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Ryan Lochte Injures Leg during Episode 4 of Worst Cooks In America, Leading to Elimination

A kitchen slip led to a knee injury that ended Ryan Lochte’s run on Worst Cooks in America during the show’s fourth episode.

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How to Get The 2025 Year in Review SwimSwam Magazine With The Summer McIntosh Cover

Give the gift of swimming to your swimmer, swammer or swimming coach. Start with the Summer McIntosh cover and the 2025 Year In Review.

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Quarterback U: From Pool to Podium in a Football World

College swimmers train with the same intensity as football stars, but compete far from the brightest lights. What if swimming got the spectacle it deserves?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 54.4% Think Shackell Will Be Most Impactful Second Semester Addition

Former top-ranked recruit Alex Shackell joins Indiana as an NCAA title challenger in the 200 fly and a favorite for a top-three finish in the 100 fly.

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Shouts From the Stands: I’m a Ryan Erisman Fan

Will Lerch became a fan of rising distance star Ryan Erisman this weekend after watching him swim at the Pro Swim Series in Austin.

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Fourteen Months Out of the Water: What Injury Really Teaches a Swimmer

In swimming, time away isn’t neutral—it’s costly. I learned that watching my son lose 14 months to shoulder injuries.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71.1% Think Peirsol’s 200 Back World Record Survives 2026

The fastest swimmer in history in the men’s 100 and 200 back in short course yards and meters, will Hubert Kos snag a long course mark in 2026?

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Kristen Stewart Makes Directorial Debut with ‘The Chronology of Water’, A New Swimming Film

The film is adapted from the 2011 memoir of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch, in which a young woman turns to swimming to escape an abusive home.

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Il Sapore Delle Nuove Possibilità

L’inizio dell’anno nuovo porta con sé il Sapore Delle Nuove Possibilità. L’occasione arriverà e quando ci sarà, tu dovrai essere pronto.

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Do Swimmers in Suits Impact Basketball Teams’ Free Throw Percentage? Miami Coach Thinks So.

Travis Steele, the head coach of Miami University’s red hot men’s basketball team, thinks the swim team’s presence impacted the team’s opponents on Monday.

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Ryan Lochte Skates By In Episode 1, But Thrives in Episode 2 of ‘Worst Cooks in America’

Ryan Lochte was nearly eliminated on episode 1 of Worst Cooks in America, but he bounced back and was a bright spot on episode 2.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Nearly 70% Back Erisman As Top 2026 Stock Among World Junior Champs

Erisman ranked 6th in the world in the women’s 100 freestyle in 2025 with her time of 52.79, less than four-tenths shy of the top spot.

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Stop Trying to Calm Down: The Pre-Race Skill Nobody Teaches Swimmers

Pressure doesn’t decide who gets the breakthrough swim. The meaning you attach to pressure does.

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Ryan Lochte’s Olympic Medals Sell for a Combined $316,000 (Plus Buyer’s Premium)

Ryan Lochte’s three Olympic gold medals sold for a combined $316,000 at auction this week. The auction closed on Saturday.

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If You’ve Ever Done Fly in a Hotel Pool, This Quiz Is for You

You’re on vacation, hunting for a swim workout, and the pool is a weird length and crowded — do you carry on with your set?

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