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Virginia Sets 10 Pool Records, Max Carlsen Lowers ACC 1,000 Free Record in Split Virginia’s women’s team renovated the NC State record board with 10 pool marks, and Max Carlsen lowered the ACC record in the men’s 1,000 free in an ACC split on Friday. The Cavaliers’ women’s team claimed a 181-113 win...

Virginia Women, Texas Men Remain Atop CSCAA Top 25 Polls The Virginia women’s team and Texas men remain atop the CSCAA Top 25 dual-meet polls released on Thursday. Both teams netted the maximum 400 points. They’ve each been on top since the preseason poll was released in November. On the men’s side,...

Texas Coach Eddie Reese Receives CSCAA Lifetime Achievement Award The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) proudly announced on Tuesday that Eddie Reese has been selected as the recipient of the CSCAA Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the highest honors bestowed by the a...

Houston Women, TCU Men Shine at Big 12 East Championships The Houston women’s team and TCU men’s team ended up on top at the Big 12 East Championships, swum in Houston on Friday and Saturday. Cincinnati came up on top of the combined scoring, one of the three participants out of five that has both m...

Andy Dobrzanski Pool Record Leads Arizona State Sweep of Big 12 West Championships  Andy Dobrzanski set a pool record in the men’s 100 breaststroke for Arizona State, which hosted the inaugural Big 12 West Championships. Dobrzanski went 51.00 on Friday, the first day of the competition. That trims ....

Former USC Swimmer Carsten Vissering Named to Olympic Bobsled Team Carsten Vissering, an NCAA champion at USC in the pool, was named Monday to the U.S. Olympic bobsled team. Vissering competed his college swimming career in 2019. He picked up bobsledding as a push athlete, first competing in 2023. H...

USA Swimming Pro Swim Series Austin, Day 4 Prelims: Rylee Erisman Leads Loaded 100 Free The first USA Swimming Pro Swim Series stop in Austin has given top swimmers a chance to mix it up in some different events. The final of women’s 100 freestyle Saturday night is one such intriguing combination. R...

Florida Caps SEC Dual Meets with Sweep at Auburn Florida capped the SEC portion of its dual-meet schedule with a sweep of Auburn at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center. The fifth-ranked Gators men’s team scored a 193.5-105.5 win over No. 15 Auburn. The eighth-ranked Gators topped the 13th-ranked Tig...

USA Swimming Pro Swim Series, Day 3 Prelims: Summer McIntosh, Leon Marchand Lead 400 IMs The morning after their sweeps in the 200 individual medleys, Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand were back in the water Friday in the 400 IMs. They’re on track for the same results, the two reigning Olympic champ...

Olympic Gold Medalist Yannick Agnel to Face Trial for Sexual Assault Olympic gold medalist Yannick Angel will face trial for sexual assault in his native France after an appeal was rejected on Thursday. Agnel, 33, had appealed an order to go to trial in a 2025 court appearance, but a court in Colmar...

Cyndi Gallagher Named 2026 Winner of Richard E. Steadman Award The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) proudly announces Cyndi Gallagher as the 2026 recipient of the prestigious Richard E. Steadman Award. The honor is conferred annually to a swimming or diving coach in...

USA Swimming Pro Swim Series Austin, Day 1 Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Goes 22.33 in 50 Free Caeleb Dressel started off the Austin stop of the Pro Swim Series Wednesday morning with a time of 22.33 in the men’s 50 free that placed him seventh. That gets him into Wednesday night’s semifinals at the Lee a...

U.S. Men’s Water Polo Splits Pair of Games with Australia The U.S. men’s water polo team split a two-game set in California last weekend with Australia. The U.S. won, 17-9, on Saturday in Irvine, then lost a day later in Walnut by a 13-10 margin. The Americans were relentless in Game 1, scoring five...

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Tops Netherlands in Two-Game Series The U.S. women’s water polo team picked up a pair of wins in the Netherlands, defeating the Dutch 12-6 on Jan. 8 and 16-9 on Jan. 9. Rachel Fattal, Ryann Neushul and Jewel Roemer each scored hat tricks in the opening match in Ede. Isabel Wi...

Mike Unger Wins 2026 Ben Franklin Award The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is proud to announce that Mike Unger, a longtime leader in the swimming community whose work has shaped elite competition, event management, and the global presentation of the sport, has been...

Mark Bernardino Voted 2026 National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy Winner Mark Bernardino, former head coach of the University of Virginia swimming and diving teams and associate head coach at North Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina, has been awarded the 2026 National ...

Mitchell Schott Breaks Michael Phelps Pool Record as Princeton Sweeps Quad Meet Mitchell Schott took down the United States Naval Academy pool record of Michael Phelps set in 2009 Friday as Princeton swept a quad meet Friday and Saturday. Schott went 1:32.72 in the 200 free. That downed the mark of ...

Maximus Williamson Sets Pool Record in 200 IM as Virginia Tops Penn State Maximus Williamson set a pool record in the men’s 200 individual medley as Virginia celebrated Senior Day with a pair of nonconference wins over Penn State. The top-ranked women swept every event for a 154-61 win to move to 6-...

Thilda Hall, Anastasia Gorbenko Debut as Louisville Sweeps Missouri International stars Thilda Hall and Anastasia Gorbenko made their college debuts for Louisville on Friday as Louisville swept a nonconference meet with Missouri. The women’s team claimed a 205-90 win. The men prevailed by a 198-101 ...

Falemana Tuufui Lowers Kentucky Record in 50 Free in Sweep of Notre Dame Kentucky freshman sprinter Falemana Tuufui lowered his program record in the men’s 50 freestyle as Kentucky earned a sweep of Notre Dame on Friday. The men’s team claimed a 187-112 win in Lexington. The women’s meet was tighter...