Swimming
Pan Zhanle's 46.40 Seconds: The 100m Freestyle World Record and What the Scoreboard Won't Tell You
Youth Swimming and the Puberty Trap: Re-reading Age-Group Records Through Three Layers of Data
Carson Hoak Commits to Cincinnati for 2027: Reading a Recruiting Item Through Two Measurement Systems
31 of 42 Power 4 Men's Swim Teams Exceed 20%: A Proposed Bill Exposes a Definitional Loophole
Gianna Cook Commits to Monmouth University: Reading the Three-Second Drop in the 200 Butterfly
Lizzy Johnson Commits to Florida State for 2028: The Fifth Relay Leg and a Four-Year Blueprint
Youth Swimming and the Puberty Trap: Re-reading Age-Group Records Through Three Layers of DataRūta Meilutytė, aged 15, won the women's 100m breaststroke at the London 2026...
Carson Hoak Commits to Cincinnati for 2027: Reading a Recruiting Item Through Two Measurement SystemsThe item appeared on a July morning, in the middle of long-course season. It...
Pan Zhanle's 46.40 Seconds: The 100m Freestyle World Record and What the Scoreboard Won't Tell YouOn the evening of 31 July 2026, at La Défense Arena, the electronic board...
31 of 42 Power 4 Men's Swim Teams Exceed 20%: A Proposed Bill Exposes a Definitional LoopholeThe University of Florida men's swim team lists 15 of 24 roster spots held by...
Gianna Cook Commits to Monmouth University: Reading the Three-Second Drop in the 200 ButterflyThe day Gianna Cook hit send, she wasn't thinking about water. She was thinki...
Lizzy Johnson Commits to Florida State for 2028: The Fifth Relay Leg and a Four-Year BlueprintTwo hearts, one red and one gold. A skewer emoji. An infinity symbol. Lizzy...
The Last Turn in Lane 4: Women's Swimming, Media Rights and the Girls Waiting by the Pool WallAt the 300-metre mark of the women's 400m freestyle final in Paris, Ariarne...
The 400m Individual Medley: When the Best Swimmer Wins by Allocation, Not SpeedI still remember that afternoon at a junior meet in Asia, when an old coach...
WADA 2026 Annual Report: 297,965 Samples and a Flattening Growth CurveI read the World Anti-Doping Agency's 2026 annual report on a Miami morning....
Age 10, 27.12 Seconds: When a Child Touches the Age-Group Record ThresholdOn a day in Clearwater, Florida, the Long Center pool had just reopened after...
Vietnamese Swimming and Athletics: The Race to Win Data Before Winning MedalsVietnamese Swimming and Athletics: The Race to Win Data Before Winning Medals...
Addie Farrier, 10, the 27.12-Second 50-Yard Butterfly, and the Puberty BarrierAt the Doyle Aquatic Center, the newly renovated Long Center pool in...
No Splits in the Lane: The Data Gap Vietnamese Swimming Keeps Ignoring5:40 a.m. Only four lanes at the Hoa Xuan pool are roped off, and the...
27.12 Seconds at Age 10: Addie Farrier and the Data Zone We Cannot Yet ReadAt age 10, Addie Farrier swam the 50-yard butterfly in 27.12 seconds. That ti...
Carson Hoak Commits to Cincinnati for 2027: Reading a Recruiting Item Through Two Measurement SystemsThe item appeared on a July morning, in the middle of long-course season. It...
Pan Zhanle's 46.40 Seconds: The 100m Freestyle World Record and What the Scoreboard Won't Tell YouOn the evening of 31 July 2026, at La Défense Arena, the electronic board...
31 of 42 Power 4 Men's Swim Teams Exceed 20%: A Proposed Bill Exposes a Definitional LoopholeThe University of Florida men's swim team lists 15 of 24 roster spots held by...
Gianna Cook Commits to Monmouth University: Reading the Three-Second Drop in the 200 ButterflyThe day Gianna Cook hit send, she wasn't thinking about water. She was thinki...
Lizzy Johnson Commits to Florida State for 2028: The Fifth Relay Leg and a Four-Year BlueprintTwo hearts, one red and one gold. A skewer emoji. An infinity symbol. Lizzy...
The Last Turn in Lane 4: Women's Swimming, Media Rights and the Girls Waiting by the Pool WallAt the 300-metre mark of the women's 400m freestyle final in Paris, Ariarne...
The 400m Individual Medley: When the Best Swimmer Wins by Allocation, Not SpeedI still remember that afternoon at a junior meet in Asia, when an old coach...
WADA 2026 Annual Report: 297,965 Samples and a Flattening Growth CurveI read the World Anti-Doping Agency's 2026 annual report on a Miami morning....
Age 10, 27.12 Seconds: When a Child Touches the Age-Group Record ThresholdOn a day in Clearwater, Florida, the Long Center pool had just reopened after...
Vietnamese Swimming and Athletics: The Race to Win Data Before Winning MedalsVietnamese Swimming and Athletics: The Race to Win Data Before Winning Medals...
Addie Farrier, 10, the 27.12-Second 50-Yard Butterfly, and the Puberty BarrierAt the Doyle Aquatic Center, the newly renovated Long Center pool in...
No Splits in the Lane: The Data Gap Vietnamese Swimming Keeps Ignoring5:40 a.m. Only four lanes at the Hoa Xuan pool are roped off, and the...
27.12 Seconds at Age 10: Addie Farrier and the Data Zone We Cannot Yet ReadAt age 10, Addie Farrier swam the 50-yard butterfly in 27.12 seconds. That ti...