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World Championships: Ten Years On, James Guy Recalls Kazan History That Ushered In A Band Of Brothers In little more than a week, it’ll be exactly 10 years since James Guy claimed an historic 200 free title at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. The then 19-year-old was third at the final turn be...

World Champs Profile: Pieter Coetze Looking to Continue Climb of Backstroke Ladder Leading into the start of the World Championships this weekend, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features South Afric...

World Champs Profile: Aussie Meg Harris Has Developed into One of World's Top Sprinters Leading into the start of the World Championships this weekend, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Austra...

World Champs Profile: Carson Foster Chasing Latest International Hardware Leading into the start of the World Championships this weekend, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features the United States’ C...

World Championships Predictions (Men's): Leon Marchand Chasing More Golds and Records Given his pristine record at previous major international competitions, no one expects anything but the same dominance from Leon Marchand at this year's World Championships. In Paris, he became only the third man i...

How to Follow the World Championships: Links for Streaming, Results, Schedule It's been a year since the Olympic Games took place in Paris. Inside La Defense Arena, France's Leon Marchand and Canadian Summer McIntosh were the headliners, combining for seven individual gold medals. Their efforts are ...

World Championships: Angharad Evans - Within Sight of British History But Focusing on The Controllables Angharad Evans was three when a British woman last won a breaststroke medal at the long-course World Championships. Evans’ fellow Scot Kirsty Balfour claimed joint silver alongside Megan Jendrick ...

Rising Star Campbell McKean Prepared to Carry Breaststroke Torch for United States As the United States men look to rebuild on the road to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Campbell McKean appears to be a cornerstone option. The 18-year-old from Oregon has been touted as a future star in the br...

World Champs Profile: Kylie Masse Still a Threat in Backstroke Events Leading into the start of the World Championships this weekend, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Canada’s Kylie Masse, a ...

World Championships Predictions (Women's): Summer McIntosh in Pursuit of Five Gold Medals Days remain until the start of the swimming competition at the 2025 World Championships, and the established stars on the women's side are making their final preparations before chasing more thick stacks of med...

An Inside Look at the Yangtze River Crossing Festival On July 16, 2025, the Chinese city of Wuhan made waves with the 50th Yangtze River Crossing festival, an exhilarating yet challenging 1800-meter swim across the Yangtze, the third largest river in the world. Seventy international elite athletes, ...

World Championships: Eva Okaro Talks Simone Manuel, Being A Role Model & Her WJR When Eva Okaro dived into the water for the first time in Paris last year, she did so a split-second behind Simone Manuel in the adjacent lane. Manuel was the first black woman to win individual gold in the Olympic pool...

World University Games: U.S. Adds 7 Golds, Relay Sweep to Cap Competition The United States’ team at the 2025 World University Games has delivered on its promise. Twenty gold medals and 37 total through six days at the Europe SportPark Aquatics Centre in Berlin was an impressive return. And while th...

On the Bucket List: Which Swimmers are Ranked No. 1, but Still Chasing a World Title? Many of the swimmers at the top of the current world rankings have never won a gold medal at the World Championships - at least in the event which they lead. Will that scenario change in Singapore? Will they back u...

World Champs Profile: Korea's Kim Woomin Has Been a Consistent Force in 400 Freestyle Leading into the start of the World Championships this weekend, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Kim Woom...

Cavan Gormsen Chasing Golden Double at World University Games; Team USA Owns Final Prelims Session It's been a dominant week for the United States at the World University Games in Berlin, so it was fitting that Team USA grabbed all four top seeds during the last session of preliminaries. Heading int...

Aussie Rookies Ed Sommerville and Benjamin Goedemans Join Four World Champions For A Freestyling Fesast n Singapore Two rookies will join four world champions as Australia looks to stay in touch with the world in five of the most competitive men’s freestyle events ever swum in World Championship hi....

World University Games, Day 6 Finals: Leah Shackley Claims Third Individual Title; Aleksandr Stepanov, Leah Hayes Win Second Golds The star of the swimming portion of the World University Games has been Leah Shackley, a 19-year-old from Bedford, Pa., and NC State University. On night six, Shackley c...

Olympic Swimmers Discuss Body Image: 'It's Very New Territory to Walk Around in a Swimsuit' One of the most difficult things about being a swimmer is that the body is on display in a swimsuit. This can lead to uncomfortable moments, and even mental health concerns over body image. Several Olympians ...

World Championships Psych Sheet Released: Entries Ranked for All 42 Pool Events The start of the pool competition at the World Championships is days away, and the list of entries for each event has been released on the Omega Timing website. The document is essentially a psych sheet, ranking the swim...