Overview

• Ryan Lochte’s Instagram featured a tombstone reading “In loving memory of United States Swimming, 1980–2025,” which Michael Phelps reshared as a wake-up call with the slogan “We’ve got 3 years.”
• Team officials report that an acute gastroenteritis outbreak struck the majority of the U.S. squad during a pre-meet training camp in Thailand.
• Through seven days of competition, the U.S. amassed five gold medals and 20 total podium finishes, outpacing Australia by seven medals.
• Gretchen Walsh rebounded from the stomach bug to complete a butterfly double in Singapore, delivering a direct riposte to the legends’ criticism.
• The veterans’ accountability challenge has intensified pressure on USA Swimming as it eyes the home Games in Los Angeles in 2028.