Simone Manuel on 2026: 7k Practices, Didn’t think I was going to be doing those when I was 29
The superstar expressed immense gratitude for being on this stage for 10+ years, continuing to make swimming her career and compete at the highest level
Regan Smith: “This is going to be by far our biggest training year”
8x Olympic medalist Regan Smith has asserted herself in Austin this week, taking dominant wins in the 100 back (57.98) and 100 fly (56.18)
Van Mathias Eyeing 50 Breast American Record in Final: “We got a couple tricks up our sleeve”
Indiana Swimming’s (Director of Ops) Van Mathias is continuing to impress in the pool, setting a new Pro Swim Series record in the 50 Breast
Maxime Grousset on 100 Fly: “I will beat the time of Caeleb, I hope”
Grousset was clear about his goals moving forward into this season: He wants to undercut Caeleb Dressel’s world record in the 100 fly
Ledecky Reflects on 1,650y American Record: “I think I’m done with that event now”
To start 2026, Katie Ledecky swam the 2nd fastest 1500m Freestyle of All-Time in Austin, 15:23.21. This was just a month removed from her 2025 finale
Bobby Finke on 1500 Win: “We had half the Olympic final there”
In a field that included half the 2024 Olympic final (Finke, Dan Wiffen, Damiel Joly, David Aubry), Finke came out on top, touching in 15:01
Ledecky After Historic 1500: “That’s a pretty crazy start to the year”
At age 28, that was not only the fastest Ledecky has ever been in January, but it was the 2nd fastest time ever swum in the event
IU Freshman Noah Cakir: “I’ve doubled my yardage since club… First time doing doubles”
At IU’s mid-season meet, the Ohio State Invite, Cakir clocked personal bests of 52.11 and 1:51.68 in the 100/200 breast.
USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring Talks About The State of Swimming and Answers the Hard Questions
New USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring sat down with SwimSwam Editor-in-Chief Braden Keith for a candid interview about all things swimming.
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
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
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.
