Author: Miles Cooper

Double Olympic Champion Kirsty Coventry Elected As The IOC’s First Female President Double Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first female President of the International Olympic Committee following the election at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece. Coventry – who has served as Zimbabwe’s Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts & Recreation since 2018 – is also the first African and at 41 the youngest person to be elected to the office in the IOC’s 131-year history and succeeds Thomas Bach whose tenure ran from 2013. The five-time Olympian was widely believed to have been Bach’s preferred candidate and…

Australian Aquatics Sports Launch Eleventh Hour Bid For A 2032 Olympic And Paralympic Legacy AUSTRALIA’S aquatic sports have launched an eleventh-hour plea for a National Aquatics Centre (NAC) to be developed in Brisbane as a critical legacy from 2032 Olympics and Paralympics. LEAVE A LEGACY: Swimming Australia CEO Rob Woodhouse leads the push for a National Aquatic Centre and a legacy from Brisbane 2032. Photo courtesy Rob Woodhouse Collection. The CEO of Swimming Australia and dual Olympian Rob Woodhouse saying today that the legacy the Australian Swim Team delivers at the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games “would be lost immediately…

NSW Championships, Night 2: Absence Makes The Arms Go Faster for Tara Kinder Who Drops A 200m Breaststroke Rankings Buster Of 2:23.84 Melbourne University student Tara Kinder quit swimming two years ago, the former Victorian Age group star spending 14 months away from the sport. And by her own admission, that hiatus was just the catalyst she needed to re-ignite her swimming career. Last night in Sydney the now 21-year took just 2 minutes 23.84 seconds to rocket up the 2025 World Rankings in the 200m breaststroke on night two of the NSW Championships – becoming the eighth fastest Australian…

2025 JAPAN SWIM The final day of action unfolded at the 2025 Japan Swim, the competition which represents the sole qualifying opportunity for the nation’s swimmers to add their names to the World Championships roster. 18-year-old Mio Narita saved her best performance for last, winning gold in the women’s 400m IM and setting a new Japanese National High School Record in the process. After establishing herself as the top-seeded swimmer with a morning swim of 4:41.23 out of the heats, Olympic finalist Narita crushed a big-time result of 4:35.39 to ultimately take the gold. Narita was one of two swimmers to…

NCAA Men’s Championships Preview: You Can Count on Cal Amid all the changes that have happened since last year’s NCAAs — jumpstarted by Arizona State’s national championship coach, Bob Bowman, replacing legendary Eddie Reese at Texas as head coach — some things remain the same: In March, the Cal men never miss. And that’s why Swimming World projects this team to come out on top after the final splashes of the 2025 NCAA Championships. Last March, the Arizona State Sun Devils captured their first national title in men’s swimming and diving with a dominant performance at the NCAA Championships. Superstar…

Swimming’s Next Chapter: deboer and Caeleb Dressel Announce Transformative Partnership GAINESVILLE – deboer swim, the industry leader in high-performance triathlon swimwear, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with nine-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel. This strategic collaboration marks an exciting expansion into competitive swimming, leveraging deboer’s expertise in developing premium performance gear. Caeleb Dressel, widely regarded as one of the greatest swimmers of all-time, boasts an impressive 21 World Championships gold medals. His dedication to excellence aligns seamlessly with deboer’s commitment to innovation and pushing the boundaries of athletic performance. Over the past five years, deboer has established itself…

A 25,000 Capacity Games Time National Aquatic Centre Confirmed As Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Swimming Venue Olympic champion Cam McEvoy has today led a collective voice of approval on behalf Australia’s aquatic family with the announcement that a National Aquatic Centre (NAC) would become swimming’s centre piece for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Welcoming the official announcement from the Queensland Government that an NAC would be developed in Brisbane’s Spring Hill as part of the  2032 Games master plan, creating a true legacy for future generations. YOU’RE THE ONE BRISBANE: Cameron McEvoy, who won Olympic gold in Paris, says the National Aquatic…

The Man Behind Nova Southeastern’s NCAA Three-Peat: The Journey of Coach Ben Hewitt Ben Hewitt has seen the sport of swimming from every angle. From a swimmer, to an assistant coach and now as the head coach at Nova Southeastern University, Hewitt’s experiences have shaped him into a championship-winning coach. On Saturday, March 15, his NSU Sharks pulled off a “fourth-quarter comeback” to win their third consecutive NCAA Division II women’s national title. But for Hewitt, winning three championships in a row is not something that he ever imagined, and he wouldn’t have been able to pull off the feat…

A Busy and Highly Successful 2024 Has Fueled Luke Hobson in Quest for Greater 2025 In so many ways, February 2025 was much different for Luke Hobson than February 2024. For one, it was spent entirely in the United States, without a side quest to Doha for a World Aquatics Championships like last year. It brought Hobson and his Texas teammates to the SEC Championships for the first time, instead of past perfunctory Big 12 Championships. It was overseen by Bob Bowman instead of the legendary Eddie Reese, one NCAA winner following upon another. And there’s that small matter of…

Learn the Benefits of Swimming for Women Through Pregnancy and Postpartum As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we are diving into the research-backed benefits of swimming for women throughout every stage of life.Beyond the obvious fitness benefits, swimming provides unique advantages for women’s changing bodies and busy minds. We’ve gathered the best research on swimming’s impact on women’s physical and mental health, along with real-world wisdom from DC fitness coach and WeAquatics mom! Why is Swimming So Beneficial for Women’s Bodies? Swimming is one of the most complete forms of exercise available to women. Unlike high-impact activities that can put…