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Gretchen Walsh Swims Fourth-Fastest 100 Butterfly in 2023 at NCAP Elite Qualifier Coming off a lights-out performance at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year, the University of Virginia's Gretchen Walsh is aiming to represent the United States at a major international competition f...

Regan Smith Blasts 2:08.48 200 IM at Sun Devil Open; Simone Manuel Wins 50 Free In her first season as a professional swimmer based at Arizona State University, Regan Smith has shown her best form since 2019, when she won a world title in the 200 backstroke while setting world records in the 100 and...

Luca Urlando to Make Return to Competition After Shoulder Surgery Luca Urlando will make his return this week following shoulder surgery. Urlando is on the psych sheets for the Sun Devil Open at Arizona State, which runs Friday-Sunday, competing for the Davis Aquadarts. In the fall, Urlando underwen...

Passages: Kathy McKee, ASCA Hall of Famer and SwimMAC Coach Kathy McKee, a long-time member of the SwimMAC coaching staff and an inductee to the American Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame, has died. The ASCA announced her death on Wednesday. She was 69 years old. McKee coached at SwimMAC Carolin...

Katie Grimes, Sandpipers Post Impressive Weekend at Grand Challenge Four swimmers from the Sandpipers of Nevada club expected to make an impact at the World Championships this summer tuned up with strong performances in Irvine, Calif., at the Speedo Grand Challenge. Katie Grimes, the 17-year-old who...

USA Swimming and Gerford AI, an Australian Artificial Intelligence sports technology company, announced on Thursday an alliance focused on new technology for use by American swimmers. The unique computer vision and AI offering will assist USA Swimming’s high performance team and coaches wit...

Legendary Michigan Coach Mike Bottom to Retire Mike Bottom, Michigan’s long-time swimming and diving head coach, will retire effective Aug. 4, the school announced on Wednesday. Bottom is the head coach of the men’s and women’s teams in Ann Arbor. He will continue to lead the programs through the su...

Young Swimmers Could Boost American Women Into World Title Hunt in 800 Freestyle Relay One year ago, the American women were longshot candidates to win a world title in the 800 freestyle relay. In fact, finishing off the podium seemed like a more plausible scenario than U.S. gold. The field also inc...

Alex Shackell Shines at Indy Spring Cup as Top Americans Tune-Up for Nationals Just over five weeks remain until the top American swimmers race for spots on the World Championships team in Indianapolis, and while plenty of big names raced either last weekend at the Atlanta Classic or this weekend at...

TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo: Claire Curzan Has Triple Chance on Final Day Claire Curzan posted A-final times in three events on Saturday, the final prelims session of the TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo stop. Curzan finished fourth in the women’s 100 backstroke in 1:01.28. She was third in t...

TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo: Youssef Ramadan, Ryan Held Tie in 50 Butterfly (Men's Recap) During the Friday night finals session at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo, Calif., Gabriel Jett asserted himself as a legitimate U.S. contender in the 200 freestyle while Nic Fink once again came...

TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo: Claire Curzan Doubles With 50 Fly, 200 Back Wins (Women's Recap) During the third evening of finals at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo, Calif., a pair of American Olympians earned victories in the opening women's finals as Bella Sims pulled away on the thi...

TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo: Curzan, Huske, Weitzeil Set for 50 Fly Battle The women’s 50-meter butterfly at the TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo meet brought out the stars Friday morning to set up what could be a thrilling final. Claire Curzan led the way in prelims at the Marguerite Aquatic...

TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo: Ryan Held, Nic Fink Open Session With Victories (Men's Recap) Many top Americans and U.S.-trained foreigners are racing at this week's TYR Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo, Calif., the last elite competition prior to next month's U.S. Nationals, and the first full ...

TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo: Abbey Weitzeil Swims Season-Best Time to Dominate Strong 100 Free Field (Women's Recap) With many of the top sprinters in the country converging in the women's 100 freestyle final, Abbey Weitzeil claimed a dominant victory to start out the Thursday night finals ses...

The 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo stop continued with the Day 2 prelims. The events for the day are the men's and women's 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 50 backstroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle. Each event will have the women's races followed by the men's. Day 1 Recap Meet Page TYR ...

Lydia Jacoby Back to Top Form, International Return in Sight Four months before Lydia Jacoby became an Olympic champion with her come-from-behind victory in the women's 100 breaststroke final in Tokyo, she was completely unheard of on the national level. It was in mid-April 2021 at a TYR Pro Swim Se...

Torri Huske Returns to Long Course as Decorated International Performer The last time Torri Huske competed in an official long course meet, she generated a career-defining performance. Huske had debuted at the Olympics with a fourth-place finish in the 100 butterfly and by helping the U.S. women to ...

World Record Holder Coleman Stewart Announces Retirement World record holder Coleman Stewart has announced his retirement from swimming in a social media post on Tuesday. Stewart set the world record in the 100-meter backstroke short-course as part of the International Swimming League. He had a stel...

Caeleb Dressel in Solid Position After His First Meet Back At his first meet following a long layoff from swimming, Caeleb Dressel posted average times. He was not carrying the magic of his performances at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019 or the Olympics in 2021, a series of meets from which...