Revisiting The ISL Scoring System: An Analysis of Jackpot Points (Part 1)
The first of a four-part series that takes a look at the current ISL scoring system and the impact made by jackpot points.
2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist Lotte Friis Announces Her First Pregnancy
Lotte Friis, who remains the European Record holder in the 1500 free four years after retirement, is expecting with her husband Christoffer Schnack Ringo.
The Official SwimSwam Short Course World Championships Crossword Puzzle
Take a stab at the official SwimSwam Crossword Puzzle specifically focused on the 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Say Titmus & Ledecky Had The Better Showdown In Tokyo
Readers preferred the dual between Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400 free over the clash in the men’s 100 free at the Tokyo Olympics.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Women’s #75-51
Our Top 100 For 2022 series continues with the women’s 51st through 75th-ranked swimmers for the upcoming year.
The Swimmer’s Advantage
Amidst these difficult times, swimmers have a built-in edge given what they’ve been able to accomplish in simply training in the pool for countless hours.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #100-76
Our Top 100 For 2022 series takes off on the men’s side with swimmers ranked 100 through 76th, including French sprint star Florent Manaudou (pictured).
SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2022: Women’s #100-76
The first edition of our Top 100 series that ranks the best female and male swimmers in the world for 2022.
SwimSwam Breakdown: Knoxville Cancelled, Sakci World Record, & Project Immortal
We discuss USA Swimming canceling the Pro Swim in Knoxville, Emre Sakci’s 50 Breast world record, and Adam Peaty’s ‘Project Immortal’.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: 4th And Final Van Der Burgh Record Bites The Dust
We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
Swimmers, Parents, Coaches. It’s Been Your Year
Swimmers, coaches, parents, this has been your year and it will be next year as well. You have won every day, you have won it all.
SwimSwam Pulse: 30% Peg Hansson As Biggest Breakout Performer of SC Worlds
Hansson narrowly edged out Joshua Liendo and Shaine Casas for first place in the tightly contested poll.
Femke Heemskerk Reflects on Illustrious Career, Post-ISL Retirement
Femke cited a lack of motivation when she was training and realized she’d never felt that way before, which led her to decide to step away from the pool
Zoe Bartel Goes In-Depth on Mid-Season Retirement, Relationship with Swimming
Bartel goes into detail about her relationship with swimming, starting when she was young and actually tried to quit swimming when she was 16.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Swimmer’s Edition)
Celebrate the Holidays: SwimSwam style with a swimmer’s take on the classic Charles Dickens poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas”.