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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 ...

Last night, her younger sister Gretchen was the talk of the town. Tonight, it is her turn to take center stage. 16-year-old Alex Walsh of Nashville Aquatic Club put up one of the most impressive doubles in junior nationals history. She swam a 58.19 100 breast to smash her NAG record in the 15-16 age...

The TAC Titans hosted their own invitational with the Marlins of Raleigh on Friday evening as 16-year-old Claire Curzan swam a 21.61 in the 50-yard freestyle to just miss her own national age group record that she set a couple weeks ago at 21.51. Curzan swims for the TAC Titans in North Carolina as ...

U.S. National Team Member Charlotte Hook Verbally Commits to Stanford for 2022 NEW COMMIT: U.S. National Team member Charlotte Hook of Raleigh, N.C., arguably one of the most sought-out recruits in her year, has announced her verbal commitment to Stanford University as a member of the Class of 2026....

From Near Miss at Olympic Trials to Budapest Bound? Luca Urlando Among Those Stalking World Champs Bid A third-place finish in an event at the United States Olympic Trials is a stinging experience, as it leaves the athlete one spot shy of qualifying for the premier competition in the sport – the Oly...

With the USA Winter Nationals behind us, the swimming world will shift its focus to the junior ranks with the Winter Junior Nationals set to go off on Wednesday. The meet will be split between west and east with the west meet taking place in Austin, Texas, while the east meet will be in Greensboro, ...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here A Voice For The Sport: Teenage Tradition At Trials By John Lohn As much as change is a constant in the world, some things have remained steady throu...

On the same night that 17-year-old Regan Smith broke the national age group record in the 17-18 age group with a 57.3, 15-year-old Claire Curzan swam an impressive 58.00 at the Speedo Sectionals Cary meet in North Carolina. Curzan is second all-time in the 15-16 age group behind Torri Huske, who was...

Matthew Sates, Emma McKeon Crowned 2021 FINA World Cup Champs South Africa’s Matthew Sates and Australian Emma McKeon were crowed the top point-getters at the 2021 FINA World Cup. The duo were the high scorers in each gender over the World Cup stops this fall, in Berlin, Budapest, Doha and Kazan. Ov...

Hali Flickinger started the Olympic trials strong, but it turns out, she was just getting started. Flickinger won the 200 butterfly in a time of 2:05.85 — that was a U.S. Open record — and officially punched her ticket to Tokyo after getting second in the 400 IM earlier in the meet. Now that is offi...

Claire Curzan Rips 1:48.50 200 Back as Stanford Women Continue Impressive Performance at NC State Invite During the final session of the NC State Invitational in Greensboro, N.C., Stanford freshman Claire Curzan posted the top performance as she jumped onto the all-time top-10 list in the women's 20...

Stanford Sweeps Events on Senior Day Win Over San Jose State The Stanford women's swimming and diving team defeated San Jose State 210-64 on Saturday, Jan. 24. Stanford celebrated senior day, where the Cardinal celebrated its 10 graduates - Lucy Bell, Jamie Brennan, Sophie Duncan, Charlotte Hook, To...

The first prelims session of the 2017 Speedo Junior Nationals East in Knoxville finished on Thursday morning. No records were broken but it will surely be a fast finals session with many swimmers gaining a chance to take down meet records and national age group records in Knoxville on Thursday night...

The final prelims session of the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships from Greensboro, North Carolina will feature the heats of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly. It has been a very fast meet thus far with meet records and NAG records breaking left and right. More NAG ...

The 2018 Phillips 66 U.S. Nationals will splash into action next week in Irvine, California as an important selection meet for the upcoming 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, 2019 World Championships, 2019 World University Games, and 2019 Pan American Games. While...

14-year-old Charlotte Hook blasted the 13-14 NAG record in the 200 fly on the final night of the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships. Earlier in the night, Alex and Gretchen Walsh narrowly missed breaking NAG records of their own in the 200 breast and 100 free respectively. Hook f...

Some of North Carolina's best made an appearance at the TAC Titans October meet on Friday in Cary, North Carolina just outside of Raleigh, as some NC State pros raced against some of the best high schoolers at TAC Titans. 16-year-old Claire Curzan of the TAC Titans in North Carolina made her long co...

For Claire Curzan and Canadian Duo, Abu Dhabi Serves as Latest Stage for Rising Teen Stars A pair of experienced rivals went head-to-headin the wo men’s 50 butterfly at the Short Course World Championships, and 31-year-old Ranomi Kromowidjojo ended up edging out 28-year-old Sarah Sjostrom for gold b...

NCAA Women's Championships Breakdown: Strengths and Weaknesses of Top Teams in Knoxville For the entirety of this collegiate swimming season, the University of Virginia women have been considered the heavy favorites to win a third consecutive national title — as one might expect when the Cavaliers a...

Invitational Season Begins With Numerous Top-10 Teams in Action This Weekend The first flashes of championship-level speed each college season can be expected the weekend before Thanksgiving as more and more top teams opt to swim their midseason focus meets before leaving for the holiday instead of ...