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Virginia Bolsters Coaching Staff with Gary Taylor, Magaret Zagrobelny Virginia this week added to its swimming and diving coaching staff with the hiring of Gary Taylor and Margaret Zagrobelny. Taylor, a former head coach at Auburn, was hired Monday as associate head coach. Zagrobelny arrived Tuesday...

Doping Ban Over, Sun Yang Eyeing Return to Competition Sun Yang, the Chinese Olympic gold medalist banned four years for doping violations, is set to return to swimming with his suspension served. As of May 28, Yang’s term of suspension has ended. The freestyler who won gold in the 400 free and 1,50...

American Women Need Elite 200 Freestyle Times to Contend For Relay Gold Over the weekend at the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, Calif., three women in Bob Bowman’s professional training group clocked times in the 1:57-low range in the 200 freestyle. Claire Weinstein, the teenager who upset Katie L...

David Popovici Goes 1:44.74 In 200 Free To Lower 2009 Mare Nostrum Record; Meet Marks For Milak & Masse David Popovici lowered Paul Biedermann's 200 free Mare Nostrum record that had stood since 2009 to 1:44.74 on day one of the Barcelona stop of the tour. Kylie Masse lowered the 50 back standard to...

Olympic Trials Tickets Still Available - and Don't Forget the Aqua Zone Tickets are still available for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis. The meet runs June 15-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium, the home of the Indianapolis Colts. Each day has a prelims session 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., with race...

Georgia Tech Gains Verbal From TAC Titans’ Abhay Tharakan  NEW COMMIT: Georgia Tech has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Abhay Tharakan of Apex, North Carolina. He will join Tuncer Berk Ertürk and Tobin Uhl as a member of the Yellow Jackets’ ...

AUSSIE TRIALS: Super Coach Michael Bohl Takes A Trip Down Memory Lanes To Inspire His Class of 2024 Australia’s most successful high performance swimming coach Michael Bohl will spearhead his team into his 10th Olympic Trials meet at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre from June 10-15, inspiring th...

Cross Training Options to Remain Fit in the Water (Video) Staring at the black line on the bottom of the pool can become a challenge for both competitive and recreational swimmers. Fortunately for those who enjoy the water, but might want a change of pace, there are several cross-training options th...

The recent House vs. NCAA settlement will change the landscape - and possibly water-scape of NCAA sports in the future. The settlement will distribute $2.8 billion in NIL backpay to athletes and sets up a plan for future athlete-revenue sharing, a huge step in athlete compensation for all of the rev...

Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft announced the hiring of Hollie Bonewit-Cron as next men's and women's swimming and diving head coach. The 24-year coaching veteran brings a plethora of experience to the Nittany Lion swim and dive team as she becomes the sixth...

The 2024 Australian Olympic Trials begin June 10 in Brisbane, and the official pre-scratch entry lists have been released. The Australian star power is formidable in every event and should lead to some pretty fast performances as swimmers look to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Olympic champ...

Kate Douglass Learned From Tokyo Experience, ‘Ready for Trials to Be Here’ When Kate Douglass arrived at the Olympic Trials three years ago, she was already an NCAA-title-winning swimmer with legitimate Olympic hopes but by no means a lock to qualify for the Tokyo Games. Her first event, the 100 but...

Coaches Corner: How to Promote Improvement in Starts With Young Swimmers In this next edition of Coaches Corner, featuring author, coach and regular Swimming World contributor Andrew Sheaff, the start is the focus of the segment. The start obviously sets the tone for an athlete’s race, and Sheaff sp...

Alex Townsend Pledges 2025 Verbal To Princeton NEW COMMIT: U.S. Open qualifier Alex Townsend of Raleigh, North Carolina, has pledged his verbal commitment* to continue his academic and swimming career at Princeton University beginning in Fall 2025. He will join Jiarui Xue and Oliver Rowe as a member...

A Look at the Cutino Finalists For College Water Polo Players of the Year The 2023-24 Cutino Award finalists for the top collegiate men and women water polo athletes in America are in. Like the NCAA men’s and women’s finals, this year’s Cutino prospects are a replay of Cal versus UCLA matchups with ...

Cardinals Add Ryan Henderson To Class Of 2025 NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from U.S. Open qualifier Ryan Henderson of Kinston, North Carolina. He will join Owen Stevens and Nate Thomas in Kentucky as a member of the Ca...

Comparing USA Swimming LSCs Around the Country With more than 300,000 swimmers registered with USA Swimming, the Local Swim Committees (LSC) take on the role of administering competitive swim meets across the country. The USA Swimming LSC map is a familiar sight to many, and the 59 LSCs vary signifi...

Missy Franklin to Fly With US Air Force Thunderbirds Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin is taking to the air. The five-time Olympic medalist was invited to fly with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds on Thursday as part of the academy's graduation celebration, according to the Denver Gazette. The...

Angharad Evans Sets British 100m Breaststroke Record Of 1:05.54 Angharad Evans set a British 100m breaststroke record of 1:05.54 at the AP Race London International held over the weekend. The event, which is one of a number of projects run under the Adam Peaty banner, saw Evans split 31.02/34.52 to ...

Memorial Day Weekend: The Story of Charles Jackson French - A Hero For Our Time On January 19, 2020, the United States Navy announced it was naming a new aircraft carrier after African American WWII war hero “Dorie” Miller. The announcement came more than 78 years after the events at Pearl Harbor th...