Chandler Brandes - (Author)

Michael Norment and His Journey to Notre Dame: 'The People Make This Place Special' Michael Norment was happy at the University of Georgia. After swimming for the Bulldogs and spending the past two seasons as the program's Associate Head Coach, Norment enjoyed being part of what Neil Versfeld was bu...

U.S. Nationals: Gabby Rose Still Writing History - In Familiar Territory as the Past On August 12, 2000, Gabby Rose etched her name into history at the Indiana University Natatorium.  Through a spectacular effort in the 200-meter individual medley, Rose moved up the ranks in each round at the United...

U.S. Nationals: Swim-Offs Kick Off Intense Final Night (Heat Sheet) It will be a busy final day at the 2025 U.S. National Championships as the women’s 1500 freestyle, men’s 800 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle will take the water on top of swim-offs in the men’s and women's 200 freestyles and the ...

Four events, the women’s 1500 freestyle, men’s 800 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle, will be contested on the final day of competition at the 2025 U.S. Nationals. The five day meet has welcomed “all great racers” to the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Click here to view the full heat sheet. The maj...

U.S. Nationals: Tight Finals Expected Friday Night (Heat Sheet) Women and men will each swim three events, the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke, on night four of the 2025 U.S. National Championships. The five-day meet is being held at the IU Natatorium, the cathedral of swimming, i...

US Nationals: Battle of Olympians Brewing in the 400 Free (Friday Prelims Heat Sheet) The Friday morning preliminary session at the 2025 US Nationals will see action in the 400 freestyle, the 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke. The five-day competition is taking place at the historic IU Natatorium ...

U.S Nationals: Stacked 400 IMs Highlight Thursday Night Competition (Heat Sheet) The 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 50 breaststroke and 50 backstroke will be contested during the Thursday night finals session at the 2025 U.S. Nationals. The five-day competition is being held at the historic IU Natatorium in...

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...

The Man Behind Nova Southeastern's NCAA Three-Peat: The Journey of Coach Ben Hewitt Ben Hewitt has seen the sport of swimming from every angle. From a swimmer, to an assistant coach and now as the head coach at Nova Southeastern University, Hewitt’s experiences have shaped him into a championship-wi...

As Indiana High School Boys Season Gets Started, Carmel Chasing Another Title (Full Preview) November 26 marks the first official day of competition for the Indiana high school boys swim and dive season. In the state of Indiana, the high school swimming state championship meet is an historic event t...

A Preview of the Always Fast Indiana High School Girls Season; Carmel Stalking Another Title October 28 officially marked the first day for the Indiana High School Girls Swim and Dive season. In Indiana, the sport of swimming is sacred, especially at the high school level. Every February, thousands ...

A Family Summer to Remember: The Story of Matriarch Ali Shackell The sport of swimming has taken Ali Shackell on a journey all over the world. From her days as a swimmer at Auburn University to her time now as a swim-mom watching her three kids compete, Ali has been able to have an experience with t...

Long-time Indiana high school swimming coach John VanDriessche has been announced as the next head swimming and diving coach at Penn High School. The move was announced Wednesday by Penn High School Athletic Director Jeff Hart and is pending board approval.   VanDriessche comes to Penn after spendin...

The Kaitlin Sandeno Effect on Trials & Swimming Goes Beyond the Pool Kaitlin Sandeno has been around the sport of swimming for almost her entire life.  Sandeno, a two-time Olympian and four-time Olympic medalist, is a model of everything that USA Swimming represents; someone who has achieved excelle...

U.S. Olympic Trials: With a Green Wave on Hand, Notre Dame Swimming Enjoyed a Meet for the Ages It was an historic week at the Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis for the Notre Dame Swimming program.  Led by rising senior Chris Guiliano, the Notre Dame swimmers put together performances that had...

Two mainstays on the USA Swimming National Team have announced their retirement from the sport of swimming. Both Jake Foster and Dakota Luther made the announcement on their personal social media. Foster, who finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke and seventh in the 200 breaststroke, is set to begin...

Caitlin Clark made an appearance at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Olympic Swimming Team Trials on Tuesday sending the fans in attendance into a Hoosier Hysteria. Clark, one of the biggest names in sports, was at the Trials in conjunction with the theme of the night -celebrating women in sports. In an Ol...

Jessica Parratto Qualifies for Third Olympics in 10-meter Synchro Olympic Medalist Jessica Parratto qualified for her third Olympic Games last night following a dominant performance in the 10 Meter Synchronized event. Parratto and diving-partner Delaney Schnell outscored the next duo by over 100 poi...

Five-Time Olympian and four-time Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres has been named the head swimming and diving coach at Boston College.  In the midst of Olympic Trials taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Torres made the announcement on her personal social media. “Hello from Olympic Tr...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Opening Night Provides an Atmosphere Like No Other Swimming is more than just a sport in the State of Indiana, and nowhere was that more on display than on night one of the U.S. Olympic Trials. In front of a crowd of more than 20,000 people, the most to ever attend an indoor swi...