Luke Hobson

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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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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2025 World Championships: Eight Takeaways From The Men’s 4×200 Free Relay

Great Britain turned to their anchor leg to win them the race, making it five years in a row with a 1:43-point split on the end for them

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16-Year-Old Max Cunningham Swims 48.65 100 Free, Edward Sommerville Posts 1:40.59 200 Free

Both Cunningham and Sommerville, though short of a record, marked themselves as #2 performers: the former for 16 year olds and the latter for Aussies all time

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2025 U.S. Summer Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Former world record holder Hunter Armstrong will likely be looking to secure his spot on the Pan Pacs roster in the men’s 50 backstroke tonight.

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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 2 Finals Live Recap

Alex Shackell will be the top seed in the women’s 100 butterfly tonight, coming in more than a second ahead of the rest of the field.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Bob Bowman

Bowman’s swimmers won 10 individual medals and added nine more on relays at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.

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

Leon Marchand’s performances in Singapore were enough to land him Male Swimmer of the Meet honors despite his pared-down schedule.

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How Team USA’s Pan Pacs Roster Is Looking After Worlds, WUGs, and U.S. Nationals

Three of five meets deciding Team USA’s 2026 Pan Pac roster are complete. Here’s where things stand before the final two competitions unfold later this month.

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WATCH: Hubert Kos Blasts 1:53.19 200 Backstroke European Record (Day 6 Worlds Race Videos)

Didn’t catch the action from night six of the 2025 World Championships? No worries, SwimSwam has compiled a list of all available race videos.

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2025 World Championships: Day 6 Relay Analysis – GB Back On Top Of The World In The 4×200 Free

Great Britain made it three years in a row in this relay, proving too hot to handle for the rest of the field as they broke seven minutes yet again

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2025 World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

After topping the 200 on Wednesday, Mollie O’Callaghan could finish off a sweep of the women’s 100/200 free for the second time at the World Championships.

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Despite Hobson’s 1:43.45 Split, U.S. Men’s 4×200 Free Off Podium For First Time Since 1998

For the first time since 1998, the American men missed the podium in the 4×200 freestyle relay at a World Championships.

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United States Now Tops World Championships Medal Table On Day Six

For the first time thus far in Singapore, the United States sits atop the overall swimming medal table, partly due to Kate Douglass’ gold tonight.

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