2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 6 Months Out: Women’s Formchart
Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin will likely be the female stars of the Trials. They will also clash in the 200 free.
SwimSwam Pulse: 80% Favor Hoffer’s 100 Free As Top NAG Record Swim
Our latest poll asked SwimSwam readers to pick out their favorite of the slew of National Age Group (NAG) records that fell on the weekend of Winter Junior Nationals and the NCAP Invite.
15 top swimming photos from 2015 – above the surface
There was a lot of excitement in and around pools in 2015. We’ve been scouring the archives at SwimSwam to…
2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, Female Swimmer of the Year
Katie Ledecky continues to shock the world year by year, and 2015 was no different.
2015 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17-18
Katie Ledecky and Andrew Seliskar led the way for 17-18s in 2015.
2015 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
As our 2015 Swammy Awards come to a close, it’s time to count down the top 10 swims of the year leading to our overall Swammy for “Race of the Year.”
Top 15 Underwater Swimming Photos from 2015
It’s that time of year when many of us look back taking stock of the year’s major events. It’s been a…
2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, Person of the Year
Katie Ledecky earns the Swammy Award for Person of the Year for the way she’s expanded what swimming fans thought possible in the freestyle races, both in terms of range and historic time barriers.
2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, U.S. Female Swimmer of the Year
Katie Ledecky collected an incredible 5 gold medals at the World Championships in Kazan.
SwimSwam Poetry Slam: “Twas The Year Before Rio…”
T’was the year before Rio down at SwimSwam HQ, and we grabbed pens and paper to see what we could do.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Katie Ledecky’s 1000 Free By The Numbers
While the weekend was chock full of huge swims between the Duel in the Pool, both Winter Junior National Championships and the Nation’s Capital Invite, there’s still one swim that’s head and shoulders above the rest.
Watch Katie Ledecky Swim 8:59.65 in the 1000 Free – VIDEO
Watch Katie Ledecky swim 8:59.65 in the 1000 yard freestyle at the Nation’s Capital Swim Club Invite.
American Record For Katie Ledecky: First Sub-9:00 1000 Free In History
Katie Ledecky has become the first woman ever under nine minutes in the 1000 yard freestyle, going 8:59.65 at the Nation’s Capital Swim Club Invite Sunday.
NCAP Invitational Finals – Ledecky Breaks 9 MIN Barrier in 1000 Free
NCAP Invitational day 4 finals recap.
NCAP Invitational Day 3 Prelims Recap
Kate Douglass qualified first in two events for finals tonight. Follow along for a recap of the NCAP Invite’s day 3.