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Tessa Giele, Albane Cachot Bring Medal-Winning Experience to College Swimming The ongoing women's college swimming season has already shaped up to be a strong one for international competitors. During the fall semester, three freshmen established themselves as legitimate difference-makers for their ...

World Records in Women’s Breaststroke Could Last For Years Almost very discipline in women’s swimming saw at least one long course world record beaten or challenged in 2025. At the Fort Lauderdale Pro Series in May, Katie Ledecky knocked off her long-standing record in the 800 freestyle while Gretch...

Division III Relays Appeared to Commit Blatant False Starts in 2025 NCAA Qualification College swimming's championship season is quickly approaching, meaning swimmers at all levels will be scrambling to achieve qualifying times for their respective NCAA Championships. Most qualifying swims will come...

UCLA Women Win Nine Out of 10 Swimming Events in Win Over Nevada Following a loss to crosstown rival USC Friday, the UCLA Bruins bounced back with a dual meet win over Nevada Saturday by a final score of 163-80. The Bruins' Claudia Yovanovich, Sarah Bennetts, Fay Lustria and Jada Duncan topped the 2...

Southern Methodist Defeats Utah in Dual Meet Southern Methodist University welcomes the Utah Utes to Dallas for a dual meet Saturday, and the Mustangs came out on top. The women won 161-133 while the men's final score was 173-127. SMU's women won the 200 medley relay in 1:41.00 with a team of Jimena...

Georgia Closes Regular Season With Wins Against Emory Georgia welcomed Division III powerhouse Emory to Athens Saturday for one final dual meet before championship season. The men's team continued its run behind world champion Luca Urlando with a 191-112 win, while the women's final score was Georgi...

Camille Spink, Ella Jansen, Gui Caribe Among Double Winners for Tennessee Against Duke A planned two-day meet between Tennessee and Duke was condensed to one session with snow expected throughout the region, but that did not prevent Tennessee from hitting fast times at home. The women won 184-110 wh...

NC State Swimming Cruises to Wins Over UNC-Wilmington The North Carolina State Wolfpack played host to UNC-Wilmington Friday. Many of NC State's top swimmers competed in a limited slate of events, but the home team still won every event and both meets, 186-91 for the women and 162-107 for the men. T...

Alabama Men Win Nail-Biter Over Auburn, Women Complete Sweep The traditional late-season matchup between the Alabama and Auburn went to the Crimson Tide Friday afternoon in Tuscaloosa. The men's meet came down to the wire with Alabama topping Auburn by just two points, 151-149. The women's meet had ...

Gators Down Seminoles in Rivalry Meet With Josh Liendo, Ahmed Jaouadi Impressing Again The University of Florida swim teams concluded their dual-meet schedules Friday with an in-state matchup against the Florida State Seminoles. The Gator men were particularly dominant, posting a score of 202-93 in ...

Liberty Clark, Zalan Sarkany Dominate as Indiana Sweeps Louisville The Louisville Cardinals traveled to Bloomington, Ind., Friday to take on the Hoosiers in dual-meet action. A dramatic women's showdown went Indiana's way; with Liberty Clark leading the way, Indiana won 161-138. For the men, Indiana...

Kevin Ring Guiding USA Swimming Into New Era With LA Olympics on the Horizon A protracted search led USA Swimming to hiring Kevin Ring as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Ring officially took over September 17 after a career working in marketing and corporate sponsorships, most recent...

Camille Spink, Tennessee Women Pushing for Third Straight National Top-Five Finish The University of Tennessee swimming program gets the most attention for the exploits of its male sprinters. Jordan Crooks recently completed an incredible run with the Volunteers in which he joined Caeleb Dressel as ...

The Longest Current Medal Streaks in International Swimming At last summer’s World Championships, Katie Ledecky continued one of the all-time great streaks in athletic competition. In the women’s 800 freestyle final, Ledecky held off spirited charges from Lani Pallister and Summer McIntosh to secure...

Notre Dame Victorious at Tim Welsh Classic The Tim Welsh Classic took place at Notre Dame Friday and Saturday, with the Fighting Irish coming out on top. The women's team scored 1114.5 points to beat out Illinois (886), Akron (824) and Indiana State (644.5) while the Notre Dame men were the only tea...

Hubert Kos Impresses in 200 Back as Texas Men, Louisville Women Win Eddie Reese Texas Showdown AM Competition Following a series of electric performances in Friday's finals session, the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown concluded with one more session Saturday morning. The combined scoring of the two morni...

Rex Maurer Swims Nation's Fastest 500 Freestyle, Anastasia Gorbenko Triples at Eddie Reese Texas Showdown This weekend, the University of Texas is hosting one of the signature meets of the college swimming regular season, the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown. Named in honor of the longtime men's head coac...

Freestyle Dominance Pushes Alabama Over Texas A&M in Dual Meet The Alabama Crimson Tide swimming and diving teams visited College Station, Texas, Friday and defeated the hosting Texas A&M Aggies, achieving scores of 169-131 for the women and a tight 158.5-141.5 win in men's competition. Alabama's Te...

Luca Urlando Shines as Georgia Men Beat Tennessee; Lady Vols Sizzle in Athens The SEC dual meet between Georgia and Tennessee was among the competitions rescheduled as a result of severe winter weather affecting much of the country this weekend. Led by star butterflyer Luca Urlando, the Bulldog men ...

Pieter Coetze, Miron Lifintsev Among Contenders to Track Down Long-Standing 100 Back WR In the last 16 years, the world record in the men’s 100 backstroke has fallen only twice. Aaron Peirsol, the Olympic champion in the event in 2004 and 2008, became the first man under 52 at U.S. Nationals in 2009...