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.
SwimSwam Pulse: 35.7% Pick Fukuoka 2023 Triumph In 400 Free As Best Swim of Titmus’ Career
The women’s 400 free at the 2023 Worlds was hyped as a clash of the titans, but Ariarne Titmus absolutely dominated her rivals with a new world record.
SwimSwam Pulse: 71.9% Pick No ‘B’ Finals As Biggest Issue With New NCAA Format
If consolation finals weren’t apart of the last five NCAAs, 36% of women’s schools and 27% of men’s schools would lose their individual evening swims.
SwimSwam Pulse: Men’s 200 IM Most Anticipated Showdown of Carmel World Cup
After sweeping the World Championship podium this summer, Shaine Casas, Leon Marchand and Hubert Kos will lock horns once again in the 200 IM.
We Got the Change We Asked For, But Is It the Right Change?
Be careful what you wish for, sometimes it might come true.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72.2% Think NCAA Gets Slower This Season
The Walsh sisters headline a big list of top NCAA performers from last season who are not back for the 2025-26 campaign.
SwimSwam Pulse: Fans Unsure of New Stroke 50 Olympic Qualifying Process
By adding them to the Olympics while the swimming quota decreases, there’s a new qualifying process for the stroke 50s in LA–people don’t like it.
