Lifestyle

Is Youth Swimming Becoming Too Expensive for the Average Family?

If we want to save swimming from becoming a sport only for the wealthy, we need to change the way we define success.

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Summer Season: A Time for Transitions

The training schedule intensifies, but as the days grow longer and the sun beats stronger, other meaningful changes are on the horizon.

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Olympic Sports, This Is Your Second Wake-Up Call. Don’t Hit Snooze Again.

If Olympic sports don’t act now, we may not be part of what comes next.

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47-Year-Old Gabby Rose on Swimming Journey: “I don’t know when this will be over”

Olympian Gabby Rose made history at the 2025 US Nationals last week, but not by making the World Championships team.

This Isn’t Just Swim Lessons. It’s a Career. A Mission. A Movement.

Now is the time to build your own swim academy.

Opening The Teacher Toolbox Part II: Formative Assessment, Coach Feedback That Sticks

Embrace the idea that coaching is teaching, and practice as an opportunity for continuous assessment and improvement.

Save Swimming: Raise The Bar For Coaches

2025 swim coach compensation survey data and a message for USA Swimming.

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The Hungry Swimmer: Salmon Bowl

Loaded with high-quality protein, complex carbs and and nutrient-rich vegetables, this bowl is a balanced, energizing option that’s ideal for athletes.

World Record Swimmer To Take On Swiss Lake Challenge In Honor of Son’s Neurological Condition

A British father is set to swim the 10 largest lakes in Switzerland to raise awareness of a childhood neurological condition that changed his son’s life.

Beyond The Lane Lines: 2028 Olympic Games Updates

The latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines includes financial and sporting updates from the 2028 Olympic Games as well as news from Britain & Singapore.

SwimSwam Pulse: 46.2% Pick 100 Back As Deepest Event For U.S. Women

Regan Smith factors prominently into the U.S. women being incredibly deep in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 fly.

How To Get The 2025 World Championship Preview Magazine With The Leon Marchand Cover

In this issue SwimSwam breaks down every event at Worlds Championships. This mag is also loaded with data features and profiles on rising talent.

How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

We spend years mastering the water, pushing through pain, and there is a great future in swimming after you finish the race.

Flowing Between Cultures, At Home In Water

At 95, Joy Tsuzuki recently became the first swimmer, male or female, to compete in the Masters 95-99 age group in New Jersey.

Former Cal Swimmer Catherine Breed To Attempt Historic Swim Across California Coastline

Next year, Breed plans to begin a roughly three-to-four-month swim where she will swim the entire coastline of California.