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USA Swimming Pro Swim Series Austin, Day 1 Finals: Bobby Finke Tops Daniel Wiffen in 1500 Free; Regan Smith, Anna Elendt Score Dominant Wins Five world-record holders were in action in their respective events Wednesday evening at the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas. First up came Katie...

Katie Ledecky Swims Second-Fastest 1500 Freestyle in History at Austin Pro Series In her first competitive outing of the year, Katie Ledecky has made yet another mark in swimming's history book. Over the years, Ledecky has historically unleashed amazing times in competitions throughout the season, i...

College Swimming Reset (Men's Butterfly and IM): Luca Urlando, Ilya Kharun Chasing Titles The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holida...

College Swimming Reset (Men's Backstroke and Breaststroke): No Stopping Hubert Kos The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holiday break...

College Swimming Reset (Men's Freestyle): Liendo, Maurer, Sarkany Set to Defend Titles The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holiday b...

Alabama Takes Down Georgia Tech in Saturday Dual Meet The Alabama Crimson Tide welcomed Georgia Tech's swimming and diving teams to Tuscaloosa this week, and the home team was victorious. The women won 233-66 while the men's score was 205-93. In the women's 400 medley relay, Alabama's team of Emily ...

Kennedi Dobson, Luca Urlando Triple as Georgia Downs Florida State and Arkansas The Georgia Bulldogs won three dual meets Saturday with the Florida State Seminoles plus the Arkansas Razorback women in town. The women won 170-116 against Florida State while scoring a 169-124 win over Arkansas. The Ra...

SEC Dual Meet Goes to Missouri Women, Kentucky Men After competing against Louisville Friday, the Missouri Tigers finished their trip to the Bluegrass state Saturday with a dual meet against the Kentucky Wildcats. The Missouri women earned a 180-120 win while Kentucky, fresh off sweeping Notre Dame ...

South Carolina Women, Virginia Tech Men Victorious in Dual Meet The South Carolina Gamecocks hosted Virginia Tech in the Gamecocks' final home dual meet of the 2025-26 season Saturday. The home women's team picked up a 196-98 victory while Virginia Tech's men came out on top 185-113. South Carolina'...

North Carolina Dominates Meet Against Boston College, UNC-Wilmington North Carolina's swim and dive teams swam their first home competition of 2026 against in-state rival UNC-Wilmington and ACC opponent Boston College. The Tar Heel women won the meet 222-66 against BC and 209.5-84.5 against UNCW whi...

College Swimming Reset (Women's Butterfly and IM): Torri Huske, Caroline Bricker Hold Favorite Status The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior t...

College Swimming Reset (Women's Backstroke and Breaststroke): Claire Curzan Going For Another Double The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to...

College Swimming Reset (Women's Freestyle): Jillian Cox Maintaining Distance Dominance The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holiday b...

Leon Marchand Named World Male Swimmer of the Year For Third Consecutive Year The reign of King Leon continues. Leon Marchand is yet again the top male swimmer in the world, and he adds World Male Swimmer of the Year honors for 2025 after previously capturing the honor in 2023 and 2024. Marchand cap...

South Carolina Opens 2026 With Win Over Queens The South Carolina Gamecocks made the short trip north on I-77 to Charlotte to face Queens in one of the first meets of the new year. With only swimmers competing, the Gamecock women won 181-78 while the men's score was 156-104. South Carolina dominated...

After World Title and Continental Records, Marrit Steenbergen Wins European Female Swimmer of the Year On two previous occasions, Marrit Steenbergen had won World Championships gold medals, but both races, one in short course and one in long course, were missing some of the world's top competitors. ...

Qin Haiyang Honored as Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year After World Championships Double For the second time in three years, Qin Haiyang is Swimming World's selection as Pacific Rim Male Swimmer of the Year. The 26-year-old from China is again the world's top breaststroker after he won two gold medal...

Top Swim Meets to Watch in 2026: Regional Championships, Short Course Worlds Highlight Calendar The midway point between the Paris and Los Angeles Olympics will arrive in 2026, but this coming year will mark a rare one with no global long course championship meet. While almost all of the world's top...

Kaylee McKeown Continues Backstroke Dominance; Retains Pacific Rim Swimmer of Year Honors Her run as the best backstroker in the world has now reached five years. Kaylee McKeown was once again a dominant performer in 2025, overtaking longtime rival Regan Smith to win gold medals in the 100 and 200 b...

Men's College Performances of the Year: Hubert Kos, Luca Urlando Shatter 200-Yard Records On the final evening of the 2025 NCAA Men's Championships, two swimmers crushed their major rivals on the way to the fastest times in history in their respective events. For both Hubert Kos and Luca Urlando, th...