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William & Mary’s statement announcing that it would cut swimming and diving included large, verbatim passages lifted from an earlier statement regarding athletics cuts made by Stanford. The similarities were first reported by SwimSwam, which received an admission from William & Mary athletic directo...

The Hope Floats Foundation and the family of the late Fitz Alexander Campbell Thomas have launched the Fitz Scholars Fund to expand access to potentially life-saving swimming instruction. The fund is named after Fitz Thomas, a 16-year-old who drowned in the Potomac River in Leesburg, Va., on June 4....

Rich Suhs checked the chlorine levels in the two pools at the Eastern Shore Aquatic Center Tuesday, preparing for a loss of power as Hurricane Sally roared toward Daphne, Alabama. The next time he visited the facility he’s owned for 11 years, he was greeted by an aluminum roof shredded to pieces, co...

When Misty Hyman Pulled off an Olympic Shocker - From Swimming World Magazine Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Misty Hyman's Sept. 20, 2000 triumph and upset of Susie O'Neill in the 200 butterfly at the Sydney Olympics. Rare are the Olympic events that are considered locks. While favorites emerge...

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) took a step toward shifting high school meets to virtual competition by approving a measure to allow virtual meets. The move is a preliminary decision by the MIAA Swimming Committee, which met Thursday and details of which were reported b...

New York City indoor pools have been cleared to re-open at 33% capacity, starting September 30, according to a report from Gothamist in New York. The indoor pools will be open for the first time since March. "Swimming pools are a community anchor, an exercise center, and an oasis in their neighborho...

3-time Open water Olympian Haley Anderson will be making her International Swimming League debut this year with the Cali Condors, the team announced Friday. Anderson, who won the silver medal in the 10K at the 2012 Olympic Games, will be a member of a stacked Condors team that boasted the top women'...

The Golden Years of High School Swimming: Santa Clara and Mission Viejo (from September's Swimming World Magazine) Public schools Santa Clara and Mission Viejo built high school swimming dynasties from the 1960s through the early 1980s. Not only did they dominate high school swimming, but unlike tod...

Wagner College announced Wednesday that it will add men’s swimming and diving as its 26th intercollegiate varsity sport. The Seahawks will begin competition in the 2021-22 season as a member of the Northeast Conference, which last week announced it will begin sponsoring men’s swimming and diving as ...

The Aquatics Coalition has helped several states and communities get back into the pool safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Rowdy Gaines said the group's work is just beginning. "The USA Swimming Aquatics Coalition has helped pools get reopened over the last couple of months," Gaines told Swimm...

A Personal Look at the Differences Between American and Australian College Swimming By Tara Draper, Swimming World Intern College swimming is a breed unlike all others. It's such a different environment from Australian swimming, and I was often very confused by the entire concept. Traveling over to ...

Remembering John Ferris, Olympic Medalist and Man of the World By Robert Coe John Ferris (Stanford University Class of ’73) passed away from cancer in Walnut Creek, California on September 13, 2020. He entered college as the world-record holder in the 200-meter butterfly, set at the World University...

Texas A&M swimmer Raena Eldridge and Kentucky’s Asia Seidt were announced Thursday among the top 30 honorees for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Texas diver Alison Gibson and Washington & Lee swimmer Emily Hageboeck also made the cut of the final 30, selected from a list of 605 school nominees and...

Matt Grevers: Age Not Slowing Down Olympic Champion (From September issue of Swimming World Magazine) One day, Matt Grevers will stand in front of a ballroom filled with the biggest names in the history of the sport. His family and friends will look on, too, as he delivers a speech accepting inducti...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday September 10, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Which new addition to the ISL is the most intriguing? The International Swimming League announced details for its second season that will take plac...

In a competition year shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 1,087 swimmers whose efforts in the classroom and in the pool successfully earned them the title of Scholastic All American by USA Swimming. The honor is given to 9-12th grade students who maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average...

Michigan Swimmer Ian Miskelley Remembered After Tragic Suicide; Family, Team 'Carrying Ian With Us' When the news of Ian Miskelley’s death reached the University of Michigan swim team, the Wolverines were devastated. Even more devastating was how he died — suicide. It is a word Miskelley’s family do...

Gary Hall Sr. won medals at three consecutive Olympic games, an unprecedented feat for the 1970s. But as he told Olympic.org this week, that didn’t even make him the most decorated member of his apartment. That’s what happens when you room with Mark Spitz. Hall Sr. and Spitz both attended Indiana Un...

Ryan Lochte appears this week on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, discussing a range of topics in and out of the pool. Among the subjects discussed with Bensinger are his previous television appearances, including a stint on Alex Rodriguez’s CNBC reality show, Back in the Game, that Lochte said didn’...

Passages: Two-Time Olympic Medalist John Ferris Dies at 71 A two-time medalist at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, John Ferris died over the weekend at the age of 71 following a battle with lung cancer. A member of a highly successful swimming family, along with sisters Carolyn and Joan, Ferri...