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Texas Tops Indiana in 1-vs.-2 Dual Meet; Texas Women Sweep Rex Maurer won two events on Friday as Texas beat Indiana 177.5-122.5 in a matchup of the top two teams in the CSCAA preseason dual-meet poll. Both teams also scored wins over Northwestern by 224-76 margins at the tri-meet in Bloomington Fri...

NC State’s Stefani Wendelschaefer named to CSCAA Board NC State assistant coach Stefani Wendelschaefer has been named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association Board of Directors this week. She will serve as the Assistant/Associate Head Coach Representative. Wendelschaefer is in her six...

World Cup Tashkent, Day 1 Finals: Kasia Wasick Extends 50 Free Streak to 8 At age 34, there seems to be no stopping Kasia Wasick in the short-course pool. With a second straight win in the women’s 50 freestyle at the World Cup Silk Road circuit, the Polish sprinter isn’t just most of the way to a Tr...

Longtime Swimming Executive Joel Shinofield Hired as USRowing CEO Longtime swimming executive Joel Shinofield has been hired as the CEO of USRowing, it was announced on Wednesday. Shinofield’s most recent position was with USA Swimming as its managing director of sport development. Shinofield was an...

Fired Cal Women’s Swimming Coach Teri McKeever to Release Memoir Former Cal women’s swimming coaching Teri McKeever is writing a memoir despite ongoing litigation over her dismissal from the university. McKeever was dismissed by the school in early 2023 after dozens of accusations over decades surfa...

Michael Klim, Australian Olympians Lead Plasma Drive in Country Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe are among the Australian Olympians leading a plasma drive in their country in October. Klim is leading a group that includes Cooper Woods, Cathy Freeman and Cate Campbell to inspire plasma donation. The drive...

CSL MVPs Ryan Erisman, Caroline Bricker Named ACC Swimmers of the Week California’s Ryan Erisman and Stanford’s Caroline Bricker were named ACC Swimmers of the Week after their performances in the College Swimming League meet last week. Luke Sitz of SMU was named the men’s diver of the week, and Duk...

Florida’s Devin Dilger, Catie Choate Sweep SEC Swimmer of the Week Florida’s Devin Dilger and Catie Choate swept the SEC Swimmer of the Week honors, announced by the conference on Tuesday. Florida’s Jesus Agundez Mora was named the male diver of the week. Alabama won both freshman of the week honors...

Minnesota Hires Zach Wood as Assistant Coach The University of Minnesota added alum Zach Wood to the coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Wood competed for the Golden Gophers from 2003-07, making multiple Big Ten Championships finals. He twice qualified for NCAAs, earning All-American honors in 20...

Southern Connecticut State to Dedicate Scoreboard to Late Tim Quill Southern Connecticut State University will dedicate its scoreboard in honor of long-time swim coach Tim Quill this weekend. The scoreboard at the Bruce Hutchinson Natatorium will be named in honor of the late coach as part of the sc...

Yu Zidi Named Female MVP of Asian Games Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi was named the female MVP of the Asian Games, which wrapped up over the weekend in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Yu was joined by Thailand track and field athlete Puripol Boonson, the male athlete of the Games. The awards were given by the Aichi-...

Asian Record for Michel Arkhangelskiy a Potential Arrival for Bahrain There were a couple of countries you don’t expect to see on the international podium at last week’s Asian Games. There was Chinese Taipei with 200 butterflier Wang Kuan-hung, though it wasn’t his first time on the Asian Games podi...

IOC Lays Out Marathon Swimming Qualification Pathways for LA 2028 Olympics The IOC this week laid out the marathon swimming qualification pathways for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, with 22 men’s and women’s places available. Like pool swimming, countries are limited to two entries each. The U.S....

Freshmen Make Instant Impact in West Virginia Win over Marshall West Virginia’s freshmen made an instant impact in a win Friday over Marshall for the women’s team. Rowan Baglole and Evey Quick each won individual events and posted a top-10 program time in helping the Mountaineers to a 214-61 win in ...

Reigning Champs Denison, NYU Atop Preseason Division III Poll Reigning NCAA Division III champions Denison on the men’s side and the NYU women are atop the preseason CSCAA Division III Poll, released on Friday. Denison tallied 373 points in the inaugural poll of the season after the Big Red lifted t...

Anastasia Gorbenko Pool Record Starts Louisville to Sweep of Xavier A pool record by Anastasia Gorbenko was one of three by the Louisville women in a sweep of Xavier on Friday. Gorbenko set the Ralph Wright Natatorium record in the women’s 200 backstroke. Two swimmers got under the pool mark in the ...

Caroline Mallard’s Stellar Debut Helps Purdue Top Illinois Freshman Caroline Mallard started her college career with a pair of wins as Purdue bested Illinois, 167.5-132.5, on Friday. The Big Ten victory is the 11th straight fall-semester dual meet won by the Boilermakers, dating back to October 2023...

Catie Choate, Maddie Moreth Lead Florida Sweep of Kentucky Catie Choate and Maddie Moreth picked up two individual wins apiece as Florida opened up with a pair of SEC victories over Kentucky on Friday. The No. 3 ranked men’s team claimed a 194-103 decision, while the No. 10 ranked women won by a 183...

World Cup Baku, Day 2 Finals: Egor Kornev Ties World Record in 100 Free The second day of the World Cup Baku stop was a busy one for Russia’s Egor Kornev. He started with a World Cup record and title in the men’s 50 backstroke. In the 100 free, it somehow got better, Kornev outdueling Cameron McEvoy...

Nova Southeastern Women, Drury Men Lead CSCAA Division II Rankings The Nova Southeastern women’s team and Drury’s men’s squad lead the preseason CSCAA Division II swimming and diving dual meet pool, released this week. Nova Southeastern is no surprise, having won the last four NCAA Division II Champ...