Swimming
SwimmingThe Match With an Empty Scoreboard: CSL Round Two, Virginia's Six-Year Dynasty, and the Trap of Data-Free Prediction2026-09-26I counted the numbers. One, two, three — zero. The report announcing the seco...
SwimmingSkins Races, Empty Ledger: What the College Swimming League's First Match Showed — and What It Failed to Show2026-09-26Westmont, Illinois — FMC Natatorium. Last night the skins race was running....
SwimmingTwice 22.91 Seconds: Bahrain's First Swimming Gold and the Timeline of a Transition2026-09-26On a Thursday in September, in the evening session, the board lit up with 22....
SwimmingTwo Flags, One Clock: Arkhangelskiy's 22.91 and Bahrain's First Gold2026-09-26When the touchpad locked on 22.91, 1,900 pairs of eyes in the building were o...
SwimmingNobody Is King Before the Touchpad Confirms: Marchand's 'Fear', Japan's Three Juniors and One Mismatched Time in My Notebook2026-09-26That evening was at the side of the outdoor 50m pool in Mirpur, 2026. The 5th...
SwimmingTwo Flags, One Clock: Arkhangelskiy's 22.91 and Bahrain's First GoldWhen the touchpad locked on 22.91, 1,900 pairs of eyes in the building were o...
SwimmingThe Match With an Empty Scoreboard: CSL Round Two, Virginia's Six-Year Dynasty, and the Trap of Data-Free PredictionI counted the numbers. One, two, three — zero. The report announcing the seco...
SwimmingSkins Races, Empty Ledger: What the College Swimming League's First Match Showed — and What It Failed to ShowWestmont, Illinois — FMC Natatorium. Last night the skins race was running....
SwimmingNobody Is King Before the Touchpad Confirms: Marchand's 'Fear', Japan's Three Juniors and One Mismatched Time in My NotebookThat evening was at the side of the outdoor 50m pool in Mirpur, 2026. The 5th...
SwimmingThe 0.17-Second Gap: Bree Smith to Stanford and the Quiet Economy of American Sprint SwimmingThe 0.17-Second Gap December 2026, the outdoor 50-metre complex at Mirpur. I...
SwimmingTatjana Smith's Comeback: A 29.50 PB That Raises More Questions Than AnswersAt the South African Short Course Championships in September 2026, Tatjana...
SwimmingTwice 22.91 Seconds: Bahrain's First Swimming Gold and the Timeline of a TransitionOn a Thursday in September, in the evening session, the board lit up with 22....
SwimmingISHOF Class of 2027: Twelve Names, Eleven Countries, Six Disciplines — and the Names That Never Reach a ListLast week a list arrived from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Twelve names, eleven...
SwimmingCSL Match 1: The 0.11-Second Margin, Alex Shackell's Butterfly, and Where the Real Story Is the FormatThe 500-yard freestyle was decided at the wall by eleven-hundredths of a...
Swimming0.11 Seconds and Seven Hundred Spectators: The First Audit of a New Swimming LeagueI pick one small number before I open any audit. In this meet it is 0.11. Lat...
SwimmingDavid Davis: Texas A&M's Secret Weapon for 2028, or Just a Relay Swimmer?This article analyzes David Davis, a #20 ranked swimmer in SwimSwam's class o...
SwimmingFast Water, Slow Paperwork: How to Read the College Swimming League's First MatchHook: The number that looks like a typo In December 2026, at the outdoor 50m...
SwimmingTexas Women's Swimming 2026-27: The Cox, Stoll, Okaro and 43 Diving Points EquationHook I watched the tape of the 2026 NCAA women's 100-yard freestyle final thr...
Swimming3:41.28 and 2:04.83: The Night Medals Were Counted, Splits Were NotThe night can start with a number. 3:41.28. In Friday's final of the men's 40...