Kaylee McKeown: “If I Did This For The Money, I Would Not Be In The Sport of Swimming”
McKeown could walk away with upwards of $150,000 by the end of the World Cup series, but that’s the last thing she’s focused on.
2024 European Water Polo Championships Reportedly At Risk Due To Attacks In Israel
The competition, scheduled for January 3-16, 2024 in Netanya, is in question after attacks by the militant group Hamas has led to a war outbreak in Israel.
Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8
#1 recruit Rex Maurer highlights a Stanford men’s class that makes up for what it lacks in quantity with quality.
McKeown, Qin Top All Earners With $12K Apiece At Opening World Cup Leg In Berlin
Kaylee McKeown won $12K in Berlin and has set herself up to take a run at a much bigger payday later this month.
David Popovici Headlines Talented Field Competing At Marek Petrusewicz Memorial Meet
Popovici will be joined by the likes of Chad Le Clos, Arno Kamminga, Dylan Carter and Marco Koch on the men’s side, using the meet as a tune-up for SC Euros.
SwimSwam Pulse: 66% Believe U.S. Men’s Medley Relay Dominance Continues In Paris
Dating back to the 1960 Games in Rome, when the event was first introduced, the Americans have gone undefeated at the Olympics in the men’s medley relay.
arena Swim of the Week: Letitia Sim Shatters 11-Day-Old Singaporean Record In 200 Breast
Sim has broken the Singaporean Record in the women’s 200 breaststroke five times in 2023, bringing it down from 2:28-high to 2:24-low in a matter of months.
Qin Haiyang Goes 57 In 100 Breast For Fifth Time In 2023, Ties Asian Record
Qin Haiyang is distancing himself from the rest of the world in men’s breaststroke, and that was fully on display Friday at the World Cup in Berlin.
Erika Fairweather Snags World Cup Record In 400 Free From Fellow Kiwi Lauren Boyle
The 19-year-old Fairweather knocked more than three seconds off the previous World Cup Record set in 2015, stopping the clock in 4:01.09.
Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12
Jed Garner joins the Tennessee Volunteers this season as an intriguing breaststroke prospect with lifetime bests of 53.7/1:56.8.
Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16
Polish twins Michal and Krzysztof Chmielewski provide a lethal 1-2 punch for the USC Trojans in the butterfly and distance free events.
Ranking The 2023 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions
The versatile Colin Geer highlights Michigan’s recruiting class, as the butterfly specialist is coming off an impressive showing at U.S. Junior Nationals.
U.S. Junior National Champion Isaac Fleig Taking Gap Year At Wisconsin
Fleig will train under Mark Schubert with the elite distance group that’s formed in California alongside the likes of David Johnston and Will Gallant.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Ken Heis
Heis led the U.S. boys to a very successful World Junior Championships in Netanya, with one of his Mason Manta Ray swimmers, Jason Zhao, earning four medals.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Maximus Williamson
Williamson led all swimmers with seven medals at the 2023 World Juniors, claiming six golds and setting a new 17-18 NAG record in the 100 free.
