Earlier this year, as they have done for several years, the team at SwimSwam put their heads together to compile their annual Top 100 rankings of male and female swimmers. With the element of subjectivity firmly in mind, it remains an interesting exercise to revisit the lists through a British lens, considering how the GB cohort is viewed from the outside and what it says about the current state of British swimming as we head into the defining months of 2026.
2025 may not have been a vintage year in terms of medals on the board at the world championships, but that doesn’t mean that Britain’s swimmers didn’t produce some outstanding swimming over the course of the season. With the year at a close, for the 26th time it is time to reveal the pullbuoy swimmers of the year for 2025.
A GB team of 17 swimmers will hit the waters at the European Short Course championship in Lublin, Poland this week to round out the international racing season for 2025. Here are 4 things to look out for.
There was a bombshell announcement his week as Ben Proud retired from swimming with immediate effect and instead joined the Enhanced Games. On this extra podcast, Steve, Bob and Katie take a brief look at the issues that this raises.
British swimming was left reeling today as Ben Proud announced he had signed with the Enhanced Games.
Rumours had been circulating ahead of the announcement, which was confirmed on Proud’s Instagram. Where he stated he would be “retiring from traditional swimming to compete in the Enhanced Games.