After 12 days together in Paris, it’s nice to see Matt directing his gold-medal snark at not me.

The story of this USWNT turnaround, from World Cup flop to Olympic gold, is a story about joy. "Joy and belief," Trinity Rodman said. "The two biggest words for us." Both absent last year. Overflowing now. As Emma Hayes said: "I had a fuckin blast" sports.yahoo.com/emma-hayes-unl…

Bobby Finke realized that his final-length comebacks were no longer a gold-medal-winning strategy. So he went wire-to-wire in the 1500 freestyle final, breaking a world record for the top men’s performance of the Games. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paris-oly…

The U.S. women had not won a relay entering the final event of the Olympics. Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske changed that in dramatic fashion — and in world-record time. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paris-oly…

First day of the new school year complete! Left home at 5:30 a.m., returned at 9 p.m., met 80 new 6th graders! Back tomorrow for another round and, thanks to our A/B schedule, an entirely new group of ~80 kids.

Column: Paris was magnificent, and the French fans came through, for Leon Marchand and the swimmers, in judo, fencing and every other sport. The athletes performed brilliantly. In four years, pressure is on the United States to produce a similar showcase. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/home-olym…

Column: Katie Ledecky, Torri Huske, Kate Douglass, Regan Smith and Gretchen Walsh, all excellent for the surging U.S. women in Paris. The American men, though? A totally different story with only nine medals total and just one individual gold. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paris-oly…

The top race of the Paris Olympics was the mixed medley relay, where the U.S. and China were neck-and-neck the entire way. Eight swimmers delivered signature performances, and the four Americans needed every bit of speed to secure gold. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paris-oly…

On Summer McIntosh, who came through under immense pressure to win three gold medals and further her status as a Canadian legend. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paris-oly…

The top swimming surprise in Paris was Paige Madden taking bronze in the 800 free, finishing not too far behind Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus as she annihilated her previous best time. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paris-oly…

Column: Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh proved in Paris their status as best swimmers in the world. And since the Olympics are the be-all, end-all of swimming, they will retain that perch for a while to come. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/after-oly…

This. A million times over, this.

I've watched this video a dozen times, every year on September 11. And every year, tears. What an incredible story of heroism. youtube.com/watch?v=S77KYb…

This is an interactive timeline from the official 9/11 Memorial. I have my students explore this every year. It's so important to understand and remember what happened 23 years ago and to remember the lives lost. timeline.911memorial.org

Missing an individual medal by a heartbreaking margin in Tokyo, a series of disappointing swims in 2023… followed up with brilliance in Paris. How Torri Huske bounced back to become the most prolific American swimmer of the Games. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/how-torri…

OMGretchen. Again. Her first short course meters meet (possibly ever) produces three American records and one world record in quick succession. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/flash-gre…

A couple recent posts: first, on Gretchen Walsh's short course success, including her recent 100 IM world record, and her ability to pursue an enormous medal haul at Short Course Worlds. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/get-ready…

Feature from last week on Texas Women's Swimming & Diving's Emma Sticklen, who has used her insane underwaters and come-from-behind skills to become a two-time NCAA champion. She's now off to a big start in her fifth year. swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/underwate…