By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam On the SwimSwam Podcast we have Mikael Orn, a 1984 Olympic medalist, proud ASU alum, and the CEO of Malmsten Inc.. Mikael provides an inside look into the company and team that has provided swimming’s lane lines for the last ten Olympic Games! And, Malmsten is providing lane…
The United States will hold its Olympic Trials for swimming 15-23 June in Indianapolis, Indiana with many gold medal favourites for the Paris Olympics in attendance in one of the most competitive domestic meets around the world.
Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan both swim under the World Record in what will now be one of the drawcard events at Paris 2024.
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam Do Semi-finals matter? Semi-finals in swimming are a controversial topic. There are basically three schools of thought on the topic. One school is that they are a waste of time and energy, they make meets longer, and they don’t really change the final outcomes. Another points out that maybe the…
Following in the footsteps of Olympic Solidarity scholarship-holders who became Olympic stars like South Africa’s Chad LeClos, a total of over 1,300 athletes from around the world are currently being supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on their road to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Over the next few weeks, we will will share Tasi’s…
The three-leg Mare Nostrum Swim Tour is renowned for featuring an array of elite talent. In 2024, some junior swimmers were also making their mark en route to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The World Aquatics Bureau unanimously voted Pernille Blume (DEN) to the board today as a World-at-Large Bureau Member.
A relaxed Ariarne Titmus is aiming to make the second Olympic team of her career this week as the 400m Freestyle defending champion headlines the six-day Australian Selection Trials in future Olympic-host city Brisbane.
By Daniel Takata on SwimSwam Are the qualifying time standards for the 2024 Paris Olympics fair across each event? As we near the end of the qualifying period, it’s become increasingly obvious that some of the cuts are much more difficult to hit than others. World Aquatics has determined that the Olympic Qualifying Times (OQTs)…
By Daniel Takata on SwimSwam Frenchman Leon Marchand had an unforgettable 2023, with the highlight of his year coming at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka where he won three individual events and set the world record in the men’s 400 IM, surpassing Michael Phelps‘ 15-year-old previous standard. Furthermore, he also had an excellent college…