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Arkansas Beats Vanderbilt, Little Rock in Final Dual Meet The Arkansas women's team finished off its dual meet slate Saturday with a trip to Nashville, Tenn., to face SEC rival Vanderbilt as well as Little Rock, and Razorback swimmers prevailed in every event but one on the schedule. Arkansas beat V...

West Virginia Wins 28 of 32 Events in Sweep of Villanova The West Virginia Mountaineers hosted Villanova Saturday in Morgantown and tallied a pair of victories, with the women winning 194-100 and the men dominating 207.5-83.5. West Virginia's women had three double winners on the day: Jaqueline McCu...

Zoie Hartman, Jake Magahey Among Double Winners as Georgia Takes Down Emory The final dual meet of the season for the University of Georgia Bulldogs saw Division III powerhouse Emory visit Athens, and the Bulldogs emerged with a pair of wins. The women beat Emory 172-105 with Zoie Hartman and Elizab...

Yordan Yanchev Impresses as Florida State Sweeps Tampa The Florida State Seminoles knocked off the University of Tampa Friday at home, with the FSU men winning 152.5-71.5 behind strong efforts from Yordan Yanchev and Blake Moran while the women used a balanced effort to win 163-61. Yanchev checked ...

Kentucky Dominates Cincinnati in Final Dual Meet of Season The Kentucky swim teams made the short trip to Cincinnati Friday for a dual meet, and the Wildcats had no trouble earning a pair of wins, with the Kentucky women winning 210-85 and the men topping out 180-117. Kentucky's women were led Frida...

Philadelphia Accepting Lifeguard Applications From Non-Swimmers; Training Will Be Provided Lifeguard shortages have been an issue around the world in recent years, and especially since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As a result to these shortages, Philadelphia is getting creative with its recruitment pr...

A Reminder Of the NCAA Qualifying Times; A Cuts Are Lightning Quick When the NCAA released its qualifying times for the 2022-23 Division I season, the speed necessary to nail down an A Standard was eye-popping. Take the men's 50-yard freestyle, for example. The A Standard in the sprint event is 18.8...

Indiana Beats Purdue Behind Tomer Frankel, Jassen Yep, Kristina Pagle Indiana's annual dual meet against rival Purdue took place in West Lafayette, Ind., and the Hoosiers continued long winning streaks stretching back more than a decade against the Boilermakers. Indiana's men won 161-128 against Pur...

Texas A&M Victorious Over LSU Despite Strong Efforts From Mac Neil, Curry The final home dual meet of the season for Texas A&M saw the Louisiana State University Tigers visiting College Station, the site of next month's SEC Championships, and both Aggies teams were victorious, with the men winning 1...

The Art of Swim - A Poem That Celebrates the Sport of Swimming From time to time, Swimming World publishes submissions from readers. The following poem, an ode to the sport, was submitted by Ronel Ankam, a sophomore at Athens Area High School in Pennsylvania.  The Art of Swim - By Ronel Ankam Rushin...

A Taste of Everything: Why Younger Swimmers Should Race Every Event In swimming, the topic of specialization of young athletes is often contentious and controversial. At the beginning of my career, I was extremely fortunate to grow up and participate in a program that put an emphasis on doing all di...

Pitt Dominates West Virginia in Swimming Edition of Backyard Brawl Pitt held its senior day Saturday as longtime rival West Virginia was in town for the annual edition of the Backyard Brawl. The Panther women won 182-116, and on the men's side, the final score was 183-115 in favor of Pitt. Pitt's Ja...

Zoie Hartman, Zach Hils Win Three Each in Georgia Sweep of South Carolina The University of Georgia women and men faced SEC rival South Carolina in a dual meet Saturday, and the Bulldogs cruised to a pair of wins, with Zoie Hartman and Zach Hils winning three events each. The Georgia women won 181 t...

Carmel's Alex Shackell Churning Out Bevy Of Fast Times In High School Competition A month ago, while racing at the Winter Junior Nationals-East, Alex Shackell put together a reminder of why she is one of the top teenagers in the country. Over the course of the four-day competition, Shackell churned ...

Auburn Takes Down Georgia Tech as Reid Mikuta, Emily Hetzer, Ellie Waldrep Double The Auburn Tigers raced at home against Texas A&M Wednesday and emerged victorious before heading up I-85 to Atlanta for a Saturday dual meet against Georgia Tech. The Tigers cruised to wins in both men's and women's c...

Carles Coll Marti, Chase Travis Lead Virginia Tech to Wins Against Queens Virginia Tech's swim teams races for the first time in 2023 against Queens University, and a few Tennessee swimmers were present while most of their their teammates were securing a dominant win against Missouri. Virginia Tech'...

Tennessee Volunteers Cruise to Sweep Against Missouri A trip to face SEC rival Missouri produced a pair of comfortable wins for the University of Tennessee men's and women's teams. The Tennessee men won 175-to-120 while the women came out on top 181-to-116, and the Volunteers were so dominant that M...

Maggie Mac Neil Leads LSU Over Florida State; Seminole Men Victorious Racing for the first time since clobbering the short course meters world record in the 100 butterfly last month, Maggie Mac Neil was the decisive swimmer in LSU's home win over Florida State Saturday while FSU's men were led by Yo...

Sample Sets: How Teenager Kaii Winkler Developed Into Surging Freestyle Standout During a period in which several teenage standouts have emerged in men's swimming, Kaii Winkler has established himself as a future star in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle. In addition to winning titles at the Flori...

2023 Prohibited Substances List From World Anti-Doping Agency Now in Effect The World Anti-Doping Agency has announced that the list of prohibited substances for 2023 has gone into effect with the start of the new year. Most of the changes are minor, and WADA already announced the major points of le...