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Caeleb Dressel will partner with Speedo in an attempt to break the 20-second barrier over short-course meters in a 50-meter freestyle, with Dressel wearing a Fastskin LZR Racer. The attempt will be released via social media at noon Eastern time on Dec. 10. The attempt requires Dressel donning the no...

Zoie Hartman of Georgia and Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas were named Swimmers of the Week in SEC Weekly Honors Tuesday. For Casas, it’s the fourth time in five weeks he’s earned the nod. Hartman’s teammate Jake Magahey and Casas’s mate Chloe Stepanek were named Freshmen of the Week. Arkansas’s Brooke Sch...

Virginia’s Kate Douglass has been named the women’s ACC Swimmer of the Week for the second time this season, joined by men’s swimmer Evgenii Somov of Louisville. Florida State’s Samantha Vear and Joshua Davidson are the women’s and men’s Divers of the Week, announced on Tuesday. Douglass set a pair ...

Katie Hoff had one of the most decorated careers in swimming history. It was a career filled with triumphs and devastation, joy and darkness — and finally, perspective. But after her career that included two Olympics, a world record and several American records, Hoff disappeared from the sport for s...

Study: Zero Incidents of COVID-19 Infections at Indoor Pools The New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance put together a study on the number of incidents and possible spread of COVID-19 in indoor pools in the state. New Jersey pools initially re-opened on July 2 and the NJSAA has been keeping track of the nu...

The USA Swimming Foundation announced today that four-time Olympic medalist Cullen Jones will join its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Jones was confirmed to the post during the November 20 USA Swimming Board of Directors meeting. He will fulfill the remaining two-year term of a recently ...

His individual exploits unmatched, Caeleb Dressel took center stage this weekend for the Cali Condors. From the slew of world records, the television interviews or when it came to handing off the International Swimming League trophy after the Grand Final Sunday in Budapest, no one could mistake that...

Townley Haas took down one the oldest American short-course records Sunday at the ISL Grand Final, going 1:40.49 in the 200 freestyle. The swim takes down Ryan Lochte’s record of 1:41.08, set in Dubai on Dec. 15, 2010. It’s one of the oldest records on the books for the U.S. Haas’ splits: 23.46, 25....

Flash! Caeleb Dressel Shatters Another WR With Show-Stopper in 100 IM As Caeleb Dressel climbed atop the blocks for the 100-meter individual medley at the International Swimming League Grand Final, the only question was: By how much? The answer turned out to be a whole bunch, as the Cali Condors sup...

Olivia Smoliga set an American record in the 100 backstroke in Day 2 of Sunday’s ISL Grand Final, winning the event in 55.04. Swimming for the Cali Condors, Smoliga went 55.04. It undercut her American record of 55.47 set at the 2018 Short-Course World Championships. Smoliga was 55.60 leading off th...

ISL Grand Final, Day 1, Session 3: Cali Condors, Energy Standard Running 1-2 With five individual wins – two each from Caeleb Dressel and Lilly King, plus one from Beata Nelson – the Cali Condors lead the ISL Grand Final through two sessions. But Energy Standard, which has taken both of the relays c...

ISL Grand Final, Day 1, Session 2: Cali Condors Out Front Behind a world record from Caeleb Dressel and the usual depth of scoring on the women's side to complement a wins by Lilly King and Beata Nelson, the Cali Condors are out front early in their quest to stay unbeaten and claim the ISL Grand Fin...

ISL Grand Final, Day 1, Session 1: Energy Standard Out to Repeat For the second straight season, the same four clubs are in the hunt at the ISL Grand Final. Just as in the International Swimming League’s first season, the title will be decided among the Cali Condors, Energy Standard, LA Current and ...

Talia Bates helped Florida finish the Auburn Fall Invitational strong, winning the 100 free in a personal-best time of 48.52 seconds. That’s the 10th-fastest time in Gators history. The Florida women bested Auburn by a 508-421 score, while the men brought a 521-426 victory back to Gainesville. The l...

Luca Urlando led Georgia to an outstanding final day at the Georgia Invitational, setting a national-age group record in the 200 butterfly and a school record in the 400 freestyle relay. Urlando set a personal best in the 200 fly, going 1:40.67. It’s third-fastest nationally, the sixth-fastest in Ge...

In a moment when water polo can use any positive news regarding COVID-19, a detailed report out of Idaho suggests that—when played in proper conditions—polo may be one of the safest indoor contact sports available to age group athletes. Mark Collingham, a former polo player for Washington State Univ...

The Fifth Stroke: Dolphin Kick Drills That Can Improve Performance By Mark McCluskey, Swimming World College Intern In recent years, we have consistently watched the sport of swimming develop and grow as we discover ways to become faster. One of the biggest discoveries is the importance of dolphin k...

Emergence of Molly Hannis As Skins Weapon Vital to Cali Condors’ Rise In all five of their International Swimming League matches this season, the Cali Condors have won the women’s medley relay and chosen the stroke for the skins race. Four of those times, they’ve opted for breaststroke. The reason, ...

Freshman Cecilia Porter went 59.22 in the 100 breaststroke Thursday at the Auburn Fall Invitational, setting the University of Florida record in the event. Porter went 1:00.02 in prelims and sped up by eight tenths in the evening finals. It downs the 2013 record of 59.55 set by Hilida Luthersdottir ...

Caeleb Dressel just keeps getting faster. That’s not a folksy, gee-whiz, qualitative observation. Instead, it’s backed by the times: Almost unfailingly in this second International Swimming League season, Dressel has gotten faster every meet. As you’ll see below, in the five events he’s swum in all ...