The startup Olympic-style sports festival promising no drug testing has filed an $800 million antitrust lawsuit against its main critics for what it claims is an illegal campaign to make athletes boycott its own event.

USA Swimming’s board of governors said Friday night that Delaware athletic director Chrissi Rawak will not assume the role as CEO and president because of “unforeseen personal circumstances that we learned about late this week.”.

Fink shared lessons he learned along his journey to becoming a world champion.

Anthony Nesty has made more history with his selection to lead the U.S. men’s swimming team at the Paris Olympics.

USA Swimming has added technology to its abuse-reporting systems that will allow better communication between investigators and reporters who want to remain anonymous.

Bans on transgender women in swimming and rugby this week opened the door for track and field to consider following suit in what could turn into a wave of policy changes in Olympic sports.

Massachusetts will be without four players when the Minutemen face Minnesota Duluth at the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.

The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will be split into two meets, a radical change that is designed to provide safer conditions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The top finishers will advance to the main Wave II meet on June 13-20 to determine who represents the U.S at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will be split into two meets, a striking change designed to provide safer conditions on the pool deck in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. As of last week, 1,305 athletes had qualified for the Olympic trials since the window opened Nov. 28, 2018. USA Swimming reviewed the last five Olympic trials going back to 2000 to determine the the lowest-seeded swimmers to qualify for an event final.

Olympic gold medalists have arrived in San Antonio alongside nearly 200 other Olympic hopefuls to compete in the TYR Pro Swim series. “The whole thing is a logistical challenge,” said USA Swimming National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko. All 200 athletes were tested for COVID-19 prior to arriving in San Antonio and were tested again, locally, by Community Labs. Both genders will be combined for the finals session, and athletes who do not qualify will not be allowed in the building. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will each feature two prelim sessions starting at 9 a.m. and one finals session at 7 p.m. Each session will be live-streamed on usaswimming.org.

Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller was charged Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after video emerged that appeared to show him among those storming the building last week. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller was charged Wednesday with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after video emerged that appeared to show him among those storming the building last week. Messages seeking comment were not returned by Keller or his sister, former Olympic swimmer Kalyn Keller. “They do not represent the values of the United States of America or of Team USA." In interviews with the Olympic Channel podcast and USA Swimming, he admitted to being a poor employee and feeling entitled because of his athletic success.

USA Swimming’s nationwide U.S. Open concluded in the Alamo City on Saturday morning with 10 events, five each for both men and women across two separate sessions. Cox ran away from the field and posted a 2:27.55, the fastest time in the country by a full second. “It definitely felt like a morning swim," Cox said. It was a really great race there, and I was just happy to be in there with them and compete. Although their times were officially recorded as exhibition swims, the experience each garnered will prove invaluable for this season and beyond.

Olympic hopefuls take important steps as U.S. Open concludesPublished: November 15, 2020, 2:40 amTexas alumna Madisyn Cox dominated once again, posting a nation-leading 2:27.55 in the 200 meter Breaststroke on the final day of competition at San Antonio's portion of the U.S. Open.

Texas Longhorn alumna Madisyn Cox led the charge in the women’s session. Overall, I’m happy with it.”Longhorns teammates Coby Carrozza (3:54.34) and Daniel Krueger (23.25) won the 400 meter Freestyle and 50 meter Freestyle respectively. There’s someone up there, and more than that, I’m just thankful to have [Texas women’s head coach] Carol [Capitani] cheering me on. “[The 400 meter Freestyle] was a pretty painful swim to be honest, tough to get through. For all other results from the U.S. Open in San Antonio, click here.