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Kate Douglass headlines the cover of SwimSwam Magazine’s 2026 Year in Review issue after a remarkable season that saw her break the world record in the 50 free, but it is her extraordinary range that sets her apart. An Olympic champion in the 200 breaststroke, a world-record holder in the 50 free, and one of history’s fastest 50 butterflyers, Douglass is redefining versatility in modern swimming.
Inside this issue:
- Three deep-dive data features examining elite performances, historical trends, and the numbers behind swimming’s biggest stories.
- The complete 2026 Year in Review, month by month, capturing the performances, personalities, and defining moments of the year.
- Three massive feature profiles including one on Jeff Farrell, who got an emergency appendectomy, raced at Olympic Trials days later and made the team.
- Daniel Takata’s fascinating analysis of world rankings dating back to 1990, exploring rare combinations of elite performances from Léon Marchand, Summer McIntosh, and Laure Manaudou with Douglass at the center.
- And many more hidden features in the 148 page magazine.
One extraordinary year. One extraordinary cover athlete. Don’t miss SwimSwam Magazine’s 2026 Year in Review.
NEW OFFER! SwimSwam Magazine offers DIGITAL ONLY ACCESS to all issues published since 2015, over 6,923+ pages of content, at a lower subscription rate, $40 USD, for international subscribers. SwimSwam does not ship print magazines outside of the U.S. and Canada.
*Once a print issue sells out, we do NOT print a second run.
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With your yearly subscription, you receive over 600 of pages of swimming’s highest quality print content, and you receive another 6,923+ pages of digital issues going back to the first issue produced.
With your subscription today you get the:
- 6,923+ pages as digital magazine issues
- 2026 Year In Review as a print magazine
- 2027 Spring Preview as a print magazine
- 2027 Summer Preview as a print magazine
- 2027 College Preview as a print magazine
See seven reasons to love SwimSwam Magazine for our upcoming issues.
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You want Kate Douglass cover. We memorialise swim stars with covers you have to hold in your hands to appreciate.
TWO
All issues have a big theme, one topic we cover in-depth. The 2018 Year in Review was all about The Year of the Pro. The 2017 Swimsuit magazine was the Superhero issue, and the 2020 Olympic Perspective issue is all about the history of the Olympics during the event’s most challenging times.
THREE
If you subscribe, you can also buy back issues. On the subscription page, check the box by any of the back issues to add them to your order. *Note, several of issues have sold out. Going forward we will not print additional runs. Once an issue is sold out, it is gone and only available on our digital platform. Printed back issues are limited to what is in stock.
Many print back issues are sold out. Once a print issue sells out, it is gone forever (other than on our paid digital platform). If the print issue is not on the BACK ISSUE checkout page, it is gone.
FOUR
Magazines are massive. The 2024 Olympic Preview came in at 196 pages.
FIVE
The quality is high. SwimSwam Magazine has perfect binding (like a book), heavy card stock, and an expensive cover finish. If you haven’t subscribed, you simply don’t know. You feel it the instant you touch the magazine. The texture is amazing, and you’ll love how heavy it feels in your hands.
SIX
Our covers are ideal for your coffee table or nightstand. Make a statement. Show your swimming love. Show that your sport is great and worth the respect it deserves. Adorn your coffee table with SwimSwam Magazine.
SEVEN
SwimSwam Magazine named one of the 30 Hottest Launches
Competitive Intelligence of Media Leaders (MIN/Mr. Magazine) named SwimSwam Magazine one of the 30 Hottest Launches. Criteria for making the 30 Hottest list included:
- Design
- Creativity
- Audience reaction
- Industry reaction
OUR MAGAZINE MISSION
To knock you over with each issue, producing a must-have magazine that feels like a collector’s item.
To produce unique features never before seen in swimming media.
To present swimming like it should be, the greatest sport on earth.
At SwimSwam, we love the sport, and we love changing the paradigm of how it’s presented. For far too long swimming magazines have been the same, and it is our goal to deliver something spectacular, a magazine you will be excited about getting every single time a new issue is released.
