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Irish Swim Coach George Gibney Convicted of Sexual Abuse Irish former swim coach George Gibney was convicted by a court on Monday of sexually abusing young swimmers in the 1970s and 1980s. The 77-year-old was originally charged with 79 counts of assault involving four individual, including the attem...

IOC Provisionally Lifts Suspension on Russia The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. The decision clears the way for unfettered participation of Russian athletes and teams in international competition...

Summer McIntosh is First Swimmer Since Sarah Sjostrom to Own Four World Records Simultaneously When Summer McIntosh broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Canadian Trials on Sunday night, the 19-year-old increased her total of global standards to four. McIntosh now owns world recor...

What if the Stroke 50s Were in Paris? Another Gold for Sarah Sjostrom? Last year, the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of the 50-meter stroke events to the Olympic program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. For the first time, there will be 43 sets of medals awarded in the pool,...

The End: World Record from Summer McIntosh Brings Women's Super-Suit Standards to Zero Dozens of national records have gone unchallenged. A trio of Olympic records are still on the books. And there are still five men’s world records standing. But for the first time since the sport's technological ci...

Marrit Steenbergen Speeds to 50 Freestyle Win at Dutch Championships; Roos Vanotterdijk Shines Make it four victories in as many days for Marrit Steenbergen at the Dutch Championships. The recently annointed world-record holder in the 100-meter freestyle prevailed in the 50 freestyle on Sunday, cloc...

Marrit Steenbergen Scares Own World Record in 100 Freestyle at Dutch Champs; Sean Niewold Grabs Another Title The sensational roll of Marrit Steenbergen continued at the Dutch Championships on Saturday, where the two-time world champion recorded her fourth sub-52-second performance of the year en ro...

What if the Stroke 50s Were in Paris? France Would Have Challenged for Another Gold Last year, the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of the 50-meter stroke events to the Olympic program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. For the first time, there will be 43 sets of medals awarded...

Josh Liendo Bypassing Pan Pacific Championships; Placing Focus on Commonwealth Games Another big name will be missing from next month's Pan Pacific Championships, as Canadian star Josh Liendo has opted to focus on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Liendo confirmed to SwimSwam that he will bypass th...

Katie Ledecky Facing Incredible Competition in 800 Freestyle: How We Got Here Never in swimming’s history has an individual dominated an event the way Katie Ledecky has run roughshod over her competition in the 800 and 1500 freestyle. She has never lost either race at a major international competiti...

Is Distance Swimming Dying? Top Coaches Discuss Future of the Events Katie Ledecky’s gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London is a moment that will last a lifetime. A rising star at the time, Ledecky stunned the world, cutting through the water with a ferocious ease....

Sarah Sjostrom Provides a Reminder: Swedish Veteran Remains a Force The comeback of Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom is not unlike other returns the sport has seen through the years. She was out of the water for an extended period of time following the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, in her case to embrace moth...

Sette Colli, Day 3: Kristof Milak Sets Hungarian Record in 50 Fly Kristof Milak’s results between Olympic Games have been up and down, when he’s been at the pool at all. But the two-time Olympic gold medalist may be rounding into form. Milak finished second in the men’s 50 butterfly at Sette Colli o...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Takes Down World Record in 50 Free at 23.55 Kate Douglass’ world record in the women’s 50 freestyle had a healthy long lifespan of nine days. It didn’t move far within the Virginia training group. Gretchen Walsh clocked in at 23.55 on Sunday on the final day of Sette Colli in R...

Title in 400 IM at French Champs is Latest Display of Event Dominance from Leon Marchand Ahead of the opening day of the French Elite Championships in Saint-Etienne, there was little doubt Leon Marchand would register a season-best performance in the 400-meter individual medley. With a berth to the ...

FLASH! Marrit Steenbergen Breaks World Record in 100 Freestyle; Takes Down Sarah Sjostrom's Longstanding Mark For the third time in a month, Marrit Steenbergen has cracked the 52-second in the 100-meter freestyle. This latest visit to that special territory, however, made the Dutchwoman the fastest ...

Sette Colli International, Day Two Finals: David Popovici Notches Fastest Time in World in 100 Freestyle Some of the biggest names in the sport headlined action on the second night of finals at the 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Trophy in Rome. Held at the well-known Foro Italico in t...

International Olympic Committee Announces $10,000 Grants for All Future Olympians On Wednesday, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry introduced the "Fit for the Future" initiative at the 146th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland. As part of the program, Olympic athletes will be...

American Women Poised to Topple Australia in 400 Freestyle Relay at Pan Pacs; Aussies Still Tough in 800 Free Relay One year ago, the American women had positioned themselves as gold-medal favorites in the 400 freestyle relay for the Singapore World Championships. Thanks to the speed of Torri Huske,...

Report: Jordan Crooks Set to Return to Swimming Cayman Islands sprinter Jordan Crooks is ready to return to swimming, per a report from the Islands on Wednesday. Cayman Islands Minister of Sports Isaac Rankine made the announcement at a parliamentary meeting Tuesday night heralding Crooks’ “return …...