SwimSwam Pulse: Nearly 70% Back Erisman As Top 2026 Stock Among World Junior Champs
Erisman ranked 6th in the world in the women’s 100 freestyle in 2025 with her time of 52.79, less than four-tenths shy of the top spot.
SwimSwam Pulse: Women’s 800 Free Showdown, McIntosh’s Dominance The Top Stories of 2025
The women’s 800 free clash at the World Championships emerged as the top swimming story of the year, followed closely by Summer McIntosh and her record haul.
As NBA-Drafted Hoopers Return to College, the NCAA’s Congressional Campaign Ramps Up
The NCAA’s latest statement on professional basketball players signing with college teams seems to signal a willingness to let things get worse in order to make them better.
SwimSwam Pulse: 39.3% Pick Steenbergen’s 200 IM As Top Swim of SC Euros
Marrit Steenbergen had an otherworldly performance at the European SC Championships, incredibly setting new Continental Records in five different events.
Swimming and Diving Don’t Have a Fan Interest Problem. It Has an Access and Experience Problem
Because swimming and diving are almost always presented together, the challenges and solutions apply to both.
SwimSwam Pulse: 75.9% Want To See SCM North American Championship Meet
European swimmers had the chance to wrap up their SCM season with a championship meet last week. Why not North Americans?
Selection Sunday: If College Swimming Copied Football
While the watchful eyes of swim fans were keenly tuned in to the U.S. Open Championships, football fans had their eyes on the CFP selection show.
SwimSwam Pulse: Modglin, Moesch Were Biggest Surprises of First Week of Invites
At the Texas Hall of Fame Invite, Will Modglin became the fastest swimmer in history in the 50-yard back and set the American Record in the 100 back.
Steenbergen Takes Out Records From Legends Sjostrom, Hosszu IN THE SAME SESSION
Steenberger has taken on a whole new mentality in 2025, and she’s finishing the year off with a bang in Poland this week.
SwimSwam Pulse: 78.6% Believe Josh Liendo Takes Down Dressel’s 100 Fly Mark This Season
Liendo has won six individual NCAA titles through his first three season, but Caeleb Dressel’s Florida records in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly remain.
SwimSwam Pulse: 200 Semis, Stroke 50s Make For Convoluted Olympic Swimming Schedule In LA
The new swimming schedule for the 2028 Olympics Games in likely ends any shot Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh will race the 800 free in LA.
The Enhanced Games: A Showcase Of The Best, Or A Cash-For-Doping Gamble For Aging Swimmers?
Hagai Ashlagi, legal counsel of a professional European Basketball League, gives his take on the Enhanced Games.
SwimSwam Pulse: 59.1% Most Excited For Power 4 Dual Challenge During Invite Season
Ilya Kharun headlines ASU at next week’s Power 4 Dual Challenge, which features host Tennessee, Virginia and Michigan along with the Sun Devils.
SwimSwam Pulse: 34.2% Most Surprised By Corbeau Smashing 2:00 Barrier At World Cup
Caspar Corbeau dropped more than two seconds off his two-week old best time to become the first man to break 2:00 in the SCM 200 breaststroke.
SwimSwam Pulse: 84.7% Pick McKeown v. Smith As Sport’s Best Female Rivalry
Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith have been consistently raising the bar in the women’s backstroke, with McKeown winning most of the head-to-head battles.
