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252 Days into New CEO Search, No White Smoke from USA Swimming Headquarters

Interim CEO Bob Vincent has emerged a polarizing candidate for USA Swimming CEO, with a portion pushing for his hiring and another group vehemently opposed.

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Shouts From The Stands: A New Era in American Swimming – The Canvas Is Ours to Paint

At the recent Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, we witnessed fast racing, a powerful reminder of the legacy and excellence in American swimming.

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Beyond the Olympics: When Swimming Writes Its Greatest Stories in Quiet Years

In the quiet left behind by the Games, swimming often writes its most extraordinary stories. This are the stories of the “year after”

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: A Perspective From the Outside Lane

While Olympians were lighting up the pool with record swims in Fort Lauderdale, others competing took in the full experience racing alongside their idols.

Not Just a Springboard: Why Diving Deserves a Seat at the Table in NCAA Athletics

Diving has long played the role of the quiet contributor in college athletics, often existing within the structure of swimming rather than alongside it.

How To Get The 2025 Women in Swimming Magazine With The Regan Smith Cover

8x Olympic medalist Regan Smith graces the cover of SwimSwam Magazine’s 2025 Women In Swimming Issue, a 172-page collector’s edition.

SwimSwam Pulse: 35% Most Excited To See Marchand Racing In Fort Lauderdale

Leon Marchand’s appearance at the Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim marks his first time racing since the 2024 World Cup circuit last fall.

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Why Swimming’s Future Depends on More Captains and Fewer Lone Wolves

Swimming is hard. Leading is even harder. But when the two are taught together, something incredible happens.

SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Think Cielo’s 20.91 50 Free Is Next Super-Suited Record To Fall

In the 15-plus years since Cesar Cielo set the 50 free world record of 20.91 in late December 2009, no one has come within a tenth of that time.

How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

We spend years mastering the water, pushing through pain, and there is a great future in swimming after you finish the race.

Swim Across America Grants $900,000 Toward First-of-Its-Kind Gene Editing Innovation

Revolutionary CRISPR gene editing and other cell and gene therapy editing takes center stage in finding ways to effectively treat cancer.

Shouts From The Stands: An Open Letter To USA Diving

Former NCAA diver David Hoffer raises his concerns with the direction of USA Diving.

How To Use Stroke Rate To Build Stroke Length

Giving swimmers a set stroke rate and then asking them to go continuously get faster, without changing their stroke rate, is a beneficial drill.

A Not-So Tall-Tale From A Christmas Training Trip

How a beach day turned into an accidental case of grand theft auto, with six embarrassed swimmers, one magical key, and no chance of ever living it down.

Leon Marchand Named On TIME Magazine’s List Of World’s Most Influential People

Marchand’s tribute in the article was written by another swimmer who gained fame and world acclaim in Paris for a four-medal performance, Summer McIntosh.