All News

Commonwealth Games, Day Three Prelims: Meg Harris Tops 100 Freestyle; Michael Houlie Speed Show Continues Coming off a victory in the 200-meter freestyle, Mollie O'Callaghan will jumpstart the third session of prelims at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday morning. The 22-year-old will open defense of ...

Commonwealth Games: Sam Williamson's Golden Comeback In Glasgow Is One For The Ages Aussie breaststroker Sam Williamson’s Glasgow gold medal triumph to overcome adversity is a story for the ages and one that has captured the imagination of sports fans worldwide. The battle that left Williamson str.....

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Finals: Australia Dominates Mixed 400 Free Relay in Games-Record Time It came as no surprise whatsoever to see Australia dominating the Saturday evening finale at the Commonwealth Games, the mixed 400 freestyle relay. After all, Australia had easily taken care of business...

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Finals: Sam Williamson Uses Stellar Finish to Nab 100 Breaststroke Gold An electric race unfolded over the second length the men's 100 breaststroke Commonwealth Games final. South Africa's Michael Houlie was the dominant swimmer in the early portion of the race, going out...

Commonwealth Games, Day 2 Finals: Flying Fish Alex Perkins Claims Australia’s Third Gold Medal of the Night in the 50m Butterfly Australia’s flying fish Alex Perkins has powered off the start to win her second gold medal of the Games with a brilliant win in the 50m butterfly. The 25-year-old was...

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Finals: Mollie O'Callaghan Outlasts Lani Pallister for 200 Freestyle Gold Defeating Mollie O'Callaghan in the 200 freestyle has been a nearly-impossible task. The 22-year-old Australian has captured gold medals on the global stage in the event each of the last three summe...

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Finals: Pieter Coetze Storms to Another Games Record in 50 Backstroke Already one of the best backstrokers in the world, Pieter Coetze added to his resume on Saturday night. The 22-year-old from South Africa broke the Commonwealth Games record for the third time in as man...

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Finals: Sam Short In Stunning Victory As Aussies Sweep the 400m Freestyle In Glasgow Sam Short shined with a stunning gold-medal performance to lead an Aussie sweep in the 400m freestyle, in a sizzling 3:41.25 on the second night of swimming action in Glasgow. The 23-...

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Para Events: William Ellard Mines Gold in 200 Freestyle; Completes Career Slam Two years ago, William Ellard celebrated the peak moment of his career when he captured the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the Paralympic Games in Paris. On Saturday night, the Englis...

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Semifinals: Jamie Jack Leads 50 Freestyle, But Cam McEvoy Lurking It will be a busy session for Canadian Josh Liendo, who will race the semifinals of the 50-meter freestyle and 100 butterfly on the second night of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Liendo has opted to foc...

Josh Huger Departing Cal to Take Coaching Reins of Bucknell University Programs Josh Huger, who most recently served as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Cal Berkeley, has been tabbed as the next head coach of the Bucknell men's and women's swimming and diving programs. Huger j....

World Junior Champion Stephan Steverink to Join Kentucky Wildcats in 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Kentucky has picked up a big verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Stephan Steverink of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Steverink is a world-class freestyler and IMer who has seen succe...

UCLA Gains 2027 Verbal From In-State Sprinter Olivia Somers NEW COMMIT: Olivia Somers of Sacramento, Calif. has opted to remain in-state for her college career after she verbally committed to the University of California, Los Angeles for Fall 2027. A talented sprint freestyler, Somers is a Junior Na...

Butterflyer Lauren Fanucchi Chooses Vanderbilt for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Vanderbilt University has recorded a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Lauren Fanucchi of Saratoga, Calif. Fanucchi is a Junior National qualifier who excels in fly and IM. She will join Ariel Kong in Nash...

Commonwealth Games, Day Two Prelims: Josh Liendo Tops 50 Freestyle, as Cam McEvoy Seeks Elusive Title Two of Australia's biggest stars will get their individual programs underway during the second morning of prelims at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. After helping the Dolphins to a victory in the...

World Drowning Prevention Day: Keeping Children Safe Around Water Led by The World Health Organization (WHO), World Drowning Prevention Day (July 25, 2026) is recognized as a way to encourage water safety and limit drownings, which claim the lives of 300,000 children around the world on a yearly bas...

Tom Fannon, Ellen Walshe Lower Irish Records Tom Fannon and Ellen Walshe have lowered Irish records at the Irish Summer National Youth and Senior Championships. Fannon started it on the second day of the five-day meet on Wednesday. He went 21.58 in the men’s 50 freestyle, lowering his national mark ...

Penn State Hires Samantha Pickens as Head Diving Coach Penn State on Thursday announced the hiring of Samantha Pickens as the school’s head diving coach. She joins the staff of Hollie Bonewit-Cron after two seasons as the head diving coach at Liberty. Pickens was named the Atlantic Sun Women’s Divin...

Colorado State Adds Brynn Sproul as Assistant Coach Colorado State on Thursday announced the hiring of Brynn Sproul to its women’s swimming and diving coaching staff. Sproul joins the staff of head coach Christopher Woodard after the Las Vegas native spent two seasons at UNLV. She was a director of ...

Alec Kandt Takes Over as Head Coach of St. Bonaventure Alec Kandt was announced on Friday as the new head coach at St. Bonaventure. Kandt replaces Mike Smiechowski, who departed last month to take an associate head coaching position at Penn State. Kandt is new to Olean, having served as an assistant...