College

How NCAA Realignment Will Boost College Swimming This Season The new era of U.S. college athletics took shape just over a year ago, rising from the ashes of a Pac-12 conference that failed to secure a television deal on par with its fellow power conferences. Within months eight universities departed...

Maddy Huggins Sets Florida State Record in Split with Georgia Tech Maddy Huggins set the Florida State program record in the women’s 200 breaststroke as the Seminoles split an ACC dual meet with Georgia Tech. The Florida State women claimed a 162-138 win in Tallahassee, while the Georgia Tech men pr...

By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern. Although it’s easier to come up with reasons why it would be easier to do anything but swim or dive, it’s important to take a step back and think about the reasons why you’re here. To all of the high school students who recently committed, are yet ...

Northwestern Dominates Miami-Ohio in Season Opener Northwestern's women and men welcomed Miami-Ohio for a dual meet Saturday and came out on top in both competitions by identical 203-97 scores, winning almost every event on the program. The meet also included a few irregular-distance events, the 400...

Purdue Sweeps In-State Rivals at Dan Ross Invitational The Purdue Boilermakers hosted eight schools from around Indiana Saturday in a meet dedicated to retired men's head coach Dan Ross. The Purdue women scored 865 points in the meet, annihilating the score of the next-best team, Indy (329), while t...

Katie Russell, Grant Davis Double as Auburn Dominates UNC-Wilmington The Auburn Tigers traveled to Wilmington, N.C., Saturday for a dual meet against the Seahawks, and the strong SEC squad easily came out on top, winning by margins of 242-58 on the women's side and 180-120 among the men. Katie Russe...

Karolina Bank Sweeps Breaststroke Events as Missouri Women Top Arkansas The Missouri women's team scored a 49-point victory over Arkansas in the Tigers' first intercollegiate competition of the season, with a final margin of 174-125. Missouri's Karolina Bank won both breaststroke events, clocking 1:...

Louisville Women, Indiana Men Top SMU Classic; Owen McDonald Impressive in Indiana Debut The University of Louisville Cardinals and Indiana University men were victorious at the SMU Classic held this weekend at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center in Dallas, with the six teams competing recording nu...

The USC men's and women's swimming and diving teams defeated Hawaii on Friday and Saturday in a two-day, three-session meet. The USC women won 226-91 and the men won 220.5-85.5. In the women's meet, the Trojans won the 400 medley relay as Caroline Famous, Ashley McMillan, Genevieve Sasseville and Mi...

Jacob Johnson Sets 200 Fly Record, Minnesota Sets Attendance Record in Wins over Army Freshman Jacob Johnson reset Minnesota’s program record in the men’s 200 butterfly in his first home dual meet as the Golden Gophers swept Army. The men’s team scored a 197-103 win over the Black Knights, while the...

Carli Cronk Wins Twice as Notre Dame Handles Miami Ohio Freshman Carli Cronk won two races as Notre Dame handled Miami (Ohio), 180-82, in a nonleague meet on Friday. Cronk went 1:50.49 to take the win in the 200 freestyle. She went 4:58.39 to add a victory in the 500. The Irish won 10 of 14 events. ...

Luca Urlando Marks Return with Near-Best Times as Georgia Sweeps Luca Urlando had an eventful summer, earning a spot at his first Olympics for the United States. After two years away from the University of Georgia due to injuries and preparing for Paris, Urlando is back to very close to his best. Ur...

Cal Men Sweep First Place Finishes on First Day vs UC San Diego The No. 1 California men's swimming & diving team had a dominating start to the Tritons Invitational after having first-place finishes in each event Friday afternoon to take a 144-81 lead after the first day of the invitational-style du...

Cal Women Lead UC San Diego After First Day Behind Isabelle Stadden The No. 7 California women's swimming & diving team took at least the top two spots in three different events Friday afternoon as the Golden Bears opened up a 162-66 lead after the first day of an invitational-style dual meet at UC ...

Florida State Women Swim to Sweep of West Florida, North Florida The Florida State women's swimming and diving team hosted the Florida State invitational on Friday. The Seminoles defeated the University of West Florida 226-73 and beat the University of North Florida 239-54. West Florida topped North...

Duke men's swimming kicked off the 2024-25 season in Arlington, Virginia, on Friday, defeating Marymount 209-52. The Blue Devils were highlighted by multiple freshmen who made their collegiate debuts, while graduate transfers helped Duke secure multiple podium sweeps. Duke began the 2024-25 season s...

Texas Sweeps LSU in SEC Dual Behind Jillian Cox, Hubert Kos The University of Texas Longhorns swept LSU in an SEC dual on Friday. The Texas women won 184-116 and the men won 198-102. Texas' Emma Kern, Piper Enge, Emma Sticklen and Ava Longi won the 200 medley relay in 1:36.24 to kick off the met. Ke...

Q&A With Texas A&M Coach Blaire Anderson; Bringing Title Aspirations to Lonestar State After a magical seven-year run at the University of Virginia, Blaire Anderson has assumed the reins of the men’s and women’s teams at Texas A&M, looking to build on the winning legacy established by long-time coac...

Illinois Women Take Down Kansas in First Home Dual Meet The Illinois Fighting Illini women's swim and dive team opened the 2024-25 dual-meet season with a dominant win over Kansas Thursday evening in Champaign, earning a 191-109 victory as freshman Chloe Diner was dominant in her first meet at ARC P...

Indiana Men to Scare Favorites This Season Thanks to Veterans and Transfers The Indiana Hoosiers have not finished as a top-two team at the NCAA Men’s Championships since 1975, a quarter-century before head coach Ray Looze arrived in Bloomington. But Indiana has asserted its status as a powerhouse p...