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European S/C Championships, Day 3 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Sets ERs in 100 IM, 200 Free The finals of the 100 individual medley at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships didn’t disappoint Thursday, as an opener to the third night of the meet. Marrit Steenbergen set the European record in win...

European S/C Championships, Day 2 Finals: John Shortt Blasts World Junior Record to Win 200 Back The Irish swimming renaissance has had plenty of contributors in the last 18 months. Add John Shortt to the not-so-short(t) list of them. Shortt won gold at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships i...

Olympic Swimmer Adi Bichman to Lead Israel Olympic Committee Olympic swimmer Adi Bichman was appointed CEO of the Israel Olympic Committee this week for a term that includes the run-up to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Bichman had been the chair of the Israeli Swimming Association for the last tw...

USA Swimming Hires Cory Hilliard as Chief Financial Officer USA Swimming has continued its executive suite build-out by announcing the hiring of Cory Hilliard as Chief Financial Officer on Tuesday. Hilliard had spent the last 18 years at the University of Colorado in Boulder, rising to the role of S...

European S/C Championships, Day 1: Isabel Gose Downs European Record in 400 Free A busy first finals session of the European Short-Course Championships got underway Tuesday night with Isabel Gose downing the European record in the women’s 400 freestyle. Gose’s swim came in the first final in Lublin,...

CSCAA Adds 21 to Class of 2026 of Division III Hall of Fame The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) this week announced 21 members in the Class of 2026 for the Division III Hall of Fame. The Class of 2026 is the third class for the Hall, founded in 2024. It recognizes ...

Carli Cronk, Viola Scotto Di Carlo Lead Deaflympics Record Blitz American Carli Cronk and Viola Scotto Di Carlo of Italy lead a wholesale rewriting of the deaf world record at the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo. Cronk and Di Carlo set four world records each, Cronk adding two on American mixed medley rel...

The Virginia women and the Arizona State men finished as champions of the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge. The Cavaliers defeated Michigan and the Sun Devils topped Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Tennessee. Meet Seeding Announcement Meet Information Page Live Results Day 2 Results CSCAA Dual Meet Chal...

Michigan Men, Tennessee Women Secure Third Place The Michigan men’s team and the women from Tennessee secured third place at the inaugural CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge on Sunday. Michigan scored a 37-19 victory over Virginia in the men’s third-place match, a wider margin than Saturday’s 24-20 win. The ...

South Carolina Women, North Carolina Men Finish off Gamecock Invitational Wins The South Carolina women’s team and North Carolina’s men finished off the Gamecock Invitational on Friday atop the team standings. On the women’s side, the Gamecocks outgained the Tar Heels by more than 200 points, thanks...

SMU Invitational: Stanford Men, Arkansas Women Wrap Up Titles Stanford’s men’s team and the Arkansas women wrapped up team titles at the SMU Invitational on Saturday in Dallas. Stanford did it with four individual wins and a victory in the concluding relay. Ethan Ekk set a pool record in the 1,650 f...

CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Tennessee Men, Michigan Women Earn Title Rematches The Tennessee men and Michigan women won their second meets of the day Saturday at the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge to get reach Sunday’s final. Michigan’s women’s team claimed a 27-17 win over Tennessee, which defeated Arizo...

CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Virginia Women, Arizona State Men Advance to Final Virginia’s women’s team and the Arizona State men’s team advanced to the final of the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge on Saturday. At the first of three meets at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Virginia’s women clai...

SMU Invitational: Maddy Parker, Ethan Ekk Set Records on Day 3 Maddy Parker set the SMU program record in the women’s 50 freestyle, and Stanford’s Ethan Ekk downed a pool record in the 500 free on the third day of the SMU Invitational. Parker went 22.10 in prelims, then matched the time in finals. S...

Georgia Invitational: Luca Urlando Lowers American, NCAA Record in 200 Fly Luca Urlando isn’t shy about setting best times when you don’t always expect them. Chalk up Friday as another instance. Urlando went 1:36.41 to win the 200 butterfly at the Georgia Invitational. That’s .02 seconds quicker tha...

CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Arizona State Men, Virginia Women Win Openers Arizona State’s men’s team and Virginia’s women won their openers of first CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge on Friday. They advance to the winner’s bracket final on Saturday against the winner of the Michigan and Tennessee meet, which...

Former Asian Record Holder Yan Zibei Retires Chinese Olympian Yan Zibei confirmed his retirement this week at the conclusion of the National Games. Yan had teased the possibility of a retirement during spring nationals and in the lead-up to the quadrennial National Games. After representing Hubei Pr...

SMU Invitational: Rafael Gu Sets Pool Records in Winning 100 Fly Rafael Gu set a pair of pool records for the Stanford men, who are well out in front after the first full day of the SMU Invitational. Arkansas leads the women’s competition in Dallas, each of which are six-team races. Gu set the pool ...

Georgia Invitational: Ruard van Renen Cracks 43.92 100 Back To Win  Georgia’s Ruard van Renen blasted a time of 43.92 seconds on Thursday to win the men’s 100 backstroke, one of the highlights of a fast night of racing at the Georgia Invitational. Van Renen’s time was quicker than the 44.46 that was...

Georgia Invitational, Night 2: Josh Liendo Blasts 43.42 100 Fly to Outduel Luca Urlando The audience didn’t have to wait long for the signature event of the second night of the Georgia Invitational. Josh Liendo and Luca Urlando delivered. Liendo won the battle of Olympians with a time of 43.42 in th...