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.
The Canyon Between Football and Everyone Else
College sports leave billions on the table. Whoever closes that gap for all athletes, not just football, is the one truly saving college sports.
SwimSwam Pulse: Will The Women Go 49 In 100 Free, 3:49 In 400 Free At The World Cup?
After clocking 50.31 in the 100 free at last year’s Short Course Worlds, Gretchen Walsh could become the first woman sub-50 in the 100 free next month.
The Universality Problem in Swimming
Universality programs give more countries access to the Olympic movement, but the Olympic movement needs to do more to recognize the value swimming provides.
SwimSwam Pulse: Virginia Men’s Rebuild, Women’s New Era Top Storylines of New NCAA Season
Thomas Heilman will play a primary role for the Virginia men this season as they aim to climb back to the elite ranks after a 32nd-place finish at NCAAs.
It’s Time for the NCAA to Figure Out Prize Money and Eligibility
Lani Pallister being required to give back her prize money while college football players rake in millions of dollars per year is an incongruity…
SwimSwam Pulse: 58.3% Favor U.S. Over Australia In Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Heading To 2026
Well over half of readers favor a fully-powered U.S. relay of Gretchen Walsh (pictured), Torri Huske, Kate Douglass and Rylee Erisman over the Aussies.
SwimSwam’s Non-Endorsement for the USA Swimming Board of Director Elections
It’s time for a change at USA Swimming’s Board of Directors. Your guess as to what that change should be is as good as mine.
American Swimming Celebrates 1 Year Without a Full-Time CEO
USA Swimming is on its 365th day without a permanent CEO.
