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Milly Routledge, Freestyle Depth Lead Villanova Past UConn in Big East Showdown Milly Routledge and Kelly Montesi won three times each, and Villanova swept the freestyle races as the reigning Big East champs downed the University of Connecticut, 166.5-133.5, in women’s swimming action Saturday. Rout...

Laticia Transom, Calypso Sheridan Help USC Win Trojan Invitational Laticia Transom and Calypso Sheridan led a formidable showing on the women’s side as USC won the four-team Trojan Invitational on Saturday. USC collected 1,741.5 points across the men’s and women’s competition over the two-day meet. ...

California and Virginia Compete in Unique Events in Day Two of Dual Meet After a Friday evening dual meet where the reigning national champion Virginia women took down California while the Golden Bear men beat the Cavaliers, the two teams returned to Spieker Aquatic Complex Saturday for a meet with ...

Indiana had no trouble sweeping its Big Ten Conference dual meet with Northwestern on Saturday, as the Hoosier won the women's meet, 175-125, and the men emerged on top, 173-120. Indiana is ranked 11th on the women's side and fifth on the men's scene. Full Results Indiana Press Release HOOSIER WINNE...

Coming Off Redshirt Season, Arizona State Returns to Action With Decisive Triumph Over Washington State The No. 22 Arizona State women's swimming team hardly looked like a squad that hasn't competed since March 2020, opening the 2021-22 campaign with a resounding 157-105 win on the road at Washingto...

Penn State Men Post Road Victory Over West Virginia; Will Roberson Shines Ranked 25th in the College Swimming Coaches Association preseason poll, Penn State won its second straight meet to open the season with a 161-132 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. Full Results Penn State Press Release To...

Madison Murtagh, Marie Schobel Lead Penn State Past West Virginia Seniors Madison Murtagh and Marie Schobel won two events each in Penn State’s 181-107 win at West Virginia Friday. Murtagh won the 200 freestyle in 1:51.84, a 1-2 finish with Catherine Stanford. She also won the 500 free ahead of team...

Walsh Sisters Lead Virginia to win at California; Cal Men Top UVA Two individual wins each by Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh led Virginia’s women’s swimming and diving team to a 141-121 win over the University of California Friday afternoon. Cal’s men’s team beat Virginia, 168-94, in Berkley. Virgini...

N.C. State Sweeps Tennessee; Katharine Berkoff and Nyls Korstanje Shine For Wolfpack North Carolina State kept its early-season roll going as it registered a sweep of Tennessee. The Wolfpack men claimed a 205-95 decision over the Volunteers while the women cruised to a triumph of 182-118. N.C. State...

Texas Dominates Texas A&M With Eight Swimmers Winning Multiple Events The Texas Longhorns made the quick trip from Austin to College Station Friday to face off against longtime rival Texas A&M. While the season series between the schools has been suspended while the Longhorns and Aggies have been in...

Auburn Women Take Down Florida State; Seminoles Better Tigers in Men's Meet Auburn and Florida State split a dual meet on Friday, with the 23rd-ranked Auburn women registering a 177-123 win over the Seminoles. Meanwhile, 15th0-ranked Florida State edged the Tigers in the men's meet, 153-147. Full Re...

Max McHugh Paces Minnesota Men in Victory Over Purdue The Minnesota men's swimming and diving team opened its 2021-22 season Friday by going on the road and securing a 178.5-121.5 victory over Purdue at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. "It was fun to open the season with a ...

Kentucky Women Defeat Ohio as Wildcats Celebrate SEC Championship A night full of celebration was capped off by the No. 12 University of Kentucky women's swimming and diving team posting a 190-102 victory over Ohio on Friday at the Lancaster Aquatic Center. Prior to the start of the meet, the Wildca...

Olympian Andrei Minakov Makes Stanford Debut As Cardinal Topple Utah Stanford men's swimming and diving opened the season with a 191-104 victory over Pac-12 rival Utah on Friday. The Cardinal placed first in 14 of 16 events in the dual meet and featured four swimmers winning multiple events. 2020 Ol...

Taylor McCoy Leads Washington State Past Arizona for First Time Two wins by Taylor McCoy, including a late 1-2-3 finish in the 200 individual medley, led Washington State to a 131.5-129.5 win over Arizona Friday at Gibb Pool. It’s the first time the Cougars have beaten the Wildcats in program h...

Stanford Opens Pac-12 Action With Victory Behind Regan Smith and Torri Huske Stanford women's swimming and diving (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) opened Pac-12 competition with a 192-105 victory at Utah, Friday. The Cardinal improved to 9-1 in conference openers under coach Greg Meehan. Stanford swept both relays...

What If The NIL Rule Had Been Passed Earlier? Maybe Michael Phelps In a College Suit? The NCAA recently made an impactful change to its landscape. Passing the NIL, or Name, Image and Likeness rule, now allows student-athletes in the NCAA to profit off of their own brands, make deals with other brand...

Texas Men, Virginia Women No. 1 in CSCAA Preseason Poll The University of Texas men’s team and University of Virginia women are ranked first in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division I preseason poll, released Thursday. Both teams won national championships in 2021, wit...

As NCAA Swim Season Revs Up, Here Are Several Teams to Watch Throughout Campaign The COVID-riddled 2020-2021 season was a weird one. Some teams had modified seasons, other teams finished in April, and quite a few did not compete at all. Additionally, many top teams were left shorthanded following mu...

University of Texas Record Holder Grace Ariola Medically Retires University of Texas sprinter Grace Ariola announced she is retiring from swimming for medical reasons. Ariola made the announcement on Instagram Wednesday. The Longhorns senior said in the post that it stems from a viral infection duri...