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American River College 3C2A Champion Cayden Pitzer Proves Why Community College Swimming Matters Last week, the 2025 California Community College Athletic Association State Championships wrapped up in exciting fashion. The meet was held at Santa Rosa Junior College and featured several 3C2A records ...

Concordia University Irvine Announces Discontinuation of Both Men & Women's Swim and Dive Programs In a zoom call to athletes earlier today, Concordia University Irvine announced the immediate discontinuation of the men's and women's swimming and diving programs. Athletes on the zoom call were given...

Cal Poly Swim and Dive Team Banquet an Opportunity for Celebration Amid Ongoing Battle to Save Team Amid a hard fought battle to save the team, Cal Poly swimming and diving athletes gathered for their banquet to celebrate what was a historic season for the team. The men concluded the regular season ...

Sierra College Men, Mt. San Antonio Women, Claim 2025 3C2A State Titles The 2025 California Community College Athletic Association State Championships brought together the very best of California community college swimming. A half dozen state records went down, and history was made on both the men's...

The Para Swimming World Series recently touched down in Indianapolis, and many of the nation's greatest Para swimmers staked claim to wins across the three day competition. On a national level in the United States, Paralympic swimming has not received the enthusiasm it rightfully deserves. Jessica L...

Las Positas Women, De Anza Men Claim 2025 CCCAA Coast Conference Titles The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) conference season wrapped up this weekend, with the state championship meet just under two weeks away. A well fought team battle at the Coast Conference meet, hosted ...

Sam Short Enjoying International Training; Fast Early-Season Times Offer Promise for 2025 (Video) Australian Olympian Sam Short put on a show at the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento. The distance ace and world champion stormed to victories in the 800 and 1500 frees. In the 400 freestyle, howev...

Katharine Berkoff Talks Making Olympic Team Amidst Historic Women's U.S. Backstroke Depth North Carolina State alum Katharine Berkoff has emerged as seemingly the No. 2 sprint backstroke swimmer in Team USA's arsenal. After finishing fourth in the 100 backstroke at the Olympic Trials for the Tokyo G...

Michael Andrew Finding Renewed Purpose In and Out of the Water (Video) Following a massive training change to Arizona State University, Michael Andrew has continued a steady rise back to the national spotlight. The American-record holder in the 100 breaststroke finished shy of an Olympic team spot i...

International Swimmers Set to Make Splash at TYR Pro Swim Series Sacramento; Top Storylines to Watch (Psych Sheets) The 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series resumes this week in Sacramento. Beginning less than a week after the conclusion of the NCAA Men's Championships, the meet offers an opportunity for some c...

Swims That Flew Under the Radar at the Men's NCAA Championships Last week, we covered swims that flew under the radar among the slew of historically fast times at the NCAA Women's Championships. This week, it was the turn of the men to swim for history in an exciting team battle. Wednesday The men's...

Save Cal Poly Poster at NCAAs; Program Seeking Support from Swimming Community At both the NCAA Women's Championships last week and the men's meet this week, the topic of non-revenue sports like swimming have been brought to the forefront of a national conversation. On March 7, the announcement was ...

Swims That Flew Under the Radar at the NCAA Women's Championships The NCAA Women's Championships were electric. The Virginia Cavaliers picked up their fifth straight team title on Saturday night, prevailing by more than 100 points. Alongside the historically fast swims that highlighted the four-day ...

Livermore Aquacowboys Seniors Gabby Kleman & Gabe Benitez Announce Class of 2025 Commitments The Livermore Aquacowboys recently announced two college commitments for senior Gabe Benitez and junior Gabby Kleman. Both athletes are lifelong friends and attend Granada High School in Livermore, CA. When ...

Cal Poly Athletes Evan Yoo and Alex Seybold Join Big Friendly Swim Podcast to Discuss Team Cut (Video) The Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo athletic department announced Friday the discontinuation of both swimming and diving programs, effective immediately. For a team that has had historic success this sea...

Battling Cancer, High School Inspiration Jack Punswick Finishes Second at Kansas State Champs In 2024, as a junior, Jack Punswick won the Kansas 6A swimming state title in the 100-yard breaststroke. His time of 57.94 was massive personal best, over a second and a half faster than his prelims swim. A...

Miami University (Ohio) Men and Indiana State Women Claim Missouri Valley Conference Team Titles The 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Championships wrapped up for both men and women over the last two weeks. Miami University (Ohio) took the men's championship while Indiana State won the women's team t...

Northern Arizona Women, UNLV Men Claim Western Athletic Conference Titles The Western Athletic Conference wrapped up last weekend with decisive wins for the Northern Arizona women and UNLV men. It was Cal Baptist that picked up the first win of the meet in the women's 200 medley relay. Sofia Maksimo...

One Year After Heartbreaking DQ, Breaking Down the Redemption of Owen Lloyd At last year's ACC Championships, North Carolina State standout Owen Lloyd was disqualified in the 1650 freestyle after initially appearing to pick up his first individual conference title. Minutes after finishing his race, ...

 Atlantic 10 Conference: George Washington University Sweeps Team Titles George Washington University made it a clean sweep at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships, as its men's and women's teams won their fifth and fourth straight titles, respectively. The first relay of the meet went to t...