Cal Women Add Japanese Olympian Airi Mitsui for Fall 2025
Japan’s Airi Mitsui, whose best 200 fly converted time would have placed 3rd at NCAAs last season, will join the Golden Bears in the fall.
2025 World Championships Previews: Australia Leads The Big Three In Women’s 4×200 Free Relay
Australia looks for a repeat win in the women’s 4×200 free relay Singapore as the United States and China trail slightly, looking to catch up
Pieter Coetze Leads Chad Le Clos-Less South African Worlds Roster
Pieter Coetze, bronze medalist in the men’s 200m back from Doha, leads the South African squad headed to Singapore later this month.
Japanese Dynamo Yamato Fukazawa Breaks Thumb, Will Compete In Singapore With Bolt In His Hand
24-year-old Yamato Fukazawa won both the 100m and 200m breast events at the Japanese World Trials but his journey to Singapore hasn’t been an easy one.
High-Level International Meets For July 2025
Olympic multi-medalist David Popovici of Romania is headed to the World Championships, the highest-profile meet on the July agenda.
The World Aquatics Championships Has an Official Beer Supplier
World Aquatics has found some beer money to support the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore next month. Our sport is finally growing up.
Data Deep Dive: Comparing Popovici’s 46.71 to Pan’s 46.40 100 Free World Record
Let’s take a look at the statistics from the fastest 100 freestyles in history: Pan Zhanle’s world record of 46.40 and David Popovici’s 46.71 from yesterday.
Seven Indian Records Fall At National Championships
Dhinidhi Desinghu, 15 years of age, won female swimmer of the meet and put up 56.78 100 free and 2:02.97 200 free national records
How To Get The 2025 World Championship Preview Magazine With The Leon Marchand Cover
In this issue SwimSwam breaks down every event at Worlds Championships. This mag is also loaded with data features and profiles on rising talent.
Japanese 16-Yr-Old Yumeki Kojima Clocks 4:11.67 LCM 400 IM
The Japanese teenage set is on a tear, with 16-year-old Yumeki Kojima blasting a new lifetime best of 4:11.67 in the LCM 400 IM.
16-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Does It Again, Blasts 59.03 LCM 100 Breast
16-year-old Shin Ohashi of Japan put up a near-World Junior Record-breaking performance of 59.03 in the men’s 100m breaststroke.
16-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Scorches 2:07.27 200 Breast World Junior Record
16-year-old Shin Ohashi of Japan ripped a time of 2:07.27 at a domestic High School meet to break the 200m breaststroke World Junior Record.
arena Swim of the Week: Kamonchanok Kwanmuang Lowers Thai 200 Fly Record In 2:09.70
Kwanmuang was the runner-up at the French Elite Championships in a time of 2:09.70, lowering her own Thai Record of 2:10.68 set at the 2023 Asian Games.
USADA Questions Chinese Contamination Case, Katie McLaughlin Testifies In Front of Congress
McLaughlin was on the U.S. women’s 4×200 free relay that won silver at the Tokyo Olympics behind the Chinese team that had two swimmers who tested positive.
Olympic Medalist Matsushita Puts Up In-Season 1:56.73 200 IM
Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita logged an impressive in-season outing to take 200m IM gold at the Tokyo Swimming Championships.
