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USA Swimming, the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced the election of Sabir Muhammad and the reelection of Kathleen Prindle to its Board of Directors. The organization’s eligible voting members of the House of Delegates (HOD) elected thes...

Legendary Texas Coach Eddie Reese to Retire After 2024 Olympic Trials Long-time Texas coach Eddie Reese announced on Friday his intent to retire following the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. He will serve his 46th and final season at Texas in 2023-24, at which point a national search for his successor wil...

Todd DeSorbo, Anthony Nesty Named Head Coaches for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team USA Swimming has announced the coaches tasked with guiding the Stars and Stripes at next summer's Paris Olympics. University of Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo and University of Florida head coach Anthony Nesty have been two ...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced a partnership with Swimming World Magazine as the Official Supplier of Magazine Publishing Services. With dedicated 20-page Splash Magazine inserts in each publication, Swimming World will help ...

Following a string of standout performances this summer at the World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023, USA Swimming is proud to honor this year’s best at the 20th Annual Golden Goggle Awards set for Sunday, November 19 at the J.W. Marriott at L.A. – LIVE in Los Angeles.    Open water 10k br...

Fitter & Faster, the world’s leader in producing swim camps for competitive swimmers, today announced the hiring of Dr. Josh White as High Performance Manager. In this newly created position, Coach White will be leading the production of Specialty Swim Camps and other educational opportunities for c...

USA National Junior Team Led by Joshua Chen, Leah Shackley, Addison Sauickie (ROSTER) USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced the 74 athletes named to the 2023-2024 National Junior Team presented by the USA Swimming Foundation...

USA Swimming Promotes Erik Posegay to National Junior Team Director, National Coach USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for swimming in the United States, today announced the promotion of Erik Posegay to National Junior Team Director and National Coach. Since 2022, Posegay has led all...

Olympic Gold Medalist Launches Simone Manuel Foundation for Water Safety Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel on Thursday announced the formation of the Simone Manuel Foundation. Her goal through the foundation is to expand access to water safety and swimming opportunities to BIPOC children. Manuel m...

The Sydney Six: The Launch of a Special Era in USA Swimming Lore Twenty-three years ago this month, Sydney served as the host of the 2000 Olympic Games. Sydney, too, marked the emergence of a special era in American swimming, as six youngsters showcased their considerable talent on the Olympic stage...

Sergio Lopez Miro, Tim Murphy, Tom Himes to be Inducted to ISCA Hall of Fame Sergio Lopez Miro, Tim Murphy and Tom Himes comprise the 2023 class to the International Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The trio will be inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge ...

USA Swimming Unveils 94 Swimmers on 2023-24 U.S. National Team USA Swimming on Monday unveiled the 94 swimmers on the 2023-24 U.S. National Team. The team is sponsored by Toyota. It includes 27 first-timers. Kate Douglass leads the way by qualifying for the team in six events, while Katie Ledecky an...

Dave Durden Recognized as ASCA Coach of the Year At the American Swim Coaches Association convention last week in Dallas, the organization recognized Cal head coach Dave Durden as Coach of the Year in recognition of his accomplishments on the college level and international level. Durden led the Cal...

After Golden World Juniors, Maximus Williamson Appears Ready for Prime Time In the months after Maximus Williamson made his first international racing appearance at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, the Southlake, Texas, native went on a streak of breaking National Age Group records across frees...

World Junior Championships: Leah Hayes Sets Meet Record in 200 IM Romp Leah Hayes finished off the fourth night of the World Junior Championships with an emphatic win in the women’s 200 individual medley. Her time of 2:10.24 opened up nearly three seconds over the field and set a meet record. It was...

Maximus Williamson Surpasses 17-18 NAG Record in 100 Free as World Juniors Mastery Continues As the World Junior Championships reached the halfway point, Australia pulled away from the United States to secure gold in the mixed 400 freestyle relay, but Maximus Williamson refused to surrender the titl...

Maximus Williamson Now Trails Only Michael Phelps Among U.S. Male Teens in 200 IM A 47-second relay split on day one of the World Junior Championships turned his individual events into much-watch performances, and it didn't take long for Maximus Williamson to come through. In the 200 individual medl...

World Junior Championships: Lana Pudar, Maximus Williamson Set Meet Records in Victories On either end of the second finals session of the World Junior Championships, Lana Pudar and Maximus Williamson set meet records to claim gold on Tuesday. Pudar set the meet mark in the women's 200 butterfly, an...

World Junior Championships: Tomoyuki Matsushita Sets Meet Mark in 200 IM for Day 2 Prelims The second day of the World Junior Championships got off to a flying start in Netanya, Israel, Tuesday, thanks to Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita. Matsushita took down the meet record set in the 2019 edition of th...

Maximus Williamson, Madi Mintenko Become Junior-Level U.S. Relay Heroes He dove into the water in fourth place, some seven tenths off the lead, but by the time Maximus Williamson completed the second leg on the U.S. men's 400 freestyle relay at the World Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel, the ...