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U.S. Masters Swimming is under investigation for allegedly allowing a transgender woman to swim at its 2025 U.S. Masters Spring Nationals in San Antonio. According to reports, a transgender woman won five events at the meet. The swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated all five races the athlete c...

Ryan Murphy Will Not Compete This Summer, 'Will Keep the Door Open' for Future Return The top men's backstroker in the United States for the past decade will not be part of the team bound for this summer's World Championships in Singapore. Ryan Murphy revealed on social media Tuesday that he will si...

Concordia University Irvine Announces Discontinuation of Both Men & Women's Swim and Dive Programs In a zoom call to athletes earlier today, Concordia University Irvine announced the immediate discontinuation of the men's and women's swimming and diving programs. Athletes on the zoom call were given...

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics hosted a panel discussing the future of Olympic sports in the current collegiate model on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Indianapolis. The problems facing Olympic sports in the NCAA are well-documented. While 85% of D1 athletes participated in a sport ot...

Iron Sharpens Iron: Inside the Training Relationship Between Bobby Finke and Katie Ledecky In the world of competitive swimming, the difference between silver and gold often comes down to hundredths of a second and the people who help push you to find them. For Olympic gold medalists and world-recor...

Li Bingjie Continues Freestyle Surge at Chinese Nationals; Qin Haiyang Adds 50 Breaststroke Title Make it a triple in the freestyle events for Li Bingjie. Adding to her previous victories in the 400-meter freestyle and 1500 freestyle, Li secured the title in the 200 freestyle on the fourth night of ...

Marchand Mania Will Not Subside: Frenchman Issues First Reminders of 2025 For a brief stretch, Leon Marchand needed a break from his record-smashing ways. For three years, he was the undisputed star of the sport from March through the summer, with record-breaking performances at the NCAA Championshi...

Michigan Hires Two-Time Olympian Brandon Loschiavo as Diving Coach The University of Michigan on Monday announced the hiring of Brandon Loschiavo as its diving coach. Loschiavo competed for the United States at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, as well as four World Championships after a stellar college...

World Record Holder Andrii Govorov Announces Retirement Ukrainian world record holder Andrii Govorov announced his retirement from swimming on Monday, taking with him the world record in the 50 butterfly. Govorov made the announcement on social media. One of the swimmers who figured to most benefit ...

Team USA Swimmer David Curtiss Announces Retirement, Joins Police Force Former U.S. National Team member David Curtiss has announced his retirement from competitive swimming and will begin his next chapter as a police officer. "Time for a little transparency — my time in the sport of swimming has co...

Cal Poly Swim and Dive Team Banquet an Opportunity for Celebration Amid Ongoing Battle to Save Team Amid a hard fought battle to save the team, Cal Poly swimming and diving athletes gathered for their banquet to celebrate what was a historic season for the team. The men concluded the regular season ...

BBC To Air Documentary Containing Allegations Of "Toxic Environment" During Jon Rudd's Regime At Plymouth Leander The BBC is airing a TV documentary programme that features allegations from swimmers who say "they experienced bullying, a toxic training environment and controlling food culture" during...

Sun Devil Open: Ilya Kharun Twice Scares 50 Fly National Record Ilya Kharun had his 50-meter butterfly dialed in on Sunday at the Sun Devil Open, twice buzzing close to taking down his national record in the event. The Canadian two-time Olympic medalist clocked in at 23.21 seconds in prelims, them 2...

Pan Zhanle Claims 200 Freestyle Title at Chinese Nationals; Xu Jiayu Posts Quick 100 Backstroke Coming off a victory in the 400-meter freestyle earlier in the meet, Pan Zhanle made it a pair of wins at the Chinese National Championships, as he prevailed in the 200 freestyle on Monday. The reigning O...

Cadence Vincent Caps Impressive Weekend with 24.80 in 50 Free Cadence Vincent quietly assembled a breakout week at the Bulldog Grand Slam in Athens, capped by a fast time in the 50 freestyle on Sunday. Vincent set a pair of best times on the day. She clocked in at 24.93 seconds in prelims, then sped...

NCAA Reforms Put Olympic Sports on the Ropes: What's at Stake for Swimming and Beyond The Knight Commission will convene Tuesday, May 20, for what may be one of the most consequential conversations in the history of college athletics. With NCAA President Charlie Baker on the agenda and Olympic sport...

Apostolos Siskos Sets Greek 200 Back Record To Become First Man Inside 1:55 This Year Apostolos Siskos set a national 200 back record of 1:54.66 at the Greek Championships in Thessaloniki to become the first man inside 1:55 this year. The 2024 European silver medallist followed up his 1:55.18 at the...

Mel Zajac International: Alexanne Lepage Sweeps Breast Events Alexanne Lepage completed a sweep of the female breaststroke events on Sunday night at the Mel Zajac International Swim Meet. Lepage won four races overall in the three-day meet at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Sunday’s...

Anastasia Gorbenko & Ilya Shymanovich Enjoy Winning Doubles At Mare Nostrum Anastasia Gorbenko and Ilya Shymanovich each enjoyed two trips to the top of the podium on the second day of the Mare Nostrum meet in Monaco. Gorbenko won two titles in around 20 minutes. First up was the 200IM, clocking 2:1...

Qin Haiyang Delivers Strong Showing in 100 Breaststroke at Chinese Nationals Reigning world champion Qin Haiyang took the first step toward defending that title when he won the 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday at the Chinese National Championships. Qin recorded the only performance under the 59-seco...