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Jack Roach Honored With Prestigious USA Swimming Award This week, USA Swimming honored longtime coach Jack Roach with the annual USA Swimming Award. Roach has coached at various club and college destinations for more than 50 years, and he served as USA Swimming National Junior Team Director beginnin...

Kate Douglass, Van Mathias Lead Winners at Golden Goggle Awards USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, and the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, celebrated the 23rd annual Golden Goggle Awards ceremony. The event, which...

Tom Dolan, Gunnar Bentz, Tom Ugast Elected to USA Swimming Board of Directors USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, has announced the election of Gunnar Bentz, Tom Dolan, and Tom Ugast to its Board of Directors. The organization’s House of Delegate...

LA 2028 Olympic Triathlon Venue Includes Rare Beach Start The Olympic triathlon course for the 2028 Los Angeles Games was released this week by the LA28 Committee, with a start on Venice Beach. The course will include a singular transition zone that is adjacent to the finish line. It also will featu...

Opening Day Report + Day 2 Live Update: Virginia, NC State, Georgia and Alabama Take Center Stage The College Swimming League made its debut Thursday night at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois, bringing a new fast-paced format to college swimming with Indiana, Louisville, Michigan and Ohio St...

Hunter Armstrong Retires for ‘New Chapter’ of Racing American Olympian Hunter Armstrong on Thursday announced he is saying goodbye to professional swimming for, “a new chapter” in which he will continue racing. Armstrong competed in the first Enhanced Games, but with the have-your-cake-and-eat-it-to...

Allison Schmitt, Jack Bauerle Lead Class of 2027 Inductees Into International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is thrilled to announce that it will host its 62nd Annual Honoree Induction Ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA on Saturday, April 10, 2027.  We a...

Anna Moesch Set to Continue Rise During Junior Season at Virginia Entering her first season of college swimming, Anna Moesch had already been an Olympic Trials semifinalist, missing out on a finals spot in the 100 freestyle in a swim-off. She quickly became a multi-event scorer for a Virginia Cavali...

Major Sponsor of Inaugural College Swimming League Season Nike Swim has signed on as a season-long sponsor of the College Swimming League, backing all eight matches of the new property’s inaugural 2026 season from the Sept. 24 opener in Westmont, Illinois, through Wildcard Playoffs and League Champi...

You’ve Probably Seen FINIS SlipFin Pro: Here’s What Makes It Different! By now, there’s a good chance you’ve seen or heard of the FINIS SlipFin Pro. The strapless training fin has been making its way onto pool decks, social media, and into the hands of swimmers and coaches over the past year. But wh...

Ryan Erisman Poised to Carry Summer Success into Sophomore Season at Cal From Van Mathias' breaststroke ascendance to Gabriel Jett's breakthrough in the 200-meter freestyle, the summer opened hope for the future of American men's swimming. Yes, there is work to be done ahead of the 2028 Olympic Game...

Stories of Inspiration: Olympic Champion Wendy Boglioli Shares Personal Tale of Triumph It's been a half-century since Wendy Boglioli handled the second leg of the United States' 400-meter freestyle relay at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. The performance of that American relay ranks as one of t...

Report: Fired CFO Cory Hilliard Admitted to Embezzlement Before USA Swimming Hiring Former USA Swimming chief financial officer Cory Hilliard admitted before he was hired by USA Swimming to misusing funds at the University of Colorado, per a report by USA Today Sports. In an internal university audi...

Ilya Kharun's Path to a Historic NCAA Championships Arizona State senior Ilya Kharun has been one of the most successful swimmers during his time in the NCAA. Going into his senior season, Kharun will look to achieve things that only a few have achieved before. After strong performances this past su...

Three-Time Olympic Champion Mike Burton Dies at 79; Packaged Legendary Career in Distance Freestyle Legendary American distance star Mike Burton has died, according to a social-media post written by his son, Eric. Burton, 79, was a three-time Olympic champion between the 1968 Games in Mexico City an...

Bid for a Great Cause: 2026 Golden Goggle Awards Auction (See All Items) The 23rd Golden Goggle Awards will be held next week on September 25-26, 2026, in Denver, Colorado. The event will recognize and celebrate achievements in American Swimming. Swimming Fans Don't Have To Be in Denver to Join in o...

Jack Bauerle, Russell Mark Headline ASCA Eastern States Clinic’s 50th Anniversary The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) will celebrate a major milestone this fall when the 50th Annual Eastern States Swim Clinic brings coaches together October 16–18 at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia–King of...

USA Swimming Announces Dates for 2028 Olympic Trials in Indianapolis USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will take place June 9-17, 2028, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The nine-....

After Golden Summer, McKenzie Siroky Entering Fall With Opportunities to Continue Momentum Perhaps no American woman put together a better summer season than McKenzie Siroky. The 21-year-old Division I ice hockey commit-turned-standout breaststroker qualified for her first World Championships team i...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps have announced the WINNERS FORNAGE GROUP COACH OF THE YEAR for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The recognition is based on athletes ages 10-14, using the total number of athletes achieving AAA and AAAA+ durin...