Swimming
An empty data file and the temptation to write the truth for itThe newsroom clock read 2:14 in the morning. I was rewinding the first 15...
When Every Data Field Is Blank: Lessons From an Unfinished Swimming ReportI opened the file and looked for the first field: article title. Empty. Secon...
The Empty Data Sheet and the Limits of a Swimming AnalystAt 2 a.m. in Hai Phong, I reopened the data file from a swimming meet that ha...
Nine sections, not one number: when a swimming analyst refuses to invent dataThe first page of the report is a two-column table. The left column lists nin...
Swimming World Cup 2027 in London: A Prize-Money Circuit Rebuilt as an Olympic GatewayAngharad Evans says she cannot wait to compete. The line sits inside a short...
Le Moyne Joins the Metro Conference From 2027-28: Two Individual Titles and a Depth GapThe final team scores of the 2026-26 NEC Championships had seven lines in the...
Vietnamese Swimming Enters the LA 2028 Cycle With an Empty Data FileIn this transfer window, a single file is being passed between three parties:...
Amy Hempenstall to Washington State: the numbers behind a Pac-12 scholarshipIn April 2026, at the Welsh National Championships, Amy Hempenstall swam the...
When Data Is No Longer Numbers: Lessons from an Empty AnalysisIn the sports commentary profession, there are days when you open your...
Two Stops Cancelled, 2,500 Euros Still Paid in Full: How European Aquatics Patched Open Water's Prize-Money GapThe third stop of the 2026 Open Water Swimming Cup never had anyone in the...
2027 Swimming World Cup: The Narrowest Door in Olympic HistoryIn 16 years of covering swimming, I have never seen a qualification system th...
Astana, Where Swimmers Learn to Skate: Signals From a World Cup Series Turning Its AxisAt the Barys Astana ice rink, Cameron McEvoy stood in hockey gear and said he...
Zona Smith Commits to Florida for 2028: The 22.95 and the Limit at the WallCharlotte, North Carolina, on a weekend evening. A 17-year-old swimmer posts ...
Why an American College Swim Meet Was Swum in a 25-Meter PoolBloomington, Indiana, late 2026. The clock on the wall dropped to the start,...
Swimming in the Data Age: The Fragile Line Between a Record and TrustI still remember an afternoon at a youth swimming meet. The scoreboard flashe...
MacKenzie Lung Raced the 2026 NCAA Championships While Pregnant: The 58.89-Second Swim and a Silent VariableIn American collegiate swimming, people usually trust only the scoreboard. A...
Vietnamese Swimming Through Nine Deep-Analysis Dimensions: From the Lane to the Sports EcosystemVietnamese Swimming Through Nine Deep-Analysis Dimensions: From the Lane to t...
When the Pool Becomes a Fitness Test: A Data Lens on Duke's Season OpenerAnalysis based on the dual meet results between Duke and Davidson, opening th...
The Splits Board and the Sprint Revolution in Distance Swimming14:30.67. Bobby Finke touched the wall in the men's 1500m freestyle final at...
When Every Data Field Is Blank: Lessons From an Unfinished Swimming ReportI opened the file and looked for the first field: article title. Empty. Secon...
The Empty Data Sheet and the Limits of a Swimming AnalystAt 2 a.m. in Hai Phong, I reopened the data file from a swimming meet that ha...
Nine sections, not one number: when a swimming analyst refuses to invent dataThe first page of the report is a two-column table. The left column lists nin...
Swimming World Cup 2027 in London: A Prize-Money Circuit Rebuilt as an Olympic GatewayAngharad Evans says she cannot wait to compete. The line sits inside a short...
Le Moyne Joins the Metro Conference From 2027-28: Two Individual Titles and a Depth GapThe final team scores of the 2026-26 NEC Championships had seven lines in the...
Vietnamese Swimming Enters the LA 2028 Cycle With an Empty Data FileIn this transfer window, a single file is being passed between three parties:...
Amy Hempenstall to Washington State: the numbers behind a Pac-12 scholarshipIn April 2026, at the Welsh National Championships, Amy Hempenstall swam the...
When Data Is No Longer Numbers: Lessons from an Empty AnalysisIn the sports commentary profession, there are days when you open your...
Two Stops Cancelled, 2,500 Euros Still Paid in Full: How European Aquatics Patched Open Water's Prize-Money GapThe third stop of the 2026 Open Water Swimming Cup never had anyone in the...
2027 Swimming World Cup: The Narrowest Door in Olympic HistoryIn 16 years of covering swimming, I have never seen a qualification system th...
Astana, Where Swimmers Learn to Skate: Signals From a World Cup Series Turning Its AxisAt the Barys Astana ice rink, Cameron McEvoy stood in hockey gear and said he...
Zona Smith Commits to Florida for 2028: The 22.95 and the Limit at the WallCharlotte, North Carolina, on a weekend evening. A 17-year-old swimmer posts ...
Why an American College Swim Meet Was Swum in a 25-Meter PoolBloomington, Indiana, late 2026. The clock on the wall dropped to the start,...
Swimming in the Data Age: The Fragile Line Between a Record and TrustI still remember an afternoon at a youth swimming meet. The scoreboard flashe...
MacKenzie Lung Raced the 2026 NCAA Championships While Pregnant: The 58.89-Second Swim and a Silent VariableIn American collegiate swimming, people usually trust only the scoreboard. A...
Vietnamese Swimming Through Nine Deep-Analysis Dimensions: From the Lane to the Sports EcosystemVietnamese Swimming Through Nine Deep-Analysis Dimensions: From the Lane to t...
When the Pool Becomes a Fitness Test: A Data Lens on Duke's Season OpenerAnalysis based on the dual meet results between Duke and Davidson, opening th...
The Splits Board and the Sprint Revolution in Distance Swimming14:30.67. Bobby Finke touched the wall in the men's 1500m freestyle final at...
