Junior Pan Pac Finalist Harrison Smith Commits To Arizona State University (2025)
Harrison Smith made finals twice at the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships and helped Canada to its best-ever performance at the meet.
Leon Marchand Wins L’Equipe’s Male World Champion of Champions Award
Leon Marchand won L’Equipe’s Male World Champion of Champions Award, while Gabriel dos Santos Araujo and Jiang Yuyan won the inaugural para-athlete honors.
The Most-Read SwimSwam Articles of 2024
Topics from the 2024 Olympic Games feature heavily in the top 50 most-read SwimSwam articles of 2024, including our most highly-clicked story.
Alex Shackell Wins Twice as Carmel High School Sweeps First Meet In New Pool
Alex Shackell won the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at Carmel High School’s Holiday Invite, its first meet in its new pool.
2024 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer of the Year — Jordan Crooks
Jordan Crooks’ historic world record in the 50 freestyle at the 2024 Short Course World Championships was a career-defining moment.
David Popovici “Open” To Facing Leon Marchand In 200 Freestyle
David Popovici, the reigning men’s 200 freestyle Olympic champion, told L’Equipe that he’d welcome the opportunity to face Leon Marchand in the 200 free.
2024 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year — Ilya Kharun
Ilya Kharun took his career to a new level in 2024, winning his first long-course senior international meet at the Olympics with a pair of bronzes.
Futures Cuts Abound As Occoquan Swimming Sweeps 2024 East Coast WinterFest
Occoquan Swimming swept the combined, girls’, and boys’ standings at the 2024 East Coast WinterFest in Richmond, VA as multiple swimmers hit Futures cuts.
Carmel High School Set To Host Holiday Invite In Newly Renovated Natatorium
Carmel High School welcomes three teams to the Holiday Invitational at its newly renovated pool, which features a 50-meter pool and a separate diving well.
2024 Swammy Awards: World Junior Male Swimmer Of The Year — Kuzey Tunçelli
Kuzey Tuncelli had a strong 2024, earning his first senior Worlds medal in Budapest and breaking the 1500 free WJR in LCM and SCM.
Ridgefield Wins Second CIAC State Open Championship In Three Years
The Ridgefield girls won the team’s second CIAC State Open Championship in three years, setting two state records en route to the 2024 title.
2024 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer Of The Year — Leon Marchand
Leon Marchand was the face of the Paris Olympics before the Games began, and he responded to those expectations with a historic Olympic performance.
2024 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year — Sarah Sjostrom
Sarah Sjostrom cemented her legacy as one of the greatest sprinters in swimming history as she swept the sprint freestyle events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
2024-25 Division I Mid-Major Power Rankings: December Edition
We’re revisiting the top 10 of a hypothetical match-up between Division I mid-major programs after invite season has concluded.
14-Time Olympic Medalist Emma McKeon Named GQ Sportsperson of the Year
The recently retired Emma McKeon was named GQ’s Sportsperson of the Year. At the Paris Games, McKeon brought her total Olympic medal haul to 14.