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.

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.

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.

The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming was nominated for “Best Sports Event of the Year” by Sports Business Journal. USA Swimming was also selected as an Official Honoree for the 17th Annual Webby Awards in the viral category for its “Call Me Maybe – 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team” rendition.

Two days before her first event at Olympic Trials last summer, Catherine Breed received some disturbing family news that shook the foundations of her world. Approaching the anniversary of Trials, Breed knows she’s become a much more well-rounded person and swimmer as a result.

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.

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.

Learn more about James Bilbrey, Southern California - Eastern's 2012 Age Group Coach of the Year.

With a record of 146-80-1, Cyndi Gallagher has been leading the University of California (UCLA) women’s swim team to victory for the past 30 years. She knows the sport is about more than just improving times on a scoreboard, or producing championship athletes.

After each season, and often after each race, a swimmer faces the question: Is my best effort good enough? This is especially true when the result of one’s effort is disappointing. At times like this a performance can refine you or define you. In all of swimming history one of the most prolific examples of this difficult crossroads is the swimming career of Shirley Babashoff.

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.

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.

Christine Jennings and Alex Meyer won the 10-kilometer titles at the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships on Friday at Lower Castaic Lake.

If swimming is one of the hardest sports in the world, this weekend's Open Water National Championships is the toughest event in the world. Be sure to tune in to usaswimming.org and watch.

Nominees are set for the 2013 Sports Business Awards, and USA Swimming was nominated for the Sports Event of the Year category.