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Underwater Kicking Champ and Big Personality Emma Sticklen Starting Strong in Fifth Year at Texas Down the stretch in the arduous 200 butterfly, Emma Sticklen finds her groove. During those laps, when even top-notch competitors are fading and trying desperately to reach the wall, Sticklen can reach ...

Polar Opposite Types of Swimmers: Where Do You Fit? In the sport of swimming, we practice every stroke and use every piece of equipment throughout our training week no matter what our primary events are, or gear preferences may be. Obviously, we are much better at some strokes and events than others...

'Battle at the Burr III': Georgetown Claims Victories, But Howard Has Created Defining Meet The lots filled with spectators in Washington, D.C, crowds buzzing with excitement over the event they were to witness. The crowd could’ve easily been present for the school’s football team, or a basketball g...

Texas A&M Sweeps Two-Day Tri-Meet Against TCU and BYU The Texas A&M Aggies hosted intercollegiate competition for the first time this season over the weekend and proved dominant against a pair of teams from the Big 12, Texas Christian University and Brigham Young University. Friday Women's Scores: T...

Luca Urlando Continues Hot Start in Georgia Sweep of Florida State Luca Urlando has continued his fine form to start the 2024-25 season, the Georgia swimmer dropping the third-best 200 fly time of his career in helping Georgia to a pair of wins over Florida State. Urlando improved on last week’s A c...

Michigan Dominant Against Wisconsin and Notre Dame Women in Two-Day Tri-Meet The University of Michigan swim and dive teams crushed their competition this weekend as they hosted Wisconsin and the Notre Dame women for two days of competition. Michigan's women won by dominant margins, 238-115 over Wis...

Ohio State Dominates Kentucky, Akron (Women) in Season Opener The Kentucky Wildcats swim and dive teams plus the women from Akron visited Columbus, Ohio, Saturday to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes, and this one was all Scarlet and Gray as OSU's women won 218-80 over Kentucky and the men earned a 19...

Kaelyn Gridley, Carles Coll Marti Impressive as Duke, Virginia Tech Split In one of the first Atlantic Coast Conference showdowns of the season, Duke hosted Virginia Tech Saturday, with the result a split: the Duke women topped Virginia Tech 165-135, and Virginia Tech dominated the Blue Devils by a ...

Torri Huske, Jack Alexy Triple Winners at California Triple Distance Torri Huske and Jack Alexy were among the triple winners at Friday’s Triple Distance Meet between California and Stanford. The two American Olympians were among seven individuals to sweep their distances in the special meet, which ...

CSCAA Division III Poll Led By Emory Men, Kenyon Women This season in NCAA Division III swimming and diving, Emory will be aiming for a fourth consecutive men's national title while Kenyon goes for three straight on the women's side. Early on in the season, both teams look like the favorites after e...

The LSU swimming and diving team traveled to the Naval Academy for a four-team meet and collected six total dual meet wins over each of its opponents inside Lejeune Hall Friday afternoon. In its totality, the LSU men defeated all three teams the Tigers competed against with final scores of 180-119 v...

The Northwestern men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Cincinnati with nearly identical scores on Friday. The Northwestern women won 199.5-110.5, while the men won 188-11. In the women's meet, the Wildcats started with Grey Davis, Sophie Martin, Nikki Venema and Lindsay Ervin winning the...

The Minnesota men's and women's dive team remain undefeated after defeating both South Dakota State and St. Thomas in a tri-dual at home Friday night. The No. 18-ranked men's team took down St. Thomas, 251-47, and SDSU, 251-49, while the No. 23-ranked women's team beat the Tommies, 253-47, and the J...

Drury Men, Colorado Mesa Women Top October Edition of CSCAA Division II Poll The teams that finished second at last season's NCAA Division II Championships are ranked No. 1 in the inaugural edition of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) polls for this season. After...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Crushes 100 IM World Record, Breaks Three More SCM American Records at Dual Meet The Gretchen Walsh show has returned to college swimming. The University of Virginia senior, just two-and-a-half months removed from her first Olympic Games, is already breaking records, this time ...

Josh Liendo, Julian Smith Lead Florida Men to Win at Virginia; G. Walsh, Curzan Lead UVA Women The elite showdown of the college season thus far took place Friday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va., as the Virginia Cavaliers, winners of four consecutive NCAA women's titles, hosted the Florida Gators,...

6 Ways to Shake Up NCAA Swimming Dual Meets: A Fresh Take for Fans and Swimmers NCAA swimming dual meets are cornerstones of the sport at the college level, showcasing the talent and competitive spirit of athletes across the country. These events have great potential, with ample room to turn up the ...

Olympian Alex Shackell De-Commits from Cal, Plans to Defer For a Year Olympian Alex Shackell has de-committed from Cal and will defer a year before starting her college career. Shackell, who had committed to Cal for next year, will remain in Carmel, Indiana, and swim at the Carmel Swim Club with coa...

Like most of the world's elite swimmers, Gal Groumi was focused on the Olympics. He was laser focused with tunnel vision, all eyes locked on Paris - and all of the expectations and pressure that comes along with that journey. But now that the Olympics are over, the focus, the pressure and the expect...

A Growth Mindset: 3 Ways to See Setbacks in a Positive Way As athletes, we all experience several highs and lows every year. Each swim season brings new goals and opportunities. Sometimes we achieve those goals, while other times we fall short. Failing to accomplish your standards not only sounds un...