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Sydney Open, Day One: Rikako Ikee And A Teenage Awesome Foursome Dominate Japan’s Night One Gold Rush Japan’s inspirational triple Olympian Rikako Ikee and four likely teenagers have dominated the opening night of the 2026 Sydney Open and UniSport Nationals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre....

Ahead of Hall of Fame Induction, Laszlo Cseh Can be Remembered for Versatility and Longevity Multiple terms can be used to identify Laszlo Cseh. Multi-time Olympic medalist. World champion. European titlist. Hungarian legend. Each of those options pays tribute to the 40-year-old, whose talent in the...

A Unique Swimming Program: The Glenmark Aquatic Foundation - Mission and Inspiration By Don Heidary - The World Swimming Coaches Association & Orinda Aquatics I was asked to come to India to evaluate the Glenmark Aquatic Foundation program and offer any insights on development, with specific regard ...

The field has been announced for the 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento. The long-course meet, hosted by DART swimming, takes place from May 20-23. Ryan Murphy will make his return to competitive swimming for the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics where he won the bronze medal in the ...

POLL: Which Super-Suit Men's World Record Will Last the Longest? (VOTE HERE!) With Cameron McEvoy setting a world record of 20.88 in the 50-meter freestyle earlier this year at the China Open, only three men's world records remain from the super-suit era (2008-09). Each of the still-standing marks w...

Army West Point Adds Futures Qualifier Kalyn O’Hara To Class of 2031 NEW COMMIT: Futures qualifier Kalyn O’Hara of Annandale, Virginia, has announced her verbal commitment to the United States Military Academy at West Point and will arrive on campus in Fall 2027. She will join Jordyn Kendler and Ame...

Who Will Be the Next Sub-52 Performer in the Women's 100 Freestyle? The Contenders Are Lined Up Only two women have ever cracked the 52-second barrier in the 100-meter freestyle. While Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom first accomplished the feat at the 2017 World Championships, where she clocked a w...

Daniel Wiffen & Jack McMillan Spearhead Northern Ireland Squad for Commonwealth Games Olympic champions Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan headline the Northern Ireland squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Wiffen, who recently switched training base from Cal-Berkeley to Swim Ireland’s Nati...

Passages: Mary Elliot, Ripon College Diver, 22 Mary Elliott, a diver at Division III Ripon College in Wisconsin, died in a motor vehicle accident on May 9. Elliott was 22 years old. Elliot was a native of Bayside, Wisc., who attended Whitefish Bay Dominican High School. She was majoring in criminal ...

Shippensburg Hires Grad Andrew Hale as Head Coach Shippensburg hired 2023 graduate Andrew Hale as the head coach of its men’s and women’s swimming coach. Hale replaces his former coach, Tim Verge, who retired at the end of the season after 27 years in charge. Hale hasn’t strayed far from the Pennsyl...

Passages: Keegan McKenney, Recently Graduated Queens Swimmer, 22 Keegan McKenney, a swimmer who recently graduated from Queens University, died on May 10. He was 22 years old. McKenney died in a car accident in the early hours of Sunday morning in Charlotte. He had just graduated from the university...

Iowa Swim Coach Nathan Mundt Gets Contract Extension Iowa head swimming and diving coach Nathan Mundt on Wednesday received a contract extension through 2029. Mundt has spent five seasons as the head coach of Iowa’s women’s team, the seventh coach in program history. He was hired in May 2021 after s...

Emily Ausmus, Stanford Duo Named Cutino Award Finalists USC’s Emily Ausmus and the Stanford duo of Juliette Dhalluin and Jenna Flynn were named finalists for the Peter J. Cutino Award on Wednesday. The award for the best college water polo player, both men’s and women’s, has been presented annually ...

Illinois State Hires Ryan Evans to Coach Swim Team Illinois State on Tuesday announced the hiring of Ryan Evans to lead the swimming and diving program. Evans was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Kansas’s women’s team for two seasons. “I am thrilled to be named the next Head Swimming...

Ryan Murphy Slated to Return to Competition at Pro Swim Series in Sacramento Olympic champion Ryan Murphy will be back in the pool for his first competition since the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. DART Swimming, the host of next week's Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento announced Murphy's return on soci...

When Marathon Swimming Star George Young Stood Alongside Lou Gehrig and Charles Lindbergh By Ned Denison, IMSHOF In the late 1920s, what would $25,000 buy? The $25,000 figure was the salary of New York Yankees star first baseman Lou Gehrig in 1928. “The Iron Horse” played in 2,130 consecutive games ...

Florida State Secures 2027 Verbal From Pennsylvania 3A State Runner-Up Joey Curcio NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027, this time from Joey Curcio of Ambler, Pennsylvania. Curcio is a Futures qualifier who specializes in backstroke and butterfly. He...

Luka Mijatovic Preparing to Chase 17-18 Records, Continue Rapid Distance Rise A year after his first appearance on a senior-level U.S. team did not go as planned, Luka Mijatovic will have to wait a little longer to show what he can do for the Stars and Stripes. Mijatovic qualified for the World Cham...

Japanese Young Guns Shin Ohashi and Yumeki Kojima On Show At NSW Sydney Open and Unisport Nationals 2026 NSW SYDNEY OPEN AND UNISPORT NATIONALS EVENT PAGE A 16-strong all-star Japanese Team featuring teenage sensations Shin Ohashi and Yumeki Kojima will headline this weekend’s 2026 NSW Sydney Open ....

What Happens After You're Done Swimming? GoSwim to Host Zoom Featuring Powerful Voices Every season, hundreds of swimmers swimmers wrap up their competitive careers at the conclusion of college, high school or some other point of their choosing. Many struggle to find purpose and motivation once they...