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Juan Estevez Swaps Carolinas as New Diving Coach at South Carolina Juan Estevez was hired Monday as the head diving coach at South Carolina, hired away from North Carolina. Estevez was an assistant coach for the Tar Heels in 2024-25. The Cuban international helped Aranza Vazquez Montano be named the...

Talia Bates won the 50 freestyle and 100 fly at the University of Florida’s season-opening Orange and Blue Meet, her time in the 50 quicker than the NCAA B cut. Bates clocked in at 22.71 in the 50 free, just .05 under the B cut. She also won the 100 fly in 54.57, pacing the Orange squad’s 150.5-108....

South Carolina Adds Jason Calanog as Associate Head Coach South Carolina on Thursday announced the hiring of Jason Calanog as an associate head coach for the men’s team. Calanog switches his address within the SEC, having spent nine years at Texas A&M, most recently as an associate head coach since ...

By Niki Urquidi, Swimming World College Intern. If you have ever swum for Coach Jeff Poppell, current associate head coach of the Florida Gators, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “for every one inch you lift your head, your hips sink three inches." Like most renowned coaches, Poppell understands th...

Florida announced Monday replacements for long-time head swimming and diving coach Gregg Troy, promoting Associate Head Coach Anthony Nesty to lead the men’s program and Associate Head Coach Jeff Poppell (Pa-PELL) to lead the women’s program. Both men have more than 20-plus years of coaching experi....

John Hulvey Returning to His Roots in Gainesville With Gator Swim Club The Gator Swim Club welcomed John Hulvey as its new head coach last month and he is excited to be back in Gainesville. The position was vacated by Robert Pinter, who joined Jeff Poppell’s staff at the University of South Carolina...

Sherridon Dressel looked at the scoreboard and had to look again. The Florida senior touched the wall in the 100-yard backstroke in 52.21, one of the best times in her career — and it was still mid-October. “Right off the bat, the first meet, we were posting some pretty fast times, which was a lit.....

By Payton Titus, Swimming World College Intern. Following the retirement of longtime head coach Gregg Troy, Anthony Nesty was promoted to head coach of the men's swimming and diving team at the University of Florida (UF). Before having a hand in generating household names like Caeleb Dressel at his ...

Best friends Kelly Fertel and Niki Urquidi are seniors at Gulliver Prep High School in Miami and represent Gulliver Swim Club. The two will also be Florida Gators together, as they both gave verbal commitments this week to attend the university next fall. The two say they did not initially plan to g...

Highlighted by 13 members of the USA Swimming National Team, a 40-swimmer United States roster is set for next month’s World University Games, held Aug. 20-27 in Taipei City. Among the National Teamers slated to compete is 2016 Olympic gold medalist Ryan Held (Springfield, Ill./NC State) in the 50- ...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. As the countdown continues to the Tokyo Olympics with 103 days remaining, Trials season has heated up in many parts of the world as Russia, Japan, South Africa and New Zealand selected their respective Olympic teams this week. Shoma Sato and Tatjana Schoenmak...

This week had fast swimming all around the globe, with the third stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara and the first leg of the Mare Nostrum Series kicking off in Europe. Look below to catch up on all of the results from those meets and the biggest stories of the week in the week that was! ...

This week was highlighted with several meets across the United States which served as the final preparation for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha. Read below to see what swims this week impacted the world rankings and who could be a potential spoiler at the end of this month at Trials! The.....

Florida’s women’s swimming and diving team claimed a 190-94 nonconference win over in-state rival Miami Thursday in the Gators home opener. Nikki Miller won the 200 freestyle in 1:48.15 and added a 500 free win in 4:53.01 for the No. 10 Gators (1-1). Annette Schultz added victories in the 100 backst...

Tylor Mathieu Joins Coaching Staff at South Carolina The University of South Carolina on Saturday added Tylor Mathieu as an assistant coach to the women’s swimming and diving team. Mathieu was an assistant at Washington State in the 2024-25 season, helping three Cougars qualify for the NCAA Champion...

Prep School Power: How the Bolles School became a powerhouse in high school swimming (from September’s Swimming World Magazine) Since Swimming World first began recognizing the top high school teams in the country in 1971, The Bolles School of Jacksonville, Florida, has won 18 national prep school t...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas--The Texas A&M Women's Swimming program completed another successful recruiting season, adding six new signees to their roster for the 2001-2002 season, Head Coach Steve Bultman announced on Wednesday. These six will join the two early signees from November, Courtney Patte...

The highlight of this week was the Australian Short Course World Championship Trials in Melbourne, where veterans and rookies alike battled for a spot on their country’s roster later this year. Check out the updates from that meet and the other stories of the week in the week that was! The Week That...

From the April issue of Swimming World Magazine, Michael Stott chatted with coach Norm Wright about the training approach used with distance standout Claire Dafoe. Get Swimming World Magazine and Swimming World Biweekly FREE When You Become A Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame New! 30...

RESULTS ATHENS, Ga. – For the first time in 25 years the University of Florida women’s swimming & diving team defeated Georgia in Athens. Vanessa Pearl led the No. 9 Gators past the No. 11 Bulldogs, 158-142, with two individual event wins and a relay victory at the Gabrielsen Natatorium on Friday. ....