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The Fifth Stroke: Dolphin Kick Drills That Can Improve Performance By Mark McCluskey, Swimming World College Intern In recent years, we have consistently watched the sport of swimming develop and grow as we discover ways to become faster. One of the biggest discoveries is the importance of dolphin k...

The LSU swimming and diving team overcame the elevation and collected six dual meet victories over each of its opponents Saturday afternoon at Cadet Natatorium. The No. 14 Tiger men defeated host school Air Force by a score of 215-157, Denver, 225-147, and Wyoming, 225-147. The No. 21 LSU women best...

The Purdue men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Missouri on Saturday, Oct. 18. The Purdue men won 184-116 and the women won 192-108. In the women's meet, Purdue's Reagan Mattice won the 1000 free (10:04.63) and 500 free (4:57.61). Kate Mouser won the 200 free (1:49.22) and 200 IM (2:03....

Illinois Swimming and Diving Completes Two-Day Win Over Iowa State The Illinois Fighting Illini swim and dive team finished the second half of their dual meet against Iowa State on Saturday (Oct. 18). The Fighting Illini won eight out of 11 events to win the day 123-82 over the Cyclones. The 400 med...

Duke Women Surge to Win Over North Carolina While Tar Heel Men Triumph The North Carolina Tar Heels made the short trip north to Durham Friday to take on Duke in dual-meet action. As expected, the UNC men won big by a 205-95 margin, but Duke's women managed a 158-142 victory in the latest installmen...

NC State, Georgia Advance to Inaugural Dual Meet Tournament Final NC State and Georgia on both of their meets Friday to advance to the final of the inaugural Dual Meet Tournament hosted by Georgia Tech. Georgia won Wave 2, beating George Washington and Auburn, which had beaten Minnesota. NC State ad...

The No. 14/21 LSU swimming and diving program led all teams after the first day of the Air Force quad-meet at Cadet Natatorium Friday night. The No. 14 Tiger men lead Air Force, 105-81, Denver, 115-71, and Wyoming, 117-69. The No. 21 LSU women have the advantage over Air Force, 97-89, Denver, 99-87,...

Illinois Swims Past Iowa State Led by Stellar Diving Performance The Illinois swim and dive team finished the first half of their dual meet against Iowa State on Friday (Oct. 17). Matilda Garcia recorded the program's eighth-best three-meter dive in her silver medal finish with a score of 305.20 poi...

Drury Men, Tampa Women Lead CSCAA Division II Poll The Drury men’s team and Tampa women are atop the first CSCAA Division II Top 25 dual meet poll of the 2025-26 season, released on Friday. Drury led the way on the men’s side with 240 points, two points ahead of the University of Tampa. At NCAAs las...

NCAA Division I Swimming Event Schedule Will Look Vastly Different This Spring For the first time in decades, the 500 freestyle will not be the first individual event contested at the NCAA Division I Swimming Championships. The 200 butterfly will not come last, although that race will still be highl...

How Much Will the New NCAA Championships Format Affect Meet Results? How can college swimming become more marketable?  It’s a question that’s been tossed around for years. Well, after much debate, the NCAA and College Swimming Coaches Association of America believe they have found a solution, throug...

Zalan Sarkany, Miranda Grana Claim Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Honors The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly award winners on Wednesday, with Indiana University claiming both men's and women's swimmer of the week honors. Here is a look at the Big Ten honorees. Men's Swimmer of the Week   Zalan ...

McKenzie Siroky, Lucy Bell Enter College Season as Breaststroke Favorites Over the past four years, a group of internationally-accomplished breaststrokers have dominated the 100 and 200-yard events at the NCAA Women’s Championships. University of Virginia stars Kate Douglass and Alex Walsh won multi...

David Johnston, Jillian Cox Earn SEC Swimmer of the Week Honors The Southeastern Conference has announced its top performers for the second week of the swimming and diving season. The University of Texas claimed five of the six honors that were handed out, including David Johnston being named Men's ...

Ohio State Announces Promotions Within Coaching Staff Ohio State Director of Swimming and Diving Bill Dorenkott has announced updates to the Buckeye staff for the 2025-26 season. Brian Schrader and Norm Wright have both been promoted into associate head coach positions. Schrader will have a focus in...

Valentina Rozas Becomes First Women's Water Polo Player in Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame On October 3, Valentina Rozas (Class of 2010) became the first women's water polo player inducted into the Bucknell University Athletics Hall of Fame, breaking through a barrier that has stood for more than 40...

Leah Shackley Set to Elevate NC State Wolfpack After Breakout Summer At this summer’s World University Games, Leah Shackley put forth a performance that elevated her career. Shackley followed up a series of strong results at U.S. Nationals, where she finished third twice as well as fourth, fifth and...

How Emily Klueh Has Turned to Mental Health Role in Post-Athletic Career “Do you have one more lap in you?” “Do you have one more rep in you?”  In the sport of swimming, we are constanrly asked, whether by ourselves or our coaches, to push ourselves to the limit. The questions are made to ensure we’...

By Abigail Sheridan The college swimming recruiting process can be a complicated maze of websites, phone calls, emails, recruiting questionnaires, visits and much more. It can be easy to get confused or frustrated because of the countless rules - written and unwritten - as well as all the options. H...

Nine Under-the-Radar Returners Who Could Impact NCAA Women’s Swimming This Season A significant swath of talent has departed from college swimming. Sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh are done at the University of Virginia after leading the Cavaliers to a fifth consecutive team title. Emma Sticklen conc...