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Catholic University Hires Chris Paynter as Head Coach Catholic University last week hired Chris Paynter as the head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming programs. Paynter’s hiring is effective July 31. He arrives from within the Landmark Conference, having been the head coach at Wilkes University...

Kevin Cordes, Margo Geer, Brad Tandy Join Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Swimmers Kevin Cordes, Margo Geer and Brad Tandy are among 10 honorees in the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025, announced Thursday. Diver Samantha Pickens is also included, as well as the 2012 men’s 200 medley relay (Mitc...

Donald Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming to 'Protect Student-Athletes... and Opportunities' U.S. President Donald Trump has released new guidance aimed at regulating NIL payments to student-athletes. According to a White House fact sheet, the order will "protect student-athletes and collegiate ath...

CSCAA Proposes Using 72nd-Place Time Average as Single NCAA Qualifying Standard In late May, the College Swimming Coaches Association (CSCAA) unveiled a proposal for massive changes to the NCAA Championships, aiming to protect swimming's place in the quickly-changing world of college athletics. The ...

NCAA Swimming to Allow Underwater Camera Use for Initiating Disqualifications In recent years, swimming officials have regularly utilized underwater cameras at championship-level meets, allowing them to initiate disqualifications because of a technical violation invisible from those standing on the ...

Will Modglin Emerging as Backstroke Star Team USA is Seeking Coming out of Zionsville High School in Indiana, Will Modglin was one of the top recruits in the country. And in two years at the University of Texas, he has proven himself a valuable contributor for the Longhorns, especially as the progra...

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Wisconsin swimming and diving head coach Jack Brown completes his coaching staff with the hiring of Badger alumna, Beata Nelson, as an assistant coach. Nelson returns to the pool deck in the red and white, but this time as an assistant coach. The 13-time All-American swam her collegiate career with ...

Kean University Coach Chris Swenson Has Returned to Roots for Summer Campaign With a wry smile and a chuckle, Chris Swenson pointed to his right. In an instant, memories took him back almost 30 years, to the days in the late 1980s when he was a kid running around Willow Grove Swim Club. The spot to ...

World University Games: Leah Hayes and Teagan O'Dell Begin March Toward Medley Sweep in Day Five Prelims A few days after they claimed the gold and silver medals in the 400-meter individual medley, Leah Hayes and Teagan O'Dell began their quest for a sweep of the 200 IM at the World University Games...

The Best American Women’s Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part I: No. 21 to No. 25) By Jeff Moulton - Guest Editorial The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation recognized women’s water polo as a varsity sport during the 1995-96 school year.  From 1995 through 2000, some college coaches organized an...

Duke Hires Eileen Bringman as Assistant Coach Duke on Friday announced the addition of Eileen Bringman to the swimming and diving coaching staff. Bringman joins the staff as an assistant, with both Riley Boulden and Kate Moore elevated to associate head coaches on the staff of Brian Barnes. ACC Swim...

NCAA Officially Announces Rules Changes for 2025-26 Season; Use of Video is Expanded The NCAA has officially sent out documentation about rules changes that will take effect during the 2025-26 swimming and diving season. Below is the announcement by the NCAA. ******************** The NCAA Playing Ru...

Purdue Brings Alumna Caitlin Hamilton Back as Associate Head Coach Purdue University on Tuesday announced the return of alumna Caitlin Hamilton as an associate head coach for the women’s team. Hamilton swam for Purdue head coach John Klinge from 2009-13 and now returns on his coaching staff. “I’m th...

Niagara Hires Matt Bosse as New Swimming Boss Niagara University on Wednesday announced the hiring of Simon Bosse as the new head coach of men’s and women’s swimming. Bosse brings a half-decade of coaching experience and familiarity with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference from his days as an und...

Donald Trump Expected to Issue Executive Order on NIL Guidelines; SCORE Act Advances Through Subcommittee For the past four years, college athletes have been able to earn compensation for their name, image and likeness (NIL), with the money typically distributed through sponsorships and school-affil...

Yale's Kiphuth Exhibition Pool Holds a Special Place in Swimming Lore In the center of Kiphuth Exhibition Pool stands a large, wooden desk.  It’s an odd place for such a device, a majestic wood design contrasting the deck’s sheer white tile. You could travel around the country and never see anything...

Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh Establish Scholarship at UVA Three of the most decorated athletes in Virginia and women’s swimming history, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, and Gretchen Walsh, announced today (July 15) a collective commitment to establish the Olympic Endowed Scholarship for W...

Stanford Hires Olympic Medalist Annie Lazor as Associate Head Coach Stanford on Monday announced the hiring of Olympic medalist Annie Lazor as an associate head coach for the women’s swimming and diving team. Lazor spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Florida, where ...

NC State Hires Josh Stanfield as Assistant Coach NC State on Saturday announced the hiring of Josh Stanfield as an assistant coach on the swimming and diving staff. Stanfield spent two seasons with the men’s team at Notre Dame, helping it to a program-best second-place finish at the 2024 ACC Champio...