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The US Open continued from Texas with the first full day of competition. The prelims include the men's and women's 50 backstroke, 400 free, 200 IM, 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle heats. Here is a look at how the morning played out: Results US Open Women's 50 Backstroke As anticipated, the backstro...

In the ninth set of weekly honors for the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving Season, Notre Dame's Shane Eckler was named the ACC Men's Swimmer of the week, while SMU's Luke Sitz was named the ACC Men's Diver of the Week. Stanford’s Torri Huske and Virginia’s Anna Moesch shared ACC W...

The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving awards. Here are the honorees: SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Josh Liendo, Florida Florida’s Josh Liendo, a senior from Scarborough, Canada, amassed a meet-high 60 points to help the Gators sweep the Georgia Fall Invitational. Recording NCAA qualifyi....

Penny Oleksiak, Olympic Champion, Accepts Two-Year Ban for Whereabouts Violation Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak has accepted a two-year eligibility ban. The most decorated Canadian Olympian in the pool withdrew from the 2025 World Championships because of an ongoing case about her failure to reveal...

World Junior Champion Rylee Erisman Commits to Cal; Will Graduate Early Rylee Erisman has given her verbal commitment to Cal, and she will graduate early to join the Golden Bears. Erisman announced her commitment and her reclassification to the class of 2026 on social media. "I’m honored and excited...

Notre Dame Sweeps Miami Invitational Championships The Miami (Ohio) Invitational concluded on Saturday as fast swims turned into titles, both individual and team. Notre Dame won the men's meet with 1,778 points, holding off Indianapolis (1,684), Miami (1,501), Ouachita Baptist (934) and Valparaiso (...

The University of Nebraska claimed victory at the 2024 Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 21. The Cornhuskers scored 1,281.5 points to hold off Washington State (1,263.5). Iowa was third (1,059), followed by Illinois (934), Kansas (928), Miami (743), UConn (725), Iowa State (703) and ...

The Miami (Ohio) University swimming and diving team kicked off the four-day Miami University Invitational on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center against seven other teams. After day three the Miami women's team is in first place with 1117 points. Other placements include the Unive...

The Hawkeye Invitational continued from Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 20, with a full slate of events. Washington State won four events to close in, but Nebraska still held the lead after the third day. Nebraska has 853.5 points, followed by Washington State (798.5), Iowa (737), Kansas (680), Illinois...

Will Modglin Breaks American Record in 100 Back, Third-Fastest in NCAA History Will Modglin is only midway through his midseason week at the Texas Invitational, but the Longhorns junior put his stamp on the meet on Thursday, Nov. 20. Modglin broke the American record with a 43.26 swim in the 100-yar...

The Iowa Invitational kicked off this week with the first two days of action from Iowa City in the women's invite. After two days, Nebraska leads with 454.5 points, followed by Washington State (407.5), Iowa (401), Kansas (325), Illinois (307), Miami (242), UConn (242), Iowa State (234) and Northern...

One of the top high school swimmers in Michigan is headed West. Madison Ensing, the defending Division 1 state champion in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in the state of Michigan signed with Arizona on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The Zeeland, Mich., native Zeeland swimmer Madison Ensing signs with Arizona to...

USA Swimming today announced a partnership with CrewLAB, naming the company a Coaching Software Supplier for the national governing body of swimming in the United States. The partnership stems from a simple belief: coaches who foster strong cultures build great teams. USA Swimming member clubs will....

World Junior Record Holder Kuzey Tuncelli Headed to Texas Longhorns Kuzey Tuncelli has announced he will join the University of Texas. The Turkish world junior champion, 18, made his announcement on social media, and Texas confirmed that Tuncelli has officially signed with the school. "I’m excited t...

World Junior Champion Audrey Derivaux Commits to Texas The University of Texas women's recruiting class for 2027 just got a lot stronger. World junior champion Audrey Derivaux announced her commitment to the Longhorns Monday with an announcement on social media. "I am honored to announce my verbal c...

The Big Ten announced is conference top performers of the week for swimming and diving. Here is a look at the honorees: Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Week   Rosie Murphy, UCLA Sr. – Sacramento, Calif.   Set a school record in the 200 backstroke in UCLA’s dual meet at No. 18 Arizona State Touched th...

In the seventh set of weekly honors for the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season, NC State’s Kaii Winkler was named ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week, while Louisville’s Mack Molloy was named the ACC Men's Diver of the Week. NC State’s Erika Pelaez was named the ACC Women’s Swimme...

The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving honors. SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Jere Hribar, LSU LSU’s Jere Hribar, a junior from Split, Croatia, secured four first-place finishes during the tri-meet win over No. 16 Alabama and No. 18 Florida State. Hribar touched the wall first with NCAA c....

Illinois swim and dive defeated Indiana State 215-138 and Vanderbilt 262-85 in its latest meet, improving to 6-0 on the season. The Illini carried Friday's momentum into the second session, capturing wins in seven of ten events on Saturday morning. The 200 medley relay team of Sophia Paduano, Kayla ...

The Arkansas swim and dive team won its meet against SMU on Friday and toppled the Mustangs 192.5-85.5. The Razorbacks are now 5-8 all-time against the Mustangs and improved to 5-1 on the season. The Hogs had no shortage of success in their dominant outing and placed first in 14 out of 16 events, in...