Beginning in 2028 International Swimmers Will No Longer Be Allowed at the USOTC
Beginning in 2028, international athletes will no longer be allowed to swim at the United States Olympic Training Center.
USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring Talks About The State of Swimming and Answers the Hard Questions
New USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring sat down with SwimSwam Editor-in-Chief Braden Keith for a candid interview about all things swimming.
USA Swimming To Increase Professional Athlete APA Support By 15% Starting In January 2026
USA Swimming CEO, Kevin Ring, told SwimSwam that USA Swimming has committed to raising the APA for professional athletes by 15% in the new year.
USA Swimming Plans to Add Short Course Selection Meet For 2026 SC World Championships
USA Swimming told SwimSwam today that they will be hosting a Short Course Selection Meet in the fall of 2026 to choose the 2026 Worlds Team.
What Would It Cost to Pay the World’s Elite Swimmers a Baseline Salary?
Do I want kids to have to use steroids to be competitive in swimming? No. But the Enhanced Games are forcing the sport to have better, more interesting conversations about our future.
Too Young to Throw, Young Enough to Swim: The Age Eligibility Paradox
Two Chinese prodigies show the contrast in age limits: one sidelined, one already a Worlds finalist. (Pictured: Yu Zidi)
Reacting To Ben Proud’s Shock Move To The Enhanced Games (VIDEO)
Braden Keith and James Sutherland react and break down Proud’s stunning move to join the Enhanced Games on Wednesday morning.
The Legacy of Lilly King, and What Comes Next for United States Breaststrokers
We are in the final month of the storied “Lilly King Breaststroke Era” in the United States and new swimmers are rising to take her place.
2024 Trials Day 4 Prelims Overreaction: 2 Fly Swim Off Dreams Dashed and Other Ramblings
I spent much of the morning focused on other news but in between those stories, I jotted down these thoughts, and no this article wasn’t written by Laura Rosado.
Introducing SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft
Check out SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft where we each drafted a team of 8 swimmers that we think will score big in Budapest.
Analyzing Day 1 of the 2021 ISL Play-In Match (VIDEO BREAKDOWN)
Braden and Barry both give professional insight and numbers into why this is and the other teams’ chances of making the play-offs moving into day 2.
How Did We Do? Reviewing Our Hits (And Misses) Of The Olympic Pick ’em Contest
SwimSwam’s official selections ended up placing tied for 24th in the Olympic Pick ’em Contest, while editor-in-chief Braden Keith tied for fourth.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 8, Final Results
181 Pick’Em voters correctly predicted Bruno Fratus (above) would win bronze in the 50 free. Day 8 brings the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em contest to a close.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 7 Results
886 out of about 900 Pick’Em voters predicted Caeleb Dressel would win the 100 fly and 788 scored points for correctly picking Kristof Milak to win silver.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 4 Results
Only one Pick’Em voter correctly predicted the top 4 finishers of the men’s 200 fly final in the right order: Milak, Honda, Burdisso, and Kenderesi
