Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 5/3/2025
Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
Keller High School Head Coach Jamie Shults Resigns
Shults was named the 2025 UIL Boys Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year after leading Keller to a sweep of the Texas 6A state titles.
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.
arena Swim of the Week: Ryan Branon Closes Well To Hit Big PB In 200 Fly In Fort Lauderdale
Branon knocked more than a second and a half off his personal best time over the course of the day, clocking 1:56.81 in the final after a strong back half.
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Katie Ledecky Posts #2 1500 Free In History In Fort Lauderdale
Ledecky rolled to the 2nd-fastest swim of all-time in 15:24.51, her best showing since breaking the world record (15:20.48) in 2018.
Competitor Coach of the Month: John McGough
McGough’s swimmers thrived at the Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions in mid-April to kick off the long course season.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Gabi Brito
After a standout short course season, Brito kicked off the long course season with a bang at the Fran Crippen SMOC, setting numerous best times.
Trump Administration Orders Penn To Erase Lia Thomas’ Records, Claims School Violated Title IX
Penn was found to have “violated Title IX by denying women equal opportunities by permitting males to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics.”
University of Alberta Alumni To Create “Varsity-Like” Swim Program After Team Cut
Alumni have started looking towards developing an independent varsity-like program that would be governed by the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club.
Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 4/26/2025
Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
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.
arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Tunisian Rami Rahmouni Drops 7:52.80 800 Free In France
Rahmouni was out like a rocket, turning in 3:53.94 at the 400, before closing in 3:58.86 to dismantle his previous best time of 8:00.39.
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Luca Urlando Rockets To 1:52.37 200 Fly In Sacramento
Urlando stormed his way to a time of 1:52.37, shattering his previous best time and moving into #4 on the all-time performers’ list.
Dressel, Ledecky, McIntosh & Marchand Headline Loaded Fort Lauderdale PSS Psych Sheets
Caeleb Dressel will make its 2025 competition debut next week in Fort Lauderdale as a star-studded cast of swimmers compete at the last Pro Swim of the year.
Lees-McRae College Cuts Swim Programs, Athletes Persevere In Final Season
After learning that their program would be cut, Lees-McRae was hit by Hurricane Helene, uprooting the swimmers for the entirety of their last season.
