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The Arizona men's and women's swim teams totaled 11 first-place finishes to start strong in Day 1 of two-day dual meet against Texas A&M. Arizona's women's 400 medley relay of Kayman Neal, Eleni Gewalt, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, Julia Wozniak won in 3:33.11. Gewalt won the 100 breaststroke in 5...

Open Water Swimming Qualification Process Announced for 2028 Olympic Games The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Aquatics have announced the qualification process for open-water swimming at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Open-water competition will be held in 10-kilometer event...

Kate Douglass Continued to Demonstrate Range in 2025; Emerged as Major Player in 100 Breaststroke Coming off a spectacular 2024 season, which was highlighted by a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Games in Paris, Kate Douglass entered 2025 riding a wave of momentum. And over th...

Which Mile Are You Swimming? The Many Ways Distance Swimmers Count a Mile “50, 100, 150, 200… wait, was that the 200 or the 250?”  Whether we like to admit it or not, most distance swimmers have been there. You’re in the middle of racing a mile when your mind suddenly goes blank, and you silently th...

Federica Pellegrini & Matteo Giunta Announce They Are Expecting Second Child Two-time Olympic medallist and Italian swimming legend Federica Pellegrini has announced that she and husband Matteo Giunta are expecting their second child. Pellegrini and Giunta welcomed first child Matilde in early Janua...

Christian Bacico Handed Provisional Suspension After Positive Test For Clostebol World short-course relay medallist Christian Bacico has been handed a provisional suspension after testing positive for a clostebol metabolite. Bacico - the second-fastest Italian in history in the 200 back - was suspen...

WADA Hails Final Dismissal of Enhanced Games Lawsuit The World Anti-Doping Agency released a statement on Thursday hailing the final dismissal of the anti-trust suit brought by the Enhanced Games. The performance-enhancing-drug fueled sporting event had sued World Aquatics and USA Swimming under the...

Virginia Women, Texas Men Remain Atop CSCAA Top 25 polls The Virginia women’s team and Texas men remain atop the CSCAA Top 25 polls in December, released on Thursday. Texas led the way for the men with 400 points. Arizona State remains second, with Indiana third. California moved up two spots to fou...

Sophie Verzyl, Quinn Henninger Double Champs at USA Winter Nationals Sophie Verzyl and Quinn Henninger each picked up two titles at USA Winter Nationals in Midland, Texas. Both divers won their respective 3-meter competition, then teamed up to win synchro – Verzyl with Anna Kwong, Henninger with Jac...

Kayla Sanchez Wins 8 Medal, Singapore Takes Total Count at 2025 SEA Games Former Canadian international Kayla Sanchez won eight medals, and Singapore claimed 19 golds and 34 total medals to dominate the 2025 SEA Games last week. The meet in Bangkok, Thailand, was a reassertion of Singapore’s regiona...

USA Men’s Water Polo To Host Australia in Two-Game January Series The USA men’s water polo team will host Australia for two games in January to start 2026. The U.S. and the Aussies will square off Jan. 10 at the Woollett Aquatics Center at Irvine, Calif., at 6 p.m. PT and Jan. 11 at Mt. San Antonio ...

Better With Age: French Star Beryl Gastaldello Continues to Shine, as Recent French Records Indicate It’s considered a common piece of social etiquette to not ask a woman her age. To ask is societally viewed as insensitive, offensive, even. That is, unless you’re Beryl Gastaldello.  At the recent Eu...

What Is the Most Overlooked Swimming Performance of 2025? The results from last summer's World Championships in Singapore list Katie Ledecky as a dominant victor in the final of the 1500-meter freestyle. The American prevailed in the 30-lap event by five-plus seconds, and followed a few days later w...

A Breakdown of Women's World Top-10 Rankings for the 2025 Season; USA Dominates Over the past 12 months, the American women have proven themselves well-positioned for the push toward the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. While Team USA's veteran contingent is rock solid, the latest rising crop of y...

Paralympic Champion Benjamin Hance Takes World Record Tally To Three At Queensland Championships Not satisfied with one world record on Wednesday, Australian Paralympic man-of-the- moment, Benjamin Hance has gone one step further in Brisbane today, breaking a further  two world records in one day a....

Australian Paralympic Star Benjamin Hance Continues World Record Assault At Queensland Championships There is no stopping Australian Paralympic golden boy Benjamin Hance who has continued his world record breaking assault on the 50m backstroke at the 2025 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championshi.....

U.S. Women's Water Polo Celebrates 25 Years of Olympic Inclusion (Plus: Where Are They Now?) By Aimee Berg In 2000, women’s water polo finally made its official Olympic debut – a century after the men’s game. “We thought for sure (the International Olympic Committee) would add it to the Olympics in ...

CSCAA Assembles College Swimming and Diving Advocacy Council The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America on Wednesday announced the formation of the College Swimming and Diving Advocacy Council. The initiative is designed to strengthen and expand the impact of collegiate swimming ...

Cold Water and the Mind Behind Speed There is nothing worse than one of those first outdoor summer practices in May when the air has not touched 80 degrees yet. The pool sits there cold. Colder than cold. Jumping in feels like punishment, and getting through the set becomes the hardest part of the d...

Neutral Power: Russian Swimmers Had Impressive International Return in 2025 For three years, Russian swimmers were largely absent from international swimming competition, exiled as a result of their country’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee opened pathways for Russia...