Fred Vergnoux

2025 Swammy Awards: Female Swimmer of the Year – Summer McIntosh

Summer McIntosh won five individual World medals and set three World Records this year as she cements her status as the dominant force in women’s swimming

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Summer McIntosh Named 2025 Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year

McIntosh earned 64.1% of the vote from Canadian Press members, claiming the award for the third consecutive year.

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McIntosh & Marchand Named World Aquatics’ 2025 Swimmers Of The Year

This is the 2nd year in a row that the Canadian and French duo, now both in Austin under coach Bob Bowman, have won the honors

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2025 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year – Summer McIntosh

It was another sensational year for Summer McIntosh, as the Canadian set multiple world records and won four world titles.

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2025 Swammy Awards: European Coach of the Year – Fred Vergnoux

Vergnoux guided Summer McIntosh in the lead-up to the 2025 World Championships in France, and the results were historic.

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Mireia Belmonte: “Mi Alleno Da Sola, Quattro Ore Al Giorno”

A 35 anni, Mireia Belmonte non ha ancora chiuso definitivamente il capitolo agonistico e racconta la sua nuova routine di allenamento

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Mireia Belmonte: “I’m training on my own, four hours a day”

Olympic gold medalist Mireia Belmonte talked about moving away from home at 13 to train, swimming with scoliosis, and training on her own now

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SwimSwam’s Official 2025 Swammy Awards Index

In a post-Olympic year that saw several records fall across the board, see who gets honored with our 2025 Swammy Awards.

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Summer McIntosh Withdraws From Carmel World Cup Due To Illness

McIntosh was scheduled to race five events this weekend, including the 400 free, 200 fly and 400 IM, the events she broke SC world records in last December.

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Bianca Nannucci Si Trasferisce In Francia: Dal 15 Settembre Ad Antibes Con Fred Vergnoux

Bianca Nannucci inaugurerà la stagione agonistica 2025/2026 con un’importante novità: dal 15 settembre si allenerà ad Antibes

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Fred Vergnoux Details Summer McIntosh’s Training, Leadup to Historic 2025 World Champs

Vergnoux discusses at length what the first half of 2025 looked like for his teenage pupil.

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Come Si É Preparata In Francia Summer McIntosh Per I Mondiali Di SIngapore

Summer McIntosh ha scelto Antibes e Fred Vergnoux per preparare Singapore 2025: 4 ori e 1 bronzo che confermano la canadese regina del nuoto

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Namibia’s Ronan Wantenaar On A Groundbreaking Year: “It’s Crazy To Think How Far I’ve Come”

Ronan Wantenaar was a hundredth away from a top-eight spot in the 50 breast, and has become a flagship athlete for the World Aquatics scholarship program

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What Does the Data Show About World Championship Medalists Trained by the NCAA?

As I looked through results of the 2025 World Championships, the argument that the NCAA was training other countries to beat us seemed incomplete.

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SwimSwam Awards: 2025 World Championships (Women’s Edition)

In her first meet with the full weight of expectation, Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh stepped up and justified the hype in Singapore.

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