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Swim Ireland Appoints Andy Reid as National Performance Director Swim Ireland has announced the appointment of Andy Reid as National Performance Director. Reid has been in the role on an interim basis since May 2025 following the departure of former incumbent Jon Rudd to take up a role at the head o...

Finland's Eetu Autio Sends 2027 Verbal Commitment to Virginia Tech NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has scored a big international verbal commitment from Eetu Autio of Turku, Finland, for the 2027 season. Autio is a versatile swimmer who represents his home country internationally. Regarding his commitment...

North Bay Aquatics Mourns Death of Coach Don Swartz North Bay Aquatics announced the passing of coach Don Swartz on Feb. 6. Swartz was 79 years old. Swartz passed away while on a family vacation in Costa Rica. The family confirmed the death to the club, which posted a note on its website last Friday...

Behind Summer McIntosh, Women's 400 IM Has Largely Stagnated The 4:30-barrier in the women's 400 IM went down during the polyurethane-suit era as Australia's Stephanie Rice and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry (now the President of the International Olympic Committee) achieved the feat at the Beijing Olym...

5 Reasons to Continue Swimming as a Lifelong Sport By Lianne McCluskey U.S. Masters Swimming has referred to swimming as "the magic pill" for a reason - regardless of an individual's athletic ability, a person can pick up the sport at any time in their life. Here are five reasons why swimming is a w...

Junior National Backstroke Finalist Ava Eddy Verbals to Arizona State for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Arizona State University has landed another impressive verbal commitment for Fall 2027, this time from Junior National qualifier Ava Eddy of King George, Virginia. Eddy is primarily a backstroker. She will joi...

Louisville Lands 2027 Verbal From NCSA Finalist Aidin Muminovic NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Aidin Muminovic of Richmond, Va. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I am beyond excited and ...

Speed Expected to Define This Weekend's Indiana Girls' State Champs (Psych Sheets) One of the fastest high school meets in the country will be held this weekend when the Indiana Girls' State Championships take place at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Last weekend featured the stat...

Siobhan Haughey, Egor Kornev Impress at Dubai Open Siobhan Haughey and Egor Kornev were among the impressive headliners at the weekend’s Dubai Open Swimming Championships. Haughey won three events, including two on Friday’s opening day of the meet, and was generally busy with an all-around program t...

Cam McEvoy Bound for China Open; Meet Will Feature Multiple Olympic Champions and Medalists Next month's China Open and National Spring Championships won't just include some of the top swimmers from the home nation. A superb collection of international athletes are also expected to race in Shenzhen,...

Annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton Meet Is More Than a Final Score For four minutes at Blodgett Pool, pandemonium ensued. With just one event left in this annual tri-meet, Harvard and Yale prepared to battle in the 400-yard freestyle relay, opposite Princeton. The roars of the Harvard faithful echoed thr...

Speed Show: Multiple Arizona State 200 Freestyle Relays Sizzle in Dual-Meet Finale As Arizona State dispatched rival Arizona in their latest dual-meet matchup, the Sun Devils punctuated the regular season with another show of impressive speed. In the meet-ending 200-yard freestyle relay, Coach Herbi...

Florida State Earns 2027 Verbal From World Juniors Qualifier Leah Chin NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has scored another verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Leah Chin of Jacksonville, Fla. Chin is a talented sprinter who also competes for the Jamaican National Team. She wi...

Fear. One simple word, yet one of the most complex and personal emotions we experience. It shows up in obvious ways: Fear of snakes, fear of heights. But for athletes, it often runs much deeper. Fear of failure. Fear of judgment. Fear of what comes after the so-called failure, when the results are p...

Tess Howley Pool Record Highlights Virginia’s Cavalier Invitational Tess Howley set an Aquatic and Fitness Center record Saturday, the third day of the Cavalier Invitational hosted by the University of Virginia The Cavaliers’ senior went 1:52.53 in the 200 fly. That’s an AFC record and the sixth-fas...

Arizona State Extends Streaks over Rival Arizona with Sweep Arizona State extended its streak of dominance over its in-state rival University of Arizona with a pair of victories on Friday. ASU’s second-ranked men’s team claimed a ninth straight victory in the series with a 190-107 decision. It wraps...

Targeting 40th Straight State Title, Carmel (Ind.) Cruises to Sectional Crown As Carmel High School chases a 40th consecutive Indiana state championship, the Greyhounds took care of business at their sectional meet on Saturday. Coached by Chris Plumb, Carmel totaled 587 points to easily finish ahead...

The Most Top-10 Performances: Summer McIntosh and Sarah Sjostrom Lead the Way Who owns the most top-10 performances in women's swimming history? It's a question that initially suggested Katie Ledecky as an answer, given her long-term dominance in the distance-freestyle events. While Ledecky owns 19 ...

European Championships To Open With Leon Marchand Quest For Maiden Title The schedule for the European Aquatics Championships has been confirmed with the men’s 400IM and both 4x200m freestyle relays comprising the opening night’s finals of the swimming programme. The championships run from 31 July t...

The USC men's swimming and diving team won 15 of 16 events to defeat UNLV 200-61 on Friday, Feb. 6, in the regular-season finale. The Trojans started with Michal Chmielewski, Junhao Chan, Jan Bialecki and Oliver Sogaard-Andersen winning the 200-yard medley relay. Thomas Olsen took the 1000 freestyle...