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Ohio State Director of Swimming and Diving Bill Dorenkott has announced updates to the coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Emily Hetzer has been hired as an assistant coach and Michael Butler has been promoted into a full-time hybrid role where he will serve as both the director of operations and...

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) has completed the 2025-26 academic year with six national championships, a new single-year all-time record for the 34-year-old conference. The MPSF had previously turned in a high of five national championships during the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2015-16, and 2...

Could Return of Kristof Milak Spark the Races of the Summer? After barely competing in 2025, Kristof Milak is back in race form. The 26-year-old Hungarian returned to the water at the Hungarian Nationals in April, where he turned in the fastest time in the world this year in the 100 butterfly at 50....

Yale Secures 2027 Verbal Pledge From Junior National Qualifier Fin McLane NEW COMMIT: Kensington, New Hampshire native Fin McLane has announced his verbal commitment* to Yale University beginning in Fall 2027. McLane is a Junior National qualifier specializing in breaststroke and IM. Regarding his c...

Marrit Steenbergen Seizes Control of 100 Freestyle During Incredible Week at Mare Nostrum Never has a two-time world champion been so underrated as Marrit Steenbergen. The Dutch swimmer captured the 100 freestyle crown in 2024 and 2025, but the first title came against a field missing numerous high-...

Arizona State Hires Michael White as Assistant Coach Arizona State on Tuesday announced the hiring of Michael White as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native was an assistant coach for the last three seasons at the University of Alabama. Alabama’s women’s team...

Landon Marzullo Joins Utah as Head Diving Coach Utah on Monday hired Landon Marzullo as its head diving coach for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. He joins the staff of head coach Jonas Persson. Marzullo replaces Richard Marschner, who after 16 years with the Utes was hired to lead T...

Tulane Hires Richard Marschner as Head Diving Coach Tulane on Monday announced the hiring of Richard Marschner as head diving coach on the staff of Amanda Caldwell. Marschner spent 16 seasons as the head coach at Utah. He was four times named conference Diving Coach of the Year, including in the Pac...

Minnesota Adds Logan Redondo to Coaching Staff The University of Minnesota on Tuesday announced the hiring of alumnus Logan Redondo as an assistant coach. Redondo spent last season as the director of professional performances and data analysis at the University of Virginia. He was in charge of devel...

Michigan Hires Kyle Patnode as Assistant Coach Michigan on Monday hired Kyle Patnode as an assistant head coach. Patnode spent the previous four years at the University of Illinois as an assistant coach, leading the Fighting Illini to several school records. He was an assistant coach at South Caroli...

USA Swimming Releases New Selection Criteria for National Team and National Junior Team USA Swimming has released its selection criteria for athletes to be named to the 2026-27 National Team and National Junior Team. Athletes selected to the team will hold National Team status from Sept. 1, 2026 thr...

Does Long Course Swimming Matter for College Recruiting? For many swimmers navigating the college recruiting process, one question comes up again and again: does long course performance really matter? Many swimmers think that because they are going to swim short course in college and don’t have plan...

School is Out: Surviving Summer Doubles and Maximizing Your Swim Training For many swimmers, the final school bell has rung, backpacks have been tossed aside, and summer has officially arrived. While friends are sleeping in, heading to the beach, or enjoying carefree afternoons, competitive swimmers...

Texas State Champ Brooklyn Poole Verbally Commits to TCU for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Texas Christian University has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Brooklyn Poole of College Station, Texas. Poole is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke. ...

Pan Pacs Team Imperfect, But 2026 is Best Year for No U.S. Selection Meet Any list of the world's fastest women in the 100 freestyle must now include Anna Moesch, who ranks third-fastest in history following her American-record-setting performance at the recent AP London International. Isabelle Stad...

Tennessee, Indiana Round Out Inaugural College Swimming League Roster Tennessee and Indiana were announced on Monday as the final two participants in the inaugural 2026-27 College Swimming League season. The last two additions make the inaugural squad, by traditional conference: Indiana, Ohio State,...

Italian Breaststroker Anita Bottazzo Transfers to Indiana Italian international Anita Bottazzo on Monday announced her transfer to Indiana. Bottazzo spent her first two NCAA seasons at the University of Florida. Bottazzo announced her decision on social media. View this post on Insta...

Ian Walsh has been named the University of Pittsburgh's head swimming coach, Director of Swimming & Diving Katie Kasprzak announced today. Walsh joins Pitt after spending the last eight seasons as Marshall's head swimming and diving coach. "After carefully evaluating what our program, current studen...

Patrick Sammon Builds Summer Momentum with Multiple Victories on Mare Nostum Tour When Patrick Sammon stepped onto the Arizona State University campus, lofty expectations were attached to the California native from Oak Ridge High School. As a National Junior Team member, Sammon had established himse...

Commentary: Swimmers Need Better Choices Than Swimming in Poverty or Going Enhanced Last week in Las Vegas, the Enhanced Games delivered life-changing money for swimmers while making a mockery of clean sport and competitive integrity and using those swimmers to not-so-subtly market controversial and...