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What Awaits Kevin Ring as New CEO of USA Swimming As he prepared to move into a new role guiding USA Swimming into an all-important home Olympics and beyond, Kevin Ring explained that the role felt like a great fit despite having no experience working in swimming. Ring told Swimming World that durin...

Todd DeSorbo Leads List of ASCA Coach of the Year Winners The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA), holding its World Clinic in Reno, has announced the names of its Coach of the Year recipients. The announcement revealed that the University of Virginia's Todd DeSorbo has been named the 2025 ...

New USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring: ‘I’m Going to Call Michael Phelps Very Quickly’ A common thread in the professional experience of new USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring, whose hiring was announced Thursday, is managing relationships. The role he fills atop USA Swimming has seen a rupture in the link betwe...

With Outsider's Perspective, Kevin M. Ring Aspires to 'Smart Growth' for USA Swimming Kevin M. Ring’s work experience in sports has cut across different dimensions. He’s been in the for-profit sector and on the governing body side. He’s been a part of established brands and relatively young ones. He...

USA Swimming Hires Kevin Ring as New CEO After Year-Long Search A year after the job initially became vacant, USA Swimming has landed on its new leader. Kevin Ring, who has been President of Legends Golf for the past three years, takes over the organization during the critical leadup to an Olympics ...

Dave Durden: Running Toward the Fire, Building Efficiency and Finding Joy in Coaching Dave Durden, the head coach of the University of California men’s and women's swimming programs and a U.S. Olympic coach, has built his career on resilience, precision, and an unwavering commitment to learning. In ...

ASCA Coaches Receive Timely Updates on Leadership, Coaching and Performance At the ASCA World Clinic in Reno, coaches are receiving timely insights on leadership changes, international performance, and a shared vision for the future of the sport. Swimming World continues to provide the most up-to-da...

A Huge Opportunity for NYC Water Polo as Giants in Sport Unite with College Powers This Thursday, Asphalt Green will host New York City’s most highly anticipated water polo match in decades: the Italian giant Pro Recco vs. reigning Euro League champions Ferencvaros. Not since the beginning of the pr...

Despite Singapore Adversity, Greg Meehan Sees Possibilities from First Summer with USA Swimming When the United States swim team landed in Singapore in July, already feeling the early waves of an illness that would ravage the squad, Greg Meehan saw the World Aquatics Championships going one of two w...

USA Swimming CFO Eric Skufca Departs for New Role Eric Skufca, the chief financial officer of USA Swimming, has left to take the same position at a non-profit organization in Arizona. Skufca posted to LinkedIn last week that he is starting his new job with Solari Crisis and Human Services Inc., an o...

Asphalt Green's David Rodriguez Has High Hopes for Water Polo Growth in NYC On Wednesday night, history will be made at Asphalt Green (AG) on New York City’s Upper East Side. Two professional water polo clubs—Italy’s Pro Recco, whose 11 Champions League titles make it the world’s best, and Ferencvar...

CSCAA Announces Schedule for Dual Meet Challenge; Innovative Competition Will Match Top Programs The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has released the meet schedule for the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge, set for November 21–23, 2025, at The Allan Jones Aquatic Center on t...

Mary T. Meagher Sets Masters World Record in Signature 200 Butterfly More than four decades after setting world records as a teenage phenom, Mary T. Meagher is back in the mode of breaking world marks. The 1984 and 1988 Olympian, known as Madame Butterfly, recently set a Masters world record in the ...

Claire Weinstein Opens Cal Days Coming Off Best Season of Her Career The first time Claire Weinstein wore the Team USA colors in international competition, she was a mere 15-year-old. At the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Weinstein finished 10th in the 200-meter freestyle and helped the Unite...

Ryan Held Succeeding in Post-Swimming Career; Business Insider Profiles Two-Time Olympian According to a feature in Business Insider, two-time United States Olympian Ryan Held is off to a successful start in his post-swimming career. Held is working in New York City for Goldman Sachs, serving as a c...

Team USA Sending 20-Athlete Roster to World Para Swimming Championships The United States is sending a 20-athlete squad to the World Para Swimming Championships, which will be held in Singapore from September 21-27. The meet will be held at the OCBC Aquatic Centre and marks the third major competiti...

Ryan Lochte Takes to Social Media to Announce 54 Days of Sobriety; Says It's 'Up From Here' Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte took to his Instagram account on Friday to announce he is 54 days sober. The 41-year-old, in a written comment and via video, indicated that he checked into a Florida ...

USA Swimming Launches Phase Three of Block Party Program USA Swimming has announced the launch of phase three of its Block Party pilot program, a club-focused initiative designed to increase athlete participation, improve retention, and grow the sport of swimming through short, fun, and family-frien...

Will USRPT Grow Through Group Training? Coach Peter Andrew Begins Hawaii Experiment In sports, evolution is essential. New science and research lead to constant growth, as we find new methods to create greater performance. It’s a movement that has touched swimming time and time again, from the emerg...

Most Impressive National Age Group Records That Remain Standing (Men) A recent Swimming World feature took a look at some of the most impressive National Age Group (NAG) records produced - and still standing - by female athletes. Olympic champions Katie Ledecky and Mary T. Meagher headlined the list...