SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2021: Men’s #10 – #1
We’re into the big-time now. Every single athlete in our top 10 has either (1) a solid chance at multiple gold medals or (2) a solid chance at a world record.
SwimSwam Pulse: 40% Pick 500 Free To 200 Free Relay As Toughest HS Double
40% of voters selected the 500 free into the 200 free relay as the toughest among four of high school swimming’s more-common back-to-back event combos.
SPLASH! 10,000 Years of Swimming: Professors, Purses and Impossible Feats
“In current dollars, winning Wrigley’s 1927 ‘ocean marathon’ from the California mainland to Santa Catalina Island was worth about $360,000.”
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2021: Men’s #20 – #11
As we crack the top 20, we’re starting to profile some of swimming’s best and most versatile talents – like freestyler, IMer, and relay hero Duncan Scott.
D3 NCAAs Cancelled: Notes From a Dad/Coach
“I think Thursday is an important reminder, no matter what, to be mindful of the things we are thankful for in our lives.”
Leigh Ann Caldwell, Swammer & NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent
Caldwell shares insight into Braden Holloway’s current NC State success and dives into what it took for her to make it as a network news correspondent.
Paralympic Champ Jessica Long To Star in Toyota Super Bowl Ad
13-time Paralympic swimming gold medalist Jessica Long is the star of Toyota’s new television ad, set to air during Super Bowl LV this weekend.
SPLASH! 10,000 Years of Swimming: The Other (Wet) Renaissance
This drawing of a Peruvian aquatic mailman was based on a description by Alexander von Humboldt after his travels at the dawn of the 19th century.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Men’s #30 – #21
We’ve got a diverse set of ten swimmers in this group, including men like Ryosuke Irie who posted world-leading times in 2020.
SPLASH! 10,000 Years of Swimming: The First 9,000 Years
The first of a six-part series of adaptations from Howard Means’ book documenting the history of swimming.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Men’s #40 – #31
Clyde Lewis had the fastest (legal) flat start 200 free at last summer’s World Championships, but wound up just 6th in the event final.
Why Your Coach Makes You Train Your “Off” Strokes
We all have the things we excel at—and things we don’t—in the water. Strokes included. Here is why coach is having you train them.
The Hungry Swimmer: Plant-Based Full Day of Eating
Here are some meal ideas as inspiration for both the seasoned plant-based eaters and those who are looking for a place to start.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Find Out Who Swam 3.2K Butterfly In A Single Set
We’re this week back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
Beyond The Lane Lines: USA Gymnastics Going Broke
Catch up on news around the world, including the USA, Germany and Scotland, with this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.
