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Gretchen Walsh Chasing Big Names in Quest for Most All-Time Top Performances in a Single Event The last time Gretchen Walsh raced at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center, the University of Virginia product delivered a pair of world-record performances. At last year's TYR Pro Series stop in South Flori...

David Popovici Hoping for Return to World-Record Form in 2026 He might already be the best Romanian swimmer in history at just 21 years old. David Popovici already has two Olympic medals, including one gold, and he is a four-time world champion. No other Romanian man has ever won Olympic gold in swi...

Kelly Reimert Among Inductees Named for Bloomsburg Athletic Hall of Fame The Bloomsburg athletic department announced today the seven new inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame, which will take place on Sunday, October 25, as part of the Homecoming and Parents & Supporters Weekend festivities. Thi...

Anna Reed Backstops USC to Women’s Water Polo National Title over Cal Ava Stryker and Emily Ausmus had two goals and an assist each, and Anna Reed made 14 saves as USC edged Cal, 10-9, in Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Water Polo national championship game. USC is the NCAA champion for the seventh time. It h...

Cornell Lands 2027 Verbal From California Sprinter Anita Qian NEW COMMIT: Cornell University has earned a verbal commitment* for Fall 2027 from Anita Qian of San Diego, Calif., who will move to the East Coast as part of the Big Red's Class of 2031. Qian is a Junior National qualifier. Regarding her ...

One Year Later: Katie Ledecky Returns to Fort Lauderdale After Vintage 2025 Meet Through the back half of her career, Katie Ledecky did not need to set any additional world records. She secured her status as the greatest female swimmer ever long ago: four Olympic appearances, nine gold medals includ...

How Marathon Swimming Got Into World Aquatics and Later the Olympics Marathon swimming joined FINA (now World Aquatics) fully in 1991 and the Olympic Games in 2008. This journey took advantage of the progression of the sport for the last 200 years and, perhaps more importantly, a set of key politica...

Great Races: When Grant Hackett Altered the Landscape of the 800 Freestyle There was a time when the men's 800-meter freestyle was relegated to the Island of Misfit Events, sharing residence with the 50-meter stroke disciplines. A lack of respect surrounded these non-Olympic events, which were added...

Dick Kimball, the legendary University of Michigan and Team USA Diving coach died at age 91. Wolverine Diving posted a tribute to the late coach on social media. "With saddened heart, we lost a diving great today, Dick Kimball. Our coaches at Wolverine Diving have so many fond memories of Kimball, a...

Angelina Köhler Scares German Record in 50 Butterfly; Sven Schwarz Looks Sharp in 1500 Freestyle Angelina Köhler wasn't far off her national record while winning the 50-meter butterfly on Sunday at the German Championships. Köhler sprinted her lap of fly in 25.61, which handed the veteran a convinci...

CSCAA Recommends Return of B Finals, Further Adjustments to NCAA Championships Expect to see consolation finals back on the program at next year's Division I NCAA Championships, but the meet will not simply return to the 2025-and-earlier status quo. A working group established by the College Swim Co...

Vlad Mihalache Closes Romanian Championships with Title in 100 Butterfly The final evening session of the Romanian Championships in Otopeni saw Vlad Mihalache secure a narrow victory in the 100-meter butterfly on Sunday night. Clocking a time of 52.36, Mihalache fended off a late charge by Denis Pop...

Open Water Swimming: Filling the Gap No lane lines, no walls, no perfectly controlled environment. Just athletes, water, and the elements.  For years, swimming has unintentionally created a divide between the two disciplines: pool swimming and open water swimming. Pool swimming sits at the center of...

NCAA Women's Water Polo: Cal Upsets No. 1 Stanford, Books NCAA Final Date with USC Fourth-seeded Cal upset Stanford, 13-11, in the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament semifinals, setting up a finals date with USC. The second-seeded Trojans used a three-goal run early in the fourth quarter to beat UCL...

Melvin Imoudu Lowers National Record in 50 Breaststroke at German Championships Riding the momentum of a win in the 100-meter breaststroke earlier in the meet, Melvin Imoudu was even more impressive in the 50 breaststroke during Saturday's action at the German Championships. Imoudu sprinted his lap ...

David Popovici Adds Third Title of Romanian Champs with Victory in 100 Freestyle; Princeton's Patrick Dinu Pops Career Best World champion David Popovici added a third title of the Romanian Championships to his collection on Saturday when the 21-year-old star prevailed impressively in the 100-meter ...

French Star Leon Marchand Replicating Olympic Schedule at Fort Lauderdale Open When Leon Marchand competes at next weekend's Fort Lauderdale Open, the French superstar will embrace the identical schedule that delighted home fans at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. At the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Cent...

Dávid Betlehem & Moesha Johnson Win 3k Knockout Sprint Titles to Clinch Double Gold in Ibiza Results Moesha Johnson Makes it 2 in 2 & Final-Lap Surge Propels David Betlehem to Victory in Ibiza Dávid Betlehem and Moesha Johnson added the 3km knockout sprint titles to their 10k crowns at the second le...

48-Year-Old Gabby Rose Set to Race at Fort Lauderdale Open; Veteran Continues to Inspire Next weekend's Fort Lauderdale Open is stacked with many of the biggest names in the sport, headlined by the triumvirate of Katie Ledecky, Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh. Also in the field is Gabby Rose, the ...

What is the Hardest Event in Swimming? By Elise Devlin There’s nothing worse than getting a wide eyed, worrisome expression from your friend after you answered their question, “So, what event do you have next?” We’ve all been there. Lurking somewhere in your meet lineup is only the worst event to ex...