Phoebe Bacon Has Finally Achieved a Lifelong Dream in Swimming: Training in the 400 IM Group
Not only has Bacon had to adapt to a new philosophy and training style under head coach Jack Brown, but she has also been moved to the 400 IM group
IU Freshman Liberty Clark: “Pretty low yardage background, training pretty much 4 days a week”
Coming from a limited swimming background where she never really swam club year-round, Clark has emerged as one of the top freestylers in the nation
WATCH: Katie Ledecky’s Final 50 (26.12) of Her Historic 14:59 US Open Record in the 1,650 Free
Watch Katie Ledecky’s final 50 (26.12) of her historic 1,650 swim from the Katie Ledecky Invitational, where she became the first woman to break 15 minutes
Kate Douglass Clocks 2:07.8 in First 200 IM Since Paris: “It’s Good To… Get Back Into It”
After time not competing in it for more than a year, Douglass is open to dipping her toes back into the medley waters.
During Year-Long Pool Closure, Mary-Sophie Harvey Had to Train at 6 Different Facilities
At age 25, Mary-Sophie Harvey won her first individual LCM Worlds medal last summer, earning bronze in the 200 IM.
Alexei Avakov on Huge Breaststroke Improvement at IU: “My confidence has built a lot”
Avakov clocked personal bests at IU’s mid-season meet of 51.34 & 1:54.19 in the 100/200 breast then went to US Open and won the 100 breast (LCM) in 59.45
WATCH: All Race Videos From The 2025 Australia vs. The World Meet
SwimSwam News has compiled all of the race videos from last night’s Australia vs. The World meet.
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Shaine Casas Cracks Top 10 All-Time With 50.24 100 Fly
Casas put up a time of 50.24 to lower his three-year-old best time and move past Joseph Schooling and Ian Crocker into the top 10 all-time.
2026 Western Colorado University High Altitude Swim Camps – Sign Up Today
Mountaineer High Altitude Training Camps offer the most unique training experience in the country.
Bob Bowman on Pro Group Altitude Camp: “It’s like doing 6 weeks of training in 3”
Even though Bowman’s goal for the camp was to get them a lot of aerobic work, he said that he wanted to make sure their speed was still intact.
Race Video Roundup From The 2025 European Short Course Championships
SwimSwam has compiled a list of all available race videos from the 2025 European Championships, including all of Marrit Steenbergen’s European-Record swims.
After Breaking Texas Pool Record, Ilia Sibirtsev Reveals New Distance Free Technique
Ilia Sibirtsev had a successful weekend at the US Open, winning the 1500 and placing 2nd in the 800, notably topping Olympic champion Bobby Finke in both
Regan Smith on OTC Altitude Camp: “Bob is using this year as… a giant training year”
Reflecting on altitude training camp with the rest of Bob Bowman’s pro group, the world record holder was honest with the fact that the camp was excruciating
Carson Foster on 4:07.0 400 IM: “One of the best swims of my career”
At the US Open in his home pool in Austin, Carson Foster threw down a 4:07.02, which was a significant swim in many ways.
Simone Manuel: “200 #2 for the season at 1:56.6, I really can’t complain”
This is Manuel’s fastest 200 free since 2019 and 2nd fastest performance ever.
