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USA Swimming announced today 200 clubs will be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal clubs in the 2021-2022 Club Excellence Program. Number one seated club, TAC Titans (TAC), posted 69,591 points to oust 7-year defending champion Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP) club by 9,215 points. TAC’s top...

Golden Goggle Award Nominees Announced by USA Swimming, led by Dressel, Ledecky, Jacoby, Finke Following standout performances at the much-anticipated Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, USA Swimming will honor the top swimmers of Team USA at the 18th annual Golden Goggle Awards set for Tuesday, December 7 at...

The Swim Fort Lauderdale Masters team won the National Team Championship title at the 2021 United States Masters Swimming (USMS) Long Course National Championship during the weekend. A field of 706 swimmers from 159 teams competed at the event October 7-10 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Thi...

Cal opens its dual-meet season with a home matchup of top-4 finishers from last year's NCAA Championships, hosting Virginia at 5 p.m. PT Friday at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The meet will feature men's and women's teams from both schools, and admission is free. Last March, Cal placed fourth at the na...

The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving awards on Tuesday. Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Danny Kovac, Missouri Missouri’s Danny Kovac, a senior from Fort Collins, Colo., won four individual events between the SMU Classic and the Show-Me Showdown. At SMU, Kovac posted the fastest time ...

FINA establishes Integrity Unit, Shares Key Recommendations for Future Reforms Following unanimous approval by the FINA Bureau, meeting online on Monday October 11, FINA has published details of the reform recommendations that it expects will drive progress in the vital areas of governance, communic...

USMS Nationals Day 4: Celebrating John, Mary Pohlmann Who Met 58 Years Ago — On a Pool Deck By Daniel Paulling. John and Mary Pohlmann fittingly met on a pool deck. It happened in 1962 in San Antonio, Texas, where he was stationed with the U.S. Army Special Forces for medical training and where she ...

USMS Nationals Day 3: Perfecting the 100 Freestyle By Daniel Paulling The 100 freestyle is a challenging race that requires swimmers to have top-notch sprinting capabilities but also a level of endurance if they want a great time. To help you perfect your 100 freestyle, here are tips from two swimme...

Cal Swimming Wins Chick-Fil-A Invite Behind More Pool Records in Fresno Cal's women's swimming team finished out the third and final session of the Chick-Fil-A Invitational Saturday morning by setting pool records in both the 400-yard medley relay and 400-yard free relay, giving the Golden Bears a s...

Cal Women Swim to Three Pool Records at Chick-Fil-A Invitational With wins in 10 of 11 events, including pool records in three different relays, Cal's women's swim team completed the first two sessions of the Chick-Fil-A Invitational Friday with strong performances throughout its lineup. The six-tea...

USMS Nationals Day 2: Backstroke Bands, Unique Drills Lead to Titles By Daniel Paulling Backstroke can be a difficult stroke to swim. Many backstrokers struggle with a lack of body rotation that keeps their stroke long and efficient or crossing over on their entry. To help you swim like a national c...

The 2021 FINA World Cup continued on Friday at the Duna Arena, Budapest in front of a vocal crowd as spectators returned to swimming once more. • Day 1 coverage • More World Cup coverage Kyle Chalmers was just 0.04secs off Matthew Abood's Australian 100 free record in 45.50, Matthew Sates claimed hi...

The Texas A&M women’s swimming & diving team took down the Houston Cougars, 163.5-130.5, as it opened its season on the road at the CRWC Natatorium Thursday afternoon. The Aggies claimed the top spot in 12 of the 16 events on the day. Texas A&M got out to a strong start as the 200 medley ...

USMS Nationals: DeEtte Sauer Rises to Title; Laura Val, Charlotte Davis Set Multiple Records By Daniel Paulling When she saw a sign advertising a new Masters swimming program at her fitness center in 1999, DeEtte Sauer decided to try it out. She had been looking for an exercise routine after sufferi...

Missy Franklin has been appointed to the Board of the Laureus Sport Foundation. It is an organization she has been a member of, but is now on the board of the worldwide organization that champions gender equality in sport. Franklin made the announcement on social media. "It is with SO much pride, jo...

The 2021 FINA World Cup continued on Thursday with the first day of its stop in Budapest. The first finals session of the stop at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, will see 12 races. Matthew Sates of South Africa broke a world junior record and won two events on the day, while Emma McKeon and Kira To...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the composition of its Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXV Olympiad in Brisbane after electing Brisbane 2032 as Olympic and Paralympic host last July in Tokyo. Five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic champion in swimming Kirsty Covent...

Indiana swimming got its 2021-22 season off to a winning start Wednesday (Oct. 6), defeating Kentucky and Indiana State at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center. TEAM SCORES Men Indiana 171, Kentucky 115 Women Indiana 162, Kentucky 138 Indiana 253, Indiana State 47 • More college news INDIANA S...

The FINA Reform Committee today finalized their discussions on a series of strategic recommendations, which have been developed to modernize the world governing body for aquatic sports, and take its six disciplines into a new era. The Reform Committee, announced by FINA President Captain Husain Al-M...

Natalie Coughlin was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame on Monday at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The Class of 2021 inductees include former San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, former Oakland Athletics Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Bry...