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ASCA Announces Six Finalists for Coach of the Year Award The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced the six finalists for the prestigious ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year Award, honoring the coaches who have made exceptional contributions to U.S. success on the international ...

Busy Schedule Set for U.S. World Short Course Championships Trials Now that the Pan Pacific Championships are in the rearview mirror, the focus for many of the United States' top stars will turn to the World Short Course Championships Trials. The meet will be held from Oct. 28-31 at the FMC Natatori...

Aaron Shackell, Luka Mijatovic, Ryan Erisman Leading American Resurgence in 400 Freestyle The 400 freestyle has been a constant struggle for the U.S. men over the last decade, with few breakthroughs at major international meets. Kieran Smith pulled off a surprise bronze medal in the event at the Tok...

USA Swimming Introduces Age Group Excellence Program As part of the changes to club dues, USA Swimming has created a new program to recognize Age Group Excellence among clubs nationwide. The program, set to launch later this year, was designed by the Age Group Development Committee with support from...

Para Pan Pacific Championships Scheduled for the Weekend (Psych Sheets) The Para Pan Pacific Championships will take place from August 28-30 at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The meet will feature some of the top Para swimmers in the world, including the United States' Ali Truwit a...

How Caeleb Dressel Regained His Confidence and Returned to Superior Sprinting Ways Swimming saw very little of Caeleb Dressel in the two years after the Paris Olympics. Dressel had returned from an extended break to capture three relay medals, two gold and one silver, although he struggled in his in...

5 Overhadowed Swimmers Whose Summers Did Not Get Proper Credit; Gabriel Jett Soars to New Heights (Men's Edition) Did you hear? Johannes Liebmann shattered the world record in the 1500-meter freestyle by three-plus seconds. Get this. Hubert Kos almost took down the longstanding world standard of Aar...

New U.S. 50 Breast Champ Watson Nguyen to Compete at Vietnam National Sports Games Watson Nguyen, who won gold in the men’s 50 breaststroke at U.S. Nationals in July, is set to compete at the National Sports Games in Vietnam in December. Nguyen was also third in the 100 breast at Nationals in Irvine...

5 Overlooked Swimmers Who had Stellar Summers; Claire Curzan Sharp at Pan Pacs (Women's Edition) This summer has not been short on elite performances, from Kate Douglass and Marrit Steenbergen rewriting the sprint-freestyle record books to Lani Pallister tripling at both the Commonwealth Games and P...

Gretchen Walsh Refreshingly Embracing Dominance of 100 Butterfly Some athletes claim they don't pay attention to their historical standing. That's not the style of Gretchen Walsh, who last week added another chapter to her stunning legacy in the 100-meter butterfly. After winning her prime event at ...

Two-Time Olympian Phoebe Bacon Making Move to UVA Pro Group Two-time Olympian Phoebe Bacon took to social media on Friday to announce that she is moving her training base to Charlottesville, home of the high-powered University of Virginia program. Bacon is coming off the Pan Pacific Championships an...

Katie Ledecky and TYR Sport Launch Signature Swim Collection TYR Sport is proud to announce the launch of the Katie Ledecky Signature Collection, an exclusive new swim line designed in collaboration with nine-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time world champion Katie Ledecky. Available beginning Au...

United States Claims Team Title at Junior Pan Pacs; Luka Mijatovic Exits with Seven Golds The United States comfortably claimed the team title at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which wrapped up on Thursday night in Vancouver. Team USA totaled 527 points via the meet's scoring system, easily o...

LA28 Announces Next Olympic Ticket Sale Will Take Place in 2027 A press release sent out by the LA28 Organizing Committee on Friday morning indicated that more than 6 million tickets for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles have been sold during the first two stages of the sales process. While that...

Michael Phelps on Texas Contingent: 'That's a One of One Training Group' It's been a decade since Michael Phelps bid farewell to the competitive stage, six medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro raising his career count to 28, a seemingly unbreakable figure. The 41-year-old has no diffic...

Junior Pan Pacs, Night Four Finals: Audrey Derivaux Leads Gold-Silver Finish in 200 IM The final night of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships opened with a United States gold-silver haul as Audrey Derivaux and Sydney Hardy had too much for the field in Vancouver. Derivaux claimed victory in 2:12.10...

Despite 800 Free Loss, Katie Ledecky 'Moving in a Good Direction' to LA 2028 Katie Ledecky had history on her mind Saturday night, but not the kind you might’ve thought. The historical frame of reference that most on deck at Irvine’s Woollett Aquatic Center wanted to discuss was Ledecky finally bein...

Junior Pan Pacs, Night Three Finals: Luka Mijatovic Just Misses Own NAG Record in 400 Freestyle Two weeks after he established a National Age Group (NAG) record in the 17-18 classification of the 400-meter freestyle, Luka Mijatovic threatened his own mark during Wednesday night's action at the Junio...

Junior Pan Pacs Day 4 Finals LIVE: Watch the 2026 Championships Finals  Vancouver, Canada | Aug. 20, 2026 Junior Pan Pacs Day 4 Finals are LIVE now from Vancouver as the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships conclude at the UBC Aquatic Centre. 🔴 WATCH DAY 4 FINALS LIVE NOW Live coverage provided .....