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Ledecky Wins Honda Cup for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year

Katie Ledecky was presented with the Honda Cup tonight at the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Show in Los Angeles.

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2017 U.S. Trials Previews: Can Adrian Hold off Dressel in 100 Free?

After Caeleb Dressel’s eye-popping 40.00 in the 100 free at NCAAs, swimming fans are eager to see what he can put together in the long course pool.

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Swimming With SVT: Rebecca Soni’s Story

Kyle Chalmers of Australia recently pulled out of the World Championships to deal with SVT, a heart condition with which American breaststroker Rebecca Soni is all too familiar.

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STUDY: The Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Swimming

Swim England is the first sport governing body to look in-depth at the relationship between health and well-being and swimming. With…

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FSU Opens C/O 2018 Recruiting Season with Verbal from Stephanie Holmes

Tallahassee, Florida-native Stephanie Holmes announced her verbal commitment to remain in state and swim for Florida State University beginning with…

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2017 U.S. World Trials Preview: The Real Post-Phelps 200 Fly Era

The men’s 200 fly shapes up to be a three-man race at the front for two World Championship spots.

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2017 U.S. Trials Previews: Will Comerford Snag a Spot in 100 Free?

Simone Manuel has been shockingly good in the 100 free over the past year. She was already a top-tier sprinter, but after pulling off a stunning upset to tie for gold in the 100 free at the Rio Olympics, she was arguably even more jaw-dropping at 2017 NCAAs.

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Keep Tabs On All Of SwimSwam’s Official 2017 U.S. Nationals Previews

U.S. Nationals are just a few weeks away in Indianapolis, with the Americans selecting their World Champs and World University Games teams for later this summer. We’ve gotten started with our yearly event-by-event previews, and now we’re compiling them all in one place.

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Dressel Includes 100 Fly, 200 Free in World Champs Trials Lineup

All-in-all, Dressel has entered 5 events: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 fly, and 100 fly.

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Katie Coughlin, Alabama’s Best Backstroker, Transfers to Wisconsin

After two years with the University of Alabama, Katie Coughlin is transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Reaction Time: 2018 Is By Far the Fastest Recruiting Class off the Blocks

As we approach July 1st, the date that had traditionally been the “starting block” for the college recruiting season, we notice…

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Five Storylines, All The Links You Need For 2017 U.S. Nationals

Five storylines, all the links you need for the upcoming U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis.

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Team Of 37 Set To Represent Great Britain At European Juniors

Great Britain is sending 37 swimmers to the European Junior Championships starting this week in Netanya.

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2017 U.S. World Champ Trials Pick ‘Em Contest, Presented by TYR

2017 U.S. NATIONALS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS Tuesday, June 27th-Saturday, July 1st 50-Meter Course Indianapolis, Indiana Meet Info Prelims timelines Broadcast schedule…

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Ledecky: The Women’s 1500 At An Olympics Was A Long Time Coming

Katie Ledecky kicks off her Budapest campaign with the 100m free and 800m free double tomorrow, June 27th, but already has eyes on the 1500m in Tokyo.

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