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 >>

Dear KING Members, I am pleased to share that King Aquatic Club has received a Safe Sport Recognized Club status again through 2026. We are committed to providing a safe, healthy, and positive environment here on this team, and we have received recognition for all of our efforts to this end. We are excited to have achieved this milestone and demonstrate our commitment to providing a Safe Sport environment on this team. A special shout out and thanks to the KING Safe Sport Coordinator Garrett Welfare for helping to guide...

From the Swimming World website... BY JONATHAN DRAY Swimmers are a unique breed. We swim back and forth along a black line every day, sometimes two or three times a day, and much of the time underwater. We stress our bodies in every way imaginable as we develop our aquatic lungs and speed. Sometimes we sprint, sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we wear gear, sometimes we don’t. We never really know what we’re getting ourselves into when we show up to practice, but we know we love it and that’s why...

From the Swimming World website... By EMILIA MARTINEZ Is it a real pain, or am I just sore? Or maybe I’m just tired. I can keep going. I can keep swimming. It is fine. It does not hurt “that much” anymore. These are some of the thoughts I had in my head for more than two years, and that probably most swimmers have had in their careers. The idea of having an injury can be scary, especially at a young age or in the middle of a college career. Read...

By Coach Alex Reed 30 KING swimmers raced at the Speedo NW Senior Sectional Championships this past weekend at KCAC. Over 75 teams attended, with more than 700 swimmers competing. Senior Sectionals is a prestigious meet held every Short Course and Long Course season that features the fastest swimmers from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona. It is the first step of the USA Swimming Championship meet series that includes the Futures Championships, Winter and Summer Jr. Nationals, and culminates with US Senior Nationals/US...