Swim of the Week: Lilla Bognar Drops Eight Seconds To Win NCSA 200 Back
Entering the meet with a best time of 2:18.66, Bognar dropped a 2:10.62 in the women’s 200 backstroke final to win and move into sixth all-time among 13-14s.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/20/2021
At the NCSA Summer Champs in Huntsville, 14-year-old Jenna Hendrickson hit six lifetime best times, earning a top-three finish in the women’s 800 free.
SwimSwam Pulse: 64% Pick Hafnaoui As Biggest Upset Winner of Tokyo Games
Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui won Olympic gold in the men’s 400 freestyle after swimming a lifetime best by more than two seconds.
Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2021
See how we re-ranked the boys’ high class of 2022 as these swimmers enter the NCAA for their freshman seasons.
The Five Best Swimming Stats From The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Caeleb Dressel was one of the history-makers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, joining rarefied air with five gold medals.
Robert Smith Named New Head Coach At LIU Brooklyn
Smith takes over for former head coach Matt Donovan, who was hired as the new head coach of UMBC back in late March.
Lexie Mulvihill Remains With Auburn After Initial Release From NLI
Released from her National Letter of Intent at the end of April, Mulvihill has opted to stay at Auburn and swim under new coach Ryan Wochomurka.
Welsh Para-Swimmer Found Guilty of Child Rape In July
A 21-year-old man from Wales was convicted on July 23 and will be receive his sentencing on September 13.
How Did We Do? Reviewing Our Hits (And Misses) Of The Olympic Pick ’em Contest
SwimSwam’s official selections ended up placing tied for 24th in the Olympic Pick ’em Contest, while editor-in-chief Braden Keith tied for fourth.
ISL Season 3 Playoffs Set For Eindhoven In November, Final Slated For January
The International Swimming League’s Season 3 playoff phase will take place in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with matches running November 11-28.
SwimSwam Pulse: 33% Say Schoenmaker’s 200 Breast Most Impressive WR In Tokyo
Just over one third of readers think that Tatjana Schoenmaker’s world record in the women’s 200 breaststroke was the most impressive of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Stanford-Bound Torri Huske Becomes Latest NCAA Athlete To Sign Swimwear Deal
The 18-year-old Huske joins fellow NCAA freshmen Regan Smith and David Curtiss, who both announced partnerships with Speedo over the last month.
Swim of the Week: Teagan O’Dell Drops Three Seconds To Set 13-14 200 IM NAG
Despite facing an incredibly busy schedule at the Summer Championships in Irvine, O’Dell delivered an amazing swim to lower Missy Franklin’s NAG from 2009.
Brazilian Paralympic Team Allowed To Begin Training In Japan After Quarantine
After they were originally going to be quarantined for 14 days due to a pair of positive cases, Brazilian para swimmers are now training in Hamamatsu.
Decorated Wildcat Lara Jackson Returns To Arizona As Assistant Coach
Jackson returns to her alma mater after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast University.
