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The Court of Arbitration for Sport accused Russia of engaging in "a cover up of the cover up" while also justifying its decision to reduce the country's ban from major sporting events from four years to two. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) had appealed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) dec...

A study by a Stanford postdoctoral fellow published last week finds that Olympic swimmers are more than a third of a second faster, on average, in the evening than in the morning. The study is titled, “Gold, silver or bronze: circadian variation strongly affects performance in Olympic athletes.” It ...

The Swimming World Top-10 Performances of the Early Millennium A tradition at Swimming World is the annual compilation of the 10-best performances of the past year. But with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the number of competitions that were held in 2020, putting together that list for the past 12 m...

In a survey conducted by Japanese media, more than 80% of people in Japan believe the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed. According to The Associated Press, the polls were conducted by the Japanese news agency Kyodo and TBS — the Tokyo Broadcasting System. After being postponed originall...

Barrier Breakers: Women Who Have Elevated the Sport By Gigi Picard Swimming World College Intern It is easy to look back on the year 2020 in sports and feel a measure of disappointment: seasons were cut short, championships were canceled, stands stood empty, athletes were quarantined. It all felt a ...

David McKeon, a two-time Olympic swimmer representing Australia, announced his retirement from the sport Thursday. McKeon announced the decision via Facebook. “After being involved in a sport that has gave me more than I could have possibly dreamed, it’s with both trepidation and excitement I announ...

The International Olympic Committee has responded to the state of emergency declared in Tokyo by stating it has "full confidence" in the steps being taken and remains committed to the Olympics going ahead as scheduled in July. So too did the IOC reiterate that vaccination is not mandatory in order f...

Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby areas on Thursday as coronavirus cases continue to surge with the Olympics due to start in a little over six months. According to the Associated Press, cases hit a daily record of 2,447 in the capital with prime minister Yoshihide Su...

How Adding a Draft Would Boost International Swimming League From football to hockey, hearing your name on draft night is something that every young athlete dreams of, and for good reason. Sitting in a giant arena dressed to the nines, surrounded by your closest friends and family, waiting for the c...

IOC vice-president Dick Pound believes giving athletes priority access to the covid-19 vaccine is the most "realistic way" to ensure the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. The Games are due to start on 23 July after being pushed back a year because of the coronavirus. However, cases are surging once more...

Refocused Paul Le Pushing Toward Vietnam Olympic Dream The dream was, in Paul Le’s words, starting to feel “hopeless.” Le was 26, still training at his alma mater, Missouri State, mired in the doldrums of an Olympic cycle in 2018, the Tokyo Games he aimed for still more than 18 months away. He’d see...

Champion's Mojo Podcast: Top-10 Episodes for 2020 The final download numbers are in. We present to you the most popular swimming episodes of 2020 from the Champion’s Mojo Podcast, a weekly podcast for the swimming community, offering interviews with the most elite swimmers and coaches in the sport. ...

Does a Suit Make a Swimmer? By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern “The suit doesn’t make the swimmer. The swimmer makes the suit.” Caeleb Dressel, among many swimmers, has made this claim, asserting certain suits do not necessarily make you swim faster. It is a claim that has held true for many, but...

Ranking the Best Men’s Swimmers in the World From 1-25 Looking ahead to yet another Olympic year and putting 2020 in the rearview mirror, Swimming World decided to compile a list of the 25 best swimmers in the world leading into 2021. There was a lot of fast swimming in the first three months of 202...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday released the 2021 list of banned substances and methods that will take effect immediately. WADA annually releases its compendium of banned substances and methods for in- and out-of-competition use, and those that have sport-specific prohibitions. It is o...

Ranking the Best Women's Swimmers in the World From 1-25 Looking ahead to yet another Olympic year and putting 2020 in the rearview mirror, Swimming World decided to compile a list of the 25 best swimmers in the world leading into 2021. There was a lot of fast swimming in the first three months of 2...

Australian Olympic gold medalist Emily Seebohm revealed a two-year battle with an eating disorder in an Instagram post Friday, beginning 2021 with a pledge, “to be braver for myself.” Seebohm’s post shared her struggles with binging, purging and meal skipping. She discussed her dissatisfaction with ...

Passages: A Tribute to Who Was Lost in the Swimming World in 2020: Part 2 (July-December) The world of swimming endured a number of notable passages in 2020, individuals who enriched the sport in the pool and on deck. In 2020, we lost some of the sports coaching pioneers around the globe. Many of th...

How the Swimmer of the Millennium Voting Unfolded Over the past several days, Swimming World has run a series that initially appeared in the December issue of our print product. Rather than award our annual Swimmer of the Year awards, as is the case at the end of each year, we felt there was not eno...

The year 2020 saw several notable passages in the swimming world, including swimmers, divers, water polo players, coaches, officials and others connected to water sports. Some were Olympic gold medalists. Some inspired Olympic gold medalists. Some were trailblazers, and some were affected by COVID-1...