By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam Chun-Yen Sung is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan. The essay below is his swimming story, which starts in
By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam Courtesy: Corey He We all know of the famous 100 butterfly showdown that took place at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing: the head-to-head matchup between Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic that was decided by one one-hundredth of a second.
By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam Courtesy: Corey He Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, two of history’s greatest swimmers, are the role models of age-group swimmers across the world.
By Riley Overend on SwimSwam March 27-30, 2024 Webster, New York SCY (25 yards) Boys Results Girls Results Orca Swim Club 10-year-old Alex Kovtounenko broke Michael Phelps’ meet record in the 100-yard butterfly at the Eastern Zone Age Group Championships last month in Webster, New York.
Nate Oats brought in a special guest ahead of the game. Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in the long history of the Games, and widely considered the greatest swimmer of all time.
The loss drops the Tigers to 2-5 in SEC play. “It’s not how you start, but it’s how you finish.” Michael Phelps, one of the most decorated athletes of all time, once said that, and it certainly applied to Mizzou women’s basketball on Thursday night.
Every achievement in life is something to celebrate, but there’s something a little extra special about the first. The first Super Bowl winner, the first artist to win a rap Grammy, and so many other firsts in pop culture await below.
Katie Ledecky won the 1500-meter freestyle on Tuesday at the world championships, putting her into a tie with Michael Phelps for the most individual swimming gold medals at worlds with 15.
French swimmer Leon Marchand broke Michael Phelps' last individual world record on Sunday, winning the 400-meter individual medley at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Over the weekend, golf fans turned their attention to Madison, Wisconsin. A handful of A-list athletes participated in the AmFam Champ Celebrity Foursome
Shaquille O'Neal is one of the most dominant athletes to ever play a professional sport in the world. Standing at 7'0, Shaq was a physical specimen during his prime who could take control of a basketball game on both ends of the court.
Some celebrities across the entertainment spectrum choose to fully humanize themselves in an effort to advocate for causes larger than any one of us. Here are 20 celebrities who put in work outside of their public-facing careers to advocate for mental health.
As we wait to see what actually will happen, there's never a wrong time to look ahead at some of the talking points, drama, and storylines surrounding what should be one of the most Olympics ever -- no matter when they're held.