Read more2Cameron Craig Likely Out For Season After DUI Arrest11 February 2020Ohio State junior Cameron Craig was arrested on February 5 in Franklin County, Ohio for driving while impaired and driving under the influence while having a suspended license. This is Craig's second misdemeanor charge, following an arrest Jan. 16, in which charges of driving under the influence wer...
Read more2The Unique Quirks of the USA College Challenge19 October 2017By David Rieder. Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel and Kathleen Baker competing against the United States? Sounds weird, doesn’t it? The fact is, that trio has been at the center of the U.S. women’s dominant efforts at both the 2016 Olympics and at the 2017 World Championships. Ledecky’s excellence is no...
Read moreMorning Splash: The Impact of Conference Season on the U.S. Men's Relays05 March 2017By David Rieder. The United States men swept Olympic golds in the three relays last summer in Rio, but each one of those wins came with the assistance of Michael Phelps—who, as most of you reading almost certainly know, is once again retired. The success of 2016 helped wash away some of the stench f...
Read morePac-12 Weekly Preview: Cal, Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State Crossover Week17 January 2018By Dan D'Addona. It will be a switcheroo kind of week for the Pac-12 Conference. Teams will be facing each other then swapping the following day, giving the conference a whirlwind of rivalries and showdowns. It all begins Friday when Arizona State swims at Cal and Arizona swims at Stanford. These ar...
Read moreRanking the Best Men's NCAA Division I Swimmers From 1-2515 October 2019The NCAA swimming and diving season has gotten off to a good start as the Division I landscape is starting to heat up as teams begin having serious dual meets in the month of October. Swimming World has ranked the 25 best men's and women's swimmers returning in Division I for the third straight year...
Read more2Miranda Tucker, Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or Win Again, SwimMAC Carolina Takes Team Title at Indianapolis Sectionals29 March 2015INDIANAPOLIS - Miranda Tucker and Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or each won their third individual events of the meet, while SwimMAC Carolina took home the combined team trophy as the Indianapolis Sectionals meet came to a close Sunday night at the IUPUI Natatorium. Livonia Community's Miranda Tucker, who also...
Read moreDylan Boyd Transferring from Arizona State to Michigan12 April 2018Australian native and 2018 Honorable Mention All American Dylan Boyd will be transferring from Arizona State to the University of Michigan for the 2018-19 NCAA Swimming & Diving season. Boyd made the announcement on his Instagram on April 11: After much thought and consideration, I will be conti...
Read more11Arizona State Men Beat Texas and What It All Means27 January 2018Morning Splash by David Rieder. For the victors, the meet meant everything, a previously-downtrodden program knocking off the gold standard. For the losers, it was just another lump in a season full of them—with the hope that all the lumps are meaningless in the end. In the photo above, Arizona Stat...
Read more2Who Are the Top 25 Men's Swimmers Going into the 2017-2018 Season?02 October 2017Last week, Swimming World dropped the women's pre-season rankings for the upcoming NCAA swim season. Today, we are dropping the top 25 men's individual pre-season rankings. Again, these are just an indication of the returning swimmers standings as of last season. Last year's graduating class was one...
Read more5Pac-12 Saturday Recap: Arizona and ASU Men Tie in Dual Meet04 February 2017The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils faced off in an intense rivalry dual meet Saturday afternoon in Tucson. While the Arizona women pulled away quickly to pick up the victory, the men's meet came down to the wire, and the two teams ended up tying at 147 after ASU went 1-3 in the final ...
Read moreArizona State, USC Take Top Seeds at Pac-12 Men's Championships Day 3 Prelims02 March 2018The third day of the Pac-12 Men's Championships is underway after five morning prelim events. Cal and Stanford took top seeds during the session, but so did Arizona State and USC. DAY 3 PRELIMS RESULTS 400 IM Stanford's Curtis Ogren took the top seed in the 400 IM (3:41.63), leading a trio of Cardin...
Read moreYouth vs. Experience Showdown in NCAA 200 Free Final24 March 2017By Dan D’Addona. Last year, Townley Haas burst onto the college swimming scene by winning the 200 free and the 500 free as a Texas freshman. This year's 200 free final at the NCAA Division I championships in Indianapolis on Friday will have another wave of youth looking to take down some experienced...
Read more3The Everything Guide to the Men's NCAA Division I Swimming Champs20 March 2018Morning Splash by David Rieder. It’s been more than two years since an NCAA Division I swimming championships has featured much of any drama in the team race. At the last two women’s meets, Stanford has been a clear favorite, and Texas has steamrolled through the men’s championships each of the past...
Read moreOff Deck, March 10, 2017: Cameron Craig Recaps Breakout Pac-12s10 March 2017Arizona State freshman Cameron Craig was the breakout performer of the men's Pac-12 championships last weekend, winning the 200 free in 1:31.71, the second-fastest time in the country so far this season, and then winning the 100 free in 41.95. Now, Craig is in the midst of preparation for his first ...
Read moreKathleen Baker, Cody Miller to Make Appearances at Toyota US Open Indianapolis (PSYCH SHEET)06 November 2020The Toyota US Open, which is set to begin next week November 12 – 14, will be split across nine different sites in order to lessen travel for swimmers and coaches and participate safely in a less crowded environment while still racing in a competitive format. The psych sheets for Indianapolis and Be...
Read more11Bob Bowman’s Arizona State Sun Devils Becoming Competitive12 November 2017Morning Splash by David Rieder. Two and a half years ago, Bob Bowman committed to lead an Arizona State swimming program that had previously been the doormat of the Pac-12 conference, a team that was largely noncompetitive and, at least on the men’s side, just seven years removed from near-extinctio...
Read moreKathrin Demler Snags Trials Cut in Morning, Wins Twice at Ohio State Invitational21 November 2019The No. 14 women’s and No. 16 men’s Ohio State swimming and diving teams began the Ohio State Invitational on top as both squads finished day one in the lead. Kathrin Demler (Germany) dominated the competition with two first place finishes and a new team record in the 500 freestyle to help the Bucke...
Read moreACC Weekly Preview: NC State Heads North, Florida State Travels West25 October 2017Eight different ACC swimming and diving teams will be in action this weekend, but only two will be competing at the same meet: Miami and Pitt. Among the highlights of the schedule: NC State faces off with Wisconsin, Florida State travels west to Tempe to meet the Arizona State Sun Devils and North C...
Read more6The Tie in Tucson: Can’t Split Arizona and ASU Men After Intense Rivalry Showdown04 February 2017By David Rieder. First came the drawn-out chants of “ZO-NA! ZO-NA!” from the team clad in red and blue on the side of the pool. After barely a second of silence, a quick-paced “A-S-U! A-S-U!” cheer emanated from the young men and women in maroon and gold lined up along the upstairs railing inside th...
Read moreCameron Craig Reaches Another Olympic Trials Cut09 June 2019One day after making his return to racing and qualifying for the 2020 Olympic trials, Cameron Craig turned in another stellar performance to close the Big Red Challenge in Holland, Michigan, on Sunday. Craig, swimming for host Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics, won the 100 free in 50.45 to break the club ...