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Olympic Committees Complying with Trump’s Orders Met with Heavy Criticism

Exeutive Order 14201, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” was enacted on February 5th in an effort to ban transgender womens from women’ sport teams.

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SwimSwam’s Non-Endorsement for the USA Swimming Board of Director Elections

It’s time for a change at USA Swimming’s Board of Directors. Your guess as to what that change should be is as good as mine.

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Katharine Berkoff on First World Title, Illness in Singapore, & Insane NCS Backstroke Group

Olympic medalist Katharine Berkoff kept her momentum rolling from Paris, capturing 2 golds and a bronze in Singapore at the 2025 World Championships

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What Does Team USA’s International Future Look Like Based On Their Fastest 2025 Times?

What does the future of Team USA look like heading into a home Olympic Games from a holistic standpoint, taking into consideration the year as a whole?

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Head Coach Braden Holloway Details Team USA Illness, Resilience in Singapore

From traveling to Singapore to making relay decisions on the fly and trying to keep morale high, Holloway gives an honest recollection of World Championships

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American Swimming Celebrates 1 Year Without a Full-Time CEO

USA Swimming is on its 365th day without a permanent CEO.

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Pace Clark Joins LSU Staff As Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator

LSU has hired Pace Clark, former Delta State Head Coach, as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for this year.

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USA Swimming Expands Block Party Program

USA Swimming makes Block Party program available to 25% of teams with the upcoming phase three of the pilot program beginning in September.

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LA28 Organizers Propose Moving Diving Competitions to Rose Bowl Aquatic Center

The LA28 Olympics have proposed moving diving to the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center due to “athlete safety concerns” with the 1932 pool.

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Top 10 Swims From the 2025 World Junior Championships

Rylee Erisman’s 52.79 100 freestyle was one of the top swims of the 2025 World Junior Championships, breaking the Championship Record by almost a second.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2026

Baylor Stanton retains his #1 rank in the class of 2026 thanks to a big drop in the 400 IM, and adding even more versatility than last year.

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US Comes Out on Top of World Juniors Medal Table After Winning 2 Golds on Final Day of Racing

Rylee Erisman helped bring home the final two gold medals for Team USA, winning the girls’ 50 free and anchoring the girls’ 4×100 medley relay.

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World Juniors Sees Erisman, Dobson added to the US Pan-Pac Team, Roster Appears to be Final

Rylee Erisman’s 15-16 NAG record of 52.79 in the 100 free booked her a spot on the Pan-Pacs roster, as did Kennedi Dobson massive new PB of 4:06.66 in the 400 free.

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Australia Wins Its First Medal of World Juniors to Break onto the Medal Table After Day 5

Ainsley Trotter won gold for Australia in the girls’ 50 back, bringing home her nation’s first medal of the meet.

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USA Swimming Announces 2026 Domestic Schedule, Pro Series Stop In June

With no US Nationals in June, Indianapolis will be home to the final Pro Series stop instead. Austin kicks off the year with a Pro Series stop in January.

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