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Prep School Power: How the Bolles School became a powerhouse in high school swimming (from September’s Swimming World Magazine) Since Swimming World first began recognizing the top high school teams in the country in 1971, The Bolles School of Jacksonville, Florida, has won 18 national prep school t...

The London Roar of the International Swimming League (ISL) were decimated by Swimming Australia's decision to withdraw its swimmers from the ISL over concerns of traveling overseas during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Roar had a large contingent of Australian athletes on its roster including Cat...

The New York Breakers recently sent a money donation to the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) to join the One in a Thousand Club, which helps keep the Hall of Fame moving forward toward a new vision and museum. The One in a Thousand campaign is designed to help the Hall of Fame during the ...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. Some major news came out of the International Swimming League this past week as the league announced a media rights agreement with CBS Sports ahead of this season. The second season of the ISL will primarily take place in Budapest in October as the athletes w...

New York City indoor pools have been cleared to re-open at 33% capacity, starting September 30, according to a report from Gothamist in New York. The indoor pools will be open for the first time since March. "Swimming pools are a community anchor, an exercise center, and an oasis in their neighborho...

3-time Open water Olympian Haley Anderson will be making her International Swimming League debut this year with the Cali Condors, the team announced Friday. Anderson, who won the silver medal in the 10K at the 2012 Olympic Games, will be a member of a stacked Condors team that boasted the top women'...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday September 10, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Which new addition to the ISL is the most intriguing? The International Swimming League announced details for its second season that will take plac...

As a new college season approaches (hopefully), Swimming World wanted to unveil its preseason top 25 Division I men’s swimmers ahead of the 2020-21 campaign, after launching our women's list last week. This season is unlike any other we have ever had, as many questions still loom over the fate of th...

The International Swimming League (ISL) announced a multi-year media rights agreement with CBS Sports on Thursday to showcase the league's events across CBS Sports platforms to the American audience, according to a release sent out by the league. The ISL, which debuted in 2019 on ESPN's online strea...

The Big Ten Conference will be returning to football in October, as first reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and confirmed by the conference in a release. The Big Ten on Aug. 11 postponed all fall sports seasons, including football, because of concerns about the pandemic. The league's presid...

USA Swimming Announces Formation of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council and Black Leadership in Aquatics Coalition USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, is proud to announce the formation of two diverse leadership groups developed as part of a long-term actio...

The California Golden Bears picked up a big international commit on Monday night with World Juniors silver medalist Robin Hanson of Sweden sending his verbal commitment to Berkeley. Hanson won the silver medal at the 2019 World Juniors in the 200 freestyle behind Georgia freshman Luca Urlando and ah...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The International Swimming League announced its plans for its second season that will take place next month in Budapest as the best swimmers in the world will be participating in a "bubble" environment. Here is a list of the notable swimmers that will bypass ...

The Arizona State Sun Devils snagged a huge commit on Sunday out of French national record holder Leon Marchand from France. Marchand won the bronze medal in the 400 IM at the 2019 World Juniors with a 4:16.37, which stands as the national record for France as he was ranked 40th in the world in 2019...

Former 200 breaststroke world record holder Ippei Watanabe raced in Saitama this weekend, putting up a 2:09.89 in the 200 breaststroke. The time was not far off his season best of 2:08.40, which he swam in January at the FINA Champions Series in China. Watanabe won the last two bronze medals in the ...

Ranking the Top NCAA Division I Women's Swimmers For 2020-21 From 1-25 As a new college season approaches (hopefully), Swimming World wanted to unveil its preseason top 25 Division I women's swimmers ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. This season is unlike any other we have ever had, as many questions s...

Adam Peaty and Eiri Munro Welcome Parenthood Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Adam Peaty and girlfriend Eiri Munro welcomed their new baby boy on Friday. George-Anderson Adetola Peaty was born September 11, 2020, weighing in at nine pounds, seven ounces. The couple announced their pregn...

Former Louisville Cardinal and Brazilian Olympic swimmer Joao de Lucca announced his retirement from swimming on Friday afternoon at age 30. De Lucca swam in two Olympics for Brazil, swimming on the prelims relay for the 4x100 freestyle team that finished out of the final in 2012. In 2016, de Lucca ...

Save Tribe Swimming Creates Music Video to Ask Athletic Director to Reverse Decision Members of the William & Mary swimming and diving team created a music video to ask Athletic Director Samantha Huge to reverse the decision on cutting its swim team last week. The video showcases members of the Trib...

Remembering Andy O'Grady - Former UCLA Swimmer That Died in the World Trade Center on 9/11 September 11, 2020 marks the 19th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks that occurred on this day in 2001 where nearly 3,000 people died after two airplanes hit the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New ...