SwimSwam’s Official Ballot for the 2022 Golden Goggles Awards
Bobby Finke is in line for a lot of hardware at the 2022 Golden Goggles awards after breaking two American Records in Budapest in June.
What Was Buzzing at Last Week’s ASCA World Clinic in Vegas?
Las Vegas, Nevada was the center of the American swimming community last week at the annual ASCA World Clinic. What were the hottest topics?
SwimSwam Pulse: 73% Believe 200 Free Will Be Next 2009 World Record To Fall
The men’s 200 free edged out the women’s 200 free as the event in which readers believe the next world record from 2009 will go down.
Why Don’t You Swim Anymore?
Why do so many swimmers stop going to the pool once their high school or collegiate careers are over? Six ways to reinvigorate your love for the sport.
Florida Flexes With Josh Liendo Addition and a Legendary NCAA Record in Reach
The Florida Gators were the 200 free relay NCAA Champions last season. Even after graduating two legs, they could be even faster this year.
SwimSwam Pulse: 71% Believe Regan Smith Made The Right Move By Turning Pro
The majority of SwimSwam readers believe Regan Smith made the correct decision in opting to turn pro and join Bob Bowman in Arizona.
Tryout vs Evaluation
If the simple change of a word from “tryout” to “evaluation” could cause you to start the pre-competitive team, or a lessons program, it’s an easy switch.
SwimSwam Pulse: 50.9% Pick Titmus As Top Non-Worlds Swimmer At Commonwealth Games
After sitting out of Worlds, Ariarne Titmus was on incredible form in Birmingham, winning four gold medals and leading Australia to a relay world record.
SwimSwam Pulse: 64.3% Like New Nine-Day Olympic Swimming Schedule
With the swimming schedule being extended by one day in Paris, a bunch of events are now in completely different spots than they were in Tokyo.
SwimSwam Breakdown: Chalmers Media Woes, Peaty Misses Podium, & Aussie Relay WR
We discuss Kyle Chalmers’ reaction to Australian tabloid media, Adam Peaty missing a 100 breast podium, and the Aussie women’s surprise world record
SwimSwam Pulse: 44.7% Most Excited For Titmus vs McIntosh Clash In Birmingham
The majority of readers are most compelled by the brewing matchup in the women’s 400 freestyle between Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh.
SwimSwam Pulse: 49.7% Think Carson Foster Should Experiment With 200 Fly In 2023
Scheduling conflicts and the presence of dominant champion Kristof Milak make the prospect of racing the 200 fly globally an interesting one for Foster.
SwimSwam Pulse: 60.9% Think USC & UCLA Leaving Pac-12 Is Bad For NCAA Swimming
The move leaves just five schools in the Pac-12 that sponsor both a men’s and women’s swimming & diving team.
SwimSwam Pulse: 38% Pick Ledecky As Top Swimmer of 2022 World Championships
Four different swimmers picked up at least 11 percent of the votes, but Katie Ledecky led the way as the consensus ‘Swimmer of the Meet’ at Worlds.
SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Favor Marchand’s 400 IM Over Ceccon’s WR, Popovici’s 200 FR
Three European men dropped incredible swims early on at Worlds, but fans clearly believe Leon Marchand’s 400 IM was the highlight.