Lifestyle

Earning The Right To Be Upset: Lessons In Accountability And Effort

The right to be upset about a poor performance isn’t automatically granted. It must be earned through commitment, effort, and discipline.

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The Worst Feelings As A Competitive Swimmer

A botched start, a missed turn, and a mouthful of water are among the worst feelings we get as competitive swimmers.

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The Nerves That Keep Me Going

Why Pre-Championship Jitters Mean I’m in the Right Place.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Guiliano, Grimes Poised To Make Biggest Impact As Second Semester Additions

Katie Grimes is a title contender in multiple events heading into her first NCAA Championship meet for the Virginia Cavaliers.

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Nathan Adrian Shares Experiences from “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” (PODCAST)

7x Olympic medalist Nathan Adrian was recently a participant of the Fox reality show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test

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U.S. Olympian Keaton Jones Sets 5 World Ice Records at Ice Swimming World Championships

Keaton Jones, who finished 5th in the 200 backstroke at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, broke 5 World Records in a 35 degree pool two weeks ago in Italy.

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Team Captain and Florida All-American Starts Specialty Coffee Company From Family Farm

Florida Team Captain and All-AmericanAmerican Joaquin González Piňero creates specialty coffee company using beans from family farm in Colombia

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick Sjostrom As Swimmer To Round Out Quarter Century Top Five

Sjostrom won a world title in 2009 and claimed two Olympic gold medals in 2024, making her one of the best swimmers of the past 15 years.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Men’s #90-81

After winning an upset SC world title in the 200 breast in 2024, Carles Coll Marti will aim to take the next step in the long course pool in 2025.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Women’s #80-71

Airi Mitsui tops this portion of the list, coming in at #71 on our Top 100 rankings for 2025 for her 200 fly speed and world ranking.

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Your First Open Water Race: What to Expect

We all feel pre-race jitters and discomfort when we hit the open water. SwimTrek shares advice on what to expect and how to make friends with the starter gun.

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Olympic Swimmer Klete Keller Among More Than 1,500 Pardoned for January 6 Insurrection

Klete Keller stood out above the crowd in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, wearing his Team USA jacket. He was released from probation by President Donald Trump.

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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.

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Aussie Olympic Champion Shayna Jack Joins “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!”

26-year-old Shayna Jack of Australia has joined this season’s cast of the reality TV show, “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!”

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Legendary swimming photographer Heinz Kluetmeier passes away

Heinz Kluetmeier, the only photographer to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, passed away this week.

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