Swimming
Tampa's Stopwatch, Mirpur's Ledger: Who Keeps Age-Group Swimming's Accounts2026-10-23At the 2026 GTSA Swim Classic in Tampa, a ten-year-old swam the 100 butterfly...
The Number in Parentheses: Sam Gao, Altitude Correction, and the Arithmetic Behind a Conference Scoring Projection2026-10-21The scoreboard read 9:36.36. Beside it, in small type inside a bracket,...
49.11 in Baku: An African Record Written in the Last 25 Metres, and a Question Banked in the First2026-10-04The board had not yet lit up the number when nobody in Baku knew history was...
Mike Burton's 18 Seconds, and the Ledger of Our Own Pool2026-09-26The hardest part of a margin is waiting for it. Mexico City, October 2026,...
Three Big 12 Swimming Honors, but the Numbers Reveal a Tough NCAA Championship RealityThree Big 12 Awards: The Gap Between Recognition and Performance A 100-yard...
From Mirpur's Outdoor Pool to the Delta: Where Bangladesh's Swimming Injury Story Actually BeginsAt noon in November last year I was watching the outdoor 50-metre basin at...
Two Years, Five Stops, One Unconfirmed Address: Open Water World Cup Enters a New Era in NovemberOpen water swimming has not seen a structural change of this scale in years....
Sun Devil Teams Combine for 26 SCM Wins in Routing of SMUArizona State University's (ASU) swimming teams recently dominated Southern...
Tampa's Stopwatch, Mirpur's Ledger: Who Keeps Age-Group Swimming's AccountsAt the 2026 GTSA Swim Classic in Tampa, a ten-year-old swam the 100 butterfly...
The Number in Parentheses: Sam Gao, Altitude Correction, and the Arithmetic Behind a Conference Scoring ProjectionThe scoreboard read 9:36.36. Beside it, in small type inside a bracket,...
25 Metres, Three Teams, One Format: The Rehearsal Underway in Bloomington's PoolI have a habit — whichever pool I enter, I measure the pool first, the swimme...
49.11 in Baku: An African Record Written in the Last 25 Metres, and a Question Banked in the FirstThe board had not yet lit up the number when nobody in Baku knew history was...
From 56.78 to 58.55: The Gap That Surfaces When You Read Margaret Lietzau's Tulane CommitmentFrom 56.78 to 58.55: The Gap That Surfaces When You Read Margaret Lietzau's...
419.18, 76.73 and the Empty Ledger: What a Georgia Tech–Emory Dual Meet Actually TeachesThe number burning on the board at Atlanta's McAuley Aquatic Center last...
Elimination Comes to College Swimming: What CSL Match 1 Revealed About the Gap Between Format and InfrastructureStanding on the deck at FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois on a Friday nigh...
Golds Unchanged, Depth Eroded — China's Ledger at the 2026 Asian Games SwimmingSix days of racing closed with one world record, seven Asian records and 24...
Texas's Returning Points, the Locked Gate at Mirpur, and a Diver's 43 PointsThe padlock was still on the iron gate of the outdoor 50-metre pool at Mirpur...
Mike Burton's 18 Seconds, and the Ledger of Our Own PoolThe hardest part of a margin is waiting for it. Mexico City, October 2026,...
From Mirpur's Outdoor Pool to the Delta: Where Bangladesh's Swimming Injury Story Actually BeginsAt noon in November last year I was watching the outdoor 50-metre basin at...
Two Years, Five Stops, One Unconfirmed Address: Open Water World Cup Enters a New Era in NovemberOpen water swimming has not seen a structural change of this scale in years....
Sun Devil Teams Combine for 26 SCM Wins in Routing of SMUArizona State University's (ASU) swimming teams recently dominated Southern...
Tampa's Stopwatch, Mirpur's Ledger: Who Keeps Age-Group Swimming's AccountsAt the 2026 GTSA Swim Classic in Tampa, a ten-year-old swam the 100 butterfly...
The Number in Parentheses: Sam Gao, Altitude Correction, and the Arithmetic Behind a Conference Scoring ProjectionThe scoreboard read 9:36.36. Beside it, in small type inside a bracket,...
25 Metres, Three Teams, One Format: The Rehearsal Underway in Bloomington's PoolI have a habit — whichever pool I enter, I measure the pool first, the swimme...
49.11 in Baku: An African Record Written in the Last 25 Metres, and a Question Banked in the FirstThe board had not yet lit up the number when nobody in Baku knew history was...
From 56.78 to 58.55: The Gap That Surfaces When You Read Margaret Lietzau's Tulane CommitmentFrom 56.78 to 58.55: The Gap That Surfaces When You Read Margaret Lietzau's...
419.18, 76.73 and the Empty Ledger: What a Georgia Tech–Emory Dual Meet Actually TeachesThe number burning on the board at Atlanta's McAuley Aquatic Center last...
Elimination Comes to College Swimming: What CSL Match 1 Revealed About the Gap Between Format and InfrastructureStanding on the deck at FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois on a Friday nigh...
Golds Unchanged, Depth Eroded — China's Ledger at the 2026 Asian Games SwimmingSix days of racing closed with one world record, seven Asian records and 24...
Texas's Returning Points, the Locked Gate at Mirpur, and a Diver's 43 PointsThe padlock was still on the iron gate of the outdoor 50-metre pool at Mirpur...
Mike Burton's 18 Seconds, and the Ledger of Our Own PoolThe hardest part of a margin is waiting for it. Mexico City, October 2026,...