2022 World Champs Previews: Can Finke Fend Off The Germans In The Mile?
After showing he’s unbeatable on the last 50 at the Tokyo Olympic Games, can Bobby Finke do it again without the element of surprise in Budapest?
Indiana HS State Relay Champion Chris Holmes (2022) Commits to Hoosiers
Sprint free/fly specialist Chris Holmes from Carmel High School and Carmel Swim Club will head to Indiana University in the fall.
arena Swim of the Week: Lukas Märtens Drops Fastest 400 Free Time In Five Years
Märtens’ time of 3:41.60 is the third-fastest we’ve seen in a decade and is nearly two seconds quicker than what it took to win Olympic gold last summer.
Indiana Adds Ben Stevenson to Freshman Class of 2022
A specialist in the sprint freestyle events, Ben Stevenson will be heading to Bloomington, Indiana this fall to become a Hoosier.
Postponed Sr Worlds Gives US a Crack at Full-Blown Junior Worlds Roster
Sandpipers Olympian Katie Grimes is one of three American girls on the US national team who will be eligible to compete in Kazan in August.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #20-11
Florian Wellbrock won a single pool medal in Tokyo as he split his focus with open water, but he ended the year with a bang and a World Record…
Jack Spitser’s Top Swimming Photos of 2021
Jack Spitser compiled his favorite and most memorable images from the year, highlighted by the Olympic Trials and Olympic Games this summer.
2021 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Caeleb Dressel provided us with many memorable moments in 2021, highlighted by his first career individual Olympic gold medal in the 100 freestyle.
2021 Swammy Awards: World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year, Lydia Jacoby
One of two juniors to earn an individual medal in Tokyo, Lydia Jacoby is this year’s World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year.
SwimSwam’s 10 Most-Liked Instagram Posts of 2021
For the second year in a row, Caeleb Dressel was featured in half of SwimSwam’s top 10 most-liked Instagram posts for the year.
2021 World Swimming Championships: Final Results
The men’s 100 breaststroke podium featured Ilya Shymanovich, Nicolò Martinenghi, and Nic Fink. See the rest of the medalists here.
2021 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year, Ahmed Hafnaoui
The man behind one of the most talked-about swims of the year; Ahmed Hafnaoui soared to Olympic gold this year in the 400 freestyle.
SwimSwam’s Official 2021 Swammy Awards Index
In a year where competition returned in full force, see who gets honored with our 2021 Swammy Awards.
2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap
Follow along here as we recap the 12th and final session of racing at the 2021 Short Course Swimming World Championships.
SwimSwam’s Official Awards For The 2021 Short Course World Championships
Maggie MacNeil’s five-medal haul, including a new world record, lands her our Female Swimmer of the Meet award at Short Course Worlds.
