2024-25 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Post-Invites Edition
Cavan Gormsen and the Virginia Cavalier women continue to rank #1 in the nation as we come out of midseason invitational meets and prepare for 2025.
2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Post-Invites Edition
Rex Maurer and the Texas Longhorns take over the #1 spot in our NCAA Power Rankings after a dominant performance at their home invite.
2024 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year – Kristof Rasovszky
Rasovszky won gold in the men’s 10km at both the 2024 World Championships and Olympic Games, making him undeniable for Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year.
SwimSwam’s Official 2024 Swammy Awards Index
Summer McIntosh’s dominant swims at both the Olympics and SC Worlds were among the highlights of the year as we look back on 2024 in our annual Swammy Awards.
2024 Swammy Awards: Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year – Sharon van Rouwendaal
van Rouwnedaal swept the women’s 5km and 10km open water events in Doha, and then won Olympic gold in Paris, reclaiming her title from 2016.
SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Short Course World Championships (Men’s Edition)
Noe Ponti went undefeated during evening finals at Short Course Worlds, setting world records in the 50 and 100 fly and adding a meet record in the 100 IM.
Charlotte Crush, Baylor Stanton Claim High Point Awards At Winter Juniors – East
Charlotte Crush raced 17 times during the four-day meet, winning three individual events, marking the ‘A’ final in two others and adding a new NAG record.
The Gretchen File: Recounting All of Walsh’s Swims In Earth-Shattering SC Worlds Performance
Gretchen Walsh raced 18 times over six days at Short Course Worlds, setting 11 world records and winning seven gold medals.
Elijah Winnington Opens Up On Post-Olympic Demons: “I Was In a Really Bad Spot”
Winnington struggled mentally coming out of the Olympics, making the decision to compete at Short Course Worlds one he wrestled with for a while.
SwimSwam Pulse: Summer McIntosh Poised To Smash 400 IM World Record After 400 Free/200 Fly
We asked readers which world record Summer McIntosh was most likely to break at SC Worlds…and she’s already claimed two.
Walsh’s World Record Onslaught Gives Her $187K In Earnings Through Four Days of SC Worlds
Having broken six world records individually and another on a relay, Gretchen Walsh is cleaning up at Short Course Worlds with a stunning money haul.
2024 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Highland Hurricanes’ Josh Bey is the top seed in the boys’ 100 breast on Day 3 of the Winter Junior Championships – East in Greensboro.
arena Swim of the Week: Coll Marti Downs Super-Suited Spanish Record For Upset World Title
Coll Marti touched in 2:01.55 to win his first world title and erase the 15-year-old Spanish Record of 2:02.67 set by Melquiades Alvarez in 2009.
Qin Haiyang Breaks Championship, Asian Records In 100 Breast To Claim SC World Title
Qin clocked 55.47 to lower the World Championship Record of 55.70, set by Ilya Shymanovich in 2021, and broke his own Asian and Chinese Records of 55.61.
Gretchen Walsh Resets 100 IM World Record In 55.71
Walsh was too fast for everyone, even the cameras, in the event as she rocketed to a time of 55.71, knocking 27 one-hundredths off the world record of 55.98.