The Worst Feelings As A Competitive Swimmer
A botched start, a missed turn, and a mouthful of water are among the worst feelings we get as competitive swimmers.
SwimSwam Pulse: Guiliano, Grimes Poised To Make Biggest Impact As Second Semester Additions
Katie Grimes is a title contender in multiple events heading into her first NCAA Championship meet for the Virginia Cavaliers.
SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick Sjostrom As Swimmer To Round Out Quarter Century Top Five
Sjostrom won a world title in 2009 and claimed two Olympic gold medals in 2024, making her one of the best swimmers of the past 15 years.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Men’s #90-81
After winning an upset SC world title in the 200 breast in 2024, Carles Coll Marti will aim to take the next step in the long course pool in 2025.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Women’s #80-71
Airi Mitsui tops this portion of the list, coming in at #71 on our Top 100 rankings for 2025 for her 200 fly speed and world ranking.
Swimming Gave Me Everything — Now, It’s Time to Fight for Its Future
A call-to-action as college swimming & diving faces strict roster limits set to be implemented in the pending settlement of the House v. NCAA case.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Women’s #100-91
Helena Rosendahl Back breaks onto the list of Top 100 women for 2025 after earning gold at the Euro Championships and silver at 2024 LC Worlds in the 200 fly.
SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Pick Rio Olympic Success As Hosszu’s Biggest Achievement
Hosszu’s career at the top of the sport spanned two decades, but her defining moment came over the course of one week in August 2016 at the Rio Olympics.
We Must Save Ourselves’: Track Coach’s Inspiring Speech Resonates Deeply in Swimming
Track and Cross Country Coach Sam Seemes gave a speech last month about the state of the sport, and the things he said ring just as true in swimming.
Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024
Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.
Is Swimming A Bad Product? Reddit Users Seem To Think So (Plus, My Response)
Many voices over the last 12 months have chimed in about why swimming is hard to follow as a fan. Now, the debate has gotten the Reddit treatment.
SwimSwam Pulse: Marchand’s Olympic Triumph On Home Soil Was The Biggest Story of 2024
Racing under immense pressure in Paris, Leon Marchand won four individual gold medals and added a relay silver to cap off a standout Olympic performance.
SwimSwam Pulse: Crooks’ 50 Free, Walsh’s 100 Fly Voted Top Swims of SC Worlds
Jordan Crooks’ stunning 19.90 performance in the men’s 50 free was voted the best male swim of SC Worlds, topping Luke Hobson’s 200 free.
Texas AD Chris Del Conte Points to Bob Bowman as Evidence of Longhorn Brand’s Strength
Texas athletics director Chris Del Conte recently spoke about Bob Bowman in an interview as an example of how to ‘harness Texas’.