SwimSwam’s Way-Too-Early 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Picks
All seven writers making predictions picked Katie Ledecky to sweep the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events at the 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials.
SwimSwam Pulse: 38.2% Pick Big Ten As Most Wide Open Men’s Conference This Season
Indiana is coming in as the defending Big Ten champions after topping OSU by 93 points last season, giving the Hoosiers their fourth title in six seasons.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #40-31
Phoebe Bacon emerged as the world’s #2 200 backstroker last year, a position she’ll fight to maintain as the U.S. is absolutely loaded in the event.
And The Academy Award Goes To… Erica Sullivan’s 2023 Oscars Twitter Thread
For the fourth year in a row, Erica Sullivan has equated each Best Picture nominee at the Oscars with a type of person in the swimming community.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #50-41
Chad Le Clos had a resurgence last year during the short course season, but it remains to be seen if he can still be one of the world’s best in long course.
Dual Meets Are Cool Again After Spectacular Day of Racing
Dual meets are back: In one day of dual meet action, we saw five nation-leading times swum, showing that you don’t have to wait until March to be fast.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #50-41
France’s Marie Wattel is coming off a strong year that included medal performances at the World Championships and European Championships.
Olympic Champion Zhang Yufei Recaps 2022, Previews 2023 In New Vlog
Zhang Yufei discussed the highs and lows of her year, including a quadruple bronze medal haul and a poorly timed arm injury.
SwimSwam Pulse: 48.8% Pick SEC As Most Wide Open Women’s Conference Championship
Mona McSharry and the Tennessee women aim to win their third conference title in four seasons next month, but it will be a tall task in the competitive SEC.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #75-51
Italian Alberto Razzetti will be looking to build on a successful 2022 that saw him win the European title in the men’s 400 IM.
What Is Overtraining Syndrome – And How Does It Affect Athletes?
Symptoms include fatigue, faster heart rate even well after practice, and sore muscles, which can lead to decreased performance.
Ryan Lochte and Wife Kayla Are Expecting Baby #3 in June
Already parents to Caiden, 5, and Liv, 3, Ryan Lochte and his wife Kayla Reid Lochte are expecting their third child in June 2023.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #75-51
Rising Bosnian and Herzegovinian star Lana Pudar will be one to watch this year as she continues to move up the ranks in the women’s fly events.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Marchand & Antoniou Honored
Read up on the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines featuring French standout Leon Marchand and Cypriot dynamo Kalia Antoniou.
Ryan Held Did Golden Goggles, Finished his Masters, and Got Married all in One Month
Olympic champion Ryan Held takes us through his whirlwind December (which actually started in November) with Golden Goggles in New York City.