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Virginia Women Kick Off Post-Walsh Era With Loaded Roster Pursuing Another Title On the way to a fifth consecutive national title last March, the University of Virginia women did not have to worry about maximizing every last point at the NCAA Championships. On the contrary, their win was a forgone c...

Men's Dual Meets to Watch During the NCAA Season After 182 days, the wait is finally over. College swimming has returned for its 101st seasons as a men’s NCAA sport, sure to be a historic one. For weeks, we’ve salivated over the nail-biting finishes and stunning performances to come. Now, with the s...

Florida State Cruises to Wins at Home Invitational A variety of swimming and diving programs converged on Tallahassee, Fla., for an early-season invitational this weekend, but the hosting Seminoles were victorious by significant margins. The Florida State "A" team scored 360 points to beat out Rice ...

Maximus Williamson Claims Three Wins in UVA Exhibition Against Navy Virginia opened the 2025-26 swimming & diving season with exhibition swims against Navy on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. There were no team scores for the event, but individual times are still counted. ...

Duke Cruises in Home Meet Against Boston College Plus East Carolina Women, Marymount Men The Duke Blue Devils opened the 2025-26 college season by welcoming ACC rival Boston College as well as the women's team from East Carolina and men's team from Marymount in a Friday dual meet. Duke was victoriou...

Louis Dramm Impressive as North Carolina Easily Defeats Queens The University of North Carolina swim and dive teams welcomed Queens to Chapel Hill for dual meet action Friday. UNC was dominant in both competitions, as the men won 166-93 while the women picked up a 173-83 triumph. The Tar Heel men ha...

Rex Maurer, Hubert Kos, Jillian Cox Impressive in Texas Intrasquad Meet The University of Texas women and men competed for the first time this season Friday evening in intrasquad competition, known as the "Dust Off Your Boots Invitational" for the women's team and the Sam Kendricks Classic for the m...

Florida Women, Indiana Men Win as Newcomers Impress Florida’s women’s team and Indiana’s men’s squad won their opening dual meet Friday night in Bloomington. The Gators’ women won by a 170-130 margin, while the Indiana men dominated with a 208-92 victory. Meet Results SEC Swimming News Big Ten Swimm...

The University of Alabama swept Delta State to open the season on Friday, Sept. 26. The Alabama men won 230-64 and the women won 242-39. In the women's meet, Alabama opened the meet with Emily Jones, Jada Scott, Gaby Van Brunt and Cadence Vincent won the 200 medley relay in 1:37.66. Vincent won the ...

Indiana to Host Florida Friday in Early-Season NCAA Showdown The NCAA season is in its early stages, but it did not take long for a major showdown to dot the schedule. On Friday in Bloomington, Indiana University will welcome the University of Florida for a nonconference matchup at the Counsilman-Bi...

The Tribulations of Returning After Summer Break September signifies the start of the swimming season. A blank slate. Everything from the past year is forgotten as you prepare yourself for another roller-coaster year. This time can be exciting. Perhaps you had a rough year and want to move on. You m...

World University Games Vetting Open Water Sites for 2029 in North Carolina The 2029 World University Games spent last week vetting sites for the open water competition at the meet in North Carolina and has settled on a location. Hill Carrow, the chairman and CEO of the 2029 event, hosted Sid Cassidy...

Notre Dame Hires NCAA Champion Max McHugh as Assistant Coach Notre Dame on Wednesday announced the hiring of Max McHugh as an assistant coach. He joins the staff of new coach Michael Norment. McHugh was a four-time NCAA champion in breaststroke at the University of Minnesota. He coached last season ...

Big Ten Conference Announces Women's Swimmers and Divers to Watch The Big Ten announced the 2025-26 Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch on Tuesday, featuring one swimmer and one diver from each of the 14 women’s swim and dive programs. The watch list was determined by the conference’s head coaches....

Big Ten Conference Announces Men's Swimmers and Divers to Watch The Big Ten announced the 2025-26 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch on Tuesday, featuring one swimmer and one diver from each of the nine men’s swim and dive programs. The watch list was determined by the conference’s head coaches. The...

Why the First Second of a Race Changed Forever Every swimming race is won or lost in four moments: the start, the stroke, the turn and the finish. In competitive swimming, every fraction of a second counts, but it all begins with the start. A race can be won or lost before a swimmer even enters the ...

UCLA's Chase and Ryder Dodd: Play the Best to Be the Best Over the last decade, the UCLA men’s water polo team has routinely made early season visits East. But this year’s cross-country trip was something special, even for the nation’s top ranked team and defending NCAA champions. They came to New Y...

Colorado School of Mines Brings Back Diving Program The Colorado School of Mines has brought back men’s and women’s diving this season for the Division II program. The Orediggers already have their new divers enrolled, with Bruno Albertoni and Gabi Batol competing. Both are freshmen in terms of elig...

Passages: Emil LaSida, Case Western Reserve Record-Holder, 21 Emil LaSida, a junior swimmer at Case Western Reserve, died on Sept. 15 at the age of 21. LaSida last year set the school record in the men’s 50 freestyle, the first to break 20 seconds in program history with a time of 19.98 seconds at N...

As Denison University Adds Women's Water Polo, Coach Tim Sherwood Eager to Develop Program Denison University will expand its athletic offerings with the addition of women's water polo. The varsity program will debut in the 2026-27 season under Tim Sherwood, who has been named the team's first head ...