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Ilya Kharun Blasts Personal Best in 100 Butterfly at U.S. Nationals; Caeleb Dressel Shines Again Only seven men in history have broken the 50-second barrier in the 100-meter butterfly. An eighth almost joined the club at the United States National Championships on Thursday night at the William Wooll...

Kai Taylor and Flynn Southam Have Shifted Australian Hierarchy for Better On August 10, 2016, Kyle Chalmers secured a place in swimming lore that will endure. Racing in Rio de Janeiro, the Australian was crowned Olympic champion in the 100-meter freestyle, the 18-year-old defeating Belgium's Pieter ...

U.S. Nationals, Day Three Men's Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Pops 50.55 Effort for Top Seed in 100 Butterfly Some intriguing storylines have further developed over the first two days of the United States National Championships in Irvine, California. After a pair of strong performances in the 100-meter fr...

Ilya Kharun: 'Happy To Be With the Big Dogs'; Olympic Medalist Eager to Represent Team USA The decision of Ilya Kharun to switch his sporting nationality from Canada to the United States forced a sacrifice for the Arizona State University star. Because he had to sit out a year before representing Te...

Ilya Kharun Rips U.S. Open Record in 50 Butterfly; Caeleb Dressel Continues to Look Sharp When Ilya Kharun made the decision to switch his sporting nationality from Canada to the United States, the Arizona State star recognized a short-term sacrifice: No major international competition for the 2026 ...

Peter Vanderkaay to be Inducted Into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2026 and three-time Olympian Peter Vanderkaay is one of the honorees. Vanderkaay attended Rochester Adams High School, where he won three state championships. He then compete...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Australia Caps Meet with Double Medley Relay Wins; Pieter Coetze Shines Again It's only fitting that Australia wrapped up a dominant showing at the Commonwealth Games with victories in the women's and men's 400 medley relays on Wednesday night. The six-day competi...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Kai Taylor Uses Early Speed to Mine Gold in 200 Freestyle On Day Three of the Commonwealth Games, Kai Taylor provided a clear indication he was in peak form. As Australia captured the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, Taylor capped the victory in emphatic fas...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Para Events: Lakeisha Patterson is Golden in 100 Freestyle (S9) Across various events and distances, Lakeisha Patterson has been a steady presence the Para swimming world for a decade. And based on her performance on the final night of the Commonwealth Games, it's obvious...

Carmel (Ind.) Captures MaxPreps Cup as Top High School Sports Program in Nation Carmel High School (Indiana) has been named the  2025-26 MaxPreps Cup winner, which recognizes the top scholastic sports program in the country. During the past school year, the Greyhounds won eight state championships, ...

World Aquatics Announces $2 Million Prize Money Fund for World Short Course Championships World Aquatics has announced that this year's World Short Course Championships will feature a prize pool of more than $2 million. Scheduled for December 1-6 in Beijing, prize money will be presented to the firs...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Prelims: James Guy Leads Field into 200 Freestyle Final; Duncan Scott Ousted The last prelims session of the Commonwealth Games was all about setting up championship races for the final evening of action at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. Undoubted...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Semifinals: Pieter Coetze Rips Games Record in 100 Backstroke The fifth day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark the last session including semifinals, with action scheduled in the women's 50 freestyle, men's 50 butterfly and men's 100 backstroke. In the 50 fre...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Para Events: Kirralee Hayes, Stephen Clegg Mine Gold in 50 Freestyle (S13) Heading into Tuesday's final of the 50-meter freestyle (S13) at the Commonwealth Games, Australian Kirralee Hayes owned a pair of medals from the competition - one in 2022 and one from earlier thi...

The World Records Set at the William Woollett Aquatics Center Will any world records fall at next month's Pan Pacific Championships? Based on history, it's likely. The William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine will serve as the host site in Southern California, and world records are not uncommon at...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Prelims: Lewis Clareburt Sets Up Title Defense in 400 IM It's been a strong week for New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt at the Commonwealth Games, with the veteran already winning a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly and silver in the 200 individual medley. On Tuesday morn...

Yu Yiting and Zhang Zhanshuo Lead Chinese Squad Headed for Pan Pacs; 13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Absent from Roster China will send a 13-athlete squad to the upcoming Pan Pacific Championships, with Yu Yiting and Zhang Zhanshuo leading the entries. The news was reported by the X account, Chinese Swimming Ne...

Commonwealth Games, Day Four Para Events: Beau Matthews Blasts to Title in 100 Breaststroke (SB9) For several years, Beau Matthews has been viewed as a future star for Australia in Para swimming. on Monday night, the upstart confirmed his promise by capturing Commonwealth Games gold in the SB9 final...

Commonwealth Games, Day Four Semifinals: Kyle Chalmers Chasing Repeat in 100 Freestyle Jockeying for position in the men's 100-meter freestyle will be one of the primary themes of the Day Four semifinals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The morning prelims were sleepy, with the competitors doin...

Commonwealth Games, Day Four Prelims: Harrison Turner Looks Sharp in 200 Butterfly The Monday prelims session at the Commonwealth Games marks the start of the meet's back half, with the first three days dominated by Australia. The Dolphins have piled up 34 medals at the Tollcross International Swimm...