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As NCAA Women's Water Polo Tourney Nears, There's Jockeying For Postseason Momentum Is it possible that one of the Big Four does not qualify for this year’s NCAA Women’s Tournament? It happened in 2016 when Cal didn’t make the cut. Barring a major upset—Hawai’i losing early in the Big West tournamen...

The University of Kentucky has responded to the allegations of sexual assault brought forth from a recent lawsuit against former coach Lars Jorgensen, according to multiple reports. "Our top priority is the health and safety of our students and employees," the release from spokesperson Kristi Willet...

After Pac-12 Breakup, Washington State Lands Mountain West Swim Affiliation Washington State’s women’s swimming program will be an affiliate member of the Mountain West Conference in 2024-25, the school announced Tuesday. The agreement with the Mountain West covers the women’s swimming and baseball ...

The Southeastern Conference announced the 2023-24 annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving postseason awards on Wednesday. The Gators swept the SEC Swimmers of the Year, SEC Freshman Swimmers of the Year and SEC Divers of the Year honors as well as Florida’s coach Anthony Nesty was named both ...

Jacy Dyer Returns to Toledo as Head Coach of Alma Mater Jacy Dyer has returned to her alma mater to lead the women’s swimming and diving team, the university announced last week. Dyer was a four-time All-MAC pick and Toledo’s first MAC Swimmer of the Year in a stellar career that culminated in 2011....

Illinois State Hires Riley Hilbrandt as Head Coach Illinois State on Monday named Riley Hilbrandt as the school’s new swimming and diving head coach. Hilbrandt has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at East Carolina. “I would like to thank Dr. Jeri Beggs, Leanna Bordner, Paul Kabbes,...

What Makes a GREAT Coach? An Athlete and Coach Perspective The best coaches are people who are influential, motivational, supportive, caring, positive and willing to help their athletes. Many mentors might display some of these qualities, but it takes someone special to represent them all. Great coa...

University of Michigan senior Kathryn Ackerman will use her fifth year of eligibility to compete for Purdue University. Ackerman announced her decision on social media. "The last four years on this TEAM have been nothing short of incredible. Practicing, racing and competing for the Block M with my b...

Ali Truwit: Triumph Over Adversity and the Quest for Paralympic Glory Just after graduating from Yale University, Ali Truwit was the victim of a shark attack while on vacation in Turks & Caicos. Doctors and a teammate rushed to save her life and while she lost her foot and part of her leg, she has p...

Lawsuit Accuses Ex-Kentucky Coach Lars Jorgensen of Sexual Assault, School Accused of 'Complicity' Several months ago, Lars Jorgensen resigned as head swim coach at the University of Kentucky with no reason given. But there was an investigation, which has now led to a lawsuit. The results of the inv...

Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh has been named the ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year and is one of four finalists for the prestigious Honda Award. She is a Honda finalist for swimming and diving along with Virginia's Alex Walsh, Florida's Bella Sims and North Carolina's Aranza...

BYU Coach Shari Skabelund Announces Retirement After 37 Years Shari Skabelund announced her retirement on Monday after 37 years of part- and full-time coaching at BYU. Skabelund started out in Provo as a part-time assistant coach to the women’s team in 1987. She’s been there ever since, save for one...

Road to Paris: Fordham Has Helped Launch Nepal's Alexander Shah to Second Games The road to the Olympics takes swimmers from all over the world through the American college system. From far and wide, countries big and small, a litany of colleges can contribute to the 800 or so Olympic swimmers that’...

NAIA Institutes Restrictions on Transgender Females Competing in Women's Sports The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which includes 241 small colleges throughout the United States, has voted to restrict participation in women's sports competition to exclude transgender females begi...

Tanner Barton Named Head Coach of Bowling Green Tanner Barton has been named the head swimming and diving head coach of Bowling Green, the university announced this week. Barton spent the last four seasons as Division III John Carroll University in Cleveland. He’s the 11th head coach in Falcon swimm...

Texas A&M to Combine Men’s and Women’s Swimming Programs Texas A&M will combine the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, the school announced on Friday. The decision comes with regime changes on deck and upstairs. The action was taken by athletic director Trev Alberts, who was hired last ...

Leon Marchand Earns Third Straight Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year Nod Arizona State star Leon Marchand was named the Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year for the third straight year, the conference revealed Thursday in its postseason men’s swimming awards. The NCAA champion Sun Devils made a clean sweep on the sw...

Brendan Burns, Phoebe Bacon Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Year Indiana’s Brendan Burns and Phoebe Bacon of Wisconsin were named the Big Ten Swimmers of the Year on Thursday by the conference. Indiana cleaned up the men's awards, with Ray Looze as the men’s and women’s swimming coach of the year, whi...

NCAA Men's Championships: 'Incredible' Swim Lands Jack Kelly Brown's First All-America Since 1944 If you Google, “Jack Kelly Brown University,” the first result will bring you to a midfielder on the Bears men’s lacrosse team. A suggestion will ask if you might’ve meant Jack Kelley, track and field s...

Credit to Cal as Destin Lasco, Liam Bell Lead Bears to Yet Another Top-Two Finish The Cal men could not pull off a third consecutive national title, falling by 79 points to a dominant performance from Arizona State. It would have taken miraculous performances from the Golden Bears plus disappointing...