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S.O.S. - The State of Swimming: swimmers, coaches, parents, the sport - and how governance affects them all - by Craig Lord - and guests
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Bravo! World Aquatics - new bylaw bans Enhanced signees Magnussen, Govorov, Gkolomeev, Hawke: "This new Bylaw clearly affirms World Aquatics' position: people, organisations & competitions that promote or enable doping have no place in aquatics." state-of-swimming.ghost.io/new-bylaw-10-a…



Huske, G. Walsh, Manuel deliver 52s 100 free podium; + Bricker's big breakthrough ahead of Smith in 200 fly & tickets to Singapore Worlds for Finke, Johnston (1500 free), Luca Urlando, Carson Foster (200 'fly), Jack Alexy, Patrick Sammon (100 free) state-of-swimming.ghost.io/huske-leads-su…

Katie Ledecky to chase record seventh World 800m freestyle title in Singapore after latest shot at World record in 8:05.79: inside WR pace at 600m, bulk of drop off accounted for by a last 100m split 1.55sec slower than her pioneering pace last month state-of-swimming.ghost.io/ledecky-inside…


On day 2 at U.S Nationals, Gretchen Walsh flies to 24.98 meet mark in dash heats, 0.05sec shy of her American record, & among notable performances, Luke Hobson stood out, his 1:44.78 200 free, 0.01sec faster than his Olympic bronze pace at Paris 2024 state-of-swimming.ghost.io/the-june-vorte…

Superb swims from Luke Hobson & Gretchen Walsh point to golden prospects at World Champs in Singapore + turbulence in podium pecking ordesr in all day 2 finals at U.S. Nationals gives a glimpse of home-Games aspiration washing through the American ranks state-of-swimming.ghost.io/hobson-joins-s…


Queen Lilly King clocks 30.15 for a ticket to lane 4 in the 50m breaststroke to get her last World-titles campaign underway on day 3 heats at U.S. Nationals; and Gretchen Walsh fires again: 55.29 in 100 'fly heats, Torri Huske closest on 57.80 state-of-swimming.ghost.io/the-june-vorte…

Great to be back in Victoria for the Swimming Canada / Natation Canada 2025 trials, starting on Saturday 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Own the Podium Team Canada StateOfSwimming.com Devin Heroux CBC Olympics


A 54.76 win for Gretchen Walsh in 100 'fly at U.S. Nationals, her second sub-55sec, takes the American half-way to Swedish ace Sarah Sjöström 's record of holding the fastest 12 swims ever in 2019, her fourth season of rankings dominance back after Olympic gold state-of-swimming.ghost.io/walsh-whistles…

1500 Olympic champ Bobby Finke wrote the result on the wall at the last turn of the 400IM at U.S. Nationals when his feet fell 0.31sec shy of Olympic medallist Carson Foster. 27.44sec later, Finke had gold in a PB by 2sec, Foster 0.46 back, both on 4:07s state-of-swimming.ghost.io/bobby-vs-bowma…


A 54.76 win in the 100 'fly for Gretchen Walsh at U.S. Nationals makes her swiftest 7 swims the fastest 7 in history; Katharine Berkoff takes down American record as first in U.S. to race below 27 in 50 back; & Lilly King dominates the 50 breaststroke state-of-swimming.ghost.io/walsh-whistles…


2025 has been "about a big fat mental break, and physical break" says Regan Smith after 100 back gold & 4th solo ticket to Worlds; + Katie Ledecky's 32nd sub-4min 400m swim, Claire Weinstein's 4:00.05; & Kate Douglass & Lilly King in the 100 breaststroke state-of-swimming.ghost.io/regan-smith-ma…

"This season, I’ve been really focusing on jumping on it a little earlier ... trying to push around the 200 ... to put my legs into it more" - Rex Maurer, 3:43.33 400Fr; + wins for Campbell McKean, on 58.9, 100 breast, & Tommy Janton, 53.00, 100 back state-of-swimming.ghost.io/maurer-mckean-…

Thank you Cathy … Simone Biles was a great athlete but regardless of political tribalism and difference, as you have long shown and argued, biological reality is a critical factor in fair and safe sport, the sex division key to Simone’s own success

Lane 4 tickets to curtain-closer for Walsh sisters Alex (200IM) & Gretchen, who turned the slowest reaction - 0.77 - of all A & B final 50 free qualifiers into a 24.30, the fastest heats time in the world so far in 2025; L4s 4 Jack Alexy & Shaine Casas too state-of-swimming.ghost.io/walsh-sisters-…