Swimming World Magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published as Junior Swimmer in January of 1960. It runs an online swimming website (known as SwimInfo prior to 2006), which is the leading online swimming news website.
In its earliest form, Junior Swimmer began as a mimeograph published by Peter Daland in the summer of 1952. In 1960, Coach Daland passed the responsibility of the project to Albert Schoenfeld due to Daland's greater coaching demands as the swim coach at the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
The publication then combined with Swimming World in June 1961. Swimming World was a magazine published for the previous 10 years by Robert J. H. Kiphuth. The newly-constituted magazine was then known as Junior Swimmer-Swimming World.
The magazine boasts a monthly publication rate of roughly 50,000 issues. It also has correspondents in Europe and Australia, and keeps track of all major FINA-sanctioned competitions, as well as tabulating extensive records of competitions ranging from junior to masters level swimming. It also provides advice on health related and technique issues for people with an interest in swimming
It is also well known for awarding "Swimmer of the Year" awards in various categories. The award is often prestigiously referred to in the media as "World Swimmer of the Year" when referring to swimmers who have been awarded the honour, and is often assumed to be the most prestigious award available to current swimmers.
It is also known for its strident condemnation of Chinese and East German swimming programs, which have been suspected of being involved in systemic drug abuse.
