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 moreAdam 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...
Read moreCanadian Olympic Trials, Day Five Finals: Penny Oleksiak Wins 100 Freestyle; Ilya Kharun and Sydney Pickrem Excel17 May 2024Canadian Olympic Trials, Day Five Finals: Penny Oleksiak Triumphant in 100 Freestyle Thanks to a world record in the 400-meter individual medley from Summer McIntosh a night earlier, the fifth finals session at the Canadian Olympic Trials faced a difficult act to follow. And while the night didn't m...
Read moreCanadian Olympic Trials, Day 5 Prelims: Penny Oleksiak Top Seed in 100 Free17 May 2024Canadian Olympic Trials, Day 5 Prelims: Penny Oleksiak Top Seed in 100 Free Penny Oleksiak didn’t have the opening event she would’ve wanted at Canadian Olympic Trials, barely making the finals of the women’s 200 free. Friday was more like what we’re used to seeing from Canada’s most decorated Olymp...
Read moreRyan Livingstone, Coach Of Matt Richards & James Guy, To Take Up Lead Role At Manchester Performance Centre17 May 2024Ryan Livingstone, Coach To Matt Richards & James Guy, To Take Up Lead Role At Manchester Performance Centre Ryan Livingstone, coach of Olympic and world champion Matt Richards, has been appointed the new Aquatics GB Manchester Performance Centre Lead Coach. Livingstone is currently based at Millfiel...
Read more4Richard Pound Wants Legal Action Taken Against USADA For "Outrageous Conduct" Over China Drug Positives: Tygart Hits Back17 May 2024Richard Pound Wants Legal Action Taken Against USADA For "Outrageous Conduct" Over China Drug Positives Richard Pound has called for legal action to be taken against the United States Anti-Doping Agency for its "outrageous conduct" in regard to the Chinese doping case in which 23 swimmers tested pos...
Read moreMichael Phelps Joins 'Meet the Press' To Reflect on Olympic Experience17 May 2024With the 2024 Paris Olympics in full focus, Olympic champion Michael Phelps sat down with NBC's "Meet the Press" to discuss his experiences at the pinnacle of swimming. The full interview will air on Sunday on NBC. Phelps is a 23-time Olympic gold medalist and 28-time overall medalist in Olympic com...
Read moreAir Force Swimmer Madelyn Letendre Among Rhodes Scholars Recipients16 May 2024Air Force Swimmer Madelyn Letendre Among Rhodes Scholars Recipients Air Force Academy swimmer Madelyn Letendre is among 32 American collegians to be awarded Rhodes Scholarships in 2023-24. The native of Monument, Colorado, is using an aspiring pilot who is using her studies to devise ways to strengt...
Read moreWorld Aquatics Appoints Stabilization Committee for Tunisian Swimming Federation16 May 2024World Aquatics Appoints Stabilization Committee for Tunisian Swimming Federation World Aquatics announced on Thursday that is has named a stabilization committee to lead the Tunisian Swimming Federation. The World Aquatics executive committee met on Tuesday to discuss how to aid the Federation Tunis...
Read moreLilly King, Zach Harting Pick Up Wins at the Indy May Cup16 May 2024Lilly King, Zach Harting Pick Up Wins at the Indy May Cup Olympians Lilly King and Zach Harting were among the big names to pick up wins Thursday at the second day of the Indy May Cup at IU Natatorium. King won the women’s 100 breaststroke in 1:06.37. She had another Olympian in the field in Lithuan...
Read moreCaeleb Dressel Clocks 48.30 100 Freestyle at Atlanta Classic; Evgenii Somov Blasts 100 Breast (Men's Roundup)16 May 2024Caeleb Dressel Clocks 48.30 100 Freestyle at Atlanta Classic (Men's Roundup) Last year's Atlanta Classic marked the first meet in which Caeleb Dressel raced in almost a year, and since then, he has steadily progressed back toward top form as he aims to qualify for his third Olympic team next month. ...