SwimSwam Pulse: 75.6% Favor China In Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay This Year
China roared to the gold medal in the men’s 4×100 medley relay at last summer’s Olympics, and many are favoring them to win the world title this summer.
Is this Shaine Casas’ Breakout Summer? 2024 Olympian Seeded to Make Worlds Roster in 5 Events
One thing that has begun to stick out as we look through the events is that 25-year-old Texas pro swimmer Shaine Casas has the stage set for a breakout summer
Sei Storie Da Seguire Ai Campionati Nazionali (Trials) USA 2025
Questi Campionati Nazionali non saranno solo una prova per costruire la squadra 2025, ma l’inizio concreto del cammino verso Los Angeles 2028
Six Storylines To Watch At The 2025 U.S. National Championships
Katie Ledecky is coming in riding a huge wave of momentum after breaking the world record in the women’s 800 free at the Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim.
Olympic Champ Hunter Armstrong Explains Nearly Retiring from Swimming, Skipping US Trials
Hunter Armstrong was initially going to take 6 months off of training before getting back into the pool with his sights set on LA28. Life had other plans.
Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink Among US Medalists Absent From 2025 US Nationals Psych Sheets
None of the four pictured above (Dressel, Fink, Ryan Murphy, and Hunter Armstrong) will compete at 2025 US Nationals next week.
2020 Tokyo Gold Medalist Lydia Jacoby Will Not Attend 2025 US Nationals
Jacoby spent the spring semester studying abroad in Spain. She has not competed since US Olympic Trials last summer.
2024 Olympian Hunter Armstrong Won’t Compete at U.S. Nationals
US Olympian Hunter Armstrong will not be competing at the U.S. Nationals/World Champs Trials meet next week in Indianapolis.
2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: With 2024 Olympians Out, Men’s 100 BK Field is Wide Open
With Murphy and Armstrong sitting this meet out, Shaine Casas is in the best position of his career to make a World Champs team in the 100 back.
Flux At The Highest Level: How Consistent Are Trials Finals Year-To-Year – Men’s
There has been a lot of talk about the swimmers who won’t be at Trials this year, but 2024 was the most consistent Trials in terms of finalists for a decade
2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Guiliano & Alexy Lead 100 Free With Uncertainty Behind
Chris Guiliano and Jack Alexy are the big favorite in the men’s 100 free, while the status of veterans like Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Held is up in the air.
Two-Time Olympic Champion Hunter Armstrong Opens Up About Near Retirement And Career Struggles
In an Instagram post, Olympic champion Hunter Armstrong detailed the financial struggles that forced him to step back from swimming over the past year.
Hunter Armstrong: “Credevo Di Fermarmi, Invece Eccomi Ancora Qui”
Il due volte campione olimpico si racconta senza filtri: da una crisi finanziaria che lo ha spinto verso il ritiro ai nuovi progetti
SwimSwam Pulse: 34.2% Pick Hwang As Most Likely Doha Champion To Return To Worlds Podium
The poll only included male world champions from Doha who did not win a medal (in their specific event) at the Paris Olympics.
Beyond the Olympics: When Swimming Writes Its Greatest Stories in Quiet Years
In the quiet left behind by the Games, swimming often writes its most extraordinary stories. This are the stories of the “year after”