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Big 12 Championships, Night 2: Arizona State Makes Statement with 50 Free Top 5 Sweep It’s hard to win a conference meet on Night 2, but Arizona State put itself in a strong position for that Wednesday at the Big 12 Championships. The Sun Devils positioned themselves with no fewer than two of the to...

Big Ten Men's Championships, Day 1: Indiana Takes Narrow Lead After Two Relays Indiana's men have a real chance to contend for a national championship this season, with head coach Ray Looze returning most of the major contributors rom last year's fourth-place squad while adding Olympic medalists Cas...

The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Committee announced the qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The championships will take place March 11-15 in Indianapolis as part of the NCAA Division II National Championships Festiv...

Notre Dame to Reinstate Men’s Swimming in 2025-26 Notre Dame on Wednesday announced it will reinstate its men’s swimming and diving team in 2025 after a year-long suspension. The program was under investigation for what it had termed “culture issues” in the summer before a one-year suspension handed...

Canadian Relay Stalwart Rebecca Smith Announces Retirement Canadian relay stalwart Rebecca Smith announced her retirement on Wednesday, the 24-year-old calling time on a career that has included 17 international medals. The native of Red Deer, Alberta, is third on the career list of World Championsh...

John Ames Has Interim Tag Removed as Head Coach of Georgia Tech John Ames, who has led Georgia Tech as its interim coach since August, had that tag removed for the full-time job on Tuesday. Ames replaced Courtney Shealy Hart in August on an interim basis after 23 years as the Yellow Jackets’ diving ...

Olympic Swimmer Antony James Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison British Olympic swimmer Antony James was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 years in prison for sexual abuses. James was found guilty in October of sexual offenses involving two minors, including rape and other sexual contact with one and coerci...

Sarah Sjöström Expecting Her First Baby In August; Maintains Her Desire To Compete At LA 2028 Sarah Sjöström and husband Johan de Jong Skierus are set to become parents for the first time in August with the three-time Olympic champion also reaffirming her desire to compete at the 2028 Olympics. The ...

The Real Bella Sims Stands Up and Shines at SEC Championships Entering last year’s U.S. Olympic Trials, there was no reason to believe Bella Sims would not qualify for her second Olympic team. Sims had become entrenched as a regular on the American women’s 800 freestyle relay since her unexpected de...

Age-Group Standout Millie Conner Posts Several Nation-Leading Times at South Carolina Champs Back in December, 11-year-old Millie Conner was featured in Swimming World's Special Sets, with her work at Team Greenville (S.C.) the focus of the article. Well, over the weekend, Conner produced a number o...

The Positive Effects of Swimming On the Brain By Alice Reeves-Turner If there is one thing all swimmers (and ex-swimmers) can agree on, it is the addictive nature of swimming. We all crave the smell of chlorine on our skin, the pain of a long, hard set and the adrenaline rush that comes from every r...

Exciting news for the swimming, water polo, diving, and aquatic sports community in Orange County, California! The inaugural Orange County Sports Awards Gala is set to shine a spotlight on the region’s most outstanding athletes, coaches, and sports figures, recognizing their dedication and achieveme...

Big 12 Championships, Night 1: Post-Texas Era Dawns With Biggest Field The 57th and 58th Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships will bestowed this week, to the top men’s and women’s team in the conference. For the first time since 2012, they will go to a team that isn’t Texas. For the first time s...

USA Swimming Releases 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships Selection Procedures USA Swimming has released its selection procedures for the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships. The meet will take place in Romania, from Aug, 19-24, 2025. The team and coaching staff will be selected by USA Swi...

Can Swimming Get a Katie Ledecky vs. Summer McIntosh Showdown in 800 Freestyle at World Champs? Without scheduling constraints, Summer McIntosh could have taken on additional events at last summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. While she exited the French capital with titles in the 200 individual medley,...

How International Swimmers Might Fit Into New Era of NCAA Swimming The transition to the new era of college swimming has begun, most recently with Cal and Stanford making their mark in the no-longer-aptly-named Atlantic Coast Conference and soon with hard roster caps taking effect in major conferenc...

What Type of Paddles Should I Get? A Look at a Variety of Choices If you have ever spent time on the pool deck, you probably have seen a rainbow of paddles hanging out of equipment bags. Paddles not only come in different colors, but also many different shapes. They are an excellent training tool fo...

Angharad Evans Talks Paris Olympics, World Silverware & Hitting Her Stride In 2025 In the first of two articles, Angharad Evans talks to Swimming World about Paris 2024, World Championship silver and her fine form in 2025 Angharad Evans has hit the ground running as she continues the form that guide...

AAC Championships: Rice Owls Soar to First Title in Narrow Fashion The Rice Owls secured their first AAC championship over the weekend, defeating the Florida International Panthers, 1475.5-1474, in a thrilling finish.  AAC Wednesday Florida International got out to an early lead Wednesday night, def...

NEC Championships: Howard Men Claim Title on Final Relay, Earn Redemption; CCSU Wins Women's Meet Trailing by one point with the 400 free relay, everything was on the line for the Howard University quartet. One year ago, the Bison were disqualified in the final relay and it cost them the NEC Champio...