Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor - (Author)

The No. 1 University of Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving team swept the season’s Big 12 Conference weekly awards for the second straight time, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore Caspar Corbeau was named Swimmer of the Week, while senior Jordan Windle claimed his second-straight ...

Katie Hoff had one of the most decorated careers in swimming history. It was a career filled with triumphs and devastation, joy and darkness — and finally, perspective. But after her career that included two Olympics, a world record and several American records, Hoff disappeared from the sport for s...

Aimee Willmott hadn’t raced in months heading into the International Swimming League (ISL) season. And she had never raced in a format like the 2020 ISL season in the Budapest bubble. But the two-time Olympian representing Great Britain put together a strong season, which helped the London Roar to t...

Study: Zero Incidents of COVID-19 Infections at Indoor Pools The New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance put together a study on the number of incidents and possible spread of COVID-19 in indoor pools in the state. New Jersey pools initially re-opened on July 2 and the NJSAA has been keeping track of the nu...

The USA Swimming Foundation announced today that four-time Olympic medalist Cullen Jones will join its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Jones was confirmed to the post during the November 20 USA Swimming Board of Directors meeting. He will fulfill the remaining two-year term of a recently ...

Beryl Gastaldello has always swam a bit under the radar. After the 2020 International Swimming League (ISL) season, that is no longer the case. The LA Current swimmer produced a speed explosion the entire season, breaking multiple French records, to push the Current into the ISL Grand Final. Gastald...

Junior Ema Rajic set a Cal record in the 100-yard breaststroke and posted the No. 2 time in school history in the 200 breast, as the Golden Bears took on Stanford for a second consecutive weekend in a non-scoring dual meet Saturday. Ema Rajic covered the 100 breast in 58.93, just under her mark of 5...

Another swim, another win for Siobhan Haughey in the 200 free. The Energy Standard swimmer from Hong Kong won the event in the International Swimming League (ISL) final in 1:51.11, a best time, breaking her own Asian record in the process. She is the second-fastest SCM performer in history. Haughey ...

Tom Shields continues to get faster throughout this International Swimming League (ISL) 2020 season. The LA Current swimmer broke the American record in the 200-meter butterfly (SCM) on Sunday during the ISL final. Shields is the third-fastest performer in history at 1:48.66, crushing his own mark s...

The International Swimming League (ISL) wanted to give the sport a season and something to look forward do in a pandemic-laden year of 2020. As a result, the ISL season went into a bubble in Budapest in a new format and saw fast swimming and healthy athletes. The ISL released a statement about the p...

The second night of the Georgia Fall Invitational started with another quick swim from the Georgia men. Javier Acevedo, Jack Dalmolin, Camden Murphy and Dillon Downing won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:23.60, an NCAA automatic qualifying time and the fastest time in the country this season. Georgia...

The Georgia Invite saw some fast racing on its opening day. The Georgia men put together a fast 200 freestyle relay. Dillion Downing, Javier Acevedo, Camden Murphy and Luca Urlando finished in 1:16.35. The Bulldogs were nearly two seconds ahead of the rest of the field and have the fastest time in t...

The South Atlantic Conference Presidents Council announced today that Emory & Henry College has been invited to join the SAC pending acceptance into the NCAA Division II process, following a unanimous vote by the council to approve its application for membership.  Emory & Henry will begin competitio...

The anti-doping in sports just got a little bit stronger. A bill that strengthens the ability for law enforcement to deal with international doping has passed in the U.S. Senate and awaits the president's signature. Under the proposed law, athletes could now face jail time for doping. The bill passe...

Torri Huske wasn’t sure what to expect from herself at the U.S. Open. But she was sure what to expect from the venue. She was at the Richmond site in the nine-site virtual meet across the country. Having swam in one meet and a time trial during the pandemic, Huske was prepared for the lack of energy...

Hali Flickinger Building Speed, Power; Leads Cali Condors into ISL Final It is clear the International Swimming League (ISL) swimmers have been building on their performances throughout the season. World records and national records have fallen, while many swimmers have found a way to score points i...

The second semi final of the International Swimming League (ISL) continues from Budapest with the Cali Condors and LA Current renewed their rivalry on Sunday with spots in next week’s final four (joining Energy Standard and the London Roar) on the line. The Toronto Titans and Team Iron are also in t...

Michigan high school girls swimming state championship meets are postponed with a new COVID-19 restriction that goes into affect on Wednesday in Michigan.  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the upcoming change on Sunday. The postponement is for three weeks, but could be changed if cases in Mi...

Given the return to racing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryan Lochte, like many swimmers, wasn't sure what to expect from himself. But after he finished the 2020 US Open virtual championships from Sarasota, he knew he expected more than what his performances were this weekend. The 12-time Olympic me...

The US Open Championships continued across the country in nine venues on Saturday. The meet is being run virtual because of COVID-19 with times aggregated together to determine a US Open champion in each event. Thomas Heilman broke the 13-14 NAG record for the 100 free in 51.20. The previous mark wa...