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Memorial Day Weekend: The Story of Charles Jackson French - A Hero For Our Time On January 19, 2020, the United States Navy announced it was naming a new aircraft carrier after African American WWII war hero “Dorie” Miller. The announcement came more than 78 years after the events at Pearl Harbor th...

Navy Sweeps Army, Including Four-Point Thriller in Women’s Meet The United States Naval Academy swept a weekend Star Series dual meet with the United States Military Academy, Navy eking out a four-point win on the women’s side. The meet in Annapolis is a reversal of last year, when Army claimed its ...

Navy to Name Destroyer After Swimming Hero Charles Jackson French The United States Navy on Wednesday announced that it will name a ship after Charles Jackson French, a World War II hero who swam his shipmates to safety. The announcement was made by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro during a key...

Cheryl Murray Has Turned to Masters Swimming For Enjoyment and Competition Despite age, some people still have the desire to get back in the pool, whether it be to keep fit or make friends. Some do it to compete, and some do it win. Cheryl Murray, 69, is retired U.S. Navy. In 2017, she traveled to B...

Pedro Ordenes, a Masters swimmer and triathlete, swam the Straits of Magellan on December 30, 1999. He set a new world record of 1 hour and 58 minutes, and braved 39.7 degree water and high winds. He was escorted by the Chilean Navy on his route from the island, Tiera del Fuego, to the Southern tip ...

Kevin Houseman A Cut, Brady Samuels Record Wraps up Purdue Invite Brady Samuels of Purdue set a program record to wrap up the final two days of the Purdue Invite, which wrapped up Saturday. Samuels went 45.66 in the 100 butterfly, setting the Purdue record. Andrew Legenfeld had held the program reco...

Louisville Books Three Relay A Cuts as Women Win Purdue Invitational The Louisville women’s team swept all five relays, three in NCAA A cut times, in winning the Purdue Invitational, held in West Lafayette from Wednesday through Friday. The Cardinals started the meet Wednesday with a Burke Natatoriu...

Ben Irwin, Ela Habjan Set Conference Marks as Navy Sweeps Army Ben Irwin and Patrick Colwell won two individual events each as Navy swept Army, the men winning a narrow 153-147 decision on Thursday night. Navy’s women prevailed, 162-138, in the met at the U.S. Naval Academy. Irwin swept the backstro...

Swimming World Presents the 2018 Camp Directory For over 40 years Swimming World has been featuring swim camps from around the country in our annual Swim Camp Directory. This month Swimming World is excited to present a nine-page directory of camps for you to choose from. Featured Camps: Alabama R.....

Passages: A Tribute to Who Was Lost in the Swimming World in 2020: Part 2 (July-December) The world of swimming endured a number of notable passages in 2020, individuals who enriched the sport in the pool and on deck. In 2020, we lost some of the sports coaching pioneers around the globe. Many of th...

The Patriot League on Wednesday announced that its men’s and women’s swimming and diving championships have been cancelled. The meet was originally scheduled for April 21-24 at Bucknell University. In lieu of one meet, the Patrio League is dividing championships into the “Patriot League Challenge” w...

West Virginia Invitational: Navy Men, West Virginia Women Take Team Crowns The West Virginia women’s team and Navy men’s team claimed titles at the West Virginia Invitational this weekend. Navy scored 2,358 points to run away with the men’s title, despite the host winning all three men’s relays on t...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill swimming and diving teams competed against the visiting Naval Academy teams on Saturday. Both Tar Heel squads came out victorious over the Midshipmen in a competitive Division 1 matchup. Scores UNC men - 160, Navy men - 140 UNC women - 163, Navy women ...

In a lost story exposed by the International Swimming Hall of Fame Historian Bruce Wigo, the Charles Jackson French World War II story has found new life and calls for his decoration by the US Navy.   In a letter written on May 17th, 2021 by Congressman Don Bacon to the Honorable Thomas W. Harker, A...

Feature by Jeff Commings PHOENIX, Arizona, May 26. WE remember on this Memorial Day weekend the lives of those who fought valiantly for the United States in military action. The toll that the two World Wars took on the global population extended beyond the battlefields, with the Olympic Movement tak...

For the past two years, Bucknell has boasted the East’s best player but that has not translated into titles. In 2017 the Bison were upset by upstart Wagner, and in 2018 they dropped the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference East (MAWPC) title match in overtime when George Washington scored a miracle go...

HONOLULU, HI - Allen Stack, a gold medalist in swimming at the 1948 Olympics, died at the age of 71. Stack, who died at his home on September 19, won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke in 1948. He also swam on the U.S. team in the 1952 Olympics. Stack held six world records and 22 American records ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD. By some thinking it was a meaningless early-season match between two teams that had struggled mightily in 2018—and may do so again this season. With just three wins between them a year ago—and a combined 38 losses—Austin College and La Salle would not typically be compelling combatant...

One of the biggest draws of early season NCAA men's water polo matches on the East Coast is a chance to see some of the sports best as they travel to get in some matches against local teams while exposing fans to the nation's best players. In recent years past, Cal, Pacific, Pepperdine, Stanford, UC...

It was a dominant day for the Naval Academy’s swim team on Thursday, Dec. 10. In a classic rivalry matchup, the Naval Academy Midshipmen men and women dominated the West Point Black Knights. For the Navy women, it was their 27th straight win against West Point. It was the Midshipmen men’s 25th win i...