Swimming
SwimmingSt. Andrews Episcopal sweeps Class 1 Mississippi swim titles again: a sophomore-led girls' core, a senior-heavy boys' core2026-10-21The final lane of the girls' 400 freestyle relay closed at 4:03.02. Two of th...
SwimmingAbbey Weitzeil's 23.72 Seconds: The Real Test Is in Austin, Not Charlottesville2026-10-18On the Charlottesville scoreboard, two times sat uncomfortably close together...
SwimmingThe xG Trajectory of Vietnam U20: When the Data Table Goes Unread2026-10-07Across three group-stage matches at the 2026 U20 World Cup, Vietnam U20...
SwimmingLena Ludwig Commits to Texas for 2027-28: Reading a Silver Medal Through Three Sources of Data2026-10-06INTRODUCTION: TWO SILVER MEDALS AND NINE SECONDS In the summer of 2026, in th...
SwimmingSammons Commits to Cal: A Multi-Event Profile and an Unfilled Long-Course Gap2026-10-06In early October 2026, a new line appeared on the recruiting board of Cal's...
SwimmingAustralia Finalizes 24-Swimmer Roster for the 2026 Short Course World Championships in Beijing: Three Stars Absent and the Selection Puzzle2026-10-05The water at the Nha Trang pool on these early-week mornings is cold in a way...
St. Andrews Episcopal sweeps Class 1 Mississippi swim titles again: a sophomore-led girls' core, a senior-heavy boys' coreThe final lane of the girls' 400 freestyle relay closed at 4:03.02. Two of th...
Treyvn Krauss Commits to Michigan: The Distance Profile Behind the No. 11 RankingThe scoreboard at a 25-yard pool reads 15:09.69 in the 1650-yard freestyle. A...
Yusei Imaizumi Breaks World Junior Record in 50m Breaststroke: 26.75 Seconds and the Data Gap Nobody Has ClosedIn Niigata, on a day in October, a seventeen-year-old named Yusei Imaizumi...
Abbey Weitzeil's 23.72 Seconds: The Real Test Is in Austin, Not CharlottesvilleOn the Charlottesville scoreboard, two times sat uncomfortably close together...
22.75 Seconds and the 0.08 Gap: When Gretchen Walsh Broke Her Own Record, Then Said It Mattered Less Than YesterdayThe women's 50m freestyle at the UVA Pro Elite Worlds Prep Meet closed at 22....
Gretchen Walsh's 53.04: What the 24.58 Opening Fifty Says That the Final Time Does NotThe scoreboard in Charlottesville turned over at 24.58. The opening fifty of ...
Gretchen Walsh Lowers 50m Short-Course Freestyle World Record to 22.75 at UVA Pro EliteThe electronic touchpad in Charlottesville stopped at 22.75. A few hours...
Grace Higdon Commits to William & Mary: A New Spark for the Tribe Swim TeamIn the landscape of American collegiate sports, particularly swimming, every...
Cindy Hook steps down as Brisbane 2032 CEO: A planned transition or a sign of instability?While the sports world is still engrossed in goals and records, in Brisbane, ...
Marrit Steenbergen Breaks European Record in 100m Freestyle Short Course: 50.32 and the Back-Half SurgeAt the 75-meter mark, Marrit Steenbergen was still a distance from the wall...
When the Data Sheet Is Empty: A Data Journalist's Silent Lesson in SwimmingOn a Tuesday morning, I received a sports analysis file named Stage-2 Deep...
20.13 Seconds: McEvoy Breaks World Cup 50 Free Record, Moves to No. 2 All-TimeThe scoreboard in Tashkent stopped at 20.13. The applause was modest — this w...
Swimming and the Discipline of an Empty Data Table Before a Major SeasonThe night before a deadline for a major swimming meet, I opened my tracking...
Reef McMeeking Moves To Top Spot This Season In Boys' 15-16 100 Breast At LBHS Patriot InvitationalData Analysis: Behind a 15-Year-Old Swimmer's Gold Medal and the Physics Tric...
The xG Trajectory of Vietnam U20: When the Data Table Goes UnreadAcross three group-stage matches at the 2026 U20 World Cup, Vietnam U20...
Noelle Benkler and Cal: A Signature Placed Two Years Ahead of the FutureAt midnight in Hanoi, I replayed an old recording from the summer of 2026 — a...
Vietnamese Swimming and the Data Gap: What the Lane Has Not ToldAt the national swimming championship in Nha Trang, I stood by the pool wall,...
Lena Ludwig Commits to Texas for 2027-28: Reading a Silver Medal Through Three Sources of DataINTRODUCTION: TWO SILVER MEDALS AND NINE SECONDS In the summer of 2026, in th...
Sammons Commits to Cal: A Multi-Event Profile and an Unfilled Long-Course GapIn early October 2026, a new line appeared on the recruiting board of Cal's...
Vietnamese Swimming and the Data Gap: Nine Analytical Dimensions Left BlankVietnamese Swimming and the Data Gap: Nine Analytical Dimensions Left Blank O...
Australia Finalizes 24-Swimmer Roster for the 2026 Short Course World Championships in Beijing: Three Stars Absent and the Selection PuzzleThe water at the Nha Trang pool on these early-week mornings is cold in a way...
Swimming: When the Water Hides Everything, Data Is the Only Thing That Doesn't LieOn August 16, 2026, in the men's 100m butterfly final in Beijing, Michael...
Swimming in Depth: The Discipline of Verification Behind Every LaneOn August 3, 2026, I stood in the broadcast booth at the Tokyo Olympic Stadiu...
40 USD an Hour Teaching Adults to Swim: A Labor Signal from New York's Swimming MarketTeam New York Aquatics (TNYA) has opened applications for instructors in its...
Lani Pallister and 8:01.66: What the Back Half of the 800m Freestyle RevealsLate on finals day in the women's 800m freestyle, the scoreboard at the...
Four Rounds for the 50s: USA Swimming's Structural Gamble Before LA 2028NASHVILLE — In the four-page release USA Swimming published, there is a detai...
Nicolas Kokidko Commits to Florida State: Tactical Reality Behind the 2027 Recruiting VerbalBarefoot, water still dripping with sweat that hasn't dried yet, Nicolas...
Katharine Berkoff and the US Civil War: When a National Record Isn't the Most Important SignalOn a July morning in 2026, when the electronic scoreboard at the Pan Pacific...
Texas A&M Opens 2026-27 With a Win Over TCU: The Split Sheet Refuses to Settle the Sprint HierarchyLogan Brown touched the wall on the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard medley...
