WR Holder Bobby Finke Wants a Distance Swimmer ONLY Mixed 4×50 Free Relay at the Olympics
Finke proposed having a mixed 4×50 free relay in which you can only participate in if you swam a distance event at the Olympics.
Alex Shackell on Winning Olympic Gold 1 Week Before Starting Senior Year of High School
Once the Games concluded, Shackell returned home to spend time with family and relax for a week before embarking on her next big chapter: senior year
After Paris, Who Holds the Most American Records in Swimming?
Caeleb Dressel still holds the most American Records across the LCM, SCY, and SCM pools, but Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh are close behind.
Snoop Dogg Reportedly Making $500,000 Per Day with NBC at the Olympic Games
American rapper Snoop Dogg is reportedly taking home a big payday at the Paris Olympics, making $500,000 per day working for NBC.
Shannon Sharpe Awards Bobby Finke $50,000 Bonus After 1500 Freestyle World Record
Finke was the highest man with $145,000 from the USOPC and USA Swimming earnings but earned another $50,000 from Shannon Sharpe for breaking the World Record.
Torri Huske, Katie Ledecky Lead US “Operation Gold” Earnings At 2024 Paris Olympics
Huske leads all swimmers from the US with $261,875 earned at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Bobby Finke is the highest male with $145,000.
What Are Team USA’s Swimming Superstitions?
Paige Madden does not do her nails before her races while Nic Fink always warms up a second time before his race.
Thomas Ceccon Will Move To Australia Or USA To Find New Motivation
Thomas Ceccon says that he plans to spend a couple of months training in the United States or Australia before returning home to Verona.
SMH: World Aquatics Has Formally Requested Addition of 50m Stroke Events for the Olympics
Sarah Sjostrom is a 7-time World Champion in the 50 meter butterfly, which to this point has never been offered as an Olympic event.
Mission Viejo Nadadores Divers Win Individual and Team National Titles
Mission Viejo had 55 divers qualify for the USA Diving Junior National Championships in Morgantown, WV, the most ever in the history of the sport.
Rowdy Gaines Announces He Will Retire After The 2028 LA Olympics
Gaines has been commentating at every Olympics since 1996 but will retire after the 2028 LA Olympics to be a full time grandparent.
Katie Ledecky Selected As US Women’s Flag Bearer For Closing Ceremony In Paris
Ledecky is the 3rd ever swimmer to be a flag bearer for the US and the first female swimmer. The ceremony is scheduled for August 11th.
How Many Non-Americans, Who Trained In the U.S., Won Olympic Swimming Medals?
The two best swimmers of the Olympics, Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh, both train in the U.S., but neither are American.
Swimming Disqualifications Down at Paris Olympics After a Rough Few Years
There were only 9 disqualifications at the Paris 2024 Olympics following a pair of DQ-heavy World Championships in 2022 and 2023.
SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Women’s Swimming Edition)
Summer McIntosh’s Olympic performance in Paris was the best by a junior swimmer since at least Missy Franklin at the 2012 Olympics in London.