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Claire Curzan Feels ‘Mostly Relief’ in Record-Setting Return to Prominence Each decision was made with the intent of maximizing her chances at a second consecutive Olympic team. Having transferred from Stanford to Virginia and chosen to sit out the 2023-24 collegiate season, Claire Curzan was all in...

Motivational Monday: Swimming with Teens Helped Make Swimming Fun Again When I came home from college in May, I was burned out. I knew that if I wanted to hit the goals I set for myself for my senior season, I had to train often this summer. However, I was so emotionally, mentally and physically dra...

The Changing College Landscape: How Coaches Are Counseling Recruits Let’s start by agreeing it is currently a crazy world for college swimming. True story: Last fall, an all-state Mid-Atlantic swimmer decommitted from Boston College following revelations of misconduct in its men’s program. After car...

A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You From the Archive (Thanksgiving Tradition) Dear Coach, I would like to begin this letter by asking you a question. A simple, one-word question: Why? Why did you pursue this career? Why do you wake up at the most ungodly hours every day, just to inevitabl...

Indiana Sweeps Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Awards, Purdue Takes Diving Honors Miranda Grana and Owen McDonald of Indiana took home Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Honors, announced on Wednesday. All three honors were swept by the same schools. Daryn Wright and Jordan Rzepka of Purdue were the female and...

Jordan Crooks, Rex Maurer Share SEC Weekly Honors Tennessee sprinter Jordan Crooks and Texas distance swimmer Rex Maurer shared the SEC Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances at the mid-season invitationals, the conference announced Wednesday. Maurer’s Texas teammate Emma Sticklen earned t...

American Record Earns Claire Curzan ACC Swimmer of the Week Virginia sophomore Claire Curzan was named the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week by the conference on Wednesday. Stanford’s Henry McFadden was the men’s swimmer of the week. Max Fowler of Georgia Tech and Duke’s Margo O’Meara garnered the div...

Italian Breaststroker Anita Bottazzo Making Quick Impact For Florida Gators As expected, the flurry of midseason invitationals provided a significant shake-up to the national rankings in college swimming. For the men, Texas sophomore Rex Maurer has emerged on the scene with his monster performance t...

The 2024 Purdue Invite has officially wrapped up competition, putting an end to a weekend of midseason racing. The Boilermakers women won by nearly 600 points ahead of second-place Florida International. Grand Canyon took third in a tightly contested race with Southern Illinois. Purdue's dominance w...

Hawkeye Invitational: Nebraska Women Storm to Title Behind Gena Jorgensen The Nebraska Cornhuskers staved off tough competition to claim victory in the Hawkeye Invitational at the University of Iowa over the weekend. Nebraska came away with 1368 points, followed closely by San Diego State with 1238 ...

8 Types of Coaches: Where Does Your Coach Fit? Over my many years of swimming, I have experienced a lot of different coaches, all who have had a different coaching style. From club to high school swimming, and from high school to college swimming, I have learned how to adapt to different coaches and...

The Stars of Invite Week: Rex Maurer, Claire Curzan Take Huge Steps at New Schools Is anyone surprised that Gretchen Walsh broke her own American and NCAA records in the 100 butterfly and almost knocked off her 50 freestyle mark at the Tennessee Invitational? They shouldn't be, not with Walsh's trac...

Georgia Tech Invite: Michigan Completes Sweep Behind Stephanie Balduccini, Gal Cohen Groumi The University of Michigan swim and dive teams finished off their sweep of the Georgia Tech Invitational Sunday with five additional victories. The Michigan women scored 1475 points, 100 ahead of runnerup Aub...

West Virginia Invitational: Navy Runs Away With Men's Title; William & Mary Earns Women's Crown The 2024 West Virginia Invitational has wrapped up competition, adding its name to a week of incredibly fast swimming. Navy won the men's edition of the meet with a decisive total of 2,600 points, nearly ...

Gamecock Invitational: North Carolina Men, South Carolina Women Hoist Trophies After three days of hard-fought competition, the University of North Carolina men’s team and the University of South Carolina women’s team came out on top at the midseason Gamecock Invitational over the weekend. The North...

Wolfpack Elite Invitational, Night 3: Leah Shackley Breaks 1:50 in 200 Back as NC State Women, ASU Men Win Leah Shackley set a best time in the 200 backstroke at 1:49.71 on the final day of the Wolfpack Elite GAC Invitational Saturday night. Shackley’s time is her best and her first time under 1:50....

Georgia Tech Invite: Michigan Off to Hot Start Through First Two Days The Michigan women's team of Stephanie Balduccini, Brady Kendall, Claire Newman and Lindsay Flynn won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:27.21, with Flynn coming home in 21.49. Auburn, anchored by Lora Komoroczy in 21.44, came in three ...

Ohio State Invitational: Indiana Defeats Ohio State Women, Louisville Men For Team Titles The Indiana Hoosiers completed an impressive weekend of swimming at the Ohio State Invitational, comfortably defeating the Louisville men for the team win while out-pacing the host team's women by 100 points. O...

Texas Invitational: Jillian Cox, Emma Sticklen Impress for Longhorn Women on Final Night During the final session of the Texas Invitational, the home team continued to dominate for both the women and men. The Texas women got big swims from faces old and new, with the two-time defending NCAA champion...

Texas A&M Swims to Art Adamson Invite Sweep Texas A&M Swims to Art Adamson Invite SweepThe Texas A&M men's and women's swim teams finished off a sweep of their annual Art Adamson Invitational on Friday. The men scored 1,134 points to overtake Utah (878), TCU (832.5), Air Force (341) and Incarnate Wo...