All News

Recent

Read more

CSCAA Releases 2026 Scholar All-America Teams, Led by Stanford, Brown

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is proud to announce its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, recognizing 714 teams from 418 institutions for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester. Collective...

Read more

ASCA, Fitter & Faster Announce 2026 Top 25 Age Group Coaches

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the 2026 TOP 25 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The results were compiled by USA Swimming’s data staff and ASCA staff using data from the SWIMS database. The res...

Is Distance Swimming Dying? Top Coaches Discuss Future of the Events

Is Distance Swimming Dying? Top Coaches Discuss Future of the Events Katie Ledecky’s gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London is a moment that will last a lifetime. A rising star at the time, Ledecky stunned the world, cutting through the water with a ferocious ease....

Read more

Spain Selects 28-Strong Squad for European Championships in Paris

Spain has selected a 28-strong squad for the European Championships in Paris next month. The squad – comprising 14 men and 14 women – were chosen following the Spanish Open trials in Mallorca. Luca Hoek set two national records at trials where he became the first Spanish man to break 48secs in the 1...

Read more

Alabama State Champion Drew Hilsmier Chooses Northwestern For 2027

Alabama State Champion Drew Hilsmier Chooses Northwestern For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Northwestern University has received a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Drew Hilsmier of Birmingham, Ala. Hilsmier is a Junior National qualifier who excels in sprint freestyle, butterfly and backstroke. He will j...

Read more

Sarah Sjostrom Provides a Reminder: Swedish Veteran Remains a Force

Sarah Sjostrom Provides a Reminder: Swedish Veteran Remains a Force The comeback of Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom is not unlike other returns the sport has seen through the years. She was out of the water for an extended period of time following the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, in her case to embrace moth...

Read more

A Letter to My College Coach

A Letter to My College Coach  Dear Coach, As athletes, we spend so much of our careers chasing measurable things. We chase best times, national cuts, conference titles, All-American honors, and records. We learn to define success by numbers on a scoreboard and rankings on a psych sheet. For years, I...

Read more1

Latest World Record Continues Stunning Ascension of Gretchen Walsh

Latest World Record Continues Stunning Ascension of Gretchen Walsh A masterclass at the Sette Colli meet over the weekend in Rome has eliminated all qualifiers to the following statement: Gretchen Walsh is the best sprinter in the world. Not best short course sprinter, not best sprint butterflyer. B...