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Wellness Wednesday: Goal Setting and Handling Competition Stress This week's edition of Wellness Wednesday features a different look, as Swimming World staffer Casey McNulty developed a video that focuses on two important topics: Goal setting and Handling Competition Stress. In her video compilation...

One Month Out: American Swimmers Last Final Trials Tune-Ups in Atlanta, Austin, Irvine As of Wednesday, exactly one month remains before the first spots on the U.S. Olympic swim team will be decided at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Accordingly, the upcoming weekend will mark the last races for ...

Canadian Olympic Trials, Night 2: Summer McIntosh Just Off Best in 200 Free Since the beginning of 2023, only four women have broken 1:54 in the women’s 200 freestyle. There’s world record holder Mollie O’Callaghan, with her 1:52.85 from the 2023 World Championships. There’s her countrywoman Ariarne...

Canadian Olympic Trials, Day 2 Prelims: Penny Oleksiak 10th in 200 Free Behind Summer McIntosh The Canadian women’s 800 free relay is taking shape at Canadian Olympic Trials, and the names aren’t quite what you might expect. Summer McIntosh led the way in prelims of the women’s 200 freestyle on Tues...

Tyler Fenwick Promoted to Senior Associate Head Coach at Virginia When Todd DeSorbo took over the University of Virginia swimming program in 2017, Tyler Fenwick and Blaire Bachman (now Blaire Anderson) joined his staff right away and helped guide the program to remarkable success over the first seve...

How Fast to Qualify For United States Swimming Relays in Paris? In the final leadup to next month’s Olympic Trials, plenty of top contenders are putting an inordinate focus on the 100 and 200 freestyle. Rightfully so, with the top-six male and female swimmers in each race likely to earn relay bids o...

Morgan Pearson Makes History with World Triathlon Series Win Morgan Pearson won the World Triathlon Series Championships Series race in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, the first American man to win a world series event since 2009. Pearson had medaled three times before on the world circuit, but no Americ...

Canadian Olympic Trials, Night 1: Summer McIntosh Opens with World-Best 3:59.04 in 400 Free Summer McIntosh has seven events ahead of her this week in Toronto at the Bell Canadian and Paralympic Trials. If the first is any indication, they may well be appointment viewing. McIntosh won the women’s 40...

USA Swimming Announces Support Staff, Physicians for 2024 Olympics USA Swimming on Monday revealed the support staff for the American swim team at the 22024 Olympics in Paris. The pool team will be accompanied by physicians Katie Edenfield and Brian Krabak. Carrie Belleson is the team chiropractor, ...

George Washington Swim Coach Brian Thomas Resigns Brian Thomas last week announced his resignation as the head coach of George Washington’s swimming and diving program. Thomas was hired in 2018 and has been at the helm for six seasons. In addition to piloting the team through the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Hubert Kós Adds His Name To Hungary Squad for European Aquatics Championships In Belgrade Next Month Hubert Kós, the 2023 world 200m backstroke champion, has added his name to the Hungary squad for the European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade next month. The 21-year-old will join a 41-strong team...

The UCLA women's water polo team completed a perfect season and claimed the NCAA Championship on Sunday at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The top-ranked Bruins defeated No. 3 Cal 7-4 in the finals to finish the season 26-0 and earn its eighth NCAA title in program history, the first under coach Adam Wrig...

Jon Urbanchek Inspired Entire Swimming Community to 'Keep it Moving' Last week, the U.S. swimming community lost a legend when Jon Urbanchek died at age 87. Over the next few days, tributes poured in from across the swimming community, athletes who swam for Urbanchek at the University of Michigan or...

Lilly King ‘Not Confident’ in Clean Olympic Field after China Doping Revelation Lilly King, long an outspoken critic of the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports, told the New York Times on Sunday that she is “not confident” in the sports’ anti-doping process. King spoke to the Times, which w...

Joseph Schooling, Yip Pin Xiu Headline Inaugural Singapore Aquatics Hall of Fame Class Singapore Aquatics marked its 85th anniversary this week by inducting its inaugural Aquatics Hall of Fame Class, which includes Joseph Schooling and Yip Pin Xiu. Six individuals and two teams were the inaugural cl...

Brazilian Trials: Maria Fernanda Costa Record in 800 Free Seals 18-Strong Brazil Team Maria Fernanda Costa set the Brazilian record in the women’s 800 free Saturday night at Brazilian Trials, finalizing an 18-strong delegation for the Paris Olympics. Costa bossed the final in 8:28.92. That is an Oly...

Olympic champion Allison Schmitt delivered the commencement address at her alma mater, the University of Georgia, on Friday night. While with the Bulldogs (2008-13), Schmitt became an NCAA champion, leading the team to the title and also earning her first Olympic gold medal. She discussed this and m...

Michael Phelps Discusses Importance of 'Battle Buddy' in Latest Emphasis on Mental Health Awareness When Michael Phelps’ name enters a conversation, it usually indicates a discussion of his athletic greatness. The 28 Olympic medals – 23 of them gold. The world records. His ability to snare victories...

Swim Moms By SuSu Almousa, Swimming World College Intern As every swimmer mounts the blocks, they play in their mind a visual of their race and how they want to perform. Little do they know, in the stands a few hundred feet away someone has their hands clasped at their heart doing the exac...

Reports: Tunisian Swimming Federation Board Dissolved Over WADA Dispute The president of Tunisia has dissolved the board of the Tunisian Swimming Federation after its dispute with the World Anti-Doping Agency, Agence France Presse reports. The immediate precipitating event occurred Friday, when a re...