Ranking The Top Five Most Painful Races In Swimming
It’s a hotly debated topic: what is the most painful race in swimming? Here’s a breakdown of the top five.
Shouts From The Stands: Is The Ban On Kneeskins For 12-and-Under Girls Unfair?
In 2020, USA Swimming banned certain technical suits for 12-and-unders. An age grouper gives her take on why it may stop girls from staying in the sport.
Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Vic Riggs At West Virginia?
Who will lead West Virginia next season as Vic Riggs resigned after 17 years? See the wild speculation here.
SwimSwam Pulse: 62% Don’t Think NCAA Redshirts Help Long Course Performance
Torri Huske has been thriving in long course during her redshirt season from Stanford, but would that still have happened if she was racing in the NCAA?
Caitlin Clark Will Play Games Just 13 Minutes Away From Olympic Trials. What Could That Mean?
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have two home games trials, and promoting those competitions together will bring publicity for USA Swimming and the WNBA.
SwimSwam Pulse: 53.5% Think Bowman Turns Texas Into Premier NCAA Contender In 1-2 Years
The Texas men are coming off their lowest finish since 2005 at the NCAA Championships, but new head coach Bob Bowman figures to rebuild them quickly.
SwimSwam Pulse: 81.4% Think Gretchen Walsh’s NCAA Performance Surpassed Kate Douglass’ 2023
Walsh’s 2024 NCAA performance included her becoming the first swimmer in history sub-48 in the 100 fly and sub-45 in the 100 free.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72.8% Pick Underwater Work As Most Valuable Skill In College Swimming
Leon Marchand annihilated the field en route to a massive record in the 500 free at NCAAs, and his underwater work played a major role in the swim.
2024 NCAA Men’s Championship: Day 1 Overreaction – More of an Appraisal/It Hasn’t Sunk in Yet
Gabriel Jett’s reaction to winning the 800 free in a new NCAA record is certainly not an overreaction as he and fellow Cal Bears came together to pull off a slight upset.
Derek Maas Was The Best Swimmer in NCAA Division III Swimming This Season
Derek Maas was the best swimmer in D3 this season – even if D3 coaches didn’t vote him as such at the NCAA Championships.
SwimSwam Pulse: Marchand vs Record Books Picked As Top Matchup of Men’s NCAAs
Fans are eagerly awaiting Leon Marchand’s encore performance at the 2024 NCAAs after his record-breaking 2023 showcase saw him rewrite the record books.
SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick 1650 Free As Most Wide Open Event At Women’s NCAAs
Georgia’s Abby McCulloh leads a wide-open field in the 1650 free at the Women’s NCAA Championships, coming off a big PB of 15:40.96 at SECs.
The Amateurism of American Swimming Commentating
Six practices that a viewer expects from a commentator—and ones those in swimming can do a better job of to help push the sport forward.
Four Big US Meets Marred By Starting-Wedge Malfunctions
Caeleb Dressel still went 21.84 in spite of the wedge on his starting block giving-way in the 50 free in Westmont over the weekend.
A Tribute to Coach Paul Schiffel: Shaping Champions, Inside and Outside the Pool
A former member of the Lenoir-Rhyne swim team recognizes the impact left behind by coach Schiffel, who recently announced his retirement.
