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A Statistical Look at Texas' 17th NCAA Championship The year was 1981 and under the direction of third-year coach Eddie Reese, the University of Texas captured its first NCAA championship. The title followed a runnerup showing the previous year and established the Longhorns as a force on the collegi...

USA Swimming to Utilize Points System to Determine Open Water Team for Pan Pacs The pool team set to represent the United States at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships was announced at the end of last summer, but open water selections are still to be determined. That process will begin Thursday at th...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced that Coach Dave Gibson and Coach Tim Hill will be inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame as the Class of 2026. The induction ceremony will be held on September 10 during the ASCA World Clinic at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. The ASCA H...

The Heart of the Sport: Why Swimming Needs More NCAA Energy  Watching the NCAA Championships is something else entirely. Even from thousands of miles away, the energy is unmistakable. You see swimmers cheering for teammates they just raced against, celebrating every personal best, lining up on the b...

Virginia Joins Esteemed Company with Sixth Consecutive NCAA Championship When the University of Virginia captured its sixth consecutive NCAA championship on Saturday night in Atlanta, the Cavaliers became the first women's swimming program to claim that many titles in a row. By totaling 589 points a...

The unified Ohio LSC begins its next chapter with a successful championship season, a major April event, and big goals for growth. Ohio Swimming Inc. and Lake Erie Swimming have officially completed their merger into a single, unified Ohio Local Swimming Committee, creating a new statewide structure...

Michael Phelps Being Considered for Honorary Degree at University of Michigan According to multiple reports, 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps has been nominated to receive an honorary degree from the University of Michigan at the school's spring commencement. Michigan's Board of Regents will ...

Anna Moesch Becoming Newest Cavaliers Star, Pursuing Freestyle Titles and Records at NCAA Championships When she arrived at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2024, Anna Moesch joined one of the great active dynastic runs in college swimming. Less than two seasons later, the 20-year-old from....

Luka Mijatovic and Rex Maurer Can Turn Back Clock to American Glory Days in 400 Freestyle Rare are the events in which the United States has historically struggled in international competition. The country overwhelms the all-time medals charts at the Olympic Games and World Championships, and more A...

Micki King Memoir a Look into the Life of a Diving, Air Force Pioneer Micki King has been a pioneer for decades. She was an Olympic gold medalist in diving, after coming back from hitting the board four years earlier. King also broke boundaries in the Air Force, was the first female head of USA Divi...

From Monofins to Modern Training, FINIS’ 30-Year Playbook for Better Technique Introduction Swim teams do not just run on laps and meet results. They run on good teaching, consistent systems, and swimmers having access to the right teaching tools at practice. We sat down with John Mix, co-founder an...

Twin Peaks: Jake and Owen Taylor Reach the Summit Together By Alex Ellison Twin brothers Jake and Owen Taylor took different routes through collegiate water polo, but the 2025 season brought them both to similar destinations: national championship titles. Jake anchored the defense as goalkeeper for ...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, and its philanthropic arm, the USA Swimming Foundation, today announced the 2026 Community Impact Grant recipients. This year, 13 programs have received $65,000 in funds to provide aquatic programming, support diverse coac....

Chris Guiliano Shows Off 50-100-200 Range in Westmont Less than two years ago, Chris Guiliano became the first American man since Matt Biondi to qualify for individual Olympic berths in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. Guiliano, a near-unknown before his surprise qualification for the World Championsh...

Isabelle Stadden Joins U.S. Women's Backstroke Mix With Breakout Westmont Performance For the last seven years, Isabelle Stadden has been nestled into the lower portion of the U.S. women's backstroke hierarchy, good enough to make a Nationals final and earn top-three finishes at the NCAA Championshi...

Regan Smith Demonstrates Versatility with Two Personal Bests in Pro Series Action Between the Olympic Games and World Championships, Regan Smith owns 22 medals. That total, which is expected to grow in the coming years, should land Smith eventual induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fam...

Westmont Pro Series, Day 4 Finals: Gretchen Walsh Blasts No. 6 Mark in History in 100 Butterfly For some athletes in attendance at the USA Swimming Pro Series stop in Westmont (Ill.), the meet served as a checkpoint in training. Others, such as Gretchen Walsh and Regan Smith, used the meet as a tune...

Pro Series Westmont, Day 4 Prelims: Summer McIntosh Cruises to Top Seed in 200 IM One day of racing remains at the USA Swimming Pro Series stop in Westmont (Ill.), and if the first three days of competition are any indicator, Saturday's action should be enticing. Already, the meet has featured a 1:5...

Pro Swim Series Westmont, Day 3 Finals: Summer McIntosh Crushes 1:53.80 200 Free; Gretchen Walsh Impressive in 100 Fly Semis The first three events on the program Friday evening at the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Ill., featured world-record holders racing in their respective events. Ka...

Passages: Ray Benecki, FISH Founder and Coach of Kate Ziegler, Dies Ray Benecki, who founded FISH Swim Club in Northern Virginia in the early 1990s, died on Tuesday. The club announced his passing in a statement, citing the cause as a battle with cancer. Benecki founded FISH in McLean, Virginia in 1...