Peyton Curry - (Author)

Savannah Skow Distance Double Leads Princeton to Cannon Trophy over Rutgers Savannah Skow pulled off the distance double to lead Princeton to a win over in-state rival Rutgers on Friday, 134-09. The win in their season debut gives Princeton the Cannon Trophy to show from their trip to Piscataway. Sk...

CSCAA Division III Poll: Emory Women Jump to No. 1 in Shakeup Emory jumped to No. 1 in the CSCAA Division III poll for October, with NYU falling to No. 3 in the rankings released on Friday. Denison holds onto the No. 1 spot in the men’s poll from the September preseason poll. Emory tallied 392 point...

Emily Jones Leads Alabama to Win over Miami Emily Jones won two individual events and was part of four victorious relays as Alabama topped Miami, 224-110, in a two-day non-conference meet. Jones and the sprint contingent led the way in Coral Gables. She won the 50 freestyle in 22.03 seconds, with te...

U.S. Short-Course Trials: Kate Douglass Blasts 100 Free WR Kate Douglass had an idea that a world record might be possible Saturday night in the 100 freestyle. When the five-time Olympic medalist gets that notion, it’s time for everyone else to watch out. Douglass knew she’d need to attack the front...

U.S. Short Course World Trials, Day 4 Women’s Finals: Skyler Smith Punches Ticket in 50 Breast  Skyler Smith was, as the broadcast at Short Course World Trials pointed out Saturday, about as happy as one could be with a medal at the Pan Pacific Championships this summer. At the FMC Natatorium in Wes...

U.S. Short Course World Trials, Day 4 Men’s Finals: Ilya Kharun Drops No. 4 All-Time 50 Fly Men’s butterfly has gotten a shakeup at the Short Course Worlds Trials this week in Westmont. Tyler Ray and Ilya Kharun set U.S. Open records in the 100 fly, the latter getting the win. Luca Urlando downed th...

Tampa Rises to No. 1 in CSCAA Division II Men’s Poll Tampa moved to the No. 1 spot in the CSCAA Division II men’s swimming and diving poll for October, released on Friday. Tampa had been second in the preseason poll but rose to first with 250 points, the maximum. Second is Colorado Mesa, up from fou...

Texas, Virginia Remain Atop CSCAA Division I Polls The Texas men’s team and Virginia women remain atop the October CSCAA Division I dual meet polls, released on Thursday. Both teams scored the maximum 250 points. Indiana remained second on the men’s side, while California moved up from fourth into a...

European Aquatics President Visits Russia with Eye toward 2030 Euros European Aquatics president Antonio Silva visited Russia this month to discuss, “plans concerning the European Aquatics Championships in Kazan in 2030,” per the organization’s newsletter. Silva had what the organization described a...

Swimmer Chris Jennings Among the Plaintiffs in Division III Eligibility Suit Former NCAA swimmer Chris Jennings is among three plaintiffs in an antitrust suit against the NCAA prohibition on Division III scholarships. The suits was filed last week in U.S. District Court in the Central District of Ca...

U.S. World Short Course Trials, Day Two Prelims: Tyler Ray, Van Mathias Hit Records Tyler Ray and Van Mathias started the first full day of U.S. World Short Course Trials with record swims Thursday morning. Ray equaled the U.S. Open record in the men’s 100 butterfly by going 48.47 in the first event...

Li Bingjie Leads Five Asian Records to Fall at Chinese Championships Li Bingjie lowered the Asian record in the women’s 1,500 freestyle as part of a record onslaught at the Chinese Championships. Zhang Yufei, Zhang Zhanshuo and Xu Jiayu added marks at the short-course meet in Beijing this week. That...

Saint Leo Reinstates Varsity Swimming Three Years After Cuts Saint Leo University this month reinstated its men’s and women’s swimming programs after axing them in the spring of 2023. The Division II program in Florida will return first as a club program in 2027-28 before returning to NCAA competiti...

Carla Qualtrough Named New President of Swimming Canada Board Carla Qualtrough has been elected president of Swimming Canada’s Board of Directors, among six new board members. The appointments were made at a board meeting this month. Zack Chetrat will serve as vice president. Suzanne Weckend is the ...

Jada Duncan, Anna Wetteland Lead UCLA to Big Ten Tri Sweep Jada Duncan and Anna Wetteland won one individual race and two relays each as UCLA captured a Big Ten tri-meet against Purdue and Iowa. The Bruins claimed wins of 180-120 over Iowa and 162.5-137.5 over Purdue at the meet Friday in Iowa City....

Pool Records from Jakub Poliacik, Levente Balogh Help Virginia Tech Split with Duke Jakub Poliacik and Levente Balogh set pool records as Virginia Tech split a dual meet with Duke on Saturday. The 11th-ranked Virginia Tech men claimed a 206-94 win over the Blue Devils in Durham, while the No. 21 Duk...

Cancer Immunotherapy Funded by Swim Across America Gains FDA Approval An immunotherapy treatment for rectal cancer whose early-stage research was funded by Swim Across America has received accelerated approval from the FDA. The drug – Jemperli (dostarlimab) – for rectal cancer was developed in a res...

Merrimack College to Add Men’s Swimming Team Merrimack College announced last week that it is adding men’s swimming to its athletic offerings in 2027-28. Men’s swimming was one of four squads added by the Division I college in Massachusetts as part of an athletics restructuring last week. It already...

Virginia, NC State, Tennessee Reach CSL Final; Wild Cards Confirmed A win by Tennessee in the sixth and final CSL regular-season match earned the Volunteers a place in the final match alongside Virginia and NC State. The final match on Friday confirmed the four Wild Card contestants for next week, w...

CSL Match 6: Tennessee Captures SEC Classic, Books Finals Spot The sixth and final regular-season match of the inaugural College Swimming League season was a Volunteer party, with Tennessee winning to book one of the three places in the final. Tennessee picked up one skins, one super skins and 16 ev...