Read moreLuka Mijatovic Lowers Own NAG Records in 500 Free, 400 IM09 April 2024Luka Mijatovic Lowers Own NAG Records in 500 Free, 400 IM At almost every meet in which Luka Mijatovic competes, he breaks at least one National Age Group record, with the 14-year-old Californian owning nine such marks in his age group as he approaches his 15th birthday. Mijatovic's collection of re...
Read moreUSA Swimming Foundation Awards $780,000 in Learn-to-Swim Grant for Swim Lesson Providers09 April 2024 The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, today announced its initial round of 2024 Learn-to-Swim Grant program funding. It awarded $780,000 to 162 swim lesson providers nationwide, vetting more than 400 applications through a competitive annual review process. These fu...
Read moreKristof Milak Takes 100 Free Gold & Katinka Hosszu Returns To The Podium At Hungarian Championships09 April 2024Kristof Milak made a winning return to the water and Katinka Hosszu retraced her steps to the podium at the Hungarian Championships in Budapest. Milak, the Olympic 200 fly champion and world record-holder, has been seldom seen in international waters since 2022 when he won the 100/200 double at the ...
Read moreClad le Clos Opts for 100 Free, Finishes Second at SA National Championships09 April 2024Clad le Clos Opts for 100 Free, Finishes Second at SA National Championships Chad le Clos scratched the final of the men’s 200 butterfly Tuesday and fell short of qualifying for the Paris Olympics in the 100 free at the SA National Championships in Ggeberha. Pieter Coetzee won the 100 free to start ...
Read moreBYU Coach Shari Skabelund Announces Retirement After 37 Years09 April 2024BYU Coach Shari Skabelund Announces Retirement After 37 Years Shari Skabelund announced her retirement on Monday after 37 years of part- and full-time coaching at BYU. Skabelund started out in Provo as a part-time assistant coach to the women’s team in 1987. She’s been there ever since, save for one...
Read moreEve Thomas Books Olympic A Cut in 1,500 at NZ Swimming Championships09 April 2024Eve Thomas Books Olympic A Cut in 1,500 at NZ Swimming Championships New Zealand’s Eve Thomas secured an Olympic spot in the women’s 1,500 freestyle on the first day of the NZ Swimming Championships Tuesday. Thomas went 16:07.46 in the 1,500, more than 1.5 seconds under the Olympic A cut of 16:09.09...
Read more1As Hype Builds for Paris Olympics, Men's 100 Butterfly Could Be a Race to Remember09 April 2024As Hype Builds for Paris Olympics, Men's 100 Butterfly Could Be a Race to Remember At the last Olympics, the men’s 100 butterfly unfolded as a showdown of two world-record-holding, Olympic-gold-medal-winning swimmers with very different racing styles. The United States’ Caeleb Dressel, already the g...
Read moreRoad to Paris: Fordham Has Helped Launch Nepal's Alexander Shah to Second Games09 April 2024Road to Paris: Fordham Has Helped Launch Nepal's Alexander Shah to Second Games The road to the Olympics takes swimmers from all over the world through the American college system. From far and wide, countries big and small, a litany of colleges can contribute to the 800 or so Olympic swimmers that’...
Read moreSwimming Canada Moves Canadian Olympic Trials to Toronto08 April 2024Swimming Canada Moves Canadian Olympic Trials to Toronto Swimming Canada on Monday announced that it will shift Canadian Olympic Trials to Toronto after the closure of Montreal Olympic Park due to fire damage. The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, which hosted trials for each of the last two Olympics, w...
Read moreNAIA Institutes Restrictions on Transgender Females Competing in Women's Sports08 April 2024NAIA Institutes Restrictions on Transgender Females Competing in Women's Sports The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which includes 241 small colleges throughout the United States, has voted to restrict participation in women's sports competition to exclude transgender females begi...
Read moreSouth African Championships: Erin Gallagher Sets National Record in 50 Butterfly; Tatjana Smith Shines in 50 Breast08 April 2024South African Championships: Erin Gallagher Sets National Record in 50 Butterfly; Tatjana Smith Shines in 50 Breast Both Erin Gallagher and Tatjana Smith made strong opening statements on the first day of action at the South African National Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Monday. Gallagher cl...
Read moreSophie Hansson & Arno Kamminga Set Meet Records At Swim Open Stockholm; Helena Rosendahl Bach Sets 2:06 Danish 200 Fly Record08 April 2024Sophie Hansson & Arno Kamminga Set Meet Records At Swim Open Stockholm; Helena Rosendahl Bach Sets 2:06 Danish 200 Fly Record Sophie Hansson and Arno Kamminga set meet records in the 100m and 50m breaststroke respectively as the Swim Open Stockholm wrapped up on Monday. Link to results Hansson was 1...
Read moreUnfiltered Waters: Katie Hoff-Missy Franklin Hosted Podcast Has Dug Deep Into Athlete Stories (Watch Intro Video)08 April 2024Unfiltered Waters: Katie Hoff-Missy Franklin Hosted Podcast Has Dug Deep Into Athlete Stories Recalling certain events can make for a fun march down memory lane, and I’ve been in a position through the years to chronicle my share of incredible moments in this sport. It’s truly been a pleasure, and I...
Read moreGreat Britain Relay Analysis: Four Teams Head to Paris as Medal Favorites08 April 2024Great Britain Relay Analysis: Four Teams Head to Paris as Medal Favorites Three years ago in Tokyo, Great Britain won Olympic gold in the men's 800 freestyle relay, the country's first gold medal in any swimming relay since the inaugural Olympic relay at the 1908 Games in London. Now, with British T...
Read moreJunior Swimmer: Advice for Swim Parents From Those Who've Been There08 April 2024Junior Swimmer: Advice for Swim Parents From Those Who've Been There For generations, athletes in the sport of swimming have had the opportunity to learn from one another. Maybe they picked up technical tips from a teammate, or followed in the path of an individual who was a team leader. Meanwhile, ...
Read moreISHOF Launching Every Child a Swimmer Program; Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation Lending Support08 April 2024ISHOF Launching Every Child a Swimmer Program; Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation Lending Support The International Swimming Hall of Fame, in collaboration with the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, is proud to announce the launch of the Every Child a Swimmer (ECAS) program. Spearheaded by...
Read moreBritish Trials, Day 6 Finals: Matt Richards Leads Home Duncan Scott In 200 Free; No Title Defence For Tom Dean07 April 2024British Trials, Day 6 Finals: Matt Richards Leads Home Duncan Scott In 200 Free; No Title Defence For Tom Dean Matt Richards led home Duncan Scott in the 200 free with both men inside the Paris cut but there'll be no Olympic title defence for Tom Dean who was third in the final race of the six-day t...
Read moreBritish Trials, Day 6 Finals: Anna Hopkin Books Olympic Ticket In 100 Free To Clinch Double07 April 2024British Trials, Day 6 Finals: Anna Hopkin Books Olympic Ticket In 100 Free To Clinch Double Anna Hopkin booked a second swim at Paris 2024 after a clear win in the 100m freestyle at the Aquatics Centre in London. Hopkin, who anchored the mixed medley relay quartet to victory at the Tokyo Olympics, s...
Read moreBritish Trials, Day 6 Finals: Angharad Evans Edges Kara Hanlon for 100m Breaststroke Title07 April 2024British Trials, Day 6 Finals: Angharad Evans Edges Kara Hanlon for 100m Breaststroke Title Angharad Evans held off a late charge by Kara Hanlon to claim the 100m breaststroke title although she was outside the Paris cut. Evans had tickled Molly Renshaw's 2021 standard in prelims, where she clocked 1...
Read moreBritish Trials, Day 6 Finals: Ollie Morgan Edges Out Luke Greenbank To Clinch Backstroke Double, Both Inside Paris Cut07 April 2024British Trials, Day 6 Finals: Ollie Morgan Edges Out Luke Greenbank To Clinch Backstroke Double, Both Inside Paris Cut Ollie Morgan touched out Luke Greenbank by 0.12 following a late surge as he added the 200 back to his 100 title at the Aquatics Centre in London. Morgan lowered the British 100 bac...