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Giulia Oliveira Carvalho Sprints to South American Short-Course Butterfly Record Brazilian swimmer Giulia Oliveira Carvalho knocked off a 12-year old South American short-course record last week. Swimming at the XXVI Swimming Super Cup, Carvalho raced to a 25.18 time in the 50-meter butterfly on Jul...

Along the shores of the ocean, Michael Andrew had the biggest day of his life. No, it wasn't an open water swim. Andrew got married on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii last week, wedding fiancée Alexandra. "Thank you God for such a beautiful life," she wrote on social media, along with a group of pho...

Australian Olympic Champion Kaylee McKeown Withdraws from Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Championships Australian Olympic gold medalist Kaylee McKeown has medically withdrawn from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Championships. McKeown, who turns 25 on Wednesday, confirmed to...

Mary-Sophie Harvey has pulled out of the 200 IM final at the Bell Canadian Trials. The Olympian announced her decision on social media. "Unfortunately, I've had to withdraw from tonight's 200 IM final," Mary-Sophie Harvey wrote on Instagram. "I've been dealing with some health issues since the start...

This week at a time that will be chosen by tides, weather and the temperament of the sea, 18-year-old Maya Merhige of Berkeley, California, will dive into the cold waters of the North Channel in Ireland, wearing only a swimsuit, swim cap and goggles. She will be making waves not only for herself, bu...

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named over 2,230 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5...

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is proud to announce its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, recognizing 714 teams from 418 institutions for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester. Collective...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the 2026 TOP 25 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The results were compiled by USA Swimming’s data staff and ASCA staff using data from the SWIMS database. The res...

After a year experiment without B finals, the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Oversight Committee has decided to bring them back for 2027. The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recommended several changes in April that were adopted by the commit...

The 2026 USA Swimming TYR Pro Swim Series kicked off its Indianapolis stop on Wednesday, July 17, from the Indiana Natatorium. The events for Day 1's prelims session is the women's and men's 200 IM, 50 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle. Here is a look at what happened in the session: Li...

Lake Michigan Swimmer to Celebrate 250th Anniversary by Towing 250 Cannonballs To commemorate America’s 250th birthday with the construction of a memorial honoring U.S. Combat Veterans, Jim "The Shark" Dreyer plans to tow 250 cannonballs while swimming 22 miles from offshore in Lake Michigan to the ...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced the 2025 Top 50 Age Group Teams for extra-large, large, medium and small size teams.  Working collaboratively with USA Swimming, who provided the data, ASCA updated the criteria this year to recognize more teams and more coaches who are ...

Ohio State Director of Swimming and Diving Bill Dorenkott has announced updates to the coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Emily Hetzer has been hired as an assistant coach and Michael Butler has been promoted into a full-time hybrid role where he will serve as both the director of operations and...

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) has completed the 2025-26 academic year with six national championships, a new single-year all-time record for the 34-year-old conference. The MPSF had previously turned in a high of five national championships during the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2015-16, and 2...

Ian Walsh has been named the University of Pittsburgh's head swimming coach, Director of Swimming & Diving Katie Kasprzak announced today. Walsh joins Pitt after spending the last eight seasons as Marshall's head swimming and diving coach. "After carefully evaluating what our program, current studen...

Texas A&M Director of Swimming & Diving Blaire Anderson has added 2020 Olympian and two-time Aggie Heart Award winner Munzy Kabbara to her staff as External Relations & Recruiting Assistant. In this role, Kabbara, who finished his standout collegiate swimming career earlier this year, supports exte....

The USA Swimming 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento continued on Thursday, May 21. A plethora of Olympians both foreign and domestic are on the slate for a fast meet, hosted by DART Swimming. The Day 2 events are the 100 butterfly, 200 breaststroke, 50 backstroke and 400 IM. Here is a look ...

Claire Weinstein Pulls out of Sacramento Pro Series After Migraine Lands Her in ER U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein will not compete in the 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series in Sacramento this week. Weinstein pulled out of the event after experiencing a severe migraine headache that landed her in the emergency...

The USA Swimming 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento kicked off on Wednesday, May 20. A plethora of Olympians both foreign and domestic are on the slate for what looks to be a fast meet, hosted by DART Swimming. The Day 1 events are the 200 IM, 50 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 200 free. H...

The seventh edition of the Madeira Island Ultra Swim (MIUS) is ready to kick off in the Atlantic shores of the Porto Santo in the Madeira Archipelago. The Madeira Island Ultra Swim is one of the most prestigious open-water swimming events in the Atlantic. It combines elite sport with the unique natu...