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SEC Championships, Day 5: Hubert Kos Holds Off Baylor Nelson for 200 IM Win to Begin Tough Dobule Six individual swimming events, women's platform diving and the women's and men's 400 freestyle relay wrapped up competition Saturday evening at the SEC Championships. For the second straight year since...

SEC Championships, Day 5 Prelims: Texas Poised to Capture Repeat Titles The Texas Longhorns are on the verge of winning women's and men's titles in the Southeastern Conference for the second consecutive year since joining the league. Already with commanding leads in both competitions, Texas is favor...

SEC Championships, Day 4: Camille Spink Blasts 20.87 50 Free, Becomes Fourth-Fastest Woman Ever Friday evening's action at the SEC Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., included the women's and men's 200 breaststroke, 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay along with men's platform diving....

SEC Championships, Day 3: Josh Liendo Swims 43.06 100 Fly, Ties Second-Fastest Time Ever In the first men's race of the SEC Championships, Josh Liendo utilized a sensational 17.58 anchor split to bring Florida to first place and an NCAA/U.S. Open record in the 200 medley relay. Now, Liendo is back i...

SEC Championships, Day 2: Hubert Kos Edges Will Modglin in Electric 100 Back Showdown The first full finals session of the SEC Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., featured racing in the women's and men's 100 backstroke, 200 butterfly and 100 breaststroke along with men's 3-meter diving. A pair of rei...

Olympic Athletes Deserve the Right to Speak Out During Rare Moment in the Spotlight The ongoing competition in Italy at the Winter Olympics has produced its usual slate of glorious moments. Athletes from across the world have worked for years with goals of performing at these Games. With those high ...

SEC Championships, Day 1: Jillian Cox, Ahmed Jaouadi Shine in 1650 Free; Tennessee Women Take Down 200 Medley Relay SEC Record The swimming portion of the SEC Championships began Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn., with action in the 1650 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. Highlighting th...

Josh Liendo Anchors in 17.58 as Florida Men Swim Fastest 200 Medley Relay in History As soon as the SEC Championships began, the University of Florida men were ready to fire off a massive performance in the 200 medley relay. The team of Jonny Marshall, Koen de Groot, Scotty Buff and Josh Liendo reco...

Hubert Kos Leading 100-Yard Backstroke Improvement Toward 42-Second Swim The past year has seen a huge surge in speed in the men's 100-yard backstroke after the event was essentially stagnant for nine years. A lone, almost-fluky relay leadoff in 2022 was the only time anyone had broken the all-time ...

Anna Moesch, Minna Abraham Leading Surge for Sub-1:40 in 200 Freestyle at Conference Championship Meets Eleven years ago, Missy Franklin delivered a groundbreaking effort in the 200-yard freestyle, a performance so epic that it earned its own chapter in her autobiography chronicling her Hall-of-Fame...

Who's Next for 10 Olympic Gold Medals? Johannes Klæbo Has Reached Nine, But Only Michael Phelps in Double Digits Halfway through the greatest single performance in Olympic history, Michael Phelps earned the 10th Olympic gold medal of his career, making him the first athlete in any Olympic sport to r...

Finnie Whelehan Breaks Missy Franklin's 13-14 National Age Group Record in 200 Freestyle (SCY) A high school freshman has taken down a National Age Group record belonging to Olympic great Missy Franklin in the 13-14 age group. Finnie Whelehan, representing Green Hope High School in Cary, N.C., was t...

Aimee Canny Taking on Larger Role for Virginia in Final Season Through her first three years racing or the Virginia Cavaliers, Aimee Canny has provided a key supporting role in dominant performances at the ACC and NCAA Championships. Each season, she has qualified for one championship final and one ...

Behind Summer McIntosh, Women's 400 IM Has Largely Stagnated The 4:30-barrier in the women's 400 IM went down during the polyurethane-suit era as Australia's Stephanie Rice and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry (now the President of the International Olympic Committee) achieved the feat at the Beijing Olym...

Tessa Giele, Albane Cachot Bring Medal-Winning Experience to College Swimming The ongoing women's college swimming season has already shaped up to be a strong one for international competitors. During the fall semester, three freshmen established themselves as legitimate difference-makers for their ...

World Records in Women’s Breaststroke Could Last For Years Almost very discipline in women’s swimming saw at least one long course world record beaten or challenged in 2025. At the Fort Lauderdale Pro Series in May, Katie Ledecky knocked off her long-standing record in the 800 freestyle while Gretch...

Division III Relays Appeared to Commit Blatant False Starts in 2025 NCAA Qualification College swimming's championship season is quickly approaching, meaning swimmers at all levels will be scrambling to achieve qualifying times for their respective NCAA Championships. Most qualifying swims will come...

UCLA Women Win Nine Out of 10 Swimming Events in Win Over Nevada Following a loss to crosstown rival USC Friday, the UCLA Bruins bounced back with a dual meet win over Nevada Saturday by a final score of 163-80. The Bruins' Claudia Yovanovich, Sarah Bennetts, Fay Lustria and Jada Duncan topped the 2...

Southern Methodist Defeats Utah in Dual Meet Southern Methodist University welcomes the Utah Utes to Dallas for a dual meet Saturday, and the Mustangs came out on top. The women won 161-133 while the men's final score was 173-127. SMU's women won the 200 medley relay in 1:41.00 with a team of Jimena...

Georgia Closes Regular Season With Wins Against Emory Georgia welcomed Division III powerhouse Emory to Athens Saturday for one final dual meet before championship season. The men's team continued its run behind world champion Luca Urlando with a 191-112 win, while the women's final score was Georgi...