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Kaylee Mckeown News / SwimSwam / October 10

Newcomer Harrison Turner Takes Over Kaylee McKeown’s Spot On Aussie SC Worlds Roster

By Retta Race on SwimSwam With the departure of world record holder Kaylee McKeown off the Australian roster for December’s Short Course World Championships, an emerging Dolphin has been named in her place.

Swimming News / SwimSwam / October 8

Marchand, McKeown, Smith & Douglass Headline “Tremendous 12” Confirmed For World Cup Series

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam Three-stop series – October 18-November 2 Shanghai, China – October 18-20 Incheon, South Korea – October 24-26 Singapore

Swimming News / SwimSwam / October 7

Top Olympic Rivalries: Part II

By Corey He on SwimSwam As promised, we’re covering another three epic Olympic rivalries that captivated swimming fans around the world. If you missed Part I, you can find it here.

Swimming News / SwimSwam / October 6

Top Olympic Rivalries: Part I

By Corey He on SwimSwam We love sports for the joy, excitement, and unpredictability that it brings us. Above all, we love rivalries — especially rivalries that continue for long periods of time and encapsulate multiple showdowns between two (or more) athletes with unbelievable dominance and longevity.

Gretchen Walsh News / SwimSwam / October 4

2024-25 NCAA Digest: Walsh and Kos Log Fast 100 IMs To Highlight The Week

By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam In this week’s edition of the 2024-25 NCAA digest we’ve got a lot of fun swimming (see: pentathlons, off-distance events, and zany relays) and a lot of fast swimming.

Gretchen Walsh News / SwimSwam / October 3

Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Drops 4th-Fastest 100 IM In History

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam Gretchen Walsh has made it a habit of producing some of the fastest swims in history every time she touches the water, and that trend continued over the weekend as she opened the NCAA season in a split-squad dual meet against Navy.

Kaylee Mckeown News / SwimSwam / October 3

Budapest 2024: por qué Kaylee McKeown es baja del Mundial

By Fernando Cicutti on SwimSwam Inesperada baja, Kaylee McKeown, multicampeona olímpica de 23 años, brilló en las últimas semanas con récord mundial incluido, y en pileta corta, justamente.

Maggie Macneil News / SwimSwam / October 3

Olympic Champion Maggie MacNeil Reflects on Swimming Career, Will Pursue Law School in 2025

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam In the span of 2 years (2021-2023), Maggie MacNeil won essentially every major title in swimming that she could: Olympic Champion, World Champion (LCM and SCM), NCAA Champion, Commonwealth Games Champion, Pan American Champion, and world record holder.

Kaylee Mckeown News / SwimSwam / October 1

How Kaylee McKeown’s High Performance Can Lead to Self Doubt

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam Kaylee McKeown just broke yet another world record, this time in the 100 back SCM. But success doesn’t always come without its price for McKeown.

Kyle Chalmers News / SwimSwam / September 29

Isaac Cooper Puts Kyle Chalmers’ Aussie Record On Notice To Close Out SC Championships

By Retta Race on SwimSwam Thursday, September 26th – Sunday, September 29th SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre SCM (25m) Meet Central SwimSwam Preview Swimming

Swimming News / SwimSwam / September 29

How Regan Smith Learned to Focus on Winning in Ways She Could Control

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam In the time between her first and second Olympics, Regan Smith went through a lot of change. The COVID-19 pandemic had caused her to take a gap year between high school and college, so after the Tokyo Olympics she went from her home in Minnesota to Palo Alto to start school at Stanford.

Gretchen Walsh News / SwimSwam / September 28

Walsh Pops Quick Fly Split, Claire Curzan Makes UVA Debut, as Virginia Hosts Navy

By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam Virginia vs. Navy Saturday, September 28th, 2024 AFC Pool, Charlottesville, VA Dual Meet Format SCY Full Results The US Naval Academy and University of Virginia swim teams kicked off the fall dual meet schedule this morning in Charlottesville.

Katie Ledecky News / FirstSportz / August 21
‘Gutsy’ Katie Ledecky finally opens up about POTS syndrome after 10 years of painful suffering

‘Gutsy’ Katie Ledecky finally opens up about POTS syndrome after 10 years of painful suffering

Olympian Katie Ledecky reveals that she’s been dealing with a medical condition named POTS syndrome for over 10 years in her memoir titled ‘Just Add Water: My Swimming Life’.

Daniel Wiffen News / FirstSportz / August 13
'I’m retiring from open water,' Olympian Daniel Wiffen ‘rushed’ to hospital after swimming in River Seine during Paris Olympics

'I’m retiring from open water,' Olympian Daniel Wiffen ‘rushed’ to hospital after swimming in River Seine during Paris Olympics

Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen laments not being part of the Closing Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Games after getting hospitalized due to an infection. He later revealed he was “unwell with a bug” infection after his swim in the River Seine.

Daniel Wiffen News / 5 GOATs / August 12
Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen misses Olympics closing ceremony due to hospitalization after Seine swim

Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen misses Olympics closing ceremony due to hospitalization after Seine swim

Despite bringing home gold and bronze medals for Ireland, Daniel Wiffen’s Olympic Games ended on a low note after the swimmer had to miss the closing ceremonies this weekend.

Olympics News / Field Level Media / August 8
Sweden's Victor Johansson claims toxic Seine causing illness, withdraws from 10km

Sweden's Victor Johansson claims toxic Seine causing illness, withdraws from 10km

PARIS -- Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.

Olympics News / Field Level Media / August 8
Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony

Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony

Swimmer Katie Ledecky and rower Nick Mead, gold-medal winners at the Paris Olympics, will serve as U.S. flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Games on Sunday.

Adam Peaty News / 5 GOATs / August 6
British swimmer Adam Peaty claims worms found in Olympic Village food

British swimmer Adam Peaty claims worms found in Olympic Village food

British Olympic Swimmer Adam Peaty sounded off on the Paris Games for the food not being up to par. While speaking to INews, Peaty revealed that worms were discovered in the fish provided to the athletes.

Katie Ledecky News / The Athlete Lifestyle on SI / August 5
Katie Ledecky surprises viral superfan via FaceTime (VIDEO)

Katie Ledecky surprises viral superfan via FaceTime (VIDEO)

Some moments are simply meant to come full circle. Earlier this year, a viral video of nine-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky playing peek-a-boo with Michael Jordan resurfaced online.

Olympics News / Field Level Media / August 5
Bobby Finke dominates the pool, sets 1,500 freestyle world record

Bobby Finke dominates the pool, sets 1,500 freestyle world record

PARIS -- American iron-man Bobby Finke smashed the men's 1,500-meter freestyle world record as he retained the Olympic gold medal in the event in a thrilling swim Sunday at the Paris pool.

Olympics News / Yardbarker / August 4
U.S. defeats Australia in Olympic duel, maintains swim crown

U.S. defeats Australia in Olympic duel in the pool, maintains swimming crown

Team USA and its Australian counterparts always seem to deliver the competitive drama when it comes their rivalry in Olympic swimming.

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Olympics News / Yardbarker / August 4
U.S. men's gets upset, American women dominate to close swimming

Watch: China upsets U.S. men's team, American women dominate in medley relays to close Paris swim program

The swim competition at the Paris Games concluded with some epic finishes in the final two events, the men's and women's 4x100 medley relays.

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Caeleb Dressel News / 5 GOATs / August 4
Caeleb Dressel paces USA to silver medal finish in men’s 4x100m medley relay at 2024 Olympics

Caeleb Dressel paces USA to silver medal finish in men’s 4x100m medley relay at 2024 Olympics

On Sunday, the United States secured the silver medal in the men’s 4x100M medley relay final. It’s the first time the US has not won the gold medal since participating in the event in Olympic history.

Bobby Finke News / Yardbarker / August 4
Watch: Bobby Finke wins gold, breaks world record

Watch: Bobby Finke wins only American male swim gold of Paris Games, breaks world record

American distance swimmer Bobby Finke won the men's 1500 freestyle Sunday, marking Team USA's first and only gold in a male individual swimming event in Paris.

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Olympics News / Larry Brown Sports / August 2
Olympic swimmer collapses poolside due to asthma attack

Olympic swimmer collapses poolside due to asthma attack

A swimmer experienced a frightening medical episode after a qualifying heat at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday.

Michael Phelps News / Larry Brown Sports / August 1
Phelps had awesome reaction to Marchand’s epic comeback

Michael Phelps had awesome reaction to Leon Marchand's epic comeback

Michael Phelps certainly is not jealous of the success that French swimmer Leon Marchand is having at the 2024 Summer Olympics. His reaction to Marchand’s dramatic win in the 200 butterfly final is proof of that.

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