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World University Games, Day 2 Finals: Leah Shackley, Pieter Coetze Crush Games Records in Backstroke Five sets of medals were awarded during the second finals session of the World University Games, beginning with a dominant second-half effort from American Leah Hayes in the women's 400 IM. Italy's S...

World Champs Profile: Duncan Scott Focusing on 200 Individual Medley and Relay Duty Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Great ...

Commentary: They’re More Than Their Times - Supporting Team USA with Compassion With the pool competition at the 2025 World Championships about to begin, swimmers from around the globe are preparing to represent their countries on one of the biggest stages in our sport. We’ll be watching from home, ...

Texas Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against USMS for Transgender Participation; USMS Responds Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that a lawsuit has been filed against United States Masters Swimming in regards to how the organization conducted its 2025 Spring National Champinships. The ...

World University Games, Day Two Prelims: Virginia Women Put Together Dominant Morning; Leah Hayes Leads 400 IM The United States opened action at the World University Games in strong fashion, as Team USA's men and women picked up gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle relays in Berlin on Thursday. M...

World Championships: Florian Wellbrock, Moesha Johnson Double Up with 5k Titles Make it World Championships doubles for Germany's Florian Wellbrock and Australia's Moesha Johnson, as the open-water stars captured gold medals in the 5k events on Friday in Singapore. The latest victories from Wellbroc...

Olympic Gold Medalist Claudia Poll Alleges Abuse by Former Coach Olympic gold medalist Claudia Poll has alleged abuse by a former coach in her native Costa Rica. Poll was one of several swimmers who made accusations toward coach Francisco Rivas, alleging psychological, physical and sexual abuse. Nat...

World Championships: Noè Ponti: Banishing Ghosts Of The Past, Seeking Silverware & Making Swiss History Noè Ponti has visited Olympic and European podiums and rewritten the short-course record books but the World Championships evoke few positive memories for the Swiss athlete. While he swept all bef...

NCAA Officially Announces Rules Changes for 2025-26 Season; Use of Video is Expanded The NCAA has officially sent out documentation about rules changes that will take effect during the 2025-26 swimming and diving season. Below is the announcement by the NCAA. ******************** The NCAA Playing Ru...

World University Games, Day 1 Finals: Nikolai Kolesnikov, American Relays Claim Gold; Shackley Takes Down WUGs Record Three gold medals were awarded during the first session of swimming finals at the World University Games, held in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany. Nikolai Kolesnikov came out on top...

World Championships: Japan Routs Great Britain, Italy Squeaks Through Women’s Water Polo Crossover Japan made the quarterfinals of the World Aquatics Championships for the first time, and Italy just squeaked by China Thursday in the women’s water polo tournament in Singapore. Japan was the lone thir...

Team USA Announces Captains for World Championships The United States has named its captains for the World Championships in Singapore, where pool swimming will get underway in a little more than a week. As expected, a veteran contingent makes up the leadership roles, including Lilly King, who has an...

Coach Fred Vergnoux Says Summer McIntosh is Just Getting Started; Foretells Sub-8:00 in 800 Freestyle Fred Vergnoux has been one of the premier coaches in the world for years, having molded the careers of multiple Olympic medalists. Included in that group is Spaniard Mireia Belmonte, who captured th...

World Champs Profile: Lani Pallister Carrying the Australian Distance Banner Leading into the start of the World Championships later this month, Swimming World will publish a handful of short profiles on top contenders for the podium in Singapore. Our next entry in this series features Australian La...

Contenders Galore in Men’s Breaststroke Events at World Championships Many of the men who have most consistently graced the podium for breaststroke events at major meets will be missing the upcoming World Championships in Singapore. Adam Peaty, who came up just two hundredths short of a 100 breastst...

World University Games: Leah Shackley Cruises in Prelims of 200 Backstroke; Both U.S. Relays Qualify First The first session of swimming competition at the World University Games was held in Berlin on Thursday morning, with preliminary action contested in the men's 400 freestyle, women's 50 butterfl...

Purdue Brings Alumna Caitlin Hamilton Back as Associate Head Coach Purdue University on Tuesday announced the return of alumna Caitlin Hamilton as an associate head coach for the women’s team. Hamilton swam for Purdue head coach John Klinge from 2009-13 and now returns on his coaching staff. “I’m th...

Niagara Hires Matt Bosse as New Swimming Boss Niagara University on Wednesday announced the hiring of Simon Bosse as the new head coach of men’s and women’s swimming. Bosse brings a half-decade of coaching experience and familiarity with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference from his days as an und...

Australian Swimming Trials Return To Sydney’s “Pool Of Dreams” in 2026 The premier domestic meet on the Australian swimming calendar will return to the “Pool Of Dreams” the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in 2026. The Australian Swimming Trials for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Pan Pa.....

Donald Trump Expected to Issue Executive Order on NIL Guidelines; SCORE Act Advances Through Subcommittee For the past four years, college athletes have been able to earn compensation for their name, image and likeness (NIL), with the money typically distributed through sponsorships and school-affil...