Gretchen Walsh

Which Swimmers Saw The Biggest Boom on Social Media After The World Championships?

Anna Peplowski grew her Instagram following by a whopping 17.49 percent, the most of any other Team USA Woman at the World Championships.

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Walsh, Ledecky, Urlando Headline 2025 Golden Goggle Nominees

Katie Ledecky (Right) and Anthony Nesty (Left) are nominees for Golden Goggle Awards, Ledecky for Female Athlete of the Year, and Nesty for Coach of the Year.

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Who Would Be 15-16, 17-18 National Age Group Record Holders In The Stroke 50s?

Michael Andrew would take four of the six new proposed NAG Records under the proposal, with several Team USA stars ranking high on the rankings

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Swimming’s Greatest Record Years: The 2009 Super-Suit Era To The 2024 Short Course Worlds

2024 was the first year since 2009 in which at least 50 world records were set, largely due to the record-breaking frenzy at Short Course Worlds.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 44% Pick Men’s Team Struggles As Biggest U.S. Takeaway From Worlds

The U.S. men only won one gold medal at the 2025 World Championships, and failed to secure a relay title for the first time since 2001.

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Bowman, DeSorbo, Durden, Holloway & Nesty Named ASCA Coach of the Year Finalists

Bob Bowman coached American swimmers Regan Smith, Luke Hobson, Simone Manuel, Chris Guiliano, and Shaine Casas to medals at the 2025 World Championships.

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2025 World Championships: Five Takeaways From The Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

Gretchen Walsh had the fastest fly split in history, for a U.S. team that won with the biggest margin of victory for 31 years

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Luca Urlando Saw 20% Growth in Instagram Followers After Winning Only U.S. Men’s Gold Medal

Luca Urlando led the U.S. team in percentage growth in his Instagram followers; Jack Alexy, Anna Peplowski, and Campbell McKean also did well.

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The Most Successful Siblings in Competitive Swimming

There have been quite a few sibling pairs that have seen incredible success at the international level, including a number of Olympic and world champions.

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2025 World Championships: Five Takeaways From The Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

Jack Alexy and Patrick Sammon broke the field open on the first half for the U.S., giving Kate Douglass and Torri Huske the perfect platform to break the WR

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USA Swimming Interim CEO Bob Vincent Releases a Statement, Phelps Pushes Back Again

Michael Phelps disputed Bob Vincent’s claim that he and Rowdy Gaines have been welcomed to participate in the process at USA Swimming.

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SwimSwam Pulse: McIntosh Was Biggest Worlds Story, Jaouadi & Coetze Both Hit Big Breakouts

When asked what the top storyline was prior to Worlds, nearly two-thirds of votes in our poll went to something related to Summer McIntosh.

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2025 U.S. Summer Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Two-time Olympian Brooks Curry will be in the hunt for a lane tonight in the 100 free final, but if he wishes to earn a spot on the Pan-Pac team…

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: U.S. Women Power To World Record In 4×100 Medley Relay

The Americans dominated the field, breaking their own world record from last summer’s Olympics to clinch the top spot in the medal table in Singapore.

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Summary of Confirmed Swimmers With Illness At The 2025 World Championships

The 2025 World Championships seemed to have more athletes effected by GI/food issues than the 2024 Paris Olympics did with COVID-19.

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