The final stop of USA Swimming’s 2012-13 Arena Grand Prix Series – the May 30-June 2 Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara – will feature a star-studded field including Olympic gold medalists Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) and Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.), as well as a number of Northern California-based standouts, competing at the George F. Haines International Swim Center.

USA Swimming and Michael Phelps Swim Spas by Master Spas have teamed up to launch a video contest entitled “Go After Your Goals.” To enter, club swim coaches and team members should work together to create a video -- no longer than 2 minutes -- demonstrating their club’s dedication to setting and achieving goals and their passion for the sport of swimming.

The USA Swimming Foundation today announced World Waterpark Association’s World’s Largest Swimming Lesson as a member of its Make a Splash Affiliate Coalition.

An bicycle accident was a huge setback to Alex Meyer as he trained for the 2012 Olympics after making the team, but he still finished top 10 in the world in London. The Harvard alum talks about making up for lost time, but never looking back, in this week’s 20 Question Tuesday.

As we approach World Championship Trials next month, it seems like a good time to take a look at what the rest of the world has been up to in 2013.

If watching the 50m freestyle is like watching a July 4th fireworks display, then watching the men’s and women’s 10K races is like watching a long, strategic chess match.

The May-June issue of Splash should be in your mailboxes soon. If you can't wait, check it out online now. In this issue, we asked nine Olympic gold medalists a few questions that would help you get to know them better. We also asked them to give us five tips for swimming their gold medal events that you can use to swim faster.

Andrew Gemmell and Haley Anderson won the 5-kilometer national titles on Sunday to conclude the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships at Lower Castaic Lake.