2021 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Caeleb Dressel provided us with many memorable moments in 2021, highlighted by his first career individual Olympic gold medal in the 100 freestyle.
2021 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach of the Year, Norimasa Hirai
The Japanese National Team Head Coach, who heads up the training group at Toyo University, led Yui Ohashi to double gold at the Tokyo Games.
Swim of the Week: Emre Sakci Busts Through 25-Second Barrier In 50 Breast
Sakci broke the world record in the men’s 50 breaststroke by three-tenths of a second, becoming the first swimmer sub-25 in history at 24.95.
SwimSwam Pulse: 30% Peg Hansson As Biggest Breakout Performer of SC Worlds
Hansson narrowly edged out Joshua Liendo and Shaine Casas for first place in the tightly contested poll.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Chris Plumb
Plumb led the Carmel Swim Club girls to a standout performance at Winter Juniors – East, sweeping the relays and winning 10 total events.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Nic Fink
Fink swept the men’s breaststroke events in the ISL Final and then won six medals at the 2021 Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi.
Hungarian Liliana Szilagyi Reveals Her Father Abused Her “Since I Was A Child”
Two-time Hungarian Olympian Liliana Szilagyi revealed that she was abused by her father from a young age all the way up until 2016.
College Swimming Weekly Preview: Dec. 31-Jan. 4, 2021
While most teams are in the midst of holiday training, there will be a few dual meets in the NCAA to kick off the New Year.
Erika Brown: “We Cannot Allow Transgender Females” To Compete Against Women
U.S. Olympian Erika Brown became the first National Teamer to speak out regarding Lia Thomas’ ability compete as a woman in the NCAA.
Dave Salo Calls NCAA Transgender Policy “An Assault On Women’s Sports”
Former USC head coach Dave Salo and former Auburn swimmer Jeri Shanteau both voiced their opinion regarding Lia Thomas’ ability to compete as a woman.
Penn Women Reportedly Considered Boycotting Season’s Final Home Meet On Jan. 8
A group of swimmers on the Penn women’s team considered forgoing their meet against Dartmouth on Jan. 8 to protest Lia Thomas’ ability to compete as a woman.
Maggie MacNeil & Emre Sakci’s Insane 50m World Records, Contextualized
By breaking their respective 50-meter world records by three (+) tenths of a second, MacNeil and Sakci entered some rarefied air.
Meet Marshals Won’t Be Required To Be Non-Athlete Members of USA Swimming
Meet marshals will no longer be one of the categories required to become non-athlete members of USA Swimming, with new rules becoming effective Jan. 1.
SwimSwam Pulse: 48% Think Dahlia Has Best Shot To Rebound and Make 2022 Worlds
Nearly half of voters believe Kelsi Dahlia has the best chance of qualifying for the 2022 Worlds team among 2016 Olympians that missed the Tokyo squad.
Swim of the Week: Louise Hansson’s Surprise 100 Back World Title
Louise Hansson went from almost not racing the 100 back at SC Worlds to winning the gold medal in what was one of the fastest swims in history.
