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Combined World Championships: Zhang Zhanshuo, Shin Ohashi, Xu Jiayu Vault to Top Spot at Asian Games Most of the world's top swimmers wrapped up their 2026 long course seasons by mid-August following the Commonwealth Games, European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, but the Asian Games to...

Zayda Miehl, Junior Pan Pacs Champion, Gives UVA Another Verbal for 2028 NEW COMMIT: The University of Virginia has received yet another impressive verbal commitment for its Class of 2032, this time from Zayda Miehl of Salem, Oregon. Miehl, the top miler in the class, is a member of the 2026-27 U.S....

Distance Diva Lani Pallister Chasing a World Short Course Three Peat in 800 Freestyle Lani Pallister will have a special  three-peat on her mind when she lines up in five events at the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, starting tomorrow. All eyes will be on the 24-year-old, fiv.....

His Baseball Career Behind, Japan's Shoon Mitsunaga Hitting Home Runs in the Pool There was a time when Shoon Mitsunaga envisioned a professional career in a different sport. In high school, he excelled as a two-way athlete, hitting cleanup on the baseball diamond while also flourishing in the pool....

Passages: Frank Busch, Former Arizona and USA Swimming Coach, 75 Frank Busch, who coached the University of Arizona to NCAA titles and served as the National Team Director for USA swimming at a pair of Olympics, died on Sunday. He was 75 years old. Busch collapsed from a heart attack at the Phoenix ...

Nitro Swimming's Derek Hernandez-Ojeda Picks Arizona State for 2028-29 NEW COMMIT: Arizona State University has picked up another verbal commitment for the 2028-29 season and beyond, this time from Derek Hernandez-Ojeda of Cedar Park, Texas. Hernandez-Ojeda is a Summer Nationals qualifier who excels...

USC Kickstarts 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From In-State Distance Freestyler Cassie Espinoza NEW COMMIT: The University of Southern California has scored its first public verbal commitment for the 2028-29 season and beyond from in-state standout Cassie Espinoza of Whittier, Calif. Espinoza is a Summ...

Colorado State Record Holder Grace Perry Hands Georgia First 2028 Verbal NEW COMMIT: The University of Georgia has recorded its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Grace Perry of Monument, Colo. Perry is a talented sprinter who owns several Junior National cuts. Her older sister, Abiga...

Kentucky Dips Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From Virginia State Champion Maddie Bynum NEW COMMIT: The University of Kentucky has kickstarted its Class of 2032 recruiting with a verbal commitment from Maddie Bynum of Richmond, Va. A Junior National qualifier. Bynum excels in sprint butterfly and f...

Jack Roach Honored With Prestigious USA Swimming Award This week, USA Swimming honored longtime coach Jack Roach with the annual USA Swimming Award. Roach has coached at various club and college destinations for more than 50 years, and he served as USA Swimming National Junior Team Director beginnin...

Distance Ace Clare Herfel, U.S. National Junior Team Member, Picks Indiana for 2028 NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has received another impressive verbal commitment for Fall 2028, this time from Clare Herfel of Fort Thomas, Ky. Herfel, a member of the 2026-27 U.S. National Junior Team for open water...

Dune Coetzee Adds Another Title as South African Short Course Champs Come to a Close The South African Short Course Championships wrapped up in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, with several swimmers adding their names to the mix for selection for the World Short Course Championships by achieving B qualif...

Kate Douglass, Van Mathias Lead Winners at Golden Goggle Awards USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, and the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, celebrated the 23rd annual Golden Goggle Awards ceremony. The event, which...

UVA Cavaliers Get 2028 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Jack Maddan NEW COMMIT: The University of Virginia has secured its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 on the men's side from Jack Maddan of Sugar Land, Texas. Maddan, who is among the top recruits in the Class of 2032, is a breast...

I Asked Swimmers What Their Version of the “Worst Set Ever” Would Look Like There is a certain moment in practice when the pool deck gets unusually quiet. Warmup is over, the pre-set is done, and everyone has finally earned a short break. For a few minutes, the deck feels almost peaceful. Swimmers g...

Texas A&M Scores Verbal From Backstroker Kate Boutry For Class of 2032 NEW COMMIT: Richmond, Va. native Kate Boutry has announced her verbal commitment to continue her academic and swimming career at Texas A&M University beginning in Fall 2028. Boutry is a Junior National qualifier who specializes i...

Northwestern Scores First 2028 Verbal From Backstroker Anders Koschmann NEW COMMIT: Backstroker Anders Koschmann of Superior, Colorado, has announced his verbal commitment to Northwestern University for Fall 2028. Koschmann is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in backstroke. Regarding his ...

Virginia Snags 2028 Verbal From YMCA Nationals 100 Breast Champion Skylar Zuleger NEW COMMIT: The University of Virginia continues to grow a very impressive Class of 2023 recruiting cohort, earning a verbal commitment from Advance, N.C. native Skylar Zuleger. Zuleger, a Summer Nationals qualifier, i...

Southern Methodist Starts 2028 Recruiting with Verbal from Backstroker Karly Whitehead NEW COMMIT: Southern Methodist University has scored its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from in-state standout Karly Whitehead of Boerne, Texas. Whitehead is Junior National qualifier who excels in b...

Junior National Bronze Medalist Isaac Elhard Picks Arizona State for 2028 NEW COMMIT: Arizona State University has produced a new verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Isaac Elhard of West Fargo, North Dakota. Elhard is a Junior National qualifier who excels in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. He...