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Absent American Swimmers Who Could Have Boosted Pan Pacs Medal Haul As expected, the Pan Pacific Championships featured most of the top times recorded by American swimmers in 2026, but there were numerous exceptions. In some cases, swimmers posted their best times at mid-season competitions while ot...

With National Title, Watson Nguyen Adds to Penn's Breaststroke Legacy There’s nothing easy about being a student-athlete at the University of Pennsylvania.  The academic rigor at an Ivy League school leads to hours spent studying. There is the pressing need to obtain an internship and earn job exper...

Junior Pan Pacs, Night Two Finals: Raito Numata Blazes to Title in 400 IM Japan's firepower in the 400-meter individual medley is impressive, led by reigning Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita, and it got even better on the second night of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Vancouver. ...

Watch 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Highlights & LIVE Streaming The next generation of international swimming stars are racing this week at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, and you can watch the action live from Vancouver. Competition runs Aug. 17-20 at the UBC Aquatic Centre in Va...

Rich Burns Recognized with USMS' Ransom Arthur Award; Honored for Decades of Service By Daniel Paulling Rich Burns couldn’t figure out what was happening. Several of his teammates in the 1980s would disappear for a few days every September and come back talking about rule changes and national champ....

‘Chef’s Kiss’ Swims from Skyler Smith Vault Late Bloomer Up World Rankings Skyler Smith admits that she wears her heart on her sleeve. Around the fourth “super” of her interview Friday morning at the Woollett Aquatic Center, that explanation became redundant. Smith was stoked. She had just set the s...

Passages: Phillip Whitten, Former Editor of Swimming World, Dies at 82 Phillip Whitten, the former Editor-in-Chief of Swimming World, and its sister publications, Swimming Technique and SWIM (Masters), passed away on Saturday, August 15. He was 82. Whitten was a highly respected journalist, having c...

Saint Mary’s Water Polo Era Begins August 28 at Triton Invitational; Gaels Set for Historic Inaugural 2026 Season Saint Mary’s College is days away from making water polo history. After months of recruiting, roster building and preparation under head coach James Lathrop, the Gaels have officially en...

Junior Pan Pacs, Night One Finals: Luka Mijatovic Breaks NAG in 800 Freestyle; Just Misses Phelps Mark in 200 Free The United States' Luka Mijatovic started his second appearance at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in style, as the University of Texas recruit defended his title in the 200-meter ...

United States Swimmers and Coaches Not Sweating Imperfect Pan Pacs No international swim team selected one year in advance will be perfect. Inevitably, swimmers left off the team will drop massive swaths of time during the gap while others will struggle to replicate their form 12 months down the lin...

Luka Mijatovic Could Go on Record Blitz at Junior Pan Pacific Championships Two years ago, Luka Mijatovic got his first taste of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, winning three titles when the competition was held in the Australian capital of Canberra. Aside from claiming gold medals in the 200-...

The 2026 European Aquatics and Pan Pacific Championships concluded with Great Britain and USA leading their respective gold-medal counts, while Italy and USA captured the most total medals overall.Great Britain finished atop the European standings with eight gold medals. Italy and Germany each won s...

‘It’s Nuts:’ Kate Douglass 50 Free World Record Marks Staggering Progress Kate Douglass wasn’t fully sure what her eyes were telling her Saturday night. The scoreboard at Irvine’s Woollett Aquatic Center was saying 23.19 seconds in the 50 freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships. But that’s not a ...

Live Now: Watch the Final Two Hours of the European Aquatics Championships Swimming World will update this story throughout today’s final session with the latest results, final medal counts and any additional record-breaking performances. Coming off spectacular coverage of Pan Pacific Championships...

Psych Sheets for Junior Pan Pacific Championships; Audrey Derivaux in Five Events The Junior Pan Pacific Championships will be held this week in Vancouver, and the psych sheets for the competition have been released. The biannual meet is scheduled for Monday through Thursday and features the best ju...

Pan Pacific Championships: Team USA Captures Team Title; Douglass, Short Named Swimmers of the Meet Behind 19 gold-medal performances and 50 podium appearances, the United States captured the team title at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California. Over four days of action at the William W...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Sam Short Sets Aussie Record in 1500 Long before the swimmers stepped to the blocks in the men’s 1,500 freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships, the best mile of the day had been swum Saturday. That swim came Saturday morning, at the European Champions...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Zac Stubblety-Cook Steals 200 Breast Title in Final Strokes The career of Zac Stubblety-Cook has been defined by extended excellence in the 200-meter breaststroke. The Australian is an Olympic champion, a world titlist and a former world-record holder in...

FLASH! Kate Douglass Lowers World Record in 50 Free to 23.19 A world record still ringing in the air Saturday morning, Kate Douglass made sure not to start her warm down until after Gretchen Walsh was done swimming her 50 free. Darn the double for which Douglass had to clear lactic acid – Douglass h...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Tomoyuki Matsushita Completes Medley Double with Late Rally Heading into the final night of the Pan Pacific Championships, Tomoyuki Matsushita was best known for his prowess in the 400-meter individual medley. The Japanese star was the silver medalist at...