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Bosnian Olympic Butterflier Lana Pudar Commits to Virginia Bosnia and Herzegovina butterflier Lana Pudar announced on social media Tuesday that she is committing the University of Virginia. Pudar adds another swimmer with international experience to Virginia’s ranks. She’s been a regular on the Euro...

The Trump administration has announced that the University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX laws guaranteeing women equal opportunities by allowing Lia Thomas to compete. The statement from the Trump administration did not name Thomas specifically, but was directed at Thomas competing on the Penn w...

Could College Swimming Changes Lead to More Coaching Exits? The first departure was a coach who has captured three NCAA team titles while guiding numerous swimmers to individual Olympic gold. Greg Meehan had just led the Stanford women to their best season in six years, culminating in a runnerup nat...

USA Water Polo National League: Mission (UCLA) Wins 2025 Championship The 2025 USA Water Polo Men’s National League Championships wrapped up with a dramatic day of finals action at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. UCLA captured the National League crown in thrilling fashion over The O....

NCAA Women’s Water Polo 2025: Full Conference Championship Recap and NCAA Tournament Outlook The road to Indianapolis is now officially set after an action-packed Sunday across NCAA Women’s Water Polo. Conference champions punched their tickets, top players delivered heroic performances, and NCAA To...

Moving Day: Today’s Women's Water Polo Conference Championships Will Shape NCAA Seeds Today is Moving Day in NCAA Women’s Water Polo, with conference championship finals set to determine not only who claims conference titles, but how the field will shape for the upcoming NCAA Women’s Water Polo Cham...

Year of Change has Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zheltiakov Remotivated at NC State Even without the specter of war hovering over his homeland, 2024 was going to be a year of change for Oleksandr Zheltiakov. The 18-year-old Ukrainian knew a busy summer beckoned, one he’d positioned himself for long before bur...

Olympic Champion Coach Jane Figueiredo Takes Over as Tennessee Diving Coach Two months after departing Great Britain's diving program with a legacy of great accomplishment, Jane Figueiredo will take a new job as head diving coach at the University of Tennessee. Figueiredo joins the program following...

Federal Judge Delays House Settlement, Concerned With Roster Limits The settlement expected to redefine college sports next season did not earn final approval from federal judge Claudia Wilken, who expressed concerns about the proposed roster limits that could end athletic careers for hundreds of at...

Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2024-25 Academic All-America men’s swimming & diving teams as selected by College Sports Communicators. Jonny Kulow from Arizona State University, Cedric Buessing from the University of Indianapolis, Vineet Ranade from Rose...

Four standouts in the pool and in the classroom – University of Virginia's Gretchen Walsh, Luna Mertins of Lynn University, Abigail Wilkov of Case Western Reserve University, and Keiser University's Aubrey Bach – highlight the 2024-25 Academic All- America women's swimming & diving teams selected by...

Virginia senior Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named the 2025 Honda Sport Award winner for Swimming & Diving, as announced today by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). This is her second straight year earning the honor. The Honda Sport Award has ...

Las Positas Women, De Anza Men Claim 2025 CCCAA Coast Conference Titles The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) conference season wrapped up this weekend, with the state championship meet just under two weeks away. A well fought team battle at the Coast Conference meet, hosted ...

Inspiration From Late Mother Lifted Mia Rankin Throughout Accomplished Ohio State Career In her final collegiate championship meets, Ohio State senior Mia Rankin excelled at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. A big best time in the 400 IM at the conference meet earned her second place behind teamma...

Great Britain's Eva Okaro Taking Talents to NCAA and University of Texas For the second time this week, a rising European sprint star has revealed her decision to compete collegiately in the United States. Following the announcement that Italian Sara Curtis will enroll at the University of Virginia,...

Italian Record-Holder and Sprint Star Sara Curtis Commits to University of Virginia This past week, Sara Curtis stood out as the premier swimmer at the Italian Championships in Riccione, establishing national records in the 50-meter freestyle and 100 freestyle, in addition to winning the 50 backstro...

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 stress of balancing classes, homework, practic...

The SEC announced its annual swimming and diving postseason awards. The complete list of the 2024-25 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards are below. Men’s Male Co-Swimmer of the Year:  Jordan Crooks, Tennessee & Hubert Kós, Texas Male Newcomer Swimmer of the Year:  Chris Guiliano, Texas Male Freshman Sw...

Path to Excellence: The Rise of Division II Star Jacob Hamlin of Tampa University of Tampa sophomore Jacob Hamlin has ascended to the college swimming mountaintop. The 2025 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year at the Division II level, Hamlin picked up five national titles, one relay and four individual, at th...

Social Kick Podcast Provides Unique Wrap Up on NCAA Men's Championships (Video) The guys from the Social Kick Podcast have continued to deliver sensational interviews and analysis via their YouTube channel, and the latest content is unique in nature. Hosts Luke Paddington, Dr. John Mullen and Bryan ...