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Yu Zidi Named Female MVP of Asian Games Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi was named the female MVP of the Asian Games, which wrapped up over the weekend in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Yu was joined by Thailand track and field athlete Puripol Boonson, the male athlete of the Games. The awards were given by the Aichi-...

Asian Record for Michel Arkhangelskiy a Potential Arrival for Bahrain There were a couple of countries you don’t expect to see on the international podium at last week’s Asian Games. There was Chinese Taipei with 200 butterflier Wang Kuan-hung, though it wasn’t his first time on the Asian Games podi...

IOC Lays Out Marathon Swimming Qualification Pathways for LA 2028 Olympics The IOC this week laid out the marathon swimming qualification pathways for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, with 22 men’s and women’s places available. Like pool swimming, countries are limited to two entries each. The U.S....

Freshmen Make Instant Impact in West Virginia Win over Marshall West Virginia’s freshmen made an instant impact in a win Friday over Marshall for the women’s team. Rowan Baglole and Evey Quick each won individual events and posted a top-10 program time in helping the Mountaineers to a 214-61 win in ...

Reigning Champs Denison, NYU Atop Preseason Division III Poll Reigning NCAA Division III champions Denison on the men’s side and the NYU women are atop the preseason CSCAA Division III Poll, released on Friday. Denison tallied 373 points in the inaugural poll of the season after the Big Red lifted t...

Anastasia Gorbenko Pool Record Starts Louisville to Sweep of Xavier A pool record by Anastasia Gorbenko was one of three by the Louisville women in a sweep of Xavier on Friday. Gorbenko set the Ralph Wright Natatorium record in the women’s 200 backstroke. Two swimmers got under the pool mark in the ...

Caroline Mallard’s Stellar Debut Helps Purdue Top Illinois Freshman Caroline Mallard started her college career with a pair of wins as Purdue bested Illinois, 167.5-132.5, on Friday. The Big Ten victory is the 11th straight fall-semester dual meet won by the Boilermakers, dating back to October 2023...

Catie Choate, Maddie Moreth Lead Florida Sweep of Kentucky Catie Choate and Maddie Moreth picked up two individual wins apiece as Florida opened up with a pair of SEC victories over Kentucky on Friday. The No. 3 ranked men’s team claimed a 194-103 decision, while the No. 10 ranked women won by a 183...

World Cup Baku, Day 2 Finals: Egor Kornev Ties World Record in 100 Free The second day of the World Cup Baku stop was a busy one for Russia’s Egor Kornev. He started with a World Cup record and title in the men’s 50 backstroke. In the 100 free, it somehow got better, Kornev outdueling Cameron McEvoy...

Nova Southeastern Women, Drury Men Lead CSCAA Division II Rankings The Nova Southeastern women’s team and Drury’s men’s squad lead the preseason CSCAA Division II swimming and diving dual meet pool, released this week. Nova Southeastern is no surprise, having won the last four NCAA Division II Champ...

TYR Pro Swim Series for 2027 to Emphasize Stroke 50s The 2027 TYR Pro Swim Series schedule has been optimized to focus on the 50-meter stroke events ahead of Olympic qualification in the fall. Each of the three PSS stops in the final pre-Olympic year will feature one of the 50-meter stroke events in...

Los Angeles 2028 Torch Relay to Touch All 50 U.S. States The Olympic torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles will visit all 50 states in the United States, it was announced on Tuesday. The journey will begin in Atlanta, which hosted the most recent American Summer Olympics in 1996. The Olympic flame wi...

Siena Hires Morgan Soulia as Head Coach Siena University on Monday named Morgan Soulia as the head coach of the women’s swimming and diving team and aquatics coordinator. Soulia arrives after serving as the head coach of Division III Chatham University. She replaces Maggie Davenport, who left to bec...

Passages: Frank Busch, Former Arizona and USA Swimming Coach, 75 Frank Busch, who coached the University of Arizona to NCAA titles and served as the National Team Director for USA swimming at a pair of Olympics, died on Sunday. He was 75 years old. Busch collapsed from a heart attack at the Phoenix ...

PJ Foy Returns as North Carolina Sweeps Queens PJ Foy returned after missing last season due to injury with a win in the 50 freestyle as North Carolina swept Queens University on Friday. The men’s team claimed a 149-108 win, while the women prevailed, 156-101. Meet Results ACC Swimming News Foy went...

LA 2028 Olympic Triathlon Venue Includes Rare Beach Start The Olympic triathlon course for the 2028 Los Angeles Games was released this week by the LA28 Committee, with a start on Venice Beach. The course will include a singular transition zone that is adjacent to the finish line. It also will featu...

Coimbra, Istanbul, Athens Named 2027 Water Polo World Cup Hosts World Aquatics this week announced Istanbul, Athens and Coimbra, Portugal, as hosts for the 2027 Water Polo World Cup. All three locations will host matches that contribute to the first qualification spot for the 2028 Olympics in Los An...

Canada Names World Short-Course Team with Josh Liendo, Without Summer McIntosh Canada on Friday announced its team for the 2026 World Short-Course Championships, a group that includes the return of Josh Liendo but does not include Summer McIntosh. Liendo and Kylie Masse both return to the team after...

Hunter Armstrong Retires for ‘New Chapter’ of Racing American Olympian Hunter Armstrong on Thursday announced he is saying goodbye to professional swimming for, “a new chapter” in which he will continue racing. Armstrong competed in the first Enhanced Games, but with the have-your-cake-and-eat-it-to...

Zhang Zhanshou Asian Record Resets Field of 200 Free Favorites At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, just 0.15 seconds separated the top four finishers in the men’s 200 freestyle. If anything, the picture has only grown murkier in two years since, thanks to an abundance of options. Zhang Zhanshou’s Asian r...