USA Swimming Slashes Zone Camp Opportunities for Rising Talents
The new selection criteria awards Zone Select Camp spots only to the top swimmers in each of the 14 Olympic events for a total of 28 swimmers per zone.
Marchand, Dressel, Ledecky, Haughey Highlight Pro Swim San Antonio Psych Sheets
Marchand is the #1 seed in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 fly, and 200 breast. Siobhan Haughey also highlights international athletes at the meet.
NBC Announces Olympic Trials TV Schedule With Live Finals On NBC And Prelims On Peacock
Peacock will stream prelims live while USA Network will have heats delayed. Both NBC and Peacock have live finals at 8 pm EST.
Maine-Native Mandy Sumner Sets World Record for Longest Swim Under Ice
Mandy Sumner set a new Guinness World Record by swimming 75 meters under ice at a freediving event in Norway.
U.S. Center for SafeSport Announces Reforms, Stops Short of Recommended Independent Funding
SafeSport says it will offer more explanation behind “administrative closures,” which have clouded transparency for more than a third of the center’s cases.
Emily Thompson Swims Best Time 51.47 100 Fly On Night 2 Of Y-Nationals
Thompson had a 1-2 finish with fellow Stanford commit Alana Berlin in the 100 fly. Berlin also split a 22.97 50 fly in the 200 medley relay.
Kate Douglass Rips 2:01.97 200 Breast, Claire Curzan Hits 1:48.65 200 Back In Virginia
Douglass unofficially logged the fourth-fastest swim in history and a time quicker that won the NCAA title in the 200 breast during a “race” practice at UVA.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Chris Lindauer
After leading the Notre Dame men to a program-best NCAA finish in 2023, Lindauer’s squad delivered another breakthrough performance this year.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Destin Lasco
The smile says it all—It was a long time coming, but Lasco finally took hold of the NCAA, U.S. Open and American Record in the 200 back at the 2024 NCAAs.
Anna Moesch Splits 1:44.32 200 Free On Night 1 Of YMCA Nationals
Virginia commit Anna Moesch split a 1:44.32 in the 800 free relay with a flying start to help Greater Somerset County to a win on night 1 in Greensboro.
ASU Swimmers Following Bowman Will Train In Austin Prior To U.S. Olympic Trials
Bowman revealed his immediate timeline during his introductory press conference, noting his swimmers will be in Austin for the last three weeks pre-Trials.
Australian Mining Magnate Gina Rinehart Announces $10 Million Infusion for USA Swimming
(APRIL FOOLS POST) Australia’s richest citizen Gina Rinehart has stepped in to help USA Swimming close a massive funding gap ahead of the Olympics.
USA Swimming Membership Declines 4.6% in 2023 After Promising Post-Pandemic Growth in 2022
The -4.61% decline in USA Swimming membership was the third-worst ever, with the other two coming in 2020 (-11.8%) and 2021 (-8.8%).
WATCH: All NCAA records in men’s swimming from the 2023-24 NCAA season
Watch videos of all the individual and relay NCAA records set during the 2024 NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships last week.
WATCH: All NCAA records in women’s swimming from the 2023-24 NCAA season
Watch race videos of all the NCAA records set during the 2023-24 women’s swimming season, with all records being set by the University of Virginia.
