Swimming
McEvoy Loses on Astana Ice and the World Cup Swimming Puzzle Without NumbersCameron McEvoy summed up his morning on the ice in one word: failure. He said...
Zona Smith to Florida 2028: a 22.95 in yards and the 8.6-second long-course questionIn March, at the Cary Sectionals, the scoreboard produced a line worth stoppi...
Jaouadi Took Two Months Off After NCAAs, Swam the 800 Free Alone in Charlottesville: 7:33.79 and the Short-Course-to-Long-Course Conversion ProblemIn Charlottesville, Virginia, there was a lane with no one beside it. Ahmed...
Between a '2026 Standings' Headline and a Self-Description Page: The Gap in Swimming MediaI still remember that morning in Kazan, summer 2026, when Kylian Mbappé...
The Empty Pool Data Table: Why Verification Is EverythingIn a small analysis room in Nha Trang, my screen lit up with a spreadsheet of...
Charles “Bud” Howard Commits to Michigan: The Quiet Signature That Opens a Long RaceIn the fall of 2026, when Charles “Bud” Howard typed his commitment...
The Lane and the Blank Column: When a Swimming Result Sheet Tells You NothingThat day it was a national final, and I was sitting in row seven, just above...
Ánh Viên and Four Gold Medals: A Returner's Statement Across a Four-Year SilenceOn the evening of October 2, at the Phú Thọ pool in Ho Chi Minh City, a woman...
Golden Goggles 2026: A Denver Night, Toyota, and USA Swimming's Map Toward LA 2028Denver, a late-November evening. No starting horn, no water slapping the pool...
CSL Match 2 in Westmont: Virginia Takes the Team Win and a Swim Meet Keeps Its Clock HiddenTwo consecutive nights, and the pool in Westmont lit up again. The second of...
Arkhangelskiy and 22.91 seconds: Bahrain's first swimming goldWhen the electronic board stopped at 22.91 seconds, the gap between Michel...
ISHOF Announces Class of 2027: 12 Aquatic Legends from 11 NationsFort Lauderdale, Florida will become the center of the aquatic sports world o...
Paige Kowal Verbals to Alabama for 2028-29: Three Illinois Titles and the SEC Scoring-Standard TestIn June 2026, when the scoreboard at the NCSA Spring Championships closed, on...
Tang Qianting and 29.50 Seconds: What the 50m Pool Hides Behind an Asian Games RecordTwenty-nine point five zero seconds. The number flashed onto the scoreboard...
Cameron McEvoy and the 100m Lane With No Splits: A 50m Champion's GambleAt a 25-metre lane, Cameron McEvoy will have to turn three times instead of...
Carson Hoak and the Unsigned Paper: Decoding the US College Swimming Recruiting MachineOn July 21, 2026, at a 50-meter Olympic-standard pool in the American Midwest...
World Swimming 2026: The Year Without a World Championship and the Repricing of Every RecordOn 23 July 2026, at the Tollcross pool in Glasgow, the women's 200m individua...
Vietnamese Swimming and the Missing Split-Time ArchiveIn 2026, at a national swimming championship, I asked for the split sheet of...
Defne Kurt's Five Golds and the Unanswered Data Question at the European Para Swimming ChampionshipsSixteen Medals and a Gap No One Verified The statement came out of Turkey's...
V-League 2026: When data exposes the lies of the transfer marketA foreign striker scores 8 goals in his first 5 matches. The market heats up....
19.43 Seconds and a Hand-Held Stopwatch: Ilya Kharun Opens ASU's Season With a Disputed ClipThe pool in Tempe had no spectators, no officials, and no scoreboard on the...
Swimming's 2026 Season: When the Data Is Empty, the Discipline Is in What You Choose Not to FillThree in the morning in Beijing, and I open an analysis file that says the sa...
Women's Swimming After Paris: A Power Map Shifting by Fractions of a SecondOn the night of the women's swimming finals in Paris, I sat in a Vietnamese...
Zona Smith to Florida 2028: a 22.95 in yards and the 8.6-second long-course questionIn March, at the Cary Sectionals, the scoreboard produced a line worth stoppi...
Jaouadi Took Two Months Off After NCAAs, Swam the 800 Free Alone in Charlottesville: 7:33.79 and the Short-Course-to-Long-Course Conversion ProblemIn Charlottesville, Virginia, there was a lane with no one beside it. Ahmed...
Between a '2026 Standings' Headline and a Self-Description Page: The Gap in Swimming MediaI still remember that morning in Kazan, summer 2026, when Kylian Mbappé...
The Empty Pool Data Table: Why Verification Is EverythingIn a small analysis room in Nha Trang, my screen lit up with a spreadsheet of...
Charles “Bud” Howard Commits to Michigan: The Quiet Signature That Opens a Long RaceIn the fall of 2026, when Charles “Bud” Howard typed his commitment...
The Lane and the Blank Column: When a Swimming Result Sheet Tells You NothingThat day it was a national final, and I was sitting in row seven, just above...
Ánh Viên and Four Gold Medals: A Returner's Statement Across a Four-Year SilenceOn the evening of October 2, at the Phú Thọ pool in Ho Chi Minh City, a woman...
Golden Goggles 2026: A Denver Night, Toyota, and USA Swimming's Map Toward LA 2028Denver, a late-November evening. No starting horn, no water slapping the pool...
CSL Match 2 in Westmont: Virginia Takes the Team Win and a Swim Meet Keeps Its Clock HiddenTwo consecutive nights, and the pool in Westmont lit up again. The second of...
Arkhangelskiy and 22.91 seconds: Bahrain's first swimming goldWhen the electronic board stopped at 22.91 seconds, the gap between Michel...
ISHOF Announces Class of 2027: 12 Aquatic Legends from 11 NationsFort Lauderdale, Florida will become the center of the aquatic sports world o...
Paige Kowal Verbals to Alabama for 2028-29: Three Illinois Titles and the SEC Scoring-Standard TestIn June 2026, when the scoreboard at the NCSA Spring Championships closed, on...
Tang Qianting and 29.50 Seconds: What the 50m Pool Hides Behind an Asian Games RecordTwenty-nine point five zero seconds. The number flashed onto the scoreboard...
Cameron McEvoy and the 100m Lane With No Splits: A 50m Champion's GambleAt a 25-metre lane, Cameron McEvoy will have to turn three times instead of...
Carson Hoak and the Unsigned Paper: Decoding the US College Swimming Recruiting MachineOn July 21, 2026, at a 50-meter Olympic-standard pool in the American Midwest...
World Swimming 2026: The Year Without a World Championship and the Repricing of Every RecordOn 23 July 2026, at the Tollcross pool in Glasgow, the women's 200m individua...
Vietnamese Swimming and the Missing Split-Time ArchiveIn 2026, at a national swimming championship, I asked for the split sheet of...
Defne Kurt's Five Golds and the Unanswered Data Question at the European Para Swimming ChampionshipsSixteen Medals and a Gap No One Verified The statement came out of Turkey's...
V-League 2026: When data exposes the lies of the transfer marketA foreign striker scores 8 goals in his first 5 matches. The market heats up....
19.43 Seconds and a Hand-Held Stopwatch: Ilya Kharun Opens ASU's Season With a Disputed ClipThe pool in Tempe had no spectators, no officials, and no scoreboard on the...
Swimming's 2026 Season: When the Data Is Empty, the Discipline Is in What You Choose Not to FillThree in the morning in Beijing, and I open an analysis file that says the sa...
Women's Swimming After Paris: A Power Map Shifting by Fractions of a SecondOn the night of the women's swimming finals in Paris, I sat in a Vietnamese...
