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ASCA Announces 2026 TYR ’30 Under 30’ Award Recipients The American Swimming Coaches Association on Wednesday announced the winners of its 2026 “30 Under 30” Award sponsored by TYR. The honor recognizes exceptional young coaches who represent the future of the swimming profession. Winners receive a ...

Providence Hires Anthony Randall as Head Coach Providence on Tuesday announced the hiring of Anthony Randall as the program’s head swim coach and aquatics director. Randall arrives after five seasons as the head coach of the men’s and women’s programs at Marist. He replaces John O’Neill, who retired...

Report: Jordan Crooks Set to Return to Swimming Cayman Islands sprinter Jordan Crooks is ready to return to swimming, per a report from the Islands on Wednesday. Cayman Islands Minister of Sports Isaac Rankine made the announcement at a parliamentary meeting Tuesday night heralding Crooks’ “return …...

American 50-Meter Specialists Ready to Capitalize on New Olympic Events In the United States, the 50-meter stroke events remained second-class races for years, even after their addition to the World Championships program in 2001. The Americans contesting the 50 butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke...

Artistic Swimming World Cup Series Concludes, China and Britain Win Most Golds in Super Final The World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup series of 2026 has come to end with the Super Final held in Toronto, and China topped the medal table, having won five golds and one silver medal with spectacu...

Lawsuit over Teri McKeever Abuse Allowed to Proceed A lawsuit brought by 18 former University of California swimmers alleging abuse by former coach Teri McKeever was allowed to proceed by a court last week. The case is being brought against the Regents of the University of California, alleging that ...

Men's 800 Freestyle and Women's 1500 Freestyle to Debut at Commonwealth Games Five years after they made their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games, the men's 800-meter freestyle and women's 1500 freestyle will be contested at the Commonwealth Games for the first time. The competition is scheduled for ...

Marrit Steenbergen, Anna Moesch Have Changed Landscape of 100 Freestyle Until recently, there had only been two occasions ever when a woman swam the 100 freestyle under 52 seconds. Sarah Sjostrom first broke that barrier on a relay leadoff at the 2017 World Championships, touching in 51.71 to oblite...

China's Yu Yiting Has Demonstrated Impressive Versatility For good reason, significant attention has been placed on China's Yu Zidi over the past year-plus. With the 13-year-old just missing multiple individual medals at last summer's World Championships, the youngster is one of the sport's rising s...

Arizona Wildcats Get 2027 Verbal Commitment From Alexandra Sartie Barrutia NEW COMMIT: The University of Arizona has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Tijuana, Mexico native Alexandra Sartie Barrutia. She is a Junior National qualifier who excels in mid-distance freestyle and backstr...

How Kaitlin Sandeno Beat a Rare Cancer She Didn’t Know She Had Throughout her life, Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan has carried numerous titles: Olympian, wife, emcee, and, most recently, mother.  But this year, a new title joined the list — cancer survivor.  As an Olympic gold medalist, it is not a title she...

Cal Promotes Noah Yanchulis to Associate Head Coach; Maya Geringer Named an Assistant The California swimming & diving team has made changes to its coaching staff as announced by Director of Swimming & Diving Dave Durden on Monday. Noah Yanchulis has been promoted to Associate Head Coach and Cal alu...

Rylee Erisman Headed in Positive Direction on Way to Pan Pacific Championships As a rising star on the American scene, Rylee Erisman has been viewed as a consistent presence for Team USA in future international competitions. To date, she has largely emerged as a factor in the sprint-freestyle events...

Plan vs. Strategy: The Ways to Approach the 200 Freestyle Swimming is not unique in the respect of a sport demanding a clear mind during competition. Overthinking during competition can be the death knell for success. Sports, as constructed, demand on-your-feet (or feet-on-wall) thinking. Overthink ...

David Popovici and Gretchen Walsh Headline Sette Colli International (Entry Lists) The 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Swim Meet will be held from Friday through Sunday the famed Foro Italico in Rome, with a star-studded field set to race in the Italian capital. The competition annuall...

5 Overlooked Performances From the TYR Pro Series Stop in Indianapolis From Kate Douglass’ world record-breaking performance in the 50-meter freestyle to Van Mathias’ continued breakout year, last week's TYR Pro Series visit to Indianapolis jumpstarted what is shaping up to be a thrilling summer in ...

Pennsylvania State Champion Brody Reber Selects Michigan for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has received a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Brody Reber of Lititz, Pa. Reber, among the top recruits in the Class of 2031, is a Junior National qualifier who excels in backstroke and IM. ...

Multi-Time YMCA National Finalist Jane Kavanagh Verbals to Notre Dame for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Notre Dame has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Jane Kavanagh of Westfield, New Jersey. Kavanagh is a versatile swimmer who is a Junior National qualif...

Moesha Johnson Adds 3k Sweep to Overall Crown; Oliver Klemet Wins Men's Title Moesha Johnson underlined her domination of women’s open water swimming when she added a sweep of the 3k knockout sprints to her overall 10k crown in Setubal, Portugal. Johnson won the overall title on Saturday after winni...

Cal Lands 2027 Verbal From Two-Time CIF State Champion Khanh Seaton NEW COMMIT: Castro Valley, Calif. native Khanh Seaton has opted to remain in-state for her college career, verbally committing to the University of California, Berkeley, for Fall 2027. Seaton was originally committed to the Universi...