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'We’re the Recruits Living This Nightmare'; How House vs. NCAA Reshaped College Recruiting A Firsthand Look at How House vs. NCAA is Changing Recruiting Away From D-I Programs The New College Recruiting Reality: House vs. NCAA and the Future of Olympic Sports Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The vie...

College Swimming Reset (Women's Butterfly and IM): Torri Huske, Caroline Bricker Hold Favorite Status The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior t...

Rylee Erisman & Audrey Derivaux Discuss Record Swims, Commitments and More on Swim & Tell Podcast This week, the Swimming World podcast, Swim & Tell, features two of the nation’s top high school swimmers in the country: Rylee Erisman and Audrey Derivaux. The pair is coming off an incredibly success....

[caption id="attachment_631161" align="alignleft" width="450"] The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association[/caption] January 6, 2026 The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced a new multi-year partnership with Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, naming the organizat...

In His Own League: Hubert Kos Ranks No. 1 in 200 Backstroke in 2025 in LC and SC At the conclusion of the 2025 season, four women were ranked No. 1 in an event in both the long-course pool and in the short-course setting. Leading the way was Gretchen Walsh, who accomplished the feat in a pair of eve...

College Swimming Reset (Women's Backstroke and Breaststroke): Claire Curzan Going For Another Double The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to...

College Swimming Reset (Women's Freestyle): Jillian Cox Maintaining Distance Dominance The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holiday b...

Ilya Kharun Shows off 500 Free as Arizona State Sweeps Grand Canyon Arizona State celebrated senior day with some unconventional swims in a sweep of Grand Canyon on Saturday. The No. 2 Sun Devils men’s team claimed a 208-91 victory. The women’s team, ranked 18th, prevailed 224.5-74.5. The Sun Devils...

Carli Cronk Helps Notre Dame Edges ACC Rival Miami Carli Cronk picked up a pair of wins as Notre Dame on Saturday diverted its winter training for an ACC showdown with the University of Miami in a 162.5-137.5 win. Cronk was vital to the victory. She went 1:47.99 to win the 200 free. She and teammate...

Notre Dame Men Win Twice in Battle with Tampa, Minnesota The University of Notre Dame used its training trip to Florida to sneak in a meet, picking up a pair of wins over Minnesota and the University of Tampa on Saturday. Minnesota’s women’s team defeated Tampa, 186-76, at Tampa’s Riseman Aquatic Ce...

The Wisconsin men's and women's swim teams earned victories in San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Badgers won the women's meet with 117 points, ahead of UCLA (100), UC-San Diego (44) and Tulane (1). The Wisconsin men defeated UC-San Diego 175.5-86.5. The Badgers opened the meet with a win in the 400...

South Carolina Opens 2026 With Win Over Queens The South Carolina Gamecocks made the short trip north on I-77 to Charlotte to face Queens in one of the first meets of the new year. With only swimmers competing, the Gamecock women won 181-78 while the men's score was 156-104. South Carolina dominated...

Is the NCAA Olympic Pipeline Collapsing After House v. NCAA?: What’s at Stake for Olympic Sports as College Athletics Restructures Part II in a three-part op-ed series Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, Grayson Bloes and Atlas Metin, and do not nece...

California Baptist Drops Men’s Swimming and Diving in Restructuring California Baptist on Friday announced that it will discontinue its men’s swimming and diving program among three sports being dropped. The school announced the discontinuation of wrestling, men’s golf and men’ swimming and diving a...

35 Things Swimmers Sometimes Take for Granted By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern We all have a love-hate relationship with swimming. Although we sometimes complain about the early mornings and the hard workouts, at the end of the day, we keep coming back. We can get caught up in the ...

NEW COMMIT: Duke University has signed breaststroker Reese Reilly out of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the 2026-27 season and beyond. Reilly is a talented breaststroker who is a Junior National finalist. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m beyond excited and grateful to announce my verbal commitment to...

The Hidden Cost of House vs. NCAA: Is America’s Olympic Engine at Risk? Part I in a Three Part Series Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, Grayson Bloes and Atlas Metin, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine or its staff....

UCLA Women's Water Polo Coach Adam Wright Stepping Away From Day-to-Day Operations for 2026 Season UCLA Head Women's Water Polo Coach Adam Wright will step away from the program's day-to-day operations for the 2026 season, the Bruins' Athletics Department announced today. Additionally, Men's and Wom...

5 College Swimming Dual Meets to Watch During 2026 For most college swimmers, “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” After months of hard work and grinding competition, many athletes will return home for a brief holiday respite. However, the focus on the challenges ahead is not lost, an athl...

Men's College Performances of the Year: Hubert Kos, Luca Urlando Shatter 200-Yard Records On the final evening of the 2025 NCAA Men's Championships, two swimmers crushed their major rivals on the way to the fastest times in history in their respective events. For both Hubert Kos and Luca Urlando, th...