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Chinese National Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly to Lead Trio of Olympic Qualifiers Day 6 of the Chinese National Championships saw three more swimmers qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Zhang Yufei and Chen Luying qualified in the women's 200-meter butterfly, while Ye Shiwen q...

Sporti, in collaboration with swimmer duo sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh, who between the two of them have 24 NCAA Championship titles, 24-All American honors, 14 NCAA records and a Silver Medal from the 2020 Olympics, is proud to announce the launch of their Star Spangled Summer Collection.  The c...

Up and Comers: Annika Huang Is On the Rise for Bend Swim Club Annika Huang of Bend Swim Club in Oregon is on the rise. She may not be the biggest swimmer out there—she’s only 12 years old—but as her coach, Heather Thomas, says, “She is small, but mighty!” Huang recently won two state titles for Oreg...

Chinese National Championships: Wan Letin, Zhang Zhanshuo Lead Olympic Qualifiers Four swimmers qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday during the fourth day of the Chinese National Championships. Wan Letian and Wang Xueer qualified in the women's 100-meter backstroke, while Zhang Zhanshuo a...

Alex Walsh Will Return to Virginia For Fifth Year of Eligibility Alex Walsh has led the University of Virginia to four consecutive NCAA Championships. The Cavaliers have gone from never winning a team title to a dynasty. Walsh wants to make sure she is around for as much of the dynasty as possible. ...

Olympic medalist Vladimir Morozov is officially retired. His plan had been to "swim at least to Paris," however, "factors that I could not control intervened." Morozov detailed his retirement in an interview with Match TV. Morozov was a short-course world champion in 2013 after winning a bronze meda...

Chinese National Championships Day 1: Li Bingjie, Pan Zhanle Lead Four Olympic Qualifiers Four swimmers qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on the first day of the Chinese national championships. There were two qualifying finals on Friday and two semifinals on the schedule for the opening day of c...

In 2024, thousands of swimmers and volunteers committed to fighting cancer will be making waves against cancer by participating in charity swims with Swim Across America. The swims take place April 20 through October 6, 2024. This year's schedule includes 24 communities with open water swims and hun...

The University of Kentucky has responded to the allegations of sexual assault brought forth from a recent lawsuit against former coach Lars Jorgensen, according to multiple reports. "Our top priority is the health and safety of our students and employees," the release from spokesperson Kristi Willet...

The Southeastern Conference announced the 2023-24 annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving postseason awards on Wednesday. The Gators swept the SEC Swimmers of the Year, SEC Freshman Swimmers of the Year and SEC Divers of the Year honors as well as Florida’s coach Anthony Nesty was named both ...

With the upcoming World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2024 Super Final as a backdrop, World Aquatics and Duraflex have announced that all upcoming international diving and high diving competitions will have the highest quality equipment. Under the Official Supplier contract, Duraflex will supply diving...

Jessica Long Featured in 'Strong Like Her: A Celebration of Rule Breakers, History Makers, and Unstoppable Athletes' Jessica Long has broken many barriers and become one of the most decorated Paralympians of all time. With 29 Paralympic medals, she is one of the faces of swimming - and strength. She...

University of Michigan senior Kathryn Ackerman will use her fifth year of eligibility to compete for Purdue University. Ackerman announced her decision on social media. "The last four years on this TEAM have been nothing short of incredible. Practicing, racing and competing for the Block M with my b...

The TYR Pro Swim Series stop in San Antonio continued with the Day 4 prelims on Saturday morning. The events of the day are the women’s and men’s 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 50 free before moving to the slowest timed final heats of the women's 800 free and men's 1500 free. This meet...

Leon Marchand Turns Pro, Will Train with Bob Bowman, Who Will be Part of French Staff Leon Marchand is done swimming at Arizona State and is a professional. Coach Bob Bowman confirmed Marchand will train with him at Texas as Bowman, who recently took over with the Longhorns after leading Arizona Sta...

The TYR Pro Swim Series stop in San Antonio continued with the Day 3 prelims on Friday morning. The events of the day are the women's and men's 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 400 IM and 100 butterfly. This meet is full of star power as swimmers prepare for the Olympic Trials in the U.S. or the Paris...

The TYR Pro Swim Series stop in San Antonio continued with the Day 2 prelims on Thursday morning. The events of the day are the women's and men's 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle. This meet is full of star power as swimmers prepare for the Olympic Trials in the U.S. o...

Kasia Wasick heads to San Antonio this week for the TYR Pro Swim Series, with a little different agenda than most of the field. Wasick, is not gearing up for the U.S. Olympic Trials in June. She has already qualified for her fifth Olympic team for Poland and is using San Antonio as her last chance t...

The American Swimming Coaches Association announced today the outstanding coaches being inducted in the 2024 class for the ASCA Hall of Fame are Jim Steen, Rob Orr and Pete Hovland all highly successful, longtime coaches. The ASCA Hall of Fame recognizes the greatest swimming coaches in the United S...

Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh has been named the ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year and is one of four finalists for the prestigious Honda Award. She is a Honda finalist for swimming and diving along with Virginia's Alex Walsh, Florida's Bella Sims and North Carolina's Aranza...