Read moreWorld Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Leon Marchand Leads 200 IM; Summer McIntosh Chasing Third Gold29 July 2025World Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Leon Marchand Leads 200 IM in 1:57.53 At the Paris Olympics, it seemed like hardly a day passed without Leon Marchand being in the water – and thus winning gold medals, and taking calls from international dignitaries, etc. etc. But the French all-conquering hero o...
Read moreWorld Championships Preview — Men's Sprint Freestyle: Can David Popovici Lower World Record Again? (Predictions)19 July 2023World Championships Preview — Men's Sprint Freestyle: Can David Popovici Lower World Record Again? For five years, the men's sprint freestyle events were the domain of Caeleb Dressel. The American swept gold medals in the 50 and 100 free at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships and again at the 2021...
Read moreLuca Urlando Blasts NCAA Record in 200 Fly as Georgia, Tennessee Split; Takes Down Long-Standing Mark25 January 2025Luca Urlando Downs NCAA Record in 200 Fly as Georgia, Tennessee Split Luca Urlando lowered the eight-year-old NCAA record in the men’s 200 butterfly Saturday afternoon in a dual meet with Tennessee. Urlando went 1:37.17 at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center, which takes down the NCAA re...
Read more6CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Arizona State Men, Virginia Women Win Openers As Speed on Display21 November 2025CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Arizona State Men, Virginia Women Win Openers Arizona State’s men’s team and Virginia’s women won their openers of first CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge on Friday. They advance to the winner’s bracket final on Saturday against the winner of the Michigan and Tennessee meet, which...
Read more1A Look at the Olympic and World Short Course Medalists Set to Battle at NCAA Men's Championships24 March 2025NCAA Men's Championships: Olympic Medalists and Short Course World Champs Set to Shine Eight years ago, Caeleb Dressel turned his first Olympic appearance, in which he qualified for one individual final and captured two relay gold medals, into college swimming stardom. He had won NCAA titles as a fr...
Read moreMaria Lenk Trophy: Gui Caribe Rips 21.46 in 50 Freestyle25 April 2025Maria Lenk Trophy: Gui Caribe Rips 21.46 in 50 Free Gui Caribe continued an outstanding meet at the Maria Lenk Trophy by hitting the 50 freestyle Worlds cut on Friday. Caribe got under the A standard with a morning prelims swim of 21.93 seconds. He backed it up in the final by going 21.46. He was on...
Read more2Despite Early-Season Speed, Pan Zhanle Remains Man to Beat in 100 Freestyle23 April 2025Despite Early-Season Speed, Pan Zhanle Remains Man to Beat in 100 Freestyle The early months of 2025 have produced a share of sizzling efforts in the men's 100 freestyle. In long course, the world's top time belongs to Brazil's Gui Caribe at 47.10. Australia's Kyle Chalmers, the 2016 Olympic champio...
Read more1Conference Swimming Championships Men’s Preview: Texas and Cal in New Conferences; Mega Sprint Showdowns Incoming18 February 2025Conference Swimming Championships Men’s Preview: Texas and Cal in New Conferences, Mega Sprint Showdowns Incoming The University of Florida Gators have captured the Southeastern Conference title in men’s swimming and diving each of the last 12 seasons, and before that, Auburn captured 16 consecutive...
Read moreWorld Championships: Jordan Crooks Makes Transition to Long Course; Two Tennessee Swimmers in 100 Free Semis25 July 2023World Championships: Jordan Crooks Makes Transition to Long Course; Two Tennessee Swimmers in 100 Free Semis During the most recent season of college swimming, Jordan Crooks put together historically speedy performances across the board for the University of Tennessee. Crooks became the second man e...
Read moreCSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Virginia Women, Arizona State Men Advance to Final22 November 2025CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Virginia Women, Arizona State Men Advance to Final Virginia’s women’s team and the Arizona State men’s team advanced to the final of the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge on Saturday. At the first of three meets at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Virginia’s women clai...
Read moreBrazil's Gui Caribe Making Major Strides on Road to World Championships27 April 2025Brazil's Gui Caribe Making Major Strides on Road to World Championships Over the past year-plus, Jordan Crooks has established himself as one of the rising stars on the global sprint scene. A world record in the short-course version of the 50-meter freestyle. A world title in the same event. Excelle...
Read moreWorld Championships: David Popovici Has Momentum Entering 100 Free Matchup with Pan Zhanle With Kyle Chalmers Lurking29 July 2025World Championships: David Popovici Has Momentum Entering 100 Free Matchup with Pan Zhanle With Kyle Chalmers Lurking Perhaps you saw what David Popovici did to Luke Hobson off the final turn in Tuesday's final of the men's 200 freestyle. Hobson had built a lead of six tenths, but Popovici had anoth...
Read morePan Zhanle vs. David Popovici: 100 Freestyle Showdown Awaits30 June 2025Pan Zhanle vs. David Popovici: 100 Freestyle Showdown Awaits Together, these two 20-year-olds are responsible for the only record-breaking swims in the 100 freestyle since the supersuit era. Moreover, David Popovici and Pan Zhanle were the only men to break any world records in long course freestyle...
Read moreNCAA Men's Championships: Jordan Crooks Dips Under 18 Again to Win 50 Free27 March 2025NCAA Men's Championships: Jordan Crooks Dips Under 18 Again to Win 50 Free If there was one knock against Jordan Crooks, one of two all-time members of the sub-18-second club, is that he’d never done it before at NCAAs. Cross that off the list for the Tennessee senior Thursday night. Crooks went 17....
Read moreStephanie Balduccini Sets Brazilian Record in 100 Free; Gui Caribe Drops 47.1 at Maria Lenk Trophy23 April 2025Stephanie Balduccini Sets Brazilian Record in 100 Free at 53.87 at Maria Lenk Trophy Stephanie Balduccini downed the Brazilian record in the women’s 100 freestyle Wednesday at the Maria Lenk Trophy, going 53.87 to win her second event in as many days. Balduccini downed the national and continental r...
Read more2023 SEC Championships, Night 5: Florida Sweeps Men's and Women's Titles18 February 20232023 SEC Championships, Night 5: Florida Sweeps Men's and Women's Titles It seemed that Florida Gators were on every step of the podium for most of the final night of the SEC Championships. It’s a demonstration of how deep and impressive the teams’ rosters are in becoming the first school to win the...
Read moreNCAA Men's Championships: Jordan Crooks Anchors in 39.36 as Tennessee Finishes With 400 Free Relay Record29 March 2025NCAA Men's Championships: Jordan Crooks Anchors in 39.36 as Tennessee Finishes With 400 Free Relay Record A historic era in sprint freestyle would conclude Saturday evening as the college career of Jordan Crooks concluded. Over the past three seasons, Crooks has achieved legendary times over 50 and ...
Read moreKristen Stege, Jordan Crooks Head Tennessee Sweep of SEC Weekly Honors24 January 2023Kristen Stege, Jordan Crooks Head Tennessee Sweep of SEC Weekly Honors Tennessee’s Kristen Stege and Jordan Crooks were named the SEC Swimmers of the Weeek on Tuesday by the conference. The Volunteers also garnered men’s freshman of the week via Gui Garibe. Texas A&M’s Victor Povzner and South Carol...
Read moreSEC Championships, Night 3 Finals: Tennessee Sets NCAA Record in Men’s 200 Free Relay at 1:12.80; Jordan Crooks Blasts 50 Free Record19 February 2025SEC Championships, Night 3 Finals: Tennessee Sets NCAA Record in Men’s 200 Free Relay at 1:12.80 A near miss in the 200 medley relay Tuesday night at the SEC Championships wasn’t enough for Tennessee. So the Volunteers made up for it on Wednesday, in a massive way. The Volunteers bludgeoned the 2023...
Read moreMaria Lenk Trophy: Beatriz Bezerra Adds Worlds Cut to Cap Meet27 April 2025Maria Lenk Trophy: Beatriz Bezerra Adds Worlds Cut to Cap Meet Beatriz Bezerra picked up an automatic qualification time for the 2025 World Championships in the 50 butterfly to wrap up the Maria Lenk Trophy Saturday night. Bezerra won the women’s 50 butterfly in 25.98 seconds on the final night of t...