2024 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach Of The Year – Todd DeSorbo
DeSorbo played a important roles this year as the head coach of both the U.S. Olympic women’s team and the NCAA champion University of Virginia women.
50% Of Readers Recognize Katie Ledecky In New York Times Facial Recognition Quiz
Ledecky finished 36th out of 52 individuals in terms of face-to-name recognitions in a quiz sent out to all New York Times subscribers on Tuesday morning.
Leon Marchand Finishes Second In 2024 AP Male Athlete Of The Year Voting Behind Shohei Ohtani
Marchand received 10 out of 74 available first place votes, while Ohtani got 48 in a landslide victory for the Japanese baseball player.
How Many Athletes Were Both NCAA Champions And Olympians In 2024?
In total, 32 athletes won NCAA team titles and qualified for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, with 12 of them taking home medals.
2024 Swammy Awards: Breakout Male Swimmer Of The Year, Ilya Kharun
This year, Kharun won his first-ever long course senior international medals and firmly established himself as the third-best 200 flyer in the world.
Regulation Exemption, Freeway Model And $200 Million Grant Pave Way For LA 2028 Construction
Recently, many key proposals regarding the infrastructure and construction process of LA28 venues were initiated by different organizations.
Northwestern Sophomore Aaron Baltaytis To Redshirt 2024-25 Season After Cancer Treatment
A struggle with testicular cancer kept Baltaytis out of the water. However, after taking the summer to do treatment, he is now cancer-free.
Gretchen Walsh Finishes Short Course Worlds With $290K (Final Prize Money Update)
Walsh on her own outearned every single other country in prize money aside from the United States, accumulating a total of $290,416.67.
Summer McIntosh Takes Down World Junior Record In 200 Back (1:59.96)
Although this is a race that McIntosh doesn’t swim super often, she was still able to make a splash and break another record.
Great Britain’s Eva Okaro Breaks World Junior Record In SCM 50 Free (23.66)
Okaro now becomes the second-fastest Brit of all-time, just 0.22 seconds behind Fran Halsall’s national record from back in 2009.
Williamson Splits 40.96 100 Free, Lakeside Aquatic Club Breaks 17-18 NAG In 400 Free Relay
Williamson had a massive anchor to help his club break the NAG and claim their fourth relay victory of 2024 Winter Juniors.
Mikayla Tan Breaks 13-14 National Age Group Record With 2:09.58 200 Breast
Tan broke Allie Szekely’s 12-year-old record to become the youngest girl to ever break 2:10 in the 200-yard breaststroke event.
Thomas Heilman Swims 1:38.95 200 Fly, Breaks 17-18 NAG By Over A Second
Heilman’s time makes him the youngest swimmer to ever break 1:40 in the 200 fly at just 17 years of age. He would have placed third at 2024 NCAAs.
15-Year-Old Rylee Erisman Swims 46.69 100 Free To Break U.S. 15-16 National Age Group Record
Erisman became the youngest female swimmer to ever break the 47-second barrier in the 100 free and just the fourth 18-and-under to get under the barrier.
Charlotte Crush Clocks 1:48.69 200 Back, Just 0.39 Seconds Away From 15-16 NAG
Crush saw a 0.24 seconds from her morning time, and inches closer to Regan Smith’s national age group record in the 200 backstroke.
