allow swimmers to see the facilities, campus resources, meet potential future teammates and coaches, assess team culture, and get a feel for campus l...

Penny Taylor Honored with Prestigious Max Ritter Award Carol Jane "Penny" Pence Taylor has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Max Ritter Award, annually presented by United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) to an individual or nation that has contributed the most to the advancement of understandi...

A Statistical Appreciation of Katie Ledecky's Distance Dominance As we near the start of the Commonwealth Games, followed by action at the European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, we figured it was an appropriate time to provide a quick statistical look at the distance dominance of Kati...

NISCA Announces Academic All-America Honorees for 2025-26 The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) has released its Academic All-America recognition lists for the 2025-26 school year. Athletes from swimming, diving and water polo were eligble for honors if they maintained a ...

Sports Illustrated Names Top-5 Athletes in All States; Michael Phelps Leads Several Swimmers on Lists With the United States celebrating its 250th birthday on Saturday, Sports Illustrated unveiled a special project in which it identified the five-best athletes from each of the 50 states. In the end,...

After 18 Years, Katie Hoff Still Holds American Record in 400 IM; Who Will Rise Up and Challenge? The oldest American record - male or female - is approaching its 18th birthday. It was June 29, 2008 when Katie Hoff moved through the 400-meter individual medley in 4:31.12 at the United States Olympic...

Falling in Love with Swimming Again - From the Outside  There comes a point for many swimmers when the love story with the sport changes.  For some, it happens after retirement. For others, it begins during college, after years of chasing times, standards, and expectations. The black line that once ...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the 2026 TOP 25 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The results were compiled by USA Swimming’s data staff and ASCA staff using data from the SWIMS database. The res...

Survey: What Future Competition Categories Should Be Available in U.S. Masters Swimming? By Jennifer Rines The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in B.P.J. clarified that Title IX does not require schools to permit transgender girls and women to compete in the girls' and women's category. While U....

Ahead of USA's 250th Birthday, Olympic Champion Wendy Boglioli Reflects on Celebrating 200 Years In a recent Facebook post, Olympic gold medalist Wendy Boglioli reflected on the Golden Anniversary of the start of her Olympic experience, when she and her United States teammates prepared for the upcom...

Latest World Record Continues Stunning Ascension of Gretchen Walsh A masterclass at the Sette Colli meet over the weekend in Rome has eliminated all qualifiers to the following statement: Gretchen Walsh is the best sprinter in the world. Not best short course sprinter, not best sprint butterflyer. B...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Takes Down World Record in 50 Free at 23.55 Kate Douglass’ world record in the women’s 50 freestyle had a healthy long lifespan of nine days. It didn’t move far within the Virginia training group. Gretchen Walsh clocked in at 23.55 on Sunday on the final day of Sette Colli in R...

Gretchen Walsh Blasts No. 5 Performance in History in 100 Butterfly at Sette Colli Trophy A little more than a week ago, Gretchen Walsh fired off her latest splendid swim in the 100-meter butterfly. Racing at the TYR Pro Series stop in Indianapolis, the American star registered a winning time of 55....

Gretchen Walsh Swims Second-Fastest Time Ever in 50 Butterfly, Takes Down Own American Record in Win Against Sarah Sjostrom Two years ago, Gretchen Walsh broke the long-standing world record in the 100 butterfly held by Sarah Sjostrom, with the American going on to stamp her dominance on the event. ...

Kate Douglass 'Shocked' at 50 Freestyle World Record; Sprint Breakthrough Means Tough Event Decisions to Come A quick scan of the impressive medal record Kate Douglass has put together over the past six years indicates the 50 freestyle is her third-best event, at best. Few, including Douglass, would...