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U.S. Open: Katie Ledecky Dominates 800 Free; Charlie Clark Pulls Off Comeback Win In a dominant stretch now entering its 13th year, Katie Ledecky has turned American women's distance swimming into an uncompetitive sport. The field she was racing in the 800 freestyle on the opening night of the U.S. ...

Can Simone Manuel Return to Apex of American Sprinting, Reach Third Olympics? Since the 1984 Olympics when Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer tied for gold in the 100 freestyle, only one American woman has reached the top of the podium — and she, too, finished in a tie for gold. At the 2016 Games...

U.S. Open Men's Preview: Hafnaoui-Finke Among Three World Champs Gold-Silver Rematches Set for Greensboro The combination of American and international talent racing at next week's U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., will set up five men's races that match multiple medalists from this summer's World Cham...

Caeleb Dressel Reaches Latest Test in Comeback at U.S. Open The biggest men's star racing at this weekend's U.S. Open — the most decorated swimmer at the meet other than Katie Ledecky — will be seeded 10th, 41st and 48th in his three races. Of course, everyone in attendance in Greensboro, N.C., will...

U.S. Open Women's Preview: Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh Set for 400 Freestyle Battle as Olympic Prep Heats Up For the majority of the top swimmers in the United States, this weekend's U.S. Open will mark their first major competition since this summer's World Championships, a meet where the U.S. c...

Six You Missed: Quintin McCarty, Lucy Bell, Justina Kozan Lead Under-the-Radar Swims from College Invitationals During one of college swimming's busiest weekend of the fall semester and one of the busiest of the year, plenty of fast swimming gave fans a how the national-title races will develop in M...

USA Swimming Unveils 18-Swimmer Roster for Doha Worlds; Claire Curzan in Six Events The next edition of the World Aquatics Championships will take place in February, less than six months before the start of the Paris Olympics. Given the proximity to the Olympics, selection meets and college champion...

Gretchen Walsh, Minna Abraham Setting the Pace in Intriguing Collegiate 200 Freestyle An impressive collection of swimmers have headlines the final of the 200-yard freestyle at the NCAA Women's Championships over the years. Back in 2017, the field included four women who had won or would win individ...

Second to Cal Last Season, Arizona State Men Look Like Team of Destiny in 2024 In the first meeting between the two teams last season, the Arizona State men crushed defending national champion California 211 to 87 at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. But despite the blowout score, any neutral observer co...

Gabby Rose Qualifies for Olympic Trials in 100 Breaststroke at Age 46 A two-time Olympian more than two decades removed from her last international racing experience will return to the U.S. Olympic Trials next year. Gabby Rose has lowered numerous masters world records this year, including six diffe...

Purdue Invitational: Boilermaker Women, Northwestern Men Secure Victories Purdue's women grabbed three wins and while the Northwestern men had five victories on the final night of the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind., and those two teams each secured the overall meet titles. Purdue scored...

Texas Invitational: Phoebe Bacon, Emma Sticklen, Krzysztof Chmielewski Hit No. 1 Times as Meet Concludes A pair of swimmers who have previously won individual NCAA titles faced strong competition in their signature events Saturday evening at the Texas Invitational, but neither one had any trouble co...

NC State Invitational: Ilya Kharun, Hubert Kos Make Statements on Final Night He began his college career having already tied for fourth in a World Championships final and with medals at the Short Course World Championships already collected. Now, Ilya Kharun might already be one of the top performe...

Texas Invitational: USC's Kaitlyn Dobler, Minna Abraham Shake Up Rankings Friday Night The third day of the Texas Invitational saw swimmers post top-three national times in five out of 10 individual events, and the University of Southern California women were among the primary forces behind the stro...

NC State Invitational: Hubert Kos Knocks Off Leon Marchand in 400 IM, Also Wins 100 Back in Swift Double Over the past two years, Leon Marchand has established dominance over the 400 IM, winning two world titles, annihilating the fastest times ever in short course yards to the point where he has bee...

Tennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh Swims Fastest 100 Fly Ever in Freestyle Race For Unofficial American Record A remarkable midseason performance for University of Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh has included breaking the American record and tying the fastest time ever in the 50 freestyle before ...

Swimming Holiday Gift Guide: More Options for the Swimmer in Your Life We are one week out from Thanksgiving and just five-and-a-half weeks from Christmas, so the rush to purchase gifts for family and friends is on. Need some swimming-related items? Here is another batch of our suggestions, in a wid...

Texas Invitational: Kelly Pash, Rex Maurer Pull Away for Impressive Wins After the Texas Invitational opened with the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays Wednesday evening, the Longhorns and their guests kicked off individual racing Thursday with Aurora Roghair winning a tight battle in the 500 free...

NC State Invitational: Hubert Kos Goes Sub-1:40 in 200 IM; Katharine Berkoff Dominates During the first night of racing in Greensboro, N.C., at the North Carolina State Invitational, swimmers from Arizona State and NC State dominated the proceedings, with ASU winning four out of five events on the m...

Tennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh, Charlie Hawke Scorch 200 Freestyle on Day Two One day after University of Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh achieved an American-record setting and NCAA-record tying swim in the 50 freestyle, Walsh was back in action racing the 200 free on day two while also taki...