Latest Swimming News
Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returns to pool in Atlanta, first meet in nearly a year
ATLANTA (AP) — Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returned to the competition pool after a layoff of nearly a year, placing second in the 100-meter butterfly at a low-key meet in Atlanta on Friday. Wearing a plain white cap and red suit, he seemed pleased with his performance after...
For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons
Many beaches won’t open for weeks, but already one dedicated group is quietly pacing the shore. You might not have noticed them, but these quiet few are the ones who seem most keen on noting the shifting tides, the current, the wind. They’ll gush about the color of the water, the...
Venezuela hosts event of sports, table games and geopolitics
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Manuel Diaz dreams of representing Venezuela in the Olympics but thinks he needs to improve his times and get more international experience. So he is among dozens of swimmers competing in a multi-sport event being put on by Venezuela this month that is part athletics and...
Canada's Summer McIntosh sets 2nd world record in 5 days
TORONTO (AP) — Summer McIntosh set her second world record in five days, winning the 400-meter individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials on Saturday night. The 16-year-old from Toronto won in 4 minutes, 25.87 seconds, bettering the old mark of 4:26.36 set by Katinka Hosszu...
Canadian teen Summer McIntosh sets world swimming record
TORONTO (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada set a world record Tuesday night in the women’s 400-meter freestyle. Competing in the Canadian swimming trials at the Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto, McIntosh finished in 3 minutes, 56.08 seconds to break the mark of...
Marchand breaks his NCAA record at men's swim championships
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Arizona State’s Leon Marchand broke his NCAA record in the 200-yard IM on Thursday night at the NCAA men's swimming and diving championships. Marchand smashed his previous record by 1.3 seconds with a time of 1:36.34. Cal’s Destin Lasco took second with a...
Virginia claims 4 more titles at NCAA swim championships
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kate Douglass and sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh each won individual titles on Friday at the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships. Virginia leads the standings on day three of the four-day event with 374.5 points, followed by Texas with 272.5. ...
USA Swimming offers cash for Olympic relay sweep
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Swimming will reward its athletes financially if the Americans sweep all seven relays at this summer’s world championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics. The program announced Tuesday by the sport's national governing body involves the men's and...
