Swimming World

01/01/2025

SW World Records of the Year 🌎

Pan Zhanle — 100 Freestyle
entered the final of the 100 freestyle as the world-record holder, thanks to his 46.80 marker from the 2024 World Championships in Doha. Yet, his swim in the French capital was other-worldly, allowing him to defeat Chalmers – the 2016 Olympic titlist in the event – by 1.08 seconds. Popovici, a former world-record holder in the 100 free, was 1.09 seconds behind.

Summer McIntosh — 400 IM
may have produced her top performance at the Canadian Olympic Trials, where she clocked an eye-popping time of 4:24.38 in the 400 individual medley. That effort bettered her previous world record of 4:25.87, which knocked Hosszu from the record book in 2023, and has McIntosh nearly two seconds quicker than the Hungarian and nearly four seconds clear of anyone else in history.

12/31/2024

Duncan Scott Awarded OBE In New Year's Honours List

Duncan Scott has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List after he became Scotland's most-decorated Olympic athlete.

12/31/2024

World Newcomer of the Year: Tomoyuki Matsush*ta Upholding Japanese Tradition in 400 IM

The silver medalist in the 400 individual medley at the Olympic Games in Paris, Japan's Tomoyuki Matsush*ta is World Newcomer of the Year.

12/31/2024

UC Davis Scores 2026 Verbal From Rancho San Dieguito's Madison McCormick

UC Davis Scores 2026 Verbal From Rancho San Dieguito’s Madison McCormick NEW COMMIT: UC Davis has scored a verbal commitment for the 2026-27 season and beyond from Futures qualifier Madison McCormick of Carlsbad,

12/31/2024

Passages of 2024: Remembering Those We Lost in the Swimming World This Year

Passages of 2024: A Reflection of Those Lost in the Swimming World This Year in all areas of aquatic sports throughout the world.

12/31/2024

Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year: Veteran Paige Madden Found Something Special to Land on Olympic Podium

Paige Madden is Swimming World's Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year after a 2024 which saw her claim Olympic bronze in the 800 freestyle.

12/31/2024

2024 Year in Photos: Reflections on a Spectacular Olympic Year

2024 Year in Photos: Reflections on a Spectacular Olympic Year. Check out some of the memorable moments of the year.

12/31/2024

Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year: Luke Hobson Grew From NCAA Champ to Olympic Medalist to World-Record Holder

The 2024 campaign saw American Luke Hobson develop from NCAA champion to Olympic medalist to world-record holder.

12/31/2024

The Top-10 Performances of 2024: World-Record Swims and Olympic Greatness Highlight the List

Pan Zhanle and Bobby Finke broke world records on their way to Olympic gold, and they lead the stacked list of 2024's top performances.

12/31/2024

U.S. Open Qualifier Matthew Wolfle Hands 2026 Pledge To In-State Hokies

U.S. Open Qualifier Matthew Wolfle Hands 2026 Pledge To In-State Hokies NEW COMMIT: U.S. Open qualifier Matthew Wolfle of Richmond, Virginia, has verbally committed to his in-state Hokies. The breaststroker/IMer will arrive at

12/31/2024

Female World Record of the Year: Summer McIntosh Dazzled in 400 Individual Medley

By clocking a time of 4:24.38 in the 400-meter individual medley, Summer McIntosh earned Female World Record of the Year honors.

12/31/2024

Bob Bowman Talks Leon Marchand & Life In The Spotlight

Bob Bowman talks Leon Marchand and the impact on the Frenchman's life of winning four gold medals at Paris 2024.

12/30/2024

SW NCAA Swims of the Year 🏆

Leon Marchand — 500 Freestyle
During his first two years at Arizona State, .marchand31 NCAA Championships lineup included both IM events plus the 200 breaststroke. But in year three, he opted for the 500 free instead of the 200 IM at the Pac-12 Championships, and he broke the NCAA and U.S. Open records with a time of 4:06.18, 14-hundredths quicker than Kieran Smith’s former mark.

Gretchen Walsh — 100 Butterfly
has already beaten this incredible 100 fly record from 2024 NCAAs during the first half of her senior season at UVA. Returning to the Tennessee Invite, she won the 100 fly in 47.35, and she could try to reach 46 territory by the end of the season. Having become a world-record holder, an Olympian and the star of the Short Course World Championships since her last collegiate showcase, Walsh has one more chance to make her mark on college swimming with another set of incredible records for generations of future sprinters to chase.

12/30/2024

Backstroker Eva Rottink Picks Indiana For 2026

Backstroker Eva Rottink Picks Indiana For 2026 NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2026-27 season and beyond from Eva Rottink out of Germantown, Tennessee. She will

12/30/2024

Cal Bears Get Another Big 2026 Verbal From Local Product Tim Wu

Cal Bears Get Another Big 2026 Verbal From Local Product Tim Wu NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley has been on a recruiting tear, recently landing another big verbal pledge