By Retta Race on SwimSwam
With elite swimmers now remaining in the sport well into their late 20’s, we as fans get to see the evolution of our favorite aquatic stars unfold, both in the achievement sense, but also in simply the physical sense. Watching athletes such as American Regan Smith and Australian Kyle Chalmers emerge from their beginnings as talented junior swimmers to now-international mega athletes enables us to connect with them and follow along as their careers flourish over the years.
We previously reminisced on the early days of several of the world’s most notable swimmers in 2018 by taking in photos from then versus now as a reminder of the truly glorious era of swimming in which we’re lucky to be.
Now & Then – Edition #1
Now & Then – Edition #2
We now enter our third edition of our ‘Now & Then’ photo series.
Lilly King (USA)
Lilly King, 2014, by Tim Binning
Lilly King, 2019, Gwangju – Korea, 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju, Courtesy of Rafael Domeyko
Regan Smith (USA)
Regan Smith, Minnesota HS State Championships 2014, Courtesy of Kris Peterson
Regan Smith, 2019 (photo: Jack Spitser)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo, 50 free final, 2013 FINA World Championships (Photo Credit: Victor Puig)
Foto Gian Mattia D’Alberto – LaPresse 21-07-2019 Gwangju – Korea sport nuoto, 18mi Campionati del mondo FINA Gwangju 2019 nella foto: Roberto STRELNIKOV ARG
Maxime Rooney (USA)
Maxime Rooney, 2014, photo: Seaha Rooney
Maxime Rooney, 2019, photo: Jack Spitser)
Jeanette Ottesen (DEN)
LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2013, Finals.
Jeanette Ottesen, DEN
100m Butterfly (courtesy of Jesper Nielsen, www.sttfoto.dk)
Jeanette Ottesen, 2019, courtesy of TheMagic5, a SwimSwam partner
Duncan Scott (GBR)
Duncan Scott, 2016 Scottish SC C’ships, courtesy of Neil Hanna/Scottish Swimming
Foto Gian Mattia D’Alberto/LaPresse, 23 Novembre 2019 foto: SCOTT Duncan
Shane Ryan (IRL)
Shane Ryan, NLAC, 2014
