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Brooke Forde: 'I Will Not Have a Problem Racing Against Lia Thomas at NCAAs' A handful of U.S. National Team swimmers and past Olympic gold medalists have given their opinion on whether transgender swimmer Lia Thomas deserves to be permitted to compete in women's events on the NCAA level, but none o...

In the final home meet for four Golden Bear seniors, Cal came through with a near perfect afternoon, winning all 16 events en route to a 195-96 victory over Arizona Saturday at Spieker Aquatics Center. Senior Noemie Thomas was one of nine Bears to take first place in at least one individual event, p...

The 2022 NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships Penn swimmer Lia Thomas became the first known transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I championship on Thursday. Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta...

Stanford senior Katie Drabot was trying to wrap her head around the fact that she and her Cardinal teammates were not going to get a chance at swimming for an NCAA four-peat. It was something she and her teammates had trained for all season and wanted to prove they could accomplish. “We knew a four-...

Stanford leads by over 100 points going into the third day of the 2019 Women's Pac-12 Championships. Cal goes into today seeded second with ASU in third. Stanford got off to a strong start with Ella Eastin, Brooke Forde and Allie Szekely in the 400 IM and built the Cardinal lead. USC's Louise Hansso...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, August 7. ABBY Jagdfeld, Shea Hoyt and Jacob Miller set new individual NCSA records while Poseidon Swimming took down the women’s 400 free relay record during the third night of racing at the National Club Swimming Association Summer Swimming Championships at the IUPUI Natator...

Brooke Forde - Making the Extra Effort Stanford sophomore Brooke Forde had built an insurmountable lead, her closest competition almost three seconds adrift. The Cardinal had first place locked up in the 800 free relay, the first event of the NCAA Championships. And on the eighth and final lap of he...

Following the completion of the U.S. National Championships in San Antonio on Monday night, USA Swimming announced the roster headed to Singapore to compete in the World Junior Championships later this month. USA Swimming selected athletes based on their performances at this week's Nationals, and th...

By David Rieder. With 100 meters left, Elizabeth Beisel’s 11-year streak was cooked. Turning from breaststroke to freestyle in the women’s 400 IM final at U.S. Nationals, Leah Smith had built up a big lead, and Ella Eastin was a solid second. For the first time since she made the 2006 Pan Pacs team ...

The 2022 Pac-12 Women’s Championship concluded with the Day 4 finals session from Federal Way, Washington, as the Stanford Cardinal claimed the conference championship. The session included the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly before moving to the early heats of the ...

The psych sheets for the 2021 United States Olympic Trials have been made available with the best Americans on tap to fight for spots to make the Olympic Team for Tokyo, Japan. The Olympics are 45 days away as the American coaching staff will ensure a five-week preparation for the Games at the end o...

Who were the best women's swimmers in the 2018-19 season? As the school year is winding down for most of the country, it is time to look at who were the best swimmers this season. Back in September, Swimming World ranked the best NCAA Division I women's swimmers from 1-25 as a "pre-season top 25" ty...

As the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Bloomington headed into its final session this evening, there was still much work to be done. Boasting one of the most competitive finals heat sheets of the weekend, the Sunday night session hardly looked like the conclusion to a grueling four-day weekend. Instea....

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The Week That Was featured Ranomi Kromowidjojo announcing her professional retirement, the ISL announcing the season 4 schedule, Texas edged NC State, Sarah Sjostrom got engaged, and Brooke Forde on swimming against Lia Thomas. The Week That Was #1: Three-tim...

The 2020 Pac-12 Women's Championships opened on Wednesday with a short session. The 800-yard freestyle relay and 400 medley relay were the only events on the opening night from Federal Way, Washington. After the first session, Cal and USC are tied for the lead with 120 points. Stanford is third at 1...

In one of the most stunning early swims of the season, Texas A&M's Shaine Casas put together a 1:40.16 in the 200 IM to win at the Art Adamson Invitational on Thursday. Casas earned an automatic NCAA cut. It is by far the fastest time in the NCAA so far this season — and the time would have finishe....

Penn Teammates Express ‘Full Support’ for Lia Thomas Members of the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s swimming and diving team this week released a statement in support of teammate Lia Thomas. The statement was first reported by ESPN, and a copy of the full statement was provided to Swimming Worl...

Los Angeles Olympic Qualification Procedures Present New Obstacles for American Swimmers Around the world, the qualification process for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will look different than in previous years. Swimmers aiming to qualify for the newly-added 50-meter stroke events will have t...

In a race that was dubbed fairly pedestrian this morning after it took a 4:40 to make the A-Final of the 500 freestyle at NCAAs and a 4:43 to get a second swim, it was a 1-2-3 sweep by three of the toughest women in the entire NCAA championships with Virginia's Paige Madden leading from the outset a...

The fourth-ranked Stanford women's swimming and diving honored its senior class with a resounding 176-86 victory over No. 23 Arizona, Saturday at the Avery Aquatic Center. The win moves Stanford to 4-0 on the season, and 3-0 in Pac-12 duals. Stanford won all 14 swimming event against the Wildcats an...