The Longest Current American Gold Medal Drought In Individual Events At The Olympics
Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass represent the best chance for the U.S. to end its 40-year drought in the women’s 200 IM in Paris.
More Countries Than Ever Won Medals At The 2024 World Championships
Daniel Wiffen won the first two Irish medals in swimming history at the World Aquatics Championships, claiming double distance gold in Doha.
Kristel Kobrich Ties All-Time Record With Eighth Worlds Final Appearance In Single Event
With eight appearances in the World Championship final of the women’s 1500 free, Kobrich ties Federica Pellegrini (200 free) for the most in history.
No Americans Broke A World Record In 2023, The First Time In 78 Years
We went a full calendar year without any U.S. swimmers breaking a world record in 2023, something that had last happened in 1945.
A Brief History of Women’s Participation In Olympic Swimming
Women’s participation has been consistently growing at the Olympics, but in swimming, it’s still not at an equal 50 percent share with the men.
Comparing The NCAA Championships To Short Course Worlds
Using time conversions, which meet is more competitive?
Sprinting Into 200-Yard Events
In order to be elite in the 200s in short course yards, you need the speed to get out fast. Really fast.
The Impact of Non-U.S. Swimmers In The NCAA
Frenchman Leon Marchand is one of several male swimmers who have taken over the NCAA in recent years.
There Has Only Been 1 Short-Course WR in 2023 — Has the Number Ever Been So Low Before?
Besides 2023, the only other year in which only one short-course world record was set was 2011, when Missy Franklin broke the women’s 200 back standard.
How Often Do Reigning World Champions Win The Olympic Title The Following Year?
Michael Phelps won the same event at the Olympics as he did at the previous year’s World Championships numerous times, including five in 2007/2008.
How Many Swimmers Have Reclaimed A World Record?
Aaron Peirsol is one of only two swimmers who have reclaimed a world record they previously held three times, joining Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima.
Kaylee McKeown Is Just The Third Swimmer To Hold 50/100/200 LC World Records Simultaneously
In breaking the 50 back world record, McKeown joined Penny Heyns and Lenny Krayzelburg in the elite group of swimmers to hold 50/100/200 WRs at the same time.
Are Super-Suit Era Swims Still Ahead of Their Time?
After the onslaught of world records we saw in 2008 and 2009, swimming appears to have finally caught up to the times we saw with the super suits.
What Is The Best Way To Compute Olympic Qualifying Times?
Due to World Aquatics selecting OQTs with a singular result from the previous Games, the standards aren’t equal across events.
Sarah Sjostrom’s 14-Year Gap Between Individual World Records Is The Biggest In History
Sjostrom’s 14-year gap between individual world records is nearly double the next-highest mark in long course meters.
