• What Swimming Teaches That The Classroom Doesn’t

    There’s a hidden curriculum in every season, and it teaches things the classroom often can’t: resilience, discipline, teamwork, self-awareness and leadership.

  • USA Swimming Adds New Events to Local, National Championships; Will Push for Olympic Inclusion

    USA Swimming is rolling out several new races next year that they hope will restimulate interest in the sport among a younger generation.

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    Reflections From A First-Year College Coach

    Beloit head coach Dan Vale details his first year in the college ranks after a decade of club coaching.

  • SwimSwam Pulse: 500 Free, Grimes & Stanford Picked As Biggest Surprises of Women’s NCAAs

    The Stanford women snagged a runner-up finish at NCAAs, outscoring their seeded points by 82 to end Texas’ three-year run as the second-best team.

  • SwimSwam Pulse: 43.8% Most Excited For Sprint Free Showdowns At Men’s NCAAs

    Josh Liendo and Jordan Crooks will go head-to-head at the Men’s NCAA Championships in the 50 and 100 free in a pair of highly-anticipated matchups.

  • SwimSwam Pulse: 27% Most Excited For 500 Free Showdown At Women’s NCAAs

    Bella Sims will take on club teammate Katie Grimes and Texas freshman Jillian Cox is an exciting showdown in the 500 free at Women’s NCAAs next week.

  • SwimSwam Pulse: Liendo’s 42.12 Fly Split Edges Smith’s 100 Breast Record For Top SEC Swim

    Liendo produced a stunning 42.12 fly leg on Florida’s 400 medley relay at SECs, the fastest relay split in history by 65 one-hundredths of a second.

  • A Radical Proposal for How to Improve NCAA Swimming Last Chance Meets

    Sansone is one of a few guys who went 41.9 at a Last Chance meet. What if they all got to line up head-to-head to race for their spot at nationals?