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Bob Bowman Leads USA Swimming Coaching Staff for 2026 Pan Pacs

Bob Bowman has been named the head coach of the 2026 USA Swimming Pan Pacs coaching staff, which will run from August 12-15 in Irvine.

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Enhanced Games: Live Recap

Controversial and highly anticipated, the Enhanced Games have officially arrived, featuring sprint swimming events with huge cash prizes on the line.

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Claire Weinstein Not Competing At Sacramento Pro Series After Trip To ER On Monday Due To Migraine

Weinstein said on TikTok that on Monday night she battled the “Worst pain i have ever experienced. It felt like someone was crushing my brain.”

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Bella Sims Returning To Sandpipers of Nevada To Train This Summer

Sims is returning to Las Vegas to train with her club team, the Sandpipers of Nevada, after she didn’t have the chance to do so in the summer of 2025.

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Malaysia Aquatics Hires Pitt Assistant Michael Kinross As Next National Head Coach

Malaysia Aquatics has hired Michael Kinross as their next head coach. Kinross most recently spent time at Pitt as an assistant coach.

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2025 Swammy Awards: U.S. Club Coach of the Year – Steve Morsilli (Pleasanton Seahawks)

Morsilli founded the Pleasanton Seahawks in December 1982 and serves as Head Coach/CEO and Senior-Elite Group Coach.

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2025 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers of the Year – 17-18

Claire Weinstein and Campbell McKean take home the Swammy for 17-18 Age-Group Swimmer of the Year in an absolutely stacked category.

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USA Swimming Names Coaching Staff for 2025 World Championships

Arizona State head coach Herbie Behm is part of a very fresh-facing USA Swimming coaching staff for the 2025 World Championships.

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2024 Swammy Awards: U.S. Club Coach of the Year – Chris Plumb (Carmel)

Plumb coached burgeoning star Alex Shackell to an individual berth on the U.S. Olympic team, two Olympic relay medals and a pair of SC world titles in 2024.

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Sandpipers of Nevada Coach Juan Morales Cited For Assaulting Swimmer, Removed From Staff

Morales, who previously swam for the Sandpipers, has been removed from the club’s coaching staff.

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Pitt Rounds Out Coaching Staff With Addition of Michael Kinross From Sandpipers of Nevada

Kinross joins the Panthers after eight years with the Sandpipers of Nevada and seven seasons as the head coach at Bishop Gorman High School.

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Wild Speculation: Okay Actually, There Are a Lot of Good Candidates for the Georgia Tech Job

In spite of the job opening just four days before Georgia Tech starts its fall semester, there are a surprising number of good candidates to take over the swimming program, including former assistant Michael Norment (above).

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2020 Olympic Medalist Bella Sims Unpacks What Happened At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

Bella Sims, experienced something all swimmers do, a challenging meet. Hers, of course, was a consequential one–the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

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USA Swimming Reveals 2024 Olympic Games Assistant Coaches

Team USA’s coaching staff includes a mixture of former Olympic head coaches, other veterans, and first-time Olympic coaches.

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Setting the Field: Who Will the U.S. Choose as Assistant Coaches for the Paris 2024 Olympics?

Ray Looze is an obvious choice for the Paris 2024 Olympic coaching staff for the US swim team. Who else is in the running?

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