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2017 West Australia SC Championships: Olympian Tamsin Cook Returns

After a hiatus to rest both mind and body, 18-year-old Olympian Tamsin Cook of Western Australia is ready to get back to racing.

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Teenager Li Bingjie Cranks Out 400 Free Chinese & Asian Records

Li Bingjie established a new Chinese National Record and Asian continental record in the women’s 400m freestyle tonight.

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2017 Nat’l Games Of China Day 2: Li Bingjie Blasts 4:01.74 400 Free

Li Bingjie raced her way to the top of the podium in the women’s 400m freestyle on day 2 of the National Games of China, clocking a new national record in the process.

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College Swimming Previews: #10 Minnesota Renewing Canadian Pipeline

Mackenzie Padington could come up huge for Minnesota, as she comes down from British Columbia for her freshman year with the Gophers.

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USOC Announces Best Of August Finalists For Team USA

The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of August,…

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Smoliga: “Now I get to hone in on my athletic career” (Video Feature)

Swimswam spoke with Olivia about what this means for her as a professional swimmer, as well as got to see Olivia in action behind the scenes at the FINIS photo shoot

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Video: Effortless Breaststroke

Breaststroke is by far the least efficient stroke, even with great technique.

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New Study Estimates Doping Prevalence of At Least 30% in Elite Sports

A group of researchers have released a new study in the Sports Medicine journal earlier this week, and the results indicate…

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Manuella Lyrio to Train with Kylie Masse in Canada

Manuella Lyrio is leaving Brazil to train at the University of Toronto. 

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Colorado Backstroker Elsa Litteken Gives Verbal to In-State Rams

Highlands Ranch, Colorado’s Elsa Litteken has given a verbal commitment to Colorado State University for 2018-19.

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Law Student Katie Meili Joins Georgetown Coaching Staff

Olympic and World Championship medalist Katie Meili has joined the Georgetown University Swimming and Diving staff as an assistant coach, while she attends Georgetown Law School.

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Triple Junior Gold Medalist Abruzzo: “It’s Like A Dream” (Video)

Entering Indy, Andrew Abruzzo says his goal for the World Junior Championships was to achieve ‘best times,’ but his hunger grew after tasting 400m freestyle gold.

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Auburn-Bound Hugo Gonzalez Happy To Join World Senior Ranks

“I’m happy with my times and I’m really motivated,” says Spanish teen Hugo Gonzalez of his performance in Indianapolis.

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Penny Oleksiak Returning To Toronto Swim Club After Two Years At HPC

Penny Oleksiak will return to the Toronto Swim Club after two years at the High Performance Centre – Ontario.

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2017 Nat’l Games of China Day 1: Sun Yang Snaps 3:41.94 400 Free

Sun Yang fired off a super quick 3:41.94 to take gold in his first event of the 2017 National Games of China.

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