Paige Madden

Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025

In 2025, we ranked Summer McIntosh #1 on the top 100 list. At the 2025 World Championships, she won four gold medals and one bronze.

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How Unusual Is Rylee Erisman’s 21.6 in the 50 Free + 4:34 in the 500 Free?

Only one other swimmer in history has been under 4:35 in the 500 yard free and under 21.7 in the 50 yard free – and Erisman did it at 16.

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Renowned Professor Ken Ono Taking Leave From Virginia To Work For AI Startup In Silicon Valley

Ono, who has worked with Virginia swimmers analyzing stroke efficiency, is headed to Silicon Valley to work for an AI startup led by his former student.

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2025 World Championships: Six Takeaways From The Women’s 4×200 Free Relay

Katie Ledecky made the most of her duel with Mollie O’Callaghan on the anchor leg, her first in 2016, to swim her second-fastest split ever

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US Women’s 4×200 Free Relay Sets New American Record With 7:40.01 To Win Silver

Weinstein led off in a 1:54.83, a second and a half faster than Allison Schmitt led off (1:56.34) at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Todd DeSorbo And The Power of Confidence

DeSorbo has coached the University of Virginia women to five consecutive NCAA Championship titles and six straight ACC crowns.

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eo’s Jaimie Fuller on the Integrity Wall, Enhanced Games, and Swimming’s Moneyball Revolution

Fuller and eo have just launched the Integrity Wall, taking dead aim at the Enhanced Games. It’s a bold stance in a sport that has a complicated…

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USADA Questions Chinese Contamination Case, Katie McLaughlin Testifies In Front of Congress

McLaughlin was on the U.S. women’s 4×200 free relay that won silver at the Tokyo Olympics behind the Chinese team that had two swimmers who tested positive.

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Campionati Nazionali USA: Analisi E Risultati LIVE Finali Day 2

La seconda serata di finali a Indianapolis porta in vasca otto titoli individuali e le qualifiche per i Mondiali di Singapore, comprese le staffette 4×200

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The only Olympic Gold medalist swimming (in that event) today, Kate Douglass looks to be the clear favorite in the 200 breast, but also has…

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U.S. Nationals 2025 Day 2: Ledecky e Hobson In Controllo, Attesa Per Walsh Nei 50 Farfalla

La seconda giornata dei Campionati Nazionali USA 2025 ha confermato i valori in campo e acceso qualche riflettore su nomi meno attesi

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2025 US World Trials Preview: Is it Cavalier to Say A. Walsh, Douglass are 2 IM Locks? Maybe

Olympic Silver Medalist Kate Douglass should easily qualify in the 200 IM, but she could, like in 2022, pick not to swim the event, thereby leaving the 2nd spot wide open.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Preview: Youth Looks to Upend Weyant and Grimes atop the 400 IM

Two-time Olympic Medalist, Emma Weyant will look to return to the Worlds for the first time since 2022 but will have to overcome a field ladened with youth.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Weinstein Poised to Join Ledecky in Women’s 400 Freestyle

While Katie Ledecky is the odds-on favorite to win the women’s 400 free, Claire Weinstein established herself as the front-runner to join the worlds team.

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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.

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