Swimming Gave Me Everything — Now, It’s Time to Fight for Its Future
A call-to-action as college swimming & diving faces strict roster limits set to be implemented in the pending settlement of the House v. NCAA case.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Women’s #100-91
Helena Rosendahl Back breaks onto the list of Top 100 women for 2025 after earning gold at the Euro Championships and silver at 2024 LC Worlds in the 200 fly.
SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Pick Rio Olympic Success As Hosszu’s Biggest Achievement
Hosszu’s career at the top of the sport spanned two decades, but her defining moment came over the course of one week in August 2016 at the Rio Olympics.
We Must Save Ourselves’: Track Coach’s Inspiring Speech Resonates Deeply in Swimming
Track and Cross Country Coach Sam Seemes gave a speech last month about the state of the sport, and the things he said ring just as true in swimming.
Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024
Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.
Is Swimming A Bad Product? Reddit Users Seem To Think So (Plus, My Response)
Many voices over the last 12 months have chimed in about why swimming is hard to follow as a fan. Now, the debate has gotten the Reddit treatment.
SwimSwam Pulse: Marchand’s Olympic Triumph On Home Soil Was The Biggest Story of 2024
Racing under immense pressure in Paris, Leon Marchand won four individual gold medals and added a relay silver to cap off a standout Olympic performance.
SwimSwam Pulse: Crooks’ 50 Free, Walsh’s 100 Fly Voted Top Swims of SC Worlds
Jordan Crooks’ stunning 19.90 performance in the men’s 50 free was voted the best male swim of SC Worlds, topping Luke Hobson’s 200 free.
Texas AD Chris Del Conte Points to Bob Bowman as Evidence of Longhorn Brand’s Strength
Texas athletics director Chris Del Conte recently spoke about Bob Bowman in an interview as an example of how to ‘harness Texas’.
Comparing The Fastest Times Ever In Yards With LCM & SCM World Records
Gretchen Walsh is one of the few swimmers to hold U.S. Open Records in yards and world records in both long course and short course meters.
Jimmy Carter’s Complicated Legacy With the Olympic Movement
Jimmy Carter had a complicated relationship with the U.S. Olympic movement, signing into law the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act and enacting the 1980 Olympic boycott.
Top Olympic Rivalries: Part IV
Rebecca Soni’s rivalry with Leisel Jones was among the most memorable in recent history at the Olympic Games.
The Secret Sauce of ‘Visiting Swimmers’ During the Holiday Season
In which I argue that year-round swimmers taking holiday vacations, and the clubs they visit, face an opportunity, not a setback.
Can Swimming Become a Truly Professional Sport?
Can swimming be a truly professional sport with the way things currently stand? The sport might need some changes in order to become one.
SwimSwam Pulse: American Sweeps In 200 IM, 100 Free Were Most Unexpected In Budapest
Shaine Casas and Kate Douglass made it a gold medal sweep for the U.S. in the 200 IM at SC Worlds, one of six events where a nation won both golds in a race.
