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When Isabelle Odgers got to the wall and looked up and saw her time, her eyes lit up. The former USC All-American was going to get to wear a new swim cap. Odgers took second in the 400 IM at the USA Swimming Short Course World Championship Trials and qualified for the Short Course World Championship...

The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving honors. SEC Men’s Co-Swimmers of the Week: Jere Hribar, LSU and Koby Bujak-Upton, Tennessee LSU’s Jere Hribar, a senior from Split, Croatia, won three individual events against No. 14 Auburn. Hribar set the pool record at the LSU Natatorium in the 10....

The No. 10 Ohio State women's swimming and diving team earned a dual-meet victory over No. 25 Kentucky, 187-113, on Friday, while the No. 20 Buckeye men fell to the No. 16 Wildcats, 173-127, in Lexington. The women's 200 medley relay team of KK LeBlanc, Maria Ramos, Carrie Furbee and Rachel Bockrath...

UConn Swims Past Boston College behind Kierstin O'Connor, Bella Hoffman The UConn women's swimming and diving team defeated Boston College 185-108 on Friday, Nov. 6. The Huskies started strong with a win in the 200 medley relay. Kiersten O'Connor, Sydney Perkins, Grier Gordon and Jessica Sheng got t...

The South Carolina swimming and diving teams swept Florida State on Friday, Nov. 6. The women took down the Seminoles 225-75, while the men also defeated Florida State 163.5-136.5. This marked the first time the men have won against the Seminoles since 1991. The Gamecocks tallied 25 total event wins...

Brett Hawke Registered for Masters Meet as Questions Arise on Eligibility Due to Enhancement Games Ties Brett Hawke is looking to get back in the pool, but not with the Enhanced Games swim team that he coaches. Hawke has entered to swim in an upcoming U.S. Masters meet in California and that has rai...

The LSU women’s swimming and diving team took down Auburn for the first time since the 1990-91 season by a score of 179.5-120.5 on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the LSU Natatorium. The LSU women, who won 12 of the 14 swimming events, were aided by 5th-year Senior Michaela de Villiers’ record-breaking season ...

Swimmers Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan and Steve Furniss were selected for the 2027 USC Athletic Hall of Fame class, along with water polo player Moriah Van Norman. The aquatics trio was part of a class of 19 athletes, the Trojans announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The class will be introduced on the field duri...

Indian River Foundation Begins Fundraising for Swimming and Diving Program The possible elimination of the Indian River State College swimming and diving program has been tabled, but the efforts to save the program have not stopped. The Indian River State College Foundation has begun fundraising on ...

The Big Ten Conference announced its swimming and diving weekly honors on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Here is a look at the honorees: Big Ten Men's Swimmer and Freshman of the Week Aran Bissett, Purdue Fr. – Crowborough, England  Helped Purdue win its two-day dual vs defending Horizon League champion Oakland...

The SEC has announced its weekly swimming and diving honors. SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Rex Maurer, Texas Texas’ Rex Maurer, a senior from Pasadena, Calif., earned a trio of individual event victories to lead the top-ranked Longhorns to their win at South Carolina. Maurer opened the meet with a....

Alex Walsh Ready to Show 'Untapped Potential' in 400 IM at Worlds After Making Four Events For years, the 400 IM made Alex Walsh so nervous that she didn't swim it much. After a breakthrough this summer, she is heading into the 2026 World Short Course Championships in what is currently her favorite ...

Gretchen Walsh Aims for More Epic World Record Clashes With Kate Douglass "Anything you can do, I can do better ... " If that song pops in your head watching Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass race, you aren't alone. The back-and-forth nature of their swimming performances is something we have not see...

Caeleb Dressel Uses Swimsuit, Monkey Suit to Put Together Memorable Trials Meet as He Turns To Worlds On the first full night of the meet, Caeleb Dressel was giving high-fives, talking to kids up in the stands. "Hey, they were chirping at me first," Dressel said jokingly. The last night of the meet ...

USA Swimming Announces Full Roster for Short Course World Championships The 38-athlete roster features a combination of Olympic medalists, world champions, and rising stars who will represent the United States on the international stage. Multiple reigning short course world record holders will rep.....

Claire Weinstein Wins 800, but Declines Short Course Worlds Spot for Health Reasons Claire Weinstein claimed two victories and earned a spot to go to the short course world championships, but gave up those spots on Saturday. Weinstein made the announcement on her on-deck interview that she will skip...

When Kate Douglas Dives in World Records Are on Notice - That is What Makes a Generational Superstar Kate Douglass has become must-see TV. Every time she dives in the water, it seems like something incredible is going to happen. There are not many swimmers that give that feeling for a several-year s...

The 2026 USA Swimming Short Course World Championship Trials continued with the Day 4 prelims from Westmont, Illinois. The events on the docket are the men's 200 breaststroke, women's 50 breaststroke, men's 200 IM, women's 400 IM, men's 50 butterfly, women's 100 butterfly, men's 100 backstroke, wome...

With Four First-Time World Record Holders, Let's Remember Just How Difficult the Feat Truly is With Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass seeming to regularly be on world record pursuits, as well as Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh, it is easy to forget just how incredible a world-record...

U.S. Short Course World Trials: Teammates Pushing Each Other Toward World Records as 'Iron Sharpens Iron' As much of an individual sport as swimming is, it is also a team sport. It doesn't have to be a college meet for teammates to reap the benefits of having each other. Teammates facing off with a ...