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WADA Hails Final Dismissal of Enhanced Games Lawsuit The World Anti-Doping Agency released a statement on Thursday hailing the final dismissal of the anti-trust suit brought by the Enhanced Games. The performance-enhancing-drug fueled sporting event had sued World Aquatics and USA Swimming under the...

Virginia Women, Texas Men Remain Atop CSCAA Top 25 polls The Virginia women’s team and Texas men remain atop the CSCAA Top 25 polls in December, released on Thursday. Texas led the way for the men with 400 points. Arizona State remains second, with Indiana third. California moved up two spots to fou...

Sophie Verzyl, Quinn Henninger Double Champs at USA Winter Nationals Sophie Verzyl and Quinn Henninger each picked up two titles at USA Winter Nationals in Midland, Texas. Both divers won their respective 3-meter competition, then teamed up to win synchro – Verzyl with Anna Kwong, Henninger with Jac...

Kayla Sanchez Wins 8 Medal, Singapore Takes Total Count at 2025 SEA Games Former Canadian international Kayla Sanchez won eight medals, and Singapore claimed 19 golds and 34 total medals to dominate the 2025 SEA Games last week. The meet in Bangkok, Thailand, was a reassertion of Singapore’s regiona...

USA Men’s Water Polo To Host Australia in Two-Game January Series The USA men’s water polo team will host Australia for two games in January to start 2026. The U.S. and the Aussies will square off Jan. 10 at the Woollett Aquatics Center at Irvine, Calif., at 6 p.m. PT and Jan. 11 at Mt. San Antonio ...

CSCAA Assembles College Swimming and Diving Advocacy Council The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America on Wednesday announced the formation of the College Swimming and Diving Advocacy Council. The initiative is designed to strengthen and expand the impact of collegiate swimming ...

Speedo Juniors West: Mikayla Tan Downs Lydia Jacoby 200 Breast Meet Record Mikayla Tan downed a meet record belonging to Lydia Jacoby on the way to winning the race Saturday night in Austin, Texas. Tan, a 15-year-old for San Ramon Valley Aquatics, was head and shoulders above the field in prelims by...

Rice Women Win Third Straight CSCAA Open Water Title The Rice women’s team won the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Open Water Championships Saturday, their third straight title. Grand Valley State won the men’s title at the meet in Sarasota, Fla. Rice has owned the young e...

Speedo West Juniors: Gabi Brito Wins Two More, Quicksilver Boys Set Record Gabi Brito won two races for the second straight night at Speedo West Juniors, and the Quicksilver Swimming boys set a meet record in the 200 free relay on the third night of finals in Austin. Brito was outstanding again, aft...

Speedo Winter Juniors West: Gabi Brito Pulls Off 200 IM/50 Free Double Gabi Brito pulled off an impressive double Thursday night at the Speedo Winter Juniors West Meet in Austin, Texas. The 15-year-old from Beach Cities Alpha won the 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle in the first big night sess...

Cameron van der Burgh Back, Aiming for Los Angeles Olympics At age 37, South African Olympic champion Cameron van der Burgh is back in the water and aiming for another Olympic run. Van der Burgh retired after the 2018 Short-Course World Championships, eschewing a chance to swim on for another year t...

Dave Parrington, Mark Bernardino, and Wally Morton Finalists for National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy Coaches Dave Parrington, Mark Bernardino and Wally Morton were named finalists for the2026 National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association this ...

Chad le Clos Returns to Swimming with Midmar Mile Charity Swim Olympic gold medalist Chad le Clos is returning to the water to take on the 8-mile Charity Challenge at the Midmar Mile in February. The swim is a rare participation for le Clos, the 2012 Olympic champion in the men’s 200 butterfly, in t...

Lydia Lafferty Sets Pool Record as Kansas Edges Houston Lydia Lafferty bettered her 100 butterfly pool record, and she anchored a relay pool record that helped Kansas close strong and edge Houston, 153-47 on Saturday. The Kandas 200 freestyle relay downed a Robinson Pool record that had stood since ...

Navy Sweeps Army, Including Four-Point Thriller in Women’s Meet The United States Naval Academy swept a weekend Star Series dual meet with the United States Military Academy, Navy eking out a four-point win on the women’s side. The meet in Annapolis is a reversal of last year, when Army claimed its ...

Ukrainian Olympic Diver Sofiia Lyskun Switches Allegiance to Russia, Draw Condemnation Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun has switched her national allegiance from Ukraine to Russia, drawing condemnation in her home country. The 23-year-old Lyskun competed at two Olympics for Ukraine. In an interview with ...

Miranda Grana’s 200 Fly School Record Leads Indiana to Sweep of Cincinnati Miranda Grana went 1:53.25 to set the Indiana program record in the women’s 200 butterfly in a dual-meet sweep of Cincinnati Friday. Grana’s time won by nearly eight seconds. More importantly, she downed the program record of...

Fortuitous Path Has Made Greg Mescall the Voice of Water Polo One part of Greg Mescall’s dual career path had been ingrained from a young age. The second came by random chance early in that professional career. Mescall has always been drawn to sports and to their presentation. He was the kid that wo...

European S/C Championships, Day 3 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Sets ERs in 100 IM, 200 Free The finals of the 100 individual medley at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships didn’t disappoint Thursday, as an opener to the third night of the meet. Marrit Steenbergen set the European record in win...

European S/C Championships, Day 2 Finals: John Shortt Blasts World Junior Record to Win 200 Back The Irish swimming renaissance has had plenty of contributors in the last 18 months. Add John Shortt to the not-so-short(t) list of them. Shortt won gold at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships i...