Read moreU.S. Paralympics Swimming Names John Payne Head Coach for Paris20 May 2024U.S. Paralympics Swimming Names John Payne Head Coach for Paris U.S. Paralympics Swimming on Monday named John Payne the head coach for the team at the Paralympics in Paris this summer. Payne is currently the associate head coach of the TAC Titans. He’s been involved with the national team in variou...
Read moreCanada Nominates 20 Swimmers to 2024 Paralympics20 May 2024Canada Nominates 20 Swimmers to 2024 Paralympics Canada on Sunday announced its list of 20 nominations for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. The swimmers qualified in part thanks to their performances at the 2024 Canadian Trials in Toronto this week. Swimming in Paris will begin Aug. 29. All nomination...
Read more1Summer McIntosh Confirms Star Power With Prolific, Record-Breaking Trials Performance20 May 2024Summer McIntosh Confirms Star Power With Prolific, Record-Breaking Trials Performance During her heyday, Katinka Hosszu was perhaps the most dominant women’s medley swimmer ever, winning four consecutive world titles over both the 200 and 400-meter distances, none of the wins particularly close, as ...
Read moreThe Century of the Elite Water Polo/Swimming Dual-Sport Athlete20 May 2024The Century of the Elite Water Polo/Swimming Dual-Sport Athlete By Jeff Moulton and Russ Hafferkamp In the 20th century, it was not uncommon for American male athletes to excel in both water polo and swimming. Indeed, several of the top ten American male swimmers were excellent water polo players a...
Read moreSwimming Canada Names 29 Swimmers to Paris Olympic Team19 May 2024Swimming Canada Names 29 Swimmers to Paris Olympic Team Swimming Canada concluded its Olympic trials in Toronto this week by naming a 29-member delegation for the Paris Olympics. The squad includes world record holder Summer McIntosh and leading sprinter Josh Liendo as well as reigning Olympic gold ...
Read more1Canadian Olympic Trials, Night 7: Josh Liendo Sets World No. 1 100 Fly; Summer McIntosh Scares Canadian Mark in 200 IM19 May 2024Canadian Olympic Trials, Night 7: Josh Liendo Sets World No. 1 100 Fly Josh Liendo raised expectations by setting a Canadian record in the men’s 100 butterfly Sunday morning at Canadian Olympic Trials. Safe to say he exceeded them at night. Liendo blasted a time of 50.06 to re-set the record and cre...
Read moreChris Giuliano Wins 100 Free at Indy May Cup in 48.7019 May 2024Chris Giuliano Wins 100 Free at Indy May Cup in 48.70 Chris Guiliano was within a second of his best time in winning the 100 freestyle at the Indy May Cup on Saturday night. Guiliano went 48.70 at night to outduel Blake Pieroni by .04 seconds. Andrej Barna was third in 49.03, with Rafael Miroslaw ro...
Read moreCanadian Olympic Trials, Day 7 Prelims: Josh Liendo Fires National Record in 100 Fly19 May 2024Canadian Olympic Trials, Day 7 Prelims: Josh Liendo Fires National Record in 100 Fly Josh Liendo’s form remains excellent, as a morning national record in the men’s 100 butterfly Sunday showed. Liendo clocked in at 50.33 seconds to chip .01 off his national mark in the 100 fly, which had been set in...
Read moreTwo-Time Florida State Champ Charlotte Driesse Chooses Kentucky19 May 2024Two-Time Florida State Champ Charlotte Driesse Chooses Kentucky NEW COMMIT: The University of Kentucky has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Charlotte Driesse of St. John's, Florida. She will join Cassidy Allison in Lexington as a member ...
Read moreRay Looze on Future of Swimming: 'We Are Thought of As a Third-Tier Sport in NCAA' (VIDEO)19 May 2024Indiana swimming coach Ray Looze was one of the keynote speakers at the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) annual conference. He discussed a number of things, including the future of the sport and how women's swimming and diving needs to be pivotal in the NCAA as well...
Read moreRyan Murphy Swims 53.16 100 Backstroke in Irvine (Club Excellence Challenge Men's Roundup)19 May 2024Ryan Murphy Swims 53.16 100 Backstroke in Irvine (Club Excellence Challenge Men's Roundup) Veteran backstroker Ryan Murphy continues to round into form as he approaches this summer's Olympic Trials. The reigning world champion in the 100 back will try to put himself in position to reclaim the Olympi...
Read moreKasia Wasick Leads Fast Pack of 50 Freestyle Performances (Club Excellence Challenge Women's Roundup)19 May 2024Kasia Wasick Leads Fast Pack of 50 Freestyle Performances (Club Excellence Challenge Women's Roundup) During the fourth and final day of racing at a trio of meets comprising USA Swimming's Club Excellence Challenge, designed as one final tune-up prior to next month's Olympic Trials, the speediest wo...
Read more1Canadian Olympic Trials, Night 6: Finlay Knox, Josh Liendo Fire National Records; Summer McIntosh Crushes 200 Fly18 May 2024Canadian Olympic Trials, Night 6: Finlay Knox, Josh Liendo Fire National Records After the women have taken center stage most nights at Canadian Olympic Trials, Saturday’s penultimate evening was a chance for the men to shine. Then again, it takes a national record these days to knock Summer McIntos...
Read moreCanadian Swimming Trials, Day 6 Prelims: Tristan Jankovics, Finlay Knox Set 200 IM Battle18 May 2024Canadian Swimming Trials, Day 6 Prelims: Tristan Jankovics, Finlay Knox Set 200 IM Battle Both Finlay Knox and Tristan Jankovics have been in fine form this week at Canadian Olympic Trials. Knox is the do-everything stroke star, a winner in the 100 breaststroke and a relay piece in the 400 freestyle...
Read moreYMCA National Champion Molly Yacoviello Selects Wisconsin18 May 2024YMCA National Champion Molly Yacoviello Selects Wisconsin NEW COMMIT: The University of Wisconsin has received a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Molly Yacoviello of York, Pennsylvania. She will join Arianna Zelen and Sarah Larsen as a member of the Badgers’ Class of 2029...
Read moreDomenico Acerenza And Angela Martinez Guillen Triumph At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup18 May 2024Domenico Acerenza And Angela Martinez Guillen Triumph At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup Domenico Acerenza and Angela Martinez Guillen won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the first leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup in Piombino, Italy. Acerenza came through l...
Read more1Adam Soldati Steps Down as Purdue Diving Coach after ALS Diagnosis; David Boudia to Replace Him17 May 2024Adam Soldati Steps Down as Purdue Diving Coach after ALS Diagnosis; David Boudia to Replace Him Purdue diving coach Adam Soldati announced Thursday that he will step down from the Boilermakers after being diagnosed with ALS. Soldati will be replaced by arguably his most accomplished pupil, Olympic g...
Read more1Alex Shackell Just off Best Time with 2:07 200 Fly at Indy May Cup17 May 2024Alex Shackell Just off Best Time with 2:07 200 Fly at Indy May Cup Alex Shackell was just off her best time in the 200 butterfly Friday night en route to a win at the Indy May Cup. Shackell went 2:07.16. That’s just .03 off her best time from Speedo Sectionals. More telling, it’s well quicker than t...
Read moreRyan Murphy Notches His Fastest 200 Back Performance of 2024 (Club Excellence Challenge Men's Roundup)17 May 2024Ryan Murphy Notches His Fastest 200 Back Performance of 2024 (Club Excellence Challenge Men's Roundup) The top U.S. men's backstroker of the past decade, Ryan Murphy, is hoping to win medals at a third consecutive Olympics this summer, and he appears to be rounding into form just in time for the upc...
Read more1Katie Ledecky, Emma Weyant Impressive at Atlanta Classic (Club Excellence Challenge Women's Roundup)17 May 2024Katie Ledecky, Emma Weyant Impressive at Atlanta Classic (Club Excellence Challenge Women's Roundup) During the first two days of the Atlanta Classic, seven-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky set herself up for a strong Olympic summer with the world's fastest time in the 1500 freestyle and then tyi...