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Western Connecticut State to Drop Men’s and Women’s Swimming Western Connecticut State is dropping men’s and women’s swimming and diving, effective immediately. The decision was announced on April 12 and is effective at the end of the 2024 academic year. "One area of resounding success throughout th...

Lukas Märtens 0.26 Outside 400 Free World Record In 3:40.33 At German Championships; Goes Fourth All-Time Lukas Märtens was just 0.26secs outside Paul Biedermann's 400 free world record as he powered to a time of 3:40.33 at the German Championships in Berlin. Biedermann went 3:40.07 at the 2009 Worl...

Former University of Florida swimmers Elizabeth Beisel and Marcin Cieslak have been elected to the school's athletic Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Banquet will occur Friday, October 18, 2023, prior to the Kentucky home football game. A standout athlete at Florida, Elizabeth Beisel left her mark in ...

WADA Appoints Independent Prosecutor to Review Handling of China Doping The World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday announced it had invited independent prosecutor Eric Cottier to review its handling of doping positives in early 2021 from China. The decision was taken by a unanimous vote of WADA’s exec...

Former High School Swim Coach in Michigan Sentenced for 'Sexual Contact' With Student A former swim coach and aquatics director in Michigan has been sentenced to 7 to 15 years in prison for "sexual contact" with a student. Scott Simmons, former swim coach at Allegan Public Schools, was...

Simone Manuel Joins Newest Episode of Unfiltered Waters Podcast Hosted by Olympians Missy Franklin and Katie Hoff, the Unfiltered Waters Podcast has become a hit since its debut. By offering a platform to some of the most impressive stars in the sport, Franklin and Hoff have provided their viewers w...

Wang Shun Pops Stellar Time to Claim 200 IM Title at Chinese Nationals; Pan Zhanle Adds Another Crown Reigning Olympic champion Wang Shun produced a sensational performance in the 200-meter individual medley during the seventh night of finals at the Chinese National Championships. The meet is being ...

China Preparing to Challenge in All Relays at Paris Olympics It has been less than a week since Australia’s Daily Telegraph, the New York Times and German broadcaster ARD published stories revealing that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned heart medication just months before the Tokyo O...

Throwback Thursday: When the Olympic Games Last Visited Paris; A 100-Year Flashback When the Olympic Games return to Paris this summer, it will mark a century since the French capital last served as host of the biggest sporting event on the planet. In 1924, Paris welcomed the finest athletes in the ...

Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou a Finalist for Cutino Award, Looking for Third Win Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou was named one of three finalists for the men’s Peter J. Cutino Award, released Monday by the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Papanikolaou is joined by Princeton’s Roko Pozaric and Rafael Real Ve...

Adam Peaty Demands "Full Transparency" Amid Chinese Doping Controversy Before Eyeing Three-Peat(y) In Paris Adam Peaty has called for “full transparency” and expressed his “disappointment” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after Chinese athletes were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics des...

Chinese National Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly to Lead Trio of Olympic Qualifiers Day 6 of the Chinese National Championships saw three more swimmers qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Zhang Yufei and Chen Luying qualified in the women's 200-meter butterfly, while Ye Shiwen q...

Australia Fast in April, Americans Preparing for Paris Primetime Clash Last week's Australian Championships, not the country's selection meet for this summer's Olympic Games, saw most of the country's top swimmers performing at a high level despite the relatively low stakes of the meet. Perhaps most...

5 Tips for Successfully Handling Stress and Frustration In a Difficult Time “I’m hanging in there.” That is a typical go-to answer when anyone asks how another is feeling, how they are juggling everything going on, or how they are handling life. That answer can be a front, when the truth is the indi...

Chinese National Championships: Yang Junxuan Fires National Record 52.68 in 100 Free Yang Junxuan set a national record in the women’s 100 freestyle of 52.68 seconds on Tuesday at the Chinese National Championships. Yang undercut the record set twice, in 2020 and 2021, by Zhang Yufei at 52.90. Yang ...

Vancouver to Host 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Vancouver will host the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Swimming Canada announced on Tuesday. The meet will take place at the University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre from Aug. 17-20, 2026. The biennial event brings the best junior ...

Australia Names 40-Strong Junior Dolphins Swim Team For 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra Australia will field an experienced  40-strong team including 11 swimmers from last year’s successful World Junior Championship campaign when it hosts this year’s 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships i...

Aquatics GB Respond To Chinese Doping Controversy, Points To "Potential Loss Of Trust" Aquatics GB have released a statement expressing their "extreme concern" following the news that 23 Chinese athletes tested positive for Trimetazidine before going on to compete at the Tokyo Olympics without any s...

Sporti, in collaboration with swimmer duo sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh, who between the two of them have 24 NCAA Championship titles, 24-All American honors, 14 NCAA records and a Silver Medal from the 2020 Olympics, is proud to announce the launch of their Star Spangled Summer Collection.  The c...

Kaylee McKeown Could Chase Unique Company at Olympic Games Only once in Olympic history has the gold medalist of the women’s 200-meter individual medley also been the champion of a 100-meter event during the same Games. That scenario unfolded at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where Hungarian K...