Read more3The Drought Is Over! USC Wins First Men’s Pac 12 Championship Title in 36 Years07 March 2015FEDERAL WAY – It was a claw-and-scratch battle that wasn’t decided until the final event, but the men of the University of Southern California swimming and diving claimed the Pac 12 swimming and diving team trophy, the first for the Trojans since 1979. The 2015 #pac12swim Men's Champions, @USCswim! ...
Read more1California Swimming And Diving Sweeps Arizona (With Photo Gallery)24 January 2015TUCSON – The California women’s swimming team won today’s dual meet over Arizona, but the Wildcats did not make it an easy task, challenging the Golden Bears in nearly every event and improving on many of their swims from yesterday’s meet against Stanford. On the men’s side, Cal had no trouble dispa...
Read moreKevin Cordes Scares 50-Point Barrier With Scorching 100 Breast American, NCAA Record28 March 2014NCAA Championship editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Competitor Swim. Visit CompetitorSwim.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. Also, make sure to check out our Facebook photo gallery for the latest images from the meet in A...
Read moreBrad Tandy Among Top Performers on Final Day at South African Short Course Nationals19 July 2015Swimming SA's new talent thrilled spectators with displays of impressive performances and fast times during the final day of the SA National Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg tonight. Brad Tandy and Erin Gallagher were two of the top swimmers of the day. 16 year old Erin Gallagher conti...
Read moreKevin Cordes Toys With 100 Breast American Record At Pac 12 Championships07 March 2014FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 7. THE second full day of competition at the men’s Pac 12 swimming championships featured some likely NCAA title contenders doing just enough to earn wins for their schools, and break some longstanding meet records. Southern California's Cristian Quintero set the first...
Read moreSchoeman and Tandy Conclude South African Nationals With Fast 50 Freestyles12 April 2014DURBAN, South Africa, April 12. THE final day of the South African long course nationals did not feature Chad Le Clos as he celebrated his 22nd birthday, but an electric men’s 50 free final capped off a great week of performances. Men 50 free final Schoeman qualified for his fourth Commonwealth Game...
Read moreKevin Cordes, Margo Geer, Brad Tandy Join Arizona Sports Hall of Fame24 July 2025Kevin Cordes, Margo Geer, Brad Tandy Join Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Swimmers Kevin Cordes, Margo Geer and Brad Tandy are among 10 honorees in the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025, announced Thursday. Diver Samantha Pickens is also included, as well as the 2012 men’s 200 medley relay (Mitc...
Read more1Madisyn Cox, Bonnie Brandon Highlight First Day of Texas/Arizona/SMU Tri-Meet30 January 2015Photo Courtesy: Mike Comer/ProSwimVisuals.com AUSTIN – Southern Methodist University appeared to be the weaker team at this weekend’s two-day tri-meet against Texas and Arizona, but the Mustangs did not roll over after today’s action, surprising the crowd with a relay victory and several key swims t...
Read moreMen's Pac-12 Championship Preview: 5 Guys to Watch03 March 2015By James Sica, Swimming World Intern The Men’s Pac-12 Championship kicks off this Wednesday, March 4th and runs through March 7th. The Pac-12 psych sheets are available to view here. The Golden Bears will enter this meet as the defending National Champions and the current #2 ranked men’s team (behin...
Read moreDay Three Men's NCAA Championship Finals Notebook: Last One, Fast One29 March 2014NCAA Championship editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Competitor Swim. Visit CompetitorSwim.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. Also, make sure to check out our Facebook photo gallery for the latest images from the meet in A...
Read moreCommonwealth Games: Chad Le Clos Crushes 100 Fly28 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 28. PLENTY of amazing swims went up on the scoreboard tonight, but South Africa's Chad le Clos skyrocketed to the top of the world in the 100 fly as he threw down the gauntlet in the event at the Commonwealth Games. LIVE RESULTS LIVE STREAM FINALS Men's 200 back Australia ear...
Read moreChad Le Clos Takes 100 Free, 400 IM Double At South African Nationals10 April 2014DURBAN, South Africa, April 10. CHAD Le Clos was a double winner tonight at the South African nationals, taking the gold in sprint and distance events. Sebastien Rousseau also got his name on the Commonwealth Games roster with a runner-up finish in the 400 IM final. Women 100 fly final Marne Erasmus...
Read moreUniversity Of California Men Successfully Defend Pac-12 Conference Title08 March 2014FEDERAL WAY, Washington, March 8. THE University of California men’s swimming and diving team successfully defended their Pac-12 Championship, wrapping up the victory tonight on the final day of racing. Stanford, who had won the previous 31 conference titles until last year, finished second, while t...
Read moreBrad Tandy Wins 50 Free in 22.13, Roland Schoeman Misses 5th Olympic Games16 April 2016Brad Tandy confirmed his spot on the Rio Olympic squad with a 22.13 for the top time in the men's 50-meter free today. Doug Erasmus, meanwhile, missed the FINA A cut of 22.27 with a second-place time of 22.55. Olympic gold medalist Roland Schoeman, who scratched out of the 100 free and a potential s...
Read moreIn the Blink of an Eye26 March 2015Editorial content for the NCAA Division I Championships is sponsored by Nike Swim. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. Commentary by Michael J. Stott Relays at any level of competition are often decided in the blink of an eye -- especially at NCAA championships. Last year ...
Read more1South African Olympic Finalist Brad Tandy Announces Retirement11 April 2022South African Olympic Finalist Brad Tandy Announces Retirement Brad Tandy, a two-time Olympian from South Africa, declared his retirement this weekend at the South African Swimming Championships. Tandy, 30, swam the 50 free at the meet in Gqeberha, just over a week after taking part in the TYR Pro S...
Read moreLed by Pieter Coetze, Nine South Africans book Worlds Spots at Champs12 April 2022Led by Pieter Coetze, Nine South Africans book Worlds Spots at Champs Pieter Coetze earned auto qualifying times for the 2022 World Championships in four events at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha last week. Coetze and eight other swimmers grabbed 17 automatic qualifying times for Worlds in...
Read more4RACE VIDEO: Vlad Morozov Blasts 20.33, Ben Proud DQed in Short Course Worlds 50 Free14 December 2018Russia's Vlad Morozov blasted a quick 20.33, lowering his time from the 4 x 50 free relay earlier in this session. The time is the fastest in the world this year and is closing in on Florent Manoudou's World Record of 20.26 from 2014. USA's Caeleb Dressel went 20.54 for the silver while South Africa...
Read more1Analysis: Men's NCAA Champions by Conference01 November 2017By Kevin Donnelly, Swimming World College Intern. Two weeks ago, I wrote an broke down the women’s NCAA champions over the past decade (2008-2017) by the different NCAA conferences. Now the men’s side is due for their analysis of their NCAA champions by conference. Below are ten tables analyzing the...
Read moreKevin Cordes Cranks Out 1:01 in 100 Breast at Southwest Classic08 June 2014TUCSON, Arizona, June 8. TUCSON Ford's Kevin Cordes put up the top time in the men's 100-meter breast at the Southwest Classic with a 1:01.82 in prelims, but had some summer school duties to attend to as he scratched the final. Cordes is definitely taking his schooling serious as this is his second ...