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An Appreciation of the Versatility and Range of Alex Walsh Given her status as a world champion and Olympic medalist in the 200-meter individual medley, Alex Walsh is clearly defined by her versatility. A University of Virginia product and Team USA veteran, Walsh was the silver medalist in the 200 I...

Who’s Back? A Look at the Returning NCAA Finalists for the 2026-27 Season (Men) As the next NCAA season prepares to begin, more than half of the championship finalists from last year's NCAA Championships are slated to return. Cal's Yamato Okadome (100 breaststroke/200 breaststroke) and Virginia's Ma...

Following Summer Breakthrough, Thomas Ceccon Has Additional Option in 200 Backstroke Through the years, Thomas Ceccon has excelled across multiple events. Of course, he is best known for his prowess in the 100-meter backstroke, where he's the reigning Olympic champion, a multi-time medalist at the W...

Who's Back? A Look at the Returning NCAA Finalists for the 2026-27 Season (Women) With the collegiate dual-meet season set to get underway, it seemed like an appropriate time to glance at the NCAA women's landscape for the upcoming campaign. Of the 104 finalists in the 13 individual events contested...

A Look at the Asian Games Schedule; Prelims-Finals Format Adopted The Asian Games are less than three weeks away, action scheduled for the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. The meet is the last major international long-course competition of the year, coming on the heels of the Commonwealth Games, European Cham...

Team USA Triathlete Spencer Korwin Dies in Apparent Drowning Accident Spencer Korwin, who represented the United States at the 2012 World Triathlon Championships in New Zealand, was found dead on Wednesday, the victim of an apparent drowning. The 38-year-old was on vacation with his family and found...

NCAA Releases Video Compilation of Gretchen Walsh's Nine Individual College Titles (Watch Here!) From 2021-2025, Gretchen Walsh produced one of the finest collegiate careers in history. As a University of Virginia standout, she helped the Cavaliers win four consecutive NCAA team titles and she was a...

Poolside Passport - Hugo Gonzalez: Playing Hoops, Watching Harry Potter and Denying Desserts Spain's Hugo Gonzalez has been a factor on the international scene for more than a decade, first as a medalist at the World Junior Championships and later as an Olympian and medalist at the World Championshi...

Court Order Makes Indiana's Zalan Sarkany and Owen McDonald Eligible for Upcoming NCAA Season At least for now, it looks like the Indiana University men’s program will be significantly bolstered for the 2026-27 season. Indiana circuit court Judge Kara Krothe issued a temporary restraining order (TRO...

Which Men's Medley Relay is the Best in Team USA History? (VOTE HERE!) As impossible as it might be to get a definitive answer, debating sports across eras is part of being a fan. Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Choosing which legend is the greatest in NBA history has been a hot topic over the years...

A Look at the NCAA Women's Records: Claire Curzan Rules 200 Backstroke as UVA Chases Another Title In a few weeks, the University of Virginia will begin the 2026-27 season with competition in the College Swimming League. That meet will officially jumpstart the Cavaliers' chase for a seventh consecut...

World Aquatics Releases Masters Top-Performer Lists; All-Time and 2025 Rankings Posted While several months remain in the 2026 season, thus providing athletes with the chance to shake up the rankings, World Aquatics has released its lists of top Masters performers for the 2025 campaign. Additionally...

College Swimming League Three Weeks from Debut; FMC Natatorium the Site of Opening Matches Next month, the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois will serve as the site of the United States Trials for the World Short Course Championships. The competition will run in late October and select the Team US...

On This Date: 54 Years Since Mark Spitz Went 7-For-7 at Munich Games Today, Sept. 4, 2026, marks the 54th anniversary of Mark Spitz's seventh gold medal of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Each of Spitz's titles was won in world-record time, and the accomplishment became the sport’s measuring stick...

A Look at the NCAA Records: Ahmed Jaouadi the Only Active Record-Holder Now that September is upon us, NCAA action is ready to heat up. The campaign will be interesting, especially with the College Swimming League prepared to open its inaugural season. The NCAA Championships will be held from March ...

USA Water Polo Receives Emmy Nomination for 'Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey' USA Water Polo is honored to receive a 2026 Regional Sports Emmy Award nomination for "Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey." The series, which chronicles the journey for the U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team t...

CJ Moran Named Head Coach at Southern Connecticut State; Assistant Under Late Tim Quill Southern Connecticut State University Director of Athletics Terrance Jones announced that C.J. Moran has been named the next head coach of the SCSU men's and women's swimming & diving programs. Moran becomes just...

Ludovica Terlizzi, Mate Karpati Capture 10K Titles at Junior Open Water World Championships Athletes from Italy and Hungary upheld their countries' rich traditions in open-water swimming during Thursday action at the World Junior Open Water Championships. While the 10k girls' race was won by Italian...

Tomoyuki Matsushita Breaks Asian Record in 400 IM; Becomes No. 4 Performer in History A decade after Kosuke Hagino set an Asian record en route to the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, his standard has been lowered. Racing at the Japanese Inte...

On Road to LA28, Rising Youth Stars Ready to Challenge Established Guard in 400 Freestyle Two years out from the 2028 Olympic Games, intrigue surrounds the podium chase in the 400-meter freestyle. Is it a veterans’ event? Are the youngsters about to take over? Is it soon to be the realm of a well-kn...