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NEW COMMIT: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has received another verbal commitment for the fall of 2023 from U.S. Open qualifier Ava Muzzy of Roanoke, Va. Her older sister, Emma Muzzy, is currently a senior at NC State where she is an ACC champion. She will join Maren Conze of Garrett ...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has received its first early verbal commitment for the men's side from Junior National qualifier Grant Gooding of Upper Arlington, Ohio, for the 2023-24 season and beyond. He told Swimming World: "Thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to continue my acade...

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released its Division III Preseason Swimming & Diving Poll today. The committee, comprised of Division III coaches and select media outlets, ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength.   Denison men and Ke....

The third stop of the FINA World Cup got under way on Thursday in Doha with Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Vladimir Morozov on sizzling form in their respective 50 free races. Matthew Sates won gold and silver in the 400 free and 200IM and Arno Kamminga claimed his third 100m breaststroke title in as many ...

Hungarian Water Polo Documentary Slated for 2022 Release The shooting of a feature length documentary on the most successful years of the Hungarian men’s water polo team is set to begin soon. Besides the action scenes from the archives, never-seen interviews and personal storytelling will pave the ...

By Madeline Ladd, Swimming World College Intern (Archive) Maybe you have had a rough season. Maybe you missed that cut time you were hoping for all year by .10 of a second. Maybe you didn’t improve a much as you had hoped. Maybe you got injured or sick and were unable to swim. Maybe, just maybe, you...

Australia’s Tokyo Stars In Adelaide Splashdown To Kick Start Swimming’s Busy International Year Australia’s Tokyo swim stars will once again splashdown in Adelaide’s SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre next April for the 2022 Australian Open and Age Swimming Championships – to christen the start of what wil...

Behind Brendan Burns, Indiana Wins Four Big Ten Honors Awards Indiana junior swimmer Brendan Burns was one of four Hoosiers to be recognized in the Big Ten honors, announced Wednesday. Burns’ teammate Carson Tyler was named the men’s freshman of the week. Anne Fowler and Brearna Crawford were the wo...

The Similarities Between Swimming and Romantic Relationships Swimming and romantic relationships. Both are things many people reading this article will experience at one point or another in their lifetime. Are they related? On the surface, it may not appear so, but when you dive just a little bit de...

4 Ways to Mentally Recover From the Grind of Swimming By Evangelia Vasilakis, Swimming World College Intern.  All swimmers know how hard the sport can be on them mentally. The draining practices, the long meets, and the stress of working hard out of the pool. This can be a lot on an athlete, it can ...

7 Reasons Why Sprint Squad is the Best Squad "All right folks! Split up into your groups! Let's rock and roll!" Your coach cheers and graciously pairs those words with a few enthusiastic claps. You quickly hop out of your warmup lane, carefully organize your equipment in your mesh bag and make your ...

Great Races: The Olympic Showdown Of Matt Biondi and Tom Jager in Inaugural 50 Freestyle There is something special about being identified as the fastest person on the planet in a specific endeavor. Usain Bolt, the Jamaican track legend, holds the distinction on land. In the water, the honor current...

Olympic 200m breaststroke champion Tatjana Schoenmaker has been unveiled as a new ambassador for Discovery Vitality, a programme that encourages healthy living. Schoenmaker became the first woman to break 2:19 when she won the title in Tokyo in July in a world record 2:18.95 and also claimed silver ...

Tatjana Schoenmaker Discusses Olympic Title and World Record On Inside With Brett Hawke Podcast One of the top feel-good stories from last summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo was the gold-medal performance by South African Tatjana Schoenmaker in the 200-meter breaststroke. En route to the gold medal, th...

The SEC announced its swimmers and divers of the week. Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Jarel Dillard, Tennessee Tennessee’s Jarel Dillard, a senior from Hendersonville, Tenn., swept the breaststroke events against No. 4 NC State with a pair of NCAA B-cut times. Dillard, the top points scorer for the Vols...

NC State’s Nyls Korstanje has been named ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week, and Florida State’s Joshua Davidson has been selected as the Diver of the Week. On the women’s side, Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh has been named the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week, while Notre Dame’s Kelly Straub has been selected...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) announced its intent to upgrade and expand educational offerings for coaches with the appointment of Coach Chad Onken as Director of International Clinics and Coach Ariel Hodges as the Director of Communications and Education. Onken will be responsibl...

The Pride of Being a Student-Athlete: Swimmer Edition The United States’ collegiate programs funnel swimmers to both the National Team and Olympic Team. Forty-nine of the 53 athletes that were on the Tokyo Olympic roster competed with some type of college affiliation, whether having raced for a coll...

USA Swimming Names 43 Girls, 36 Boys to 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team USA Swimming announced 79 athletes (43 girls, 36 boys) to the 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team. In all, 61 clubs and 26 states are represented. Leading the way with four events is Justina Kozan, selected in the girls 200 free...

Spain Tops Greece to Win Women’s Junior Water Polo World Championship Ariadne Ruiz and captain Paula Camus scored three times each as Spain beat Greece, 10-5, on Saturday to win the 14th FINA Women’s Junior Water Polo World Championship. Spain used a 4-0 run over two minutes in the first half to bui...