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Why Swimmers Have a Favorite Stroke By Lina Matera Ask a swimmer their favorite stroke. Now, ask which one they swim fastest. You might get two different answers. A swimmer’s favorite stroke is not always their strongest. Preference can depend on physical comfort, confidence, past experiences, and t...

Tennessee Freshman Charlotte Crush Making Instant Impact in Backstroke Events At the first U.S. selection meet of this quad, teenager Charlotte Crush threw her name into the talented mix of American women's backstrokers. In the 200-meter race, Crush dropped more than two seconds from her best time i...

Maggie Wanezek Sets Pool Record as Wisconsin Sweeps Minnesota Maggie Wanezek improved her pool record in the 100 backstroke as Wisconsin swept Minnesota in a pair of dual meets on Friday. The 12th-ranked women’s team claimed a 182.5-115.5 over the No. 22 Golden Gophers. The men captured a 165.5-132....

Hayden Gibson Stars as Arkansas Sweeps Texas A&M, Illinois Hayden Gibson won three races, and Arkansas set a pair of pool records in wins over Texas A&M and Illinois on Saturday in Fayetteville. The Making Waves Women’s Empowerment Meet at Arkansas Natatorium yielded wins of 203-96 over Illinois and...

Jessica Thompson, Lana Pudar Lead Virginia Over West Virginia Jessica Thompson and Lana Pudar helped a split-squad of Virginia swimmers to a win over West Virginia on Saturday. The meet at the Aquatic and Fitness Center in Charlottesville went ahead even with the Cavaliers mostly occupied with the C...

North Carolina Takes Tight Sweep over Virginia Tech North Carolina picked up a pair of tight victories at Virginia Tech on Thursday, with the 19th-ranked men upsetting the No. 12 Hokies, 160-140. On the women’s side, the 15th-ranked Tar Heels claimed a 177-123 win over No. 23 Va. Tech at the Christi...

The Events Nobody Volunteers to Race: How Swimmers Are Valued Swimmers who regularly take on demanding or less popular events give their teams flexibility. They fill gaps in the lineup, compete outside their specialties, and accept combinations of races that others would rather avoid. But when that ...

College Swimming League CEO Brock Kent confirms a second season as NC State captures the inaugural championship in Indianapolis.

The No. 10 Ohio State women's swimming and diving team earned a dual-meet victory over No. 25 Kentucky, 187-113, on Friday, while the No. 20 Buckeye men fell to the No. 16 Wildcats, 173-127, in Lexington. The women's 200 medley relay team of KK LeBlanc, Maria Ramos, Carrie Furbee and Rachel Bockrath...

UConn Swims Past Boston College behind Kierstin O'Connor, Bella Hoffman The UConn women's swimming and diving team defeated Boston College 185-108 on Friday, Nov. 6. The Huskies started strong with a win in the 200 medley relay. Kiersten O'Connor, Sydney Perkins, Grier Gordon and Jessica Sheng got t...

The South Carolina swimming and diving teams swept Florida State on Friday, Nov. 6. The women took down the Seminoles 225-75, while the men also defeated Florida State 163.5-136.5. This marked the first time the men have won against the Seminoles since 1991. The Gamecocks tallied 25 total event wins...

College Swimming League Championship: NC State Stuns the Field to Win the First-Ever CSL Championship By Brendan Oswald & Adam Denn The inaugural season of the College Swimming League (CSL) has reached its conclusion, with Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina State and Indiana battling for the champi...

The LSU women’s swimming and diving team took down Auburn for the first time since the 1990-91 season by a score of 179.5-120.5 on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the LSU Natatorium. The LSU women, who won 12 of the 14 swimming events, were aided by 5th-year Senior Michaela de Villiers’ record-breaking season ...

Guest Editorial: Swimming Is the Sport College Sports Can't Afford to Lose By Alex Versen Every American Olympic swimmer has a story that starts at about 5 a.m. A parent warming up the car. A bag that smells permanently of chlorine. A coach on the deck with a stopwatch, a whistle and a cup of coffee...

CSL Wild Card Match: Indiana Dominates Competition to Advance to Final The inaugural season of the College Swimming League concludes this weekend in Indianapolis. Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina State all qualified for the CSL final by virtue of their impressive results during each team's two...

Swimmers Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan and Steve Furniss were selected for the 2027 USC Athletic Hall of Fame class, along with water polo player Moriah Van Norman. The aquatics trio was part of a class of 19 athletes, the Trojans announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The class will be introduced on the field duri...

Indian River Foundation Begins Fundraising for Swimming and Diving Program The possible elimination of the Indian River State College swimming and diving program has been tabled, but the efforts to save the program have not stopped. The Indian River State College Foundation has begun fundraising on ...

What the Midterms Mean for the Future of the Protect College Sports Act By Alexander L. Ballard With the bill looking increasingly likely to stall in Congress, swimmers have a window to weigh in on what a new  college sports law should protect before the next draft is written.  Democrats won both ch...

Rylee Erisman Cracks World Junior Record in 100 Freestyle; Continues Sharp Upward Trajectory The final event of last week's United States Trials for the World Short Course Championships will be remembered for the world record of Kate Douglass in the 100-meter freestyle. Clocking a time of 49.64, Dou...

SMU Men Take Down TCU in Wednesday Dual Meet A pair of Lone Star State men's swimming and diving teams raced Wednesday afternoon in Dallas as Southern Methodist hosted Texas Christian. SMU came out on top comfortably by a 202-92 margin. SMU's Thad Austin, Trey Clervi, Tate Bacon and George Gonzalez ...