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Court Order Makes Indiana's Zalan Sarkany and Owen McDonald Eligible for Upcoming NCAA Season At least for now, it looks like the Indiana University men’s program will be significantly bolstered for the 2026-27 season. Indiana circuit court Judge Kara Krothe issued a temporary restraining order (TRO...

Which Men's Medley Relay is the Best in Team USA History? (VOTE HERE!) As impossible as it might be to get a definitive answer, debating sports across eras is part of being a fan. Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Choosing which legend is the greatest in NBA history has been a hot topic over the years...

A Look at the NCAA Women's Records: Claire Curzan Rules 200 Backstroke as UVA Chases Another Title In a few weeks, the University of Virginia will begin the 2026-27 season with competition in the College Swimming League. That meet will officially jumpstart the Cavaliers' chase for a seventh consecut...

World Aquatics Releases Masters Top-Performer Lists; All-Time and 2025 Rankings Posted While several months remain in the 2026 season, thus providing athletes with the chance to shake up the rankings, World Aquatics has released its lists of top Masters performers for the 2025 campaign. Additionally...

College Swimming League Three Weeks from Debut; FMC Natatorium the Site of Opening Matches Next month, the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois will serve as the site of the United States Trials for the World Short Course Championships. The competition will run in late October and select the Team US...

On This Date: 54 Years Since Mark Spitz Went 7-For-7 at Munich Games Today, Sept. 4, 2026, marks the 54th anniversary of Mark Spitz's seventh gold medal of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Each of Spitz's titles was won in world-record time, and the accomplishment became the sport’s measuring stick...

A Look at the NCAA Records: Ahmed Jaouadi the Only Active Record-Holder Now that September is upon us, NCAA action is ready to heat up. The campaign will be interesting, especially with the College Swimming League prepared to open its inaugural season. The NCAA Championships will be held from March ...

USA Water Polo Receives Emmy Nomination for 'Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey' USA Water Polo is honored to receive a 2026 Regional Sports Emmy Award nomination for "Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey." The series, which chronicles the journey for the U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team t...

CJ Moran Named Head Coach at Southern Connecticut State; Assistant Under Late Tim Quill Southern Connecticut State University Director of Athletics Terrance Jones announced that C.J. Moran has been named the next head coach of the SCSU men's and women's swimming & diving programs. Moran becomes just...

Ludovica Terlizzi, Mate Karpati Capture 10K Titles at Junior Open Water World Championships Athletes from Italy and Hungary upheld their countries' rich traditions in open-water swimming during Thursday action at the World Junior Open Water Championships. While the 10k girls' race was won by Italian...

Tomoyuki Matsushita Breaks Asian Record in 400 IM; Becomes No. 4 Performer in History A decade after Kosuke Hagino set an Asian record en route to the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, his standard has been lowered. Racing at the Japanese Inte...

On Road to LA28, Rising Youth Stars Ready to Challenge Established Guard in 400 Freestyle Two years out from the 2028 Olympic Games, intrigue surrounds the podium chase in the 400-meter freestyle. Is it a veterans’ event? Are the youngsters about to take over? Is it soon to be the realm of a well-kn...

USA Swimming Foundation Opens Application Process for Variety of Grants The USA Swimming Foundation has announced that all 2027 Youth and Adult Learn-to-Swim grants, Community Impact grants, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grants are now open through November 15, 2026. Learn ...

Beyond 100 Freestyle, Marrit Steenbergen Packaged Spectacular Summer The Summer of 2026 will be remembered for the dominance of Marrit Steenbergen in the 100-meter freestyle. On five occasions, the Dutch star broke the 52-second barrier in the event, accounting for half of the all-time sub-52s. The ...

Tatjana Smith Demanding Interest from Swimming South Africa Over Late Financial Payments Olympic champion Tatjana Smith (nee Schoenmaker) is on the attack against Swimming South Africa (SSA), accusing the governing body of delayed prize-money payments and retaining the interest on the earnings once ...

Olympian Jennifer Brinegar Named Head Coach at Franklin College Franklin College's swimming and diving program has had just two head coaches in its proud history. The third brings a track record of success to match that, both in and out of the water. Jennifer Brinegar, a prominent name in the swimmi...

The 5 Oldest Short-Course World Records: Katie Ledecky Owns 1500 Freestyle (Women's Edition) While the Asian Games in Tokyo remain on the year's long-course schedule, much of the rest of the year will be focused on short-course competition, beginning with the World Cup series along the Silk Road. A ...

Youngster to Watch: Spain's Luca Hoek Making Inroads in 100 Freestyle with LA28 on Horizon Athletes are now into the back half of the march to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, each day of training a key step toward racing at SoFi Stadium. On the path to LA28, Swimming World will periodically f...

Ahead of Asian Games, Siobhan Haughey Imparting Wisdom to Younger Generation From an All-American career at the University of Michigan to medaling for Hong Kong at major international competitions, Siobhan Haughey has been one of the sport's steadiest performers over the past decade. Now, the 28-yea...

The 5 Oldest World Short-Course Records: Yannick Agnel Holding On in 400 Freestyle (Men's Edition) While the Asian Games in Tokyo remain on the year's long-course schedule, much of the rest of the year will be focused on short-course competition, beginning with the World Cup series along the Silk Ro...