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The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked #3 in the CSCAA Poll, and Camden Murphy is a big reason why the team has swum so well in a season that is anything but ordinary. Even with so much uncertainty surrounding the fate of the NCAA swimming and diving season, some college teams have been able to hold dual m...

Arno Kamminga went joint sixth all-time as he scorched to a Dutch record of 2:07.17 in the 200m breaststroke on the second day of the Rotterdam Qualification Meet. Kamminga had already set a national mark of 26.88 in the 50br on day one before returning for the day two prelims, swimming fast the ord...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimmers of the Millennium's First 20 Years (2000-19) By John Lohn, David Rieder, Andy Ross, and Dan D'Addona In lieu of its annu...

North Carolina State’s women’s 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay both ripped off A cuts at Day 1 of the Janis Hape Dowd Invitational hosted by the University of North Carolina Thursday. NC State leads the team scoring for both men’s and women’s among the four schools at the event. NC State started ...

Matt Grevers Swims 45.7 100 Back, Brooks Fail Hits 4:15 500 Free at Arizona Invite The Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team opened up their season Thursday night with the Arizona Invitational in Tucson with in-state foe Grand Canyon across the pool deck. 35-year-old Matt Grevers, chasing his th...

Six female athletes have filed suit against the University of Iowa, citing gender discrimination in the school’s decision to cut women’s sports teams. The lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by Swimming World, was filed in the Southern District of Iowa. It seeks a temporary restraining order and p...

The 2020 Texas Invitational continued on Thursday night from Austin with the Longhorns and the Horned Frogs from TCU competing in the two-team only invite. The swim of the day came from the Texas women in the final event of the night with a 3:26.86 to shoot past Virginia (3:29.16) on the national ra...

Valerie Van Roon Ousts Quarantined Femke Heemskerk For Olympic Spot in 50 Free; Kamminga, de Boer Set Record The Olympic qualifier at Rotterdam was packed with strong performances and a stunning storyline as swimmers from the Netherlands vied for spots on the 2021 Olympic team in Tokyo. Unsurprising...

Torri Huske made the first event of the The 2020 18 & Under Winter Championships a fast one. The Arlington Aquatic Club swimmer won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.43, just 11 hundredths of a second off the national age group record of 21.32 set by Simone Manuel in 2015. The meet is taking place through...

The Midwest Conference announced Thursday that it will not sponsor league competition or championships for fall or winter sports in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Men’s and women’s swimming and diving are among the affected sports, along with men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cr...

The Differences Between College and High School Swimming Change is a difficult thing. Whether it excites you or causes you dread, change rarely comes without some level of anxiety about the unknown that will undoubtedly accompany it. One of the biggest changes that can happen in a swimmer’s career i...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday December 3, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Do you bring your own kickboard to practice? Kick boards are one of the most widely used pieces of equipment for swimmers. At any given swim meet, sw...

How to Thrive at Your First National Level Swim Meet You made it. You put in the work, got under the qualifying time, and now you are headed to your first national level meet. While this can be exciting, the meet itself can also be a source of stress. National meets bring with them faster competitio...

Kosuke Hagino put together a strong start to the 2020 Japan Swim, especially considering he is coming off of the International Swimming League semifinals just a few weeks ago. The meet is being swum at the official 2021 Olympic Aquatic Center in its first taste of action 233 days ahead of the 400 IM...

Is Swimming a Team or Individual Sport? When asking the question "is swimming an individual or team sport?" the answer can vary wildly. Though progress is made individually, and you can swim in your own lane, there comes a point in every swimmer’s career when they swim for something more than themse...

Adam Peaty stood behind the blocks and stared down his lane at the Duna Arena ahead of the final race of the ISL in Budapest. Alongside him was Mel Marshall, his coach since he was 14 when he walked through the doors at the City of Derby club and with whom he has reached the Olympic pinnacle. At 6ft...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Before The Beep: With Claire Curzan By Shoshanna Rutemiller While the biggest goal of most 16-year-olds is earning their driver’s...

Femke Heemskerk will miss the Rotterdam qualifying meet in the Netherlands, which is scheduled for Dec. 3-6. Heemskerk will miss because of COVID-19 contact tracing protocols. Her husband has tested positive for the virus, so she will be forced to miss the meet. Heemskerk posted the news on social m...

NEW COMMIT: UCLA has been forming an incredible recruiting class for the fall of 2022, and their latest verbal commitment comes from in-state standout Morganne Malloy of Ladera Ranch, Calif. She will join Katrina Bellio, Rosie Murphy, Ava Lachey, Fay Lustria and Courtney Seljeseth as a member of the...

The Texas Longhorns hosted the Texas Invite with just in-state foe TCU with the 200 medley and 800 free relay on Wednesday night. The Texas men swam a 6:07.34 in the 800 free relay with the team of Drew Kibler (1:30.57), Coby Carrozza (1:32.32), Jake Sannem (1:32.24) and Carson Foster (1:32.21), mis...