Articles by Ben Dornan

Olympic Champion Pernille Blume Returns To Training After Post-Tokyo Hiatus

Following her Olympic bronze-winning swim in Tokyo, Blume took some time out of the pool and competed on a Danish dancing show.

  Comment First!

World Junior Medalist Elettra Neroni Joins University of Florida Diving Roster

After winning bronze at World Juniors in December 2021, Neroni will provide reinforcement to Florida’s diving squad this season.

  Comment First!

Swimming’s TopTenTweets: The Le Clos-Meilutyté-Rylov-McKeown-Milak Club

We’re back with our weekly installment of Swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

  4 Comments

Olympic Medalist And Former Georgia Pro Natalie Hinds Returns To Florida

Hinds, who raced collegiately for the University of Florida but has been training in Georgia, announced that she has returned to train with the Gators.

  51 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer Of The Year, Caeleb Dressel

3-time winner of this award Caeleb Dressel won 5 gold medals in Tokyo and downed a number of Olympic and world records along the way.

  17 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: Asian Male Swimmer Of The Year, Wang Shun

Wang Shun raced his way to Olympic gold this year with a 1:55.00 Asian record in the 200 IM, becoming the 3rd fastest man in history.

  15 Comments

Multiple Early-January NCAA Swim Meets Canceled Due To COVID-19 Concerns

Florida State, Penn State, Auburn, and Georgia Tech are among those schools whose meets have been canceled this week due to the virus.

  24 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer Of The Year, Evgeny Rylov

Evgeny Rylov was Europe’s most dominant man at the Tokyo Olympics, winning a gold medal in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes.

  19 Comments

Swimming’s TopTenTweets: 4th And Final Van Der Burgh Record Bites The Dust

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

  4 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year, Sarah Sjostrom

For the third time in her career and the first time since 2018, Sarah Sjostrom is the European Female Swimmer of the Year.

  17 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year, Lydia Jacoby

One of two juniors to earn an individual medal in Tokyo, Lydia Jacoby is this year’s World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year.

  14 Comments

Emre Sakci Down’s Turkish 100 Freestyle Record With 46.68 At National Champs

In addition to his 50 breaststroke world record at Turkish Championships, Sakci broke his own national record in the 100 freestyle with a 46.68.

  10 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year, Ahmed Hafnaoui

The man behind one of the most talked-about swims of the year; Ahmed Hafnaoui soared to Olympic gold this year in the 400 freestyle.

  3 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: African Female Swimmer of the Year, Tatjana Schoenmaker

In a matter of days, Schoenmaker established 2 new Olympic records, a world record, and won Olympic silver and bronze for South Africa.

  5 Comments

2021 Swammy Awards: Asian Female Swimmer Of The Year, Siobhan Haughey

Siobhan Haughey won silver in both the 100 and 200 freestyles in Tokyo and capped her year off by breaking a Sjostrom world record.

  11 Comments