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ACC Championships, Night 1 Finals: Louisville, UVA Women Open with Flair; DQ Opens Foor for Florida State The 2026 ACC Championships are off to a perhaps surprising start, with Louisville’s women and the Florida State men winning the 200 medley relay. The two relays opened the swimming competition T...

Virginia Women Kick Off Post-Walsh Era With Loaded Roster Pursuing Another Title On the way to a fifth consecutive national title last March, the University of Virginia women did not have to worry about maximizing every last point at the NCAA Championships. On the contrary, their win was a forgone c...

World University Games: U.S. Adds 7 Golds, Relay Sweep to Cap Competition The United States’ team at the 2025 World University Games has delivered on its promise. Twenty gold medals and 37 total through six days at the Europe SportPark Aquatics Centre in Berlin was an impressive return. And while th...

Aaron Shackell Blasts 3:47.00 400 Free at Junior Nationals; Luka Mijatovic With Another NAG Record Last week, Aaron Shackell watched his younger sister Alex swim on the biggest stage of her life and claim a World Championships silver medal by anchoring the American women to a silver medal in the 800...

Tennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh Swims Fastest 100 Fly Ever in Freestyle Race For Unofficial American Record A remarkable midseason performance for University of Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh has included breaking the American record and tying the fastest time ever in the 50 freestyle before ...

NCAA Preview: Virginia Favored to Win Sixth Consecutive NCAA Women's Title (Team Standings Predictions) No women's swimming and diving team has ever captured six consecutive NCAA Division I titles. Texas took five in a row from 1984 through 1988, and then Stanford matched that feat from 1992 through...

Gretchen Walsh Sets 100 Free Pool Record, 21.50 Fly Split in Virginia Tri-Meet Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh continued her torrid season by setting a pool record in the women’s 100 freestyle and laying down the fastest 50 fly split in NCAA history Saturday. Walsh went 46.40 in the 100 free to take down ...

The 2019 New York Federation Girls Swimming and Diving Championships took place on Nov. 23 at the Aquatics Pavilion on Ithaca College’s campus. Pittsford used impressive depth to secure their sixth-straight championship title with a total score of 235, only four points ahead of runner-up Sacred Hear...

Fort Lauderdale Open, Day 3 Prelims: Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh to Joust Again in 200 Free The first full night session of the Fort Lauderdale Open on Thursday night hosted the latest dual between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh. Friday night, we’ll get a battle over a distance that is becomin...

Fort Lauderdale Open, Day 2 Prelims: Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass Pull Morning Doubles The first morning session at the Fort Lauderdale Open had not only a bunch of big names in the water, but many working double time in a sprint-heavy early program. Among them, Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass bot...

ACC Championships, Day 2 Finals: Gretchen Walsh Throws Down 19.95 Split, First Ever Sub-20, as Virginia Breaks 200 Free Relay Record For the first time in history, a woman has clocked under 20 seconds for a 50 freestyle relay split. Wednesday evening at the ACC Championships, University of Virginia ...

Supreme Depth Leads Virginia Cavaliers to Record-Setting Sixth Consecutive National Title The Virginia Cavaliers women's swim team had an enormous task to succeed a pair of legends who finished their careers among the most decorated performers ever. History was on the line, with Virginia having tied...

World University Games, Day 6 Finals: Leah Shackley Claims Third Individual Title; Aleksandr Stepanov, Leah Hayes Win Second Golds The star of the swimming portion of the World University Games has been Leah Shackley, a 19-year-old from Bedford, Pa., and NC State University. On night six, Shackley c...

Virginia Shows Off Lineup Pursuing Six-Peat, With Claire Curzan and Anna Moesch Starring At the conclusion of the 2024-25 college swimming season, Virginia graduated two of the most accomplished collegiate swimmers ever. During her four years with the Cavaliers, Gretchen Walsh rewrote the record boo...

After some of the nation’s fastest teenagers put on a display at June’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, USA Swimming today announced the names of 43 athletes who will represent the U.S. at the third and fourth legs of the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup. Those competitions will take place October ...

ACC Championships, Night 5: Virginia Closes 7th Straight Title; Cal Wins Men's Crown There appeared to be intrigue in the men’s team race at the ACC Championships entering the final night Saturday. It lasted as long as the mile. Cal held a 28-point lead over Stanford after five days at the McAuley A...

Analyzing the Current & Future Stars From the Virtual 18 & Under Champs Last month, some of the USA's best 18 and under swimmers raced all around the country in the virtual 18 & under championships as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented USA Swimming from holding its usual east-west juniors meets in two ...

NEW COMMITS: The University of Virginia has received their first two verbal commitments for the 2023-24 season from Wantag, New York native Cavan Gormsen and Maggie Schalow of Newport Beach, California. CAVAN GORMSEN [caption id="attachment_492694" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Photo Courtesy: Ca...

USA Swimming 18 & Under Girls Virtual Spring Championships - Final Report USA Swimming has created the Spring Virtual 18 & under Championships to offer more opportunities for age-group swimmers across the country. It will allow athletes to compete from the comfort of their own local pools, while see...

Junior Pan Pacs - Day 2 Finals: Flynn Southam Dazzles In 100 Freestyle; Erin Gemmell Pops Dynamite Relay Split Thomas Heilman turned heads in the prelims of the 100 free Thursday. Flynn Southam churned water in the final. The Aussie upset Heilman, who in the morning downed a Caeleb Dressel national ...