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Olympic Trials Qualifying Standards Released for 2028 in Indianapolis

Olympic Trials Qualifying Standards Released for 2028 in Indianapolis USA Swimming today announced the qualifying time standards for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, taking place June 9-17, 2028, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The qualifying period will run from December 2, 2026,...

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Tritons Invite: Cal Men, UC San Diego Women Earn Overall Titles

Tritons Invite: Cal Men, UC San Diego Women Earn Overall Titles The Cal Golden Bears won the 2026 Tritons Invite on Friday-Saturday at UC San Diego, while the host Tritons won the women's meet. In the men's meet, the Bears scored 993 points to finish ahead of Hawaii (678.5), UC San Diego (599.5) and...

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Georgia Swims Past Texas A&M in Sweep; Led by Kennedi Dobson

The University of Georgia swimming and diving teams opened the SEC portion of it season by sweeping No. 24/25 Texas A&M Saturday at the Texas A&M Rec Center Natatorium. The 12th-ranked Georgia women topped the 25th-ranked Aggies, 197-94, while the No. 15 men prevailed, 222-78. Saturday's meet marked...

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Alabama Swimming Sweeps Delta State Behind Depth

The Alabama swimming and diving teams swept Delta State on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Crimson Tide won the women's meet 253-33 and the men's meet 248-41. In the women's meet, Alabama's Victoria Raymond, Sydney Blackhurst, Gaby Van Brunt and Zara Zallen won the 200 medley relay in 1:41.66. Van Brunt won t...

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Arizona State Swimming Sweeps UNLV Behind Ilya Kharun, Albane Cachot

The Arizona State swimming and diving teams swept UNLV on Friday, Oct. 2. The ASU men won 245-55 and the women won 231-68. In the women's meet, ASU started with Miriam Sheehan, Lucie Vasquez, Julia Ullmann and Albane Cachot winning the 200 medley relay in 1:36.22. Sheehan won the 100 back in 51.89 f...

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SMU Mustangs Swim Past Incarnate Word, Oklahoma Christian

SMU Men's Swimming & Diving had a dominant win in the home opener against Oklahoma Christian and Incarnate Word on Friday at Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center on Friday. The No. 21 Mustangs beat Oklahoma Christian 194-78 and Incarnate Word 186-91. The Mustangs took a clean sweep of first place in all...

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Olympians Foster, Haughey, Steenbergen Lead Clinic Ahead of World Cup

Ahead of the opening leg of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, Olympic medallists Carson Foster, Siobhan Haughey and Marrit Steenbergen led a swimming clinic for young swimmers in Baku, bringing high-level coaching and inspiration to the next generation of aquatic talent. The clinic welcome...

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Protect College Sports Act Passes in Senate, Moves to House

The U.S. Senate approved the Protect College Sports Act on Thursday, sending the bill to the House for approval. The act, a bill led by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), revolves around costs to keep college sports growing, and the burden it has become on t...

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Olivia Smoliga to Join CSL Broadcast Team for Match 3 at Stanford

Olivia Smoliga to Join CSL Broadcast Team for Match 3 at Stanford The College Swimming League (CSL) has added some more star power to its broadcast team. The CSL announced on Monday that Olympian Olivia Smoliga will join the team for the third match at Stanford on Friday, Oct. 2. "The CSL brings an ...

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Tributes to Frank Busch Flow in From All Over the Country

Tributes to Frank Busch Begin to Flow in From All Over the Country As the news of Frank Busch's death spread across the country, the tributes to the former Arizona coach and USA Swimming National Team Director began to flood social media channels. "It is with a very heavy heart that I share that my ...

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Georgia Tech Tops Emory as Max Fowler Breaks Diving Record

Senior diver Max Fowler broke his own 1-meter session program record during Georgia Tech’s season-opening dual-meet victories over Emory on Saturday morning at McAuley Aquatic Center. The reigning ACC Diver of the Meet opened his 2026-27 account in resounding fashion as he controlled the 3-meter ...

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Catherine Breed More Than Halfway Through 'Swim California'

Catherine Breed stepped into the Pacific Ocean at the Oregon-California border on July 1. End goal: Mexico. Breed is in the middle of a 900-mile "Swim California," an open water adventure spanning the entire coast of California. She is swimming in stages and has done more than 500 miles of the swim ...