Murphy, Fink, Weitzeil, Ledecky Named Team USA Captains For Paris Olympics
Ledecky earns her first nod as captain as she enters her 4th Olympics. Murphy returns as a captain after serving as one in Tokyo.
American Swimmer Kate Douglass Cedes 100 Free Olympic Spot to Teammate Gretchen Walsh
American Kate Douglass won’t swim the 100 free at the Olympic Games; she will be replaced by Gretchen Walsh, who finished 3rd at US Trials.
Abbey Weitzeil Battled Illness At U.S. Olympic Trials: “I Think I Had COVID At The Meet”
Weitzeil revealed she felt “really tired” during the Trials and tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning home from Indianapolis.
Jamie Davis Selected as New CEO of USA Water Polo
USA Water Polo selects Jamie Davis, the current head of USA Volleyball, to replace Chris Ramsey as their new CEO beginning in October of 2024.
USA Swimming Names 38 To 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championship Roster
After making the Olympic Trials final in the 400 IM at the age of 14, Audrey Derivaux qualified to represent the U.S. at the Junior Pan Pacs in August.
Emma Weber Booked A Ticket To Watch Paris Olympics But Ended Up Making US Olympic Team
Weber finished 2nd in the 100 breaststroke to book her ticket as an athlete to Paris, after originally planning to spectate.
Coach Jeff Russell Given Three-Year Suspension By USA Swimming, Added To SafeSport Database
Russell formerly coached Southwest Y Michigan Swimming in Kalamazoo. He’ll be suspended through July 2027 barring a successful appeal.
SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN LIVE | European Jrs, Olympic Defending Champions, and Sjostrom 50y Free
We discuss the 2024 European Jr Championships, which male is most likely to defend his gold medal in Paris, and what Sarah Sjostrom would go in a 50y free.
American Swimmers Faster Than Australians in 18 of 28 Events at Olympic Trials
American men were faster than Australians in 11 of 14 individual events at last month’s Olympic Trials while the women’s side was tied at 7-7.
TAC Titans Take Down Mixed 400 Free, 400 Medley Relay 11-12 NAG Records
The 11-12 swimmers took a combined 16.68-seconds off two mixed relay NAG records at the 2024 TAC Titans LC Qualifier.
285,202 Attendees Across 17 Sessions of U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
Lucas Oil Stadium averaged 55.9% capacity across 17 sessions and set a record for attendance at a single session of a swim meet.
Gretchen Walsh Becomes First Swimmer to Win ACC Athlete of the Year
After an electric junior season that included 7 NCAA event titles, Virginia’s 4th-straight team title, and a World Record, Gretchen Walsh has been named the ACC’s Female Athlete of the Year.
Review: Katie Ledecky’s “Just Add Water” Further Proves What We Already Know
Ledecky’s autobiography reaffirmed a lot of what we already knew about her, but what mattered the most was her insight on those things.
Olympic Team Newcomers: NAG Records, NCAA Titles & More
Gretchen Walsh was a star at the Olympic Trials, leading a group of 22 first-time Olympians set to represent the U.S. in Paris.
“Go Navy, Beat Army” Gets a Little Louder as FHSAA Champ Xavier Sohovich to Join Navy in 2025
Xavier Sohovich of Bolles School and a recent Florida State Champion has committed to swim for the U.S. Naval Academy in the fall of 2025. Happy 4th of July!!!
