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Skip Kenney, Stanford University’s iconic swim coach has died. According to sources, Kenney died on Sunday night at age 79 after a short time in hospice care. Kenney was one of the most successful college coaches of all time. He was also the head Olympic coach in 1996 in Atlanta and was an assistant...

The pre-scratch psych sheet for the 2022 Toyota US Open Championships has been released and several big names will be in action. Katie Ledecky will go head-to-head with Canada’s teen sensation Summer McIntosh in the 400 freestyle. Meanwhile, U.S. stars Regan Smith, Chase Kalisz, Leah Hayes, Abbey We...

Abbey Weitzeil and Michael Jensen announced their engagement on Wednesday evening. The Cal power couple posted on Instagram. "A crazy little thing called forever," Abbey Weitzeil posted on Instagram. "We’re engaged, love you babe," Michael Jensen wrote. Both posts were flooded with comments from the...

The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly swimming and diving awards. Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week Ruslan Gaziev, Ohio State Gr. – Toronto, Ont. – St. Joseph – Major: Economics Helped the Buckeyes to a victory at the Ohio State Fall Invitational Finished second in the 100 Free (42.45) and 200...

Michael Phelps continues his post-swimming passion of golf whenever he can. It is a hobby that keeps his competitive juices flowing. Phelps discussed the similarities between his swimming career and his golfing career with golf.com in a recent article. “The more I just do, the more I’m able to learn...

USA Swimming has announced a few changes to the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships roster. Two swimmers have been added to the roster altogether with Trenton Julian being added in the 200 butterfly and Jake Magahey added to the roster in the 400 freestyle. It will be Magahey's senior-level i...

After 16 years in the sport, Maddy Banic announced her retirement from swimming. The current volunteer assistant coach at Tennessee made the announcement on social media. Well y’all, after an incredible 16 years I’ve decided to hang up the goggles. There’s no way to put into words what swimming has ...

Rutgers Grad Trio Of Madison Murtagh, Rachel Kimmel, Alice Scarabelli Leading Historic Surge of Scarlet Knights Once an afterthought in the world of swimming, Rutgers University is putting a winning team together piece by piece — and it starts with team culture. The Scarlet Knights have brought in s...

The Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (MISCA) released its annual Michigan Dream Team for girls swimming and diving, following the state championship meets this weekend. The MISCA Dream Team highlights the top swimmers Michigan in each event across all three divisions in the state, s...

The 2022 Ohio State Fall Invitational concluded from Columbus on Saturday. Ohio State won the men’s meet with 2,555.5 points. Indiana finished second (2,422.5), followed by Notre Dame (1,586.5), Virginia Tech (1,523), Kentucky (1,028.5), Cincinnati (934), Yale (910.5), Lindenwood (632), Miami (221.5...

2022's Open Water Highlights: Florian Wellbrock Shines Beyond the Pool As open water swimming continues to grow and return to normalcy after the pandemic, there have been plenty of exciting stories. Here is a look at some of the best and most interesting open water moments during 2022. WORLD CHAMPIO...

The 2022 Art Adamson Invitational concluded at Texas A&M on Thursday with the Day 3 finals. LSU's Andrew Garon, Brooks Curry, Noah Cumby and Griffin Curtis took third in 2:52.97. Curry split a 41.81. The Alabama women won the meet with 792 points, holding off USC (750). Texas A&M was third (667), fo...

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the November Edition of the 2022-23 Division I Top 25 Dual Meet Ranks. The committee, comprised of Division I coaches and select media outlets, ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The c...

Olympians Raise Nearly $1 Million for Splash Foundation With Water for Wellbeing Open Water Swim Around Hong Kong After the Tokyo Olympics, Jamie Yeung wanted to help raise awareness for mental health in her native Hong Kong. She also wanted to give back to her sport. It turns out, she wasn’t the on...

The 2022 Art Adamson Invitational continued at Texas A&M on Thursday with the Day 2 finals. Several colleges from around the country are participating in the invitational, one of several around the country this week. LSU's Maggie Mac Neil took center stage again with a stellar swim in the 100-yard b...

The City of Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center’s 27-meter dive tower has earned a top architectural design award by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The AIA gave it the organization’s “Honor Award” in the built category for the new tower at the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) comp...

Bobby Finke on Developing Closing Speed: 'It Took a While to Master That Balance' Bobby Finke has made the late surge in a distance race his signature move. It won him Olympic gold — twice — and has made him one of the top distance swimmers in history. But it didn’t just come naturally to him. He ha...

LSU's Brooks Curry continues to pick up speed. The Olympic sprinter threw down an 18.94 swim to win the 50 freestyle on Wednesday on Day 1 of the Art Adamson Invitational at Texas A&M. Curry was out in 9.20 seconds the first 25, then back home in 9.74 to finish in under 19 seconds, the first sub-19 ...

The 2022 Art Adamson Invitational kicked off at Texas A&M on Wednesday. Several colleges from around the country are participating in the invitational, one of several midseason college invites taking place this week. LSU's Maggie Mac Neil was stellar on the first day, throwing down the fastest 50 fr...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus on Wednesday's Extraordinary General Assembly in Berlin, because of the war with Ukraine. The decision by IPC members to suspend NPC Russia and NPC Belarus stems from their inabilit...