There's a new champion: Alaska's 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby. The American shocked the field by winning in 1:04.95. She and teammate Lilly King sandwiched South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker for medals, ...

Today, we accept that there are four competitive strokes. But when the first rules for competitive swimming were written in the early 19th century, there was only one rule: Whoever swam the fastest ...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week”. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more ...

Former Tennessee swimmer Mona McSharry of Ireland won a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday. McSharry, a three-time NCAA silver medalist, finished ...

British swimmer Adam Peaty recorded a new world record in the 100m breaststroke during the semi-finals of the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sunday, eclipsing his previous time of ...

A century after Paris 1924, the Olympic Games return to the French capital where Team Singapore are aiming to deliver a vintage performance and masterpiece in the city of art. In the fifth part of ...

It’s the end of an era for senior breaststroke specialist Matt Fallon. On March 29, the flashing lights on the collegiate stage shined on Fallon for the last time as he took to the blocks for his ...

You can follow The Athletic's Olympics coverage here (click 'follow' in the top right hand corner). And for rolling news from around Paris on the first day of the Games, click here. A slight upset in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08: Lilly King (L) of the United States celebrates winning gold with Katie Meili (R) of the United States in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio ...

The front crawl is characterized by an alternating overhand motion of the arms and a flutter or scissor kick. Athletes use their arm motion to pull themselves through the water, while the kicking ...

Swimmer Eric Shanteau placed third in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic trials with a time of 2:10.05. This gives him an average speed of 1.538 m/s. Of course, this wasn’t his speed the ...