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PHOENIX, Nov. 20. EVEN though the college swimming season is only about six weeks old, there's already been plenty of fast swimming in NCAA Division I competition, as this first edition of the Speedo/CSCAA College Best Times list will attest. Many swimmers have already achieved their "A" cuts, w...

World-Record Alert: Caeleb Dressel Chasing Global Mark in 100 Butterfly; No WRs at U.S. Trials Since 2008 The crowd inside the CHI Health Center will be on world-record alert on Saturday night, as Caeleb Dressel might make a run at his global standard in the 100-meter butterfly during Night Seven of...

Margaret Hoelzer Makes Important Appearance On Inside with Brett Hawke Podcast During her career as an elite backstroker, Margaret Hoelzer etched herself as a world-record holder, Olympic medalist, world champion and NCAA titlist. These days, Hoelzer is playing a critical role outside of the pool as...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Caeleb Dressel Pops Another Sub-50 100 Butterfly; Tom Shields Returning to Games As the face of USA Swimming, the top priority for Caeleb Dressel is to excel in the pool. His second duty is to excite the fanbase. On the seventh night of the United States Olympic Trials, Dressel ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Feb. 23. WHEN he was UCLA's men's hoops coach a few moons ago, current Georgia head man Jim Herrick characterized a particularly important upcoming game as follows: "It's gonna be another ball burner." That same phrase could well be applied to the women's team rac...

American Women's Backstroke Remains an All-Time Strength Over the weekend at the European U23 Championships, Cal swimmer Isabelle Stadden shined in the backstroke races, claiming first place in the 100 and 200-meter events and a runnerup result in the 50 back. The 21-year-old from Blaine, Minn., won...

By McKenna Ehrmantraut, Swimming World College Intern.  Sexual abuse of current and former athletes has made headlines throughout the swimming world recently. While the media has focused primarily on the horrific nature of the stories these brave individuals are sharing about their past ordeals, ver...

AUSTIN, Texas ¯ Maggie Bowen has done it again for the Auburn swim team taking the top spot in the 400-yard individual medley with a new Texas Invitational record here Saturday night in a time of 4:09.86. Bowen's time in the 400 IM currently leads all collegiate swimmers and was nearly two full ...

On Wednesday, USA Swimming's Athletes' Committee released a statement on the World Anti-Doping Agency's plan to accelerate Russia's reinstatement, saying, "it is our future, our sport, and our responsibility to demand that the rules are enforced." The International Paralympic Committee last week had...

Less than two weeks to go until Olympic Trials get underway in Omaha, Neb. But before the meet, we wanted to look back at some of the great moments from past editions of the meet held inside the CenturyLink Center. Welcome to #TrialsThrowback! Natalie Coughlin got her 2008 Trials started with the 10...

AUSTIN, Texas ¯ The Auburn swimming team finished up the Texas Invitational here Sunday evening with some impressive swims for the Tigers. "We served our overall purpose here this weekend very well which was to swim our season-best times and we did that to 80-90 percent," head coach David Marsh said...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Feb. 23. OH, those Tigers and oh, them Fightin' Gators! Coach David Marsh's powerful Auburn Tigers' men's team, ranked second nationally, sent a message to top-ranked Stanford's Cardinal this evening with a hard-fought 753-744 win at the 66th annual Southeaste...

AUBURN, Ala. Both the Auburn men's and women's swimming and diving teams defeated the Southwest Missouri State Bears here Saturday afternoon living up to the Tigers' No. 3 national ranking. The men's team defeated SMS 174-113 while the women took the meet by a score of 164.50-114-50....

Olympic Golden Girl Kaylee McKeown Sizzles At Victorian Championships: Wins 200m Backstroke In Faster Time Than Tokyo Australia’s triple Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown has stunned the swimming world again in Melbourne  tonight winning the 200m backstroke on the opening night of the Victorian ...

By David Rieder. On August 12, Maya DiRado stormed from behind in the Olympic final of the women’s 200 back, passing Katinka Hosszu on the final stroke to snatch away the gold medal. [caption id="attachment_218061" align="alignleft" width="406"] Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports[/capti...

AUBURN, Ala., Nov. 16. AUBURN swimming and diving started off the home season on the right track here Friday night with the No. 4 AU women defeating No. 19 Alabama 173-90 and the No. 5 Tiger men taking No. 18 Alabama 174-85. The Auburn women upped their record to 2-0 (1-0 SEC) in dual meets this sea...

AUSTIN, Texas. March 22. G'DAY folks. We're back at the Lee and Joe Jamail Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Texas. The meet began yesterday in balmy spring-like weather, but today it has turned cold, with a hard, biting wind. Inside the Aquatic Center, the conditions are ide...

DALLAS, Texas. Nov. 1. THE Lady Tigers of Auburn University took their first dual meet of the year Thursday night, 65-48, against the SMU Mustangs at Perkins Natatorium, as they gear up for a big weekend in Dallas. The dual meet was the first of three days of competition for the Tigers. The Tigers j...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, October 3. OLYMPIC backstroke medalist Margaret Hoelzer has been very vocal about the sexual abuse she suffered at young age with speeches and charity work in the past few years. Recently, she participated in a TEDx event – an offshoot of the popular TED Talks lectures – in her ...