From the Swimming World website... By KATIE WINGERT As swimmers, we can be quick to jump for quick fixes. We know that we can adjust a flip-turn here, tweak a breath there, and throw in a few extra dolphin kicks off of our start - and that could shave off a full second off of even the shortest of races. However, we are not always eager to reach for the more long-term aids to our performance. One of those aids is related to mindset: how coachable are you? Read more...

From the Swimming World website... By Delaney Lanker My whole swimming career people have been telling me to swim tall. Standing at 5’0″, I wouldn’t really consider myself “tall.” I don’t fit the typical swimmer mold, but I’m okay with that. Read more >>

From the USA Swimming website... By TrueSport Expert Stephanie Miezin, MS, RD, CSSD The headlines of wellness, fitness, and nutrition coverage have been shouting about the difference in fueling for males versus females in recent years, and as a caregiver for a young athlete, it can feel confusing. There are already so many other aspects of fueling to consider, but if your athlete has big goals, it's tempting to look for any nutritional edge. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By G. JOHN MULLEN Everyone wants to be an Olympic swimmer. But luckily, you don’t have to be an Olympic swimmer to benefit from the sport. People of all ages, from all backgrounds, and with various levels of experience can benefit from swimming. Swimming is one of the few sports you can do from a young age and all the way up into your 90s and beyond. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Brittany Oxley, Swimming World Intern "This is the difference between being good and being great." That quote has been engrained in my head since I started swimming at 6 years old. I believe every coach I have ever swum for has said those words. But what really is the difference between good and great? Is there a simple black and white answer? I think the answer varies, but I do believe much of greatness is defined by the mental toughness of the individual and...

From the Swimming World website... By Peyton Curry College swimming recruiting is more competitive than ever. With evolving NCAA rules, NIL, roster caps, and changes to scholarship funding, the landscape today is unlike anything the sport has seen before. Read more >>

From the SwimSwam website... By by James Sutherland Emma Li, 13, King Aquatic Club (PN): Li established eight personal best times at the VAST Fall Classic last weekend in Federal Way, ranking 2nd this season among 13-year-old girls in six of them and cracking the top 10 in the 13-14 age group in three of them. Li now ranks 2nd in 2025-26 among 13-year-old girls in the 200 free (1:52.78), 50 back (27.35), 100 back (58.33), 200 back (2:05.37), 100 fly (57.87) and 400 IM (4:34.01), with her swims in...

USA Swimming today announced the 200 clubs that will be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal clubs in the 2025-2026 Club Excellence Program. Congratulations King Aquatic Club (KING) swimmers & coaches for for earning Silver Medal status in being named one of the top 100 teams in the United States and one of four teams in Pacific Northwest Swimming (PNS) to make the list. Read nore >> Now in its 26th year, the Club Excellence program recognizes USA Swimming’s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes ages 18 years...

From the USA Swimming website... By TrueSport Expert, Dr. Melissa Streno As an athlete, you likely know the importance of physical recovery. You know that rest days are important opportunities for your body to recover after hard competitions or practices. But if those rest days are jam packed with the rest of your life - homework, extracurriculars, work - you may not be getting the mental recovery that you need. And mental recovery is just as impactful as physical recovery for athletes. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Summer Finke 20 October 2025, 04:27am Cold and flu season always seems to show up right when you are training your hardest. Between long school days, early practices, and busy weekends, your body is working overtime. Add in colder weather, potentially dry indoor air, and more time spent around teammates, and it becomes easy to catch a bug that may leave you out of the water longer than you want. Read more >>