SwimSwam’s Official 2024 Swammy Awards Index
Summer McIntosh’s dominant swims at both the Olympics and SC Worlds were among the highlights of the year as we look back on 2024 in our annual Swammy Awards.
Olympic Champion Anna Hopkin Of GBR Hangs Up Goggles
Olympian Anna Hopkin of Great Britain reveals she will be saying goodbye to competitive swimming, retiring at the age of 28.
2024 Swammy Awards: Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year – Sharon van Rouwendaal
van Rouwnedaal swept the women’s 5km and 10km open water events in Doha, and then won Olympic gold in Paris, reclaiming her title from 2016.
Bob Bowman Shares Thoughts on Leon Marchand, Gretchen Walsh, Summer McIntosh, & More
Texas Director of Swimming Bob Bowman surfaced in Hungary with many of the swimmers he trains in Austin competing in Budapest this past week
2024 Queensland Championships Photo Fishbowl: Age Grouper Edition
Kevin Zhang was pumped for the 2024 Queensland Championships in one of the action shots from photographer Nardia Mulkerrins.
The Super-Suit World Record That Wasn’t: Men’s 4×50 Free
Fred Bousquet split a blistering 19.87 on the French 4×50 free relay in 2008 that owns the fastest time ever, with the U.S. owning the official WR.
Kate Douglass on Team USA: “The world doesn’t get to see just how good we are at short course”
Kate Douglass was one of three American women who earned 7 medals in Budapest last week, amassing 5 individual medals and breaking 4 world records
Duna Arena Is Now Home To 62 Swimming World Records, #2 All-Time
Coming out of Short Course Worlds, Budapest’s Duna Arena has now seen 62 world records broken in it, including 28 of the current marks.
New Adelaide Aquatic Center’s Pools Filled For First Time
The new Adelaide Aquatic Center, which will contain a long course and short course competition pool, reached a new milestone in its construction journey.
Siobhann Haughey Wins 3-Straight Short Course World Titles to Mark the 23rd Time In History
Siobhan Haughey picked up the three-peat in the women’s 200 freestyle to mark the 23rd time in history this has been accomplished.
2024 Queensland Championships Photo Fishbowl: Elite Edition
Check out some of the action shots at the 2024 Queensland Championships – elite edition, courtesy of photographer Nardia Mulkerrins.
All 30 World Records Broken at Short Course Worlds
There were a staggering 30 World Records set at Short Course Champs, and Gretchen Walsh was solely responsible for 11 of them.
Vladimir Putin Postpones Olympic-Replacement “Friendship Games” Indefinitely
The postponement of the Friendship Games is part of a general softening of Russia toward the Olympic movement ahead of a big global political shakeup – both in sport and outside of it.
Kristel Kobrich y Alberto Abarza, premiados en Chile
La Ceremonia de Premios, donde también se anunciarán los destinatarios del premio Mejor de los Mejores 2024, está programada para el lunes 23 de diciembre.
12-Yr-Old Grayson Coulter Posts 53.25 LCM 100 Free At QLD Championships
12-year-old Grayson Coulter of New Zealand put up another pair of impressive performances on day five of the 2024 Queensland Championships.
