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What’s The Highest FINA Points Swim Ever? The Answer Isn’t As Simple As It Sounds

Calculating the swim that’s earned the most FINA points in history sounds easy, but there are some interesting wrinkles that make it a complicated exercise.

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Gretchen Walsh’s 11 World Records Surpasses Spitz, Phelps For Most Set In Single Meet

Walsh took down a stunning 11 world records in Budapest, overtaking Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps for the most set at one meet by a wide margin.

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The Most Dominant Short Course Meter World Records

Kate Douglass obliterated the women’s 200 breast world record at the World Cup, putting her nearly a second and a half clear of anyone else in history.

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What’s In the Splits? A Breakdown of 500 Frees from Carson, Rex, Leon, and More

The Texas men put on a show in the 500 free on Wednesday evening, including an American Record from Carson Foster (above), followed by one from Rex Maurer.

How Rare Is It To See A World Record Broken In September?

Kaylee McKeown lowered the world record in the SCM women’s 100 backstroke at the Australian Short Course Championships last week.

The Paris 2024 Olympics Had Two of the Closest Finishes In History

The men’s 200 free was an absolute barn-burner in Paris, with only 15 one-hundredths separated gold medalist David Popovici and Duncan Scott in fourth.

2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 1500 Free

Bobby Finke swam a new world-record time of 14:30.67 to win gold in the 1500 freestyle in Paris, defending his win from Tokyo.

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Home Pool Advantage: A Host Country Swimming Analysis

Léon Marchand led France to a historic performance in the pool this year, winning four events in Olympic record time. Did the home crowd have any effect?

Revisiting the Medal Drought: Post-Olympics Update

Mona McSharry earned a bronze medal for Ireland, the country’s first since 1996. Revisiting the medal droughts, which other countries found success in Paris?

2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 100 Back

Kaylee McKeown defended her gold medal from Tokyo in the 100 backstroke, tying her own Oceanian record with a time of 57.33.

2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 100 Free

Pan Zhanle broke the world record in a blistering fast time of 46.40 on Day 5 of the Olympics. Let’s dig into the data behind this swim.

2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 200 IM

Summer McIntosh swam to a new personal best of 2:06.56 in the 200 IM to win one of the most exciting races of this year’s Olympics.

2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Adam Peaty and Nic Fink tied for second behind Nicolo Martinenghi in the men’s 100 breaststroke, the only podium tie we saw from this year’s Olympics.

2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 50 Free

Sarah Sjöström, the world record holder in the event, recently took home the gold medal in the women’s 50 freestyle. Let’s dig into the data behind her swim.

Post-Olympic Swimming Results vs. Seed Analysis

Apostolos Christou eclipsed 16 swimmers who were seeded higher than him in the 200 backstroke to win a silver medal. Who else improved their initial rankings?