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In News

US News

SwimSwam Surge

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

SWIM DATA

Gui Caribe’s 47.10 Puts Two Brazilians In 100 Free All-Time Top 10 For First Time Since 1988

Let’s Run The Numbers: Since 2002, Which World Records Have Improved The Most?

Texas Men Now Have the 2nd-Most NCAA D1 Swimming Event Titles

Can Fans Expect A Close Team Race In The NCAA Championships In The Future?

In College

World Juniors Finalist Sylvia Statkevicius Signs With Florida for 2025-26

Freestyle & Butterfly Specialist London Rising Commits To Arizona State For Fall 2026

Dual Meet Tournament Format REVEALED Featuring 90-Minute Duals, Revamped Scoring, Fewer Events

Sprint Freestyler Derek Feldman Commits To Loyola University’s Class of 2029

In Training

8 Best Swim Backpacks for Swimmers 2025 Reviews

Why Swimmers “Choke” on Race Day

13 Best Swim Caps for Long Hair, Kids, and Competitive Swimmers

The 12 Best Swim Snorkels in 2025: Reviewed by SwimSwam

In Video

Gold Medal Minute

Olympic Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Would Like To Do Rowdy Gaines’ NBC Job

10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games

Gretchen Walsh Unpacks Her Olympic Debut and Looks Ahead To New Goals, a 54 100m Butterfly

9-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Murphy Unpacks Team USA’s Paris Performance

In Lifestyle

SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Think Cielo’s 20.91 50 Free Is Next Super-Suited Record To Fall

How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

Swim Across America Grants $900,000 Toward First-of-Its-Kind Gene Editing Innovation

Shouts From The Stands: An Open Letter To USA Diving

Cecilia Adrian

#SwimMomMonday: Meet Nathan Adrian’s Mom

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Gui Caribe’s 47.10 Puts Two Brazilians In 100 Free All-Time Top 10 For First Time Since 1988

Let’s Run The Numbers: Since 2002, Which World Records Have Improved The Most?

Texas Men Now Have the 2nd-Most NCAA D1 Swimming Event Titles

Can Fans Expect A Close Team Race In The NCAA Championships In The Future?

World Juniors Finalist Sylvia Statkevicius Signs With Florida for 2025-26

Freestyle & Butterfly Specialist London Rising Commits To Arizona State For Fall 2026

Dual Meet Tournament Format REVEALED Featuring 90-Minute Duals, Revamped Scoring, Fewer Events

Sprint Freestyler Derek Feldman Commits To Loyola University’s Class of 2029

8 Best Swim Backpacks for Swimmers 2025 Reviews

Why Swimmers “Choke” on Race Day

13 Best Swim Caps for Long Hair, Kids, and Competitive Swimmers

The 12 Best Swim Snorkels in 2025: Reviewed by SwimSwam

Olympic Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Would Like To Do Rowdy Gaines’ NBC Job

10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games

Gretchen Walsh Unpacks Her Olympic Debut and Looks Ahead To New Goals, a 54 100m Butterfly

9-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Murphy Unpacks Team USA’s Paris Performance

SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Think Cielo’s 20.91 50 Free Is Next Super-Suited Record To Fall

How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

Swim Across America Grants $900,000 Toward First-of-Its-Kind Gene Editing Innovation

Shouts From The Stands: An Open Letter To USA Diving

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