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Canada's Maggie MacNeil, who won Olympic gold in the 100 butterfly earlier this week, has entered the NCAA transfer portal. MacNeil won NCAA championships in the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle earlier this year for the University of Michigan and is a 12-time All-American for the Wolverines. She was...

Sarah Bacon, Emily Cook, Cameron Kelley Will Return to Minnesota for NCAA Extra Eligibility Year University of Minnesota Swimming & Diving student-athletes Sarah Bacon, Emily Cook and Cameron Kelley have all announced they will be returning to the Gophers for the 2021-22 season. The trio are all exe...

The University of Kentucky swimming and diving program has promoted Michael Camper and Maclin Simpson to associate head coaches, as announced by UK and head coach Lars Jorgensen on Monday. The recent promotions of Camper and Simpson follow the departure of Allison Reed Leather, who will be pursuing ...

Former University of Kentucky swimmer and team captain Bridgette Alexander, who served as the Wildcats' volunteer assistant in 2019-20, will return to Lexington during the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach. "We are incredibly proud to welcome back such a distinguished alum of our program," said U...

Former NCAA swimmers needed for brain imaging study! Compared to contact sports like American football, swimming poses less risk for traumatic brain injury, including concussion. Concussive hits are a concern in football, because the repeated concussive and subconcussive hits may contribute to ...

Texas to the SEC Would Transform College Swimming Over the past several days, rumors have emerged that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma have reached out to the Southeastern conference (SEC) about potentially joining. The Houston Chronicle first reported the news Wednesday, and ...

Minnesota diver and four-time NCAA Champion Sarah Bacon has been named the Big Ten Conference Female Athlete of the Year, as announced by the Big Ten Conference Tuesday morning. "I couldn't be more honored to receive this award," said Bacon. "There are so many incredible female student-athletes in t...

David Curtiss, Taking Advantage of New NCAA NIL Rules, Partners with Speedo American sprinter David Curtiss has signed a sponsorship agreement with Speedo, one of the first collegiate swimmers to avail himself of new NCAA rules allowing athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL). Cu...

Swimming: A Love-Hate Relationship By Rachel Sansano, Swimming World College Intern  To an outsider, swimmers seem to have a strange relationship with their sport. They simultaneously love and hate every aspect of it. They complain to anyone who will listen. But at the same time, they are the first ...

Get Back on the Blocks: Finding Motivation After a Poor Performance By Evangelia Vasilakis, Swimming World College Intern. Every swimmer knows the excitement of a great race. The feeling of achieving a best time or placing well in a meet always seems to excite athletes. But in many cases, a swimmer ...

One hundred years ago, a handful of coaches assembled to create the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), the nation’s first intercollegiate coaching association. This year, the CSCAA is proud to launch a year-long celebration of its rich history, showcasing the people who hav...

Trenton Julian Will Swim Fifth Year at Cal, Excited for His Swimming Future Cal’s Trenton Julian, who finished second, third and fourth individually at the 2021 NCAA championships and then qualified for the final in three events at the U.S. Olympic Trials, will be returning to Berkeley for a fifth y...

2021 NCAA 200 butterfly NCAA champion Nick Albiero has committed to a fifth year of eligibility for the University of Louisville, he confirmed on Sunday. Albiero was instrumental in Louisville's 200 medley relay NCAA title this year, swimming the butterfly leg for the school's first relay national t...

Duke University on Wednesday announced the hiring of Riley Boulden and Carlye Ellis as assistant coaches on the swimming and diving staff. Boulden was last a volunteer assistant coach at NC State, helping the Wolfpack to a pair of runner-up finishes at the ACC Championships and the women to a runner...

CSCAA Announces 789 First-Team Scholar All-America Swimmers; List Includes Three U.S. Olympians and Maggie MacNeil The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced their list of Scholar All-America swimmer honorees Tuesday. Swimmers who finished with a 3.50 GPA or hig...

Four Advantages of Taking a Training Trip New scenery. New environment. Change of weather. Training Trips. It seems like a vacation with some of your closest friends on the beach or in a new state to others scrolling through social media. All they see are pool pictures, new tan lines, and smiling fa...

Texas Confirms Eddie Reese Will Remain Head Coach After rumors began circulating Thursday on Twitter that legendary University of Texas men's coach Eddie Reese would be changing his plans and not be retiring, the school confirmed the news Friday with a tweet posted to the team's official account. Th...

Eddie Reese Not Retiring After All, Will Remain Head Coach at Texas and Chase 16th Championship Legendary Texas men's swimming coach Eddie Reese announced his retirement in March after capturing his record-setting 15th NCAA team championship, and he said he would step down following the Olympic Tria...

By McKenna Ehrmantraut, Swimming World College Intern.  As the school year begins to wind down, most people are packing up to go to the beach - but not swimmers! They are getting ready for endless double practices, knee skin tan lines and nap time. While sun burns and sore muscles are inevitable, mi...

Keeping Your Head Above Water: How Swimmers Can Thrive In The Grind By Rachel Sansano, Swimming World College Intern  Sometimes, it's all too easy to get lost in the mental and physical grind of swimming. If you aren’t careful, your mind becomes your biggest opponent and you start to lose sight of t...