From the SwimSwam website... By SwimSwam Contributors Courtesy: Dr. David Manolo Sailer This article takes some aspects from David’s recent book, “Strenuous” (or in German: “Schonungslos”), which he co-authored with Jan Kerkmann. You can find the book here. With the Olympics approaching, the world will once again look at swimming as the most-watched sport of the Games. Personal triumphs and disasters share the stage, with the weight of the world resting on the athletes’ shoulders. Sometimes, only hundredths of a second separate swimmers. Yet, the lessons learned at the highest...

From the Swimming World website... By G. JOHN MULLEN Everyone wants to be an Olympic swimmer. But luckily, you don’t have to be an Olympic swimmer to benefit from the sport. People of all ages, from all backgrounds, and with various levels of experience can benefit from swimming. Swimming is one of the few sports you can do from a young age and all the way up into your 90s and beyond. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Bri Groves, Swimming World College Intern. As championship season approaches, take a moment to reflect on what you’re thankful for in the sport. To add to your list, we’ve come up with 12 swimmingful reasons for you to appreciate your time in the pool: Read more >>

USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming, today announced its roster for the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, to be held August 21-24 in Canberra, Australia. Congratulations to KING Swimmer Aiden HAMMER for being named to the team. 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships U.S. Roster

From the Swimming World website... By EDIE SAWYER Sports grow athletes into extraordinary people and strong leaders. As a swimmer, you learn leadership qualities and skills that you will carry with you for the rest of your life. All teams have leaders, but great leaders are the people who make a difference. Leaders set the tone for their team. They hold themselves and their teammates accountable, they are motivational, they create a positive team environment and they always serve as an example for what is to be expected. Read along...

From the Swimming World website... By Kelsey Mitchell, Swimming World College Intern. The summer provides a unique opportunity for swimmers, as many get the chance to train and compete outdoors. The envy of all who swim indoors, outdoor swimmers love (and hate) these 15 things. Read more >>

From the SwimSwam website... BY SOPHIA VALE I find that the easiest way to stay consistent with healthy eating throughout the week is by getting ahead—either through meal prepping or just by preparing some ready-made versatile ingredients that you can mix, match and heat up throughout the week. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Bri Groves, Swimming World College Intern, in collaboration with the creator of Swim Science, Dr. G. John Mullen It’s no surprise that swimmers keep their bodies in peak shape and their commitment comes with an added benefit for fans. Not only can we watch them dominate in the pool, we can also enjoy the visual display of muscles flexing, faces grinning, and some seriously hot racing. Here’s a stroke by stroke breakdown of the stereotypical swimmer’s body. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By EDIE SAWYER The Summer Olympics only come around once every four years, featuring the world’s most talented athletes. Swimming is known to be one of the most watched Olympic sports. The Olympics, as well as the Olympic Trials, are both very impactful among youth swimmers. When you ask age-group swimmers who they look up to the most, many of them will mention names like Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Missy Franklin, etc. There are so many well-known Olympic swimmers who have left a...

From the Swimming World website... By EDIE SAWYER As swimmers, we are always finding ways to improve not only as athletes, but as people, too. Changing your habits or focusing on the areas that you are weak in are both fundamental ways to improve. Change can go a long way because you aren’t going to get better by doing the same things all the time. Obviously, some things work really well, but other times, you might need to do things differently in order to see an improvement in your results....