Swimming
Arizona Smith Commits to Florida: The 2028 Class That Could Redefine Gator Sprint DepthIn the results sheet from the 2026 NCISAA Division 1 State Championships, the...
Cassie Espinoza Chooses USC: A Turning Point for US Women's Distance Swimming and Lessons for Vietnamese SportsWhen a fifteen-year-old distance swimmer stands at the edge of a 1,500-meter...
Alex Siegel and UVA's Seventh Piece: Reading the Distance Race from the Lane in Her EyesAt the ten-kilometer open water distance, there is no lane. There is no black...
Alex Shackell and Lorne Wigginton Win MVP at CSL Match 1: Early Signals from a New LeagueOn a late September evening in Indianapolis, the College Swimming League (CSL...
Ohashi Shin's 2:04.83 at ASIAD 2026: The 200m Breaststroke Record and Its Data GapsOn the night of September 24, I reopened the men's 200m breaststroke tracking...
Ohashi Breaks 200m Breaststroke World Record: 2:04.83 and the Gap Between a Number and a ThroneThe electronic timing board flashed 2:04.83. In the press row above the...
Yu Zidi, 13, Swims 4:28.56 in the 400 IM: Four Legs, a 0.13-Second Gap, and the Data Blind Spot Nobody MeasuredAt a 50-meter pool at this edition of the Asian Games, when the scoreboard...
Abi Paton, NC State and the 0.95-Second Gap the 'Junior Nationals' Label Doesn't MentionIn a 25-yard short-course pool, 0.95 seconds is the time it takes a swimmer t...
Kiera Powers and the Early Commitment Equation: What the Data Says About Ohio State's First SigningPeople look at the value board; I look at the curve. Many deals die before th...
Avery Daigle and the Yards-to-Meters Math: Indiana Hoosiers Open the 2028 Class with a Relay Leg100-meter freestyle: 48.94 seconds in short course. 57.38 seconds in long...
When a Swimming Analysis Has Zero Data Points: Silence Beats a Wrong ConclusionOn my desk in Melbourne, the data file has four columns. The first three are...
Empty Data on the Lane Line: Why I Chose to Stop Instead of GuessIt was 4:12 in the morning in Melbourne. The analysis file my partner had sen...
The Empty Cell: When a Swimming Data Journalist Learns Not to WriteSummer 2026, in a small newsroom in Miami, I sat in front of a spreadsheet...
Nalanda Centennial U14 4x50m Relay: Reading a Final That Gives You No Numbers at AllOpening: A Frame With No Clock A fourteen-second clip. The camera sits level...
WADA 2026 Annual Report: Testing Increases But Momentum Is SlowingIn 2026, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) conducted 297,965 sample tests....
WADA 2026: Testing Volume Rises but Growth Decelerates, Finances Fracture, and the 2027 MilestoneTwo in the Morning, a Sample Cup, and the Woman at the Corner of the Pool Whe...
Women's Swimming: The Gap Between Two Wall TouchesIn September 2026, in Incheon, an eighteen-year-old from An Giang touched the...
Decoding Ánh Viên's Shoulders: When the Body Tells a Story the Medals Won'tDecoding Ánh Viên's Shoulders: When the Body Tells a Story the Medals Won't I...
The 0.4-Second Margin and the Hidden Gap: Re-reading the Paris 2026 Swimming Cycle Through Every Split7:42 p.m. on August 2, 2026, Paris time. Lane 4 of the men's 50-meter...
Cassie Espinoza Chooses USC: A Turning Point for US Women's Distance Swimming and Lessons for Vietnamese SportsWhen a fifteen-year-old distance swimmer stands at the edge of a 1,500-meter...
Alex Siegel and UVA's Seventh Piece: Reading the Distance Race from the Lane in Her EyesAt the ten-kilometer open water distance, there is no lane. There is no black...
Alex Shackell and Lorne Wigginton Win MVP at CSL Match 1: Early Signals from a New LeagueOn a late September evening in Indianapolis, the College Swimming League (CSL...
Ohashi Shin's 2:04.83 at ASIAD 2026: The 200m Breaststroke Record and Its Data GapsOn the night of September 24, I reopened the men's 200m breaststroke tracking...
Ohashi Breaks 200m Breaststroke World Record: 2:04.83 and the Gap Between a Number and a ThroneThe electronic timing board flashed 2:04.83. In the press row above the...
Yu Zidi, 13, Swims 4:28.56 in the 400 IM: Four Legs, a 0.13-Second Gap, and the Data Blind Spot Nobody MeasuredAt a 50-meter pool at this edition of the Asian Games, when the scoreboard...
Abi Paton, NC State and the 0.95-Second Gap the 'Junior Nationals' Label Doesn't MentionIn a 25-yard short-course pool, 0.95 seconds is the time it takes a swimmer t...
Kiera Powers and the Early Commitment Equation: What the Data Says About Ohio State's First SigningPeople look at the value board; I look at the curve. Many deals die before th...
Avery Daigle and the Yards-to-Meters Math: Indiana Hoosiers Open the 2028 Class with a Relay Leg100-meter freestyle: 48.94 seconds in short course. 57.38 seconds in long...
When a Swimming Analysis Has Zero Data Points: Silence Beats a Wrong ConclusionOn my desk in Melbourne, the data file has four columns. The first three are...
Empty Data on the Lane Line: Why I Chose to Stop Instead of GuessIt was 4:12 in the morning in Melbourne. The analysis file my partner had sen...
The Empty Cell: When a Swimming Data Journalist Learns Not to WriteSummer 2026, in a small newsroom in Miami, I sat in front of a spreadsheet...
Nalanda Centennial U14 4x50m Relay: Reading a Final That Gives You No Numbers at AllOpening: A Frame With No Clock A fourteen-second clip. The camera sits level...
WADA 2026 Annual Report: Testing Increases But Momentum Is SlowingIn 2026, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) conducted 297,965 sample tests....
WADA 2026: Testing Volume Rises but Growth Decelerates, Finances Fracture, and the 2027 MilestoneTwo in the Morning, a Sample Cup, and the Woman at the Corner of the Pool Whe...
Women's Swimming: The Gap Between Two Wall TouchesIn September 2026, in Incheon, an eighteen-year-old from An Giang touched the...
Decoding Ánh Viên's Shoulders: When the Body Tells a Story the Medals Won'tDecoding Ánh Viên's Shoulders: When the Body Tells a Story the Medals Won't I...
The 0.4-Second Margin and the Hidden Gap: Re-reading the Paris 2026 Swimming Cycle Through Every Split7:42 p.m. on August 2, 2026, Paris time. Lane 4 of the men's 50-meter...

