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World Aquatics Launches Call to Research Open Water Heat Limits World Aquatics on Tuesday released a call for updated research on heat limits for open water swim events. The world governing body is launching a Request for Proposal (RFP) to commission research on “Safe Maximum Water Temperature Limit...

Paralympian Robert Griswold Handed Permanent Ineligibility by SafeSport The United States Center for SafeSport on Monday gave Paralympic swimmer Robert Griswold a permanent ban over sexual misconduct. The case stems from accusations that Griswold sexually assaulted a disabled teammate while they tra...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, and its philanthropic arm, the USA Swimming Foundation, today announced the 2026 Community Impact Grant recipients. This year, 13 programs have received $65,000 in funds to provide aquatic programming, support diverse coac....

NCAA Men’s Championships Pre-Cut Psych Sheet: Texas Favored for Repeat Title The pre-cut psych sheets for the upcoming NCAA Men’s Championships were released Tuesday. These are not the final entry lists for the meet, which will take place March 25-28 in Atlanta. Only a select number of athletes will...

NCAA Division II Championships Preview: Two Sides of Meet a Study in Contrasts The NCAA Division II Championships kick off on Tuesday with two wildly different fields on the men’s and women’s sides, to say nothing of the question of title defense. Rather notoriously, there is no reigning men’s champ...

Chris Guiliano Shows Off 50-100-200 Range in Westmont Less than two years ago, Chris Guiliano became the first American man since Matt Biondi to qualify for individual Olympic berths in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. Guiliano, a near-unknown before his surprise qualification for the World Championsh...

The Role of a Captain on a Swim Team: How To Be An Effective Leader A swim captain is a leader and mentor within a swim team.  They are responsible for fostering a positive team culture and helping to organize and motivate team members. They may also help the coach lead the team in a warmup or run a...

Isabelle Stadden Joins U.S. Women's Backstroke Mix With Breakout Westmont Performance For the last seven years, Isabelle Stadden has been nestled into the lower portion of the U.S. women's backstroke hierarchy, good enough to make a Nationals final and earn top-three finishes at the NCAA Championshi...

Regan Smith Demonstrates Versatility with Two Personal Bests in Pro Series Action Between the Olympic Games and World Championships, Regan Smith owns 22 medals. That total, which is expected to grow in the coming years, should land Smith eventual induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fam...

Yamato Okadome, Nate Germonprez Lead Resurgent NCAA Men's Breaststroke Fields The upcoming NCAA Men's Championships, set to take place in Atlanta at the end of the month, will see significant turnover in the breaststroke events compared to the 2025 season. Six of last year's eight A-finalists from b...

Junior National Finalist Alba Arnall Gives 2027 Verbal to Cal Golden Bears NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Alba Arnall out of New York City. Arnall is a versatile swimmer who has achieved several Nationals...

Serena Dickey Lends 2027 Verbal to Illinois With Team-Leading 200 Fly Time NEW COMMIT: The University of Illinois has added a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Serena Dickey out of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Dickey specializes in butterfly and freest...

NSW State Open, Night 3 Finals: Jenna Forrester Claims Sydney Treble; Kaylee McKeown Sits Out Another Final In-form dual World Championship medallist Jenna Forrester has put the finishing touches to a Sydney treble, with a nail-biting victory in the 200 individual medley on the final night of the N....

Strong Marks from Sam Short at Pro Series Suggest Big Season Ahead for Aussie Star On four occasions, Sam Short has stood on the podium at the World Championships to receive recognition for his individual distance-freestyle efforts. Three medals were earned by the Australian at the 2023 edition of t...

Change at the Top as Indianapolis Leads CSCAA Division II Poll The March edition of the CSCAA Division II poll brought a change at the top, with Indianapolis jumping Drury by two points. On the women’s side, Tampa remains ensconced in the top spot, though its margin over Nova Southeastern was a slim...

CSCAA Dual Meet Poll: Virginia, Texas Atop Final Standings Virginia’s women’s team and the Texas men finish the season where they started it: Atop the CSCAA Dual Meet polls. Each team got the maximum points in the poll released this week, Texas with 400 on the men’s side and Virginia at425 on the wo...

CSCAA Division III Polls: NYU Women Rise to No. 1 ahead of NCAAs There’s change near the top of both of the final CSCAA Division III polls, released this week, with NYU ascending to the top of the women’s poll and a top-three shakeup on the men’s side. NYU had been third in the February poll. But wi...

IWD: Setting the Pace: 5 Women Who Changed the Sport of Swimming Today, March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. As a tribute to the women who have contributed to, grown and defined excellence in the sport, Swimming World will recognize some of the great women and achievements in swimming hi...

Tufts Announces $50 Million Olympic-Sized Aquatic Center Tufts University on Friday announced plans to build an Olympic-sized pool and aquatic center in its Boston-area home. The aquatic center is slated to be built in Medford and will be finished by the fall of 2028. It will be located adjacent to ...

NEW COMMIT: Yale University has scored a big verbal commitment* for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Chloe Meyer-Blohm. Meyer-Blohm hails from San Jose, Costa Rica, and currently lives in Exeter, New Hampshire. Meyer-Blohm is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in backstroke. Regarding her...