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Virginia Shows Off Lineup Pursuing Six-Peat, With Claire Curzan and Anna Moesch Starring At the conclusion of the 2024-25 college swimming season, Virginia graduated two of the most accomplished collegiate swimmers ever. During her four years with the Cavaliers, Gretchen Walsh rewrote the record boo...

On Path to LA28, an Event-By-Event Look at the Leading 18-and-Under Swimmers (Women's Edition) The impending 2026 season will offer a handful of international competitions, but none where the best in the sport gather in a one location. Instead, it will be a year of comparisons from results recorded ...

European Short Course Championships: Ellen Walshe is Golden in 200 Fly; Marrit Steenbergen Sets Another Euro Record The sixth and final day of the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland will be packed with action. There are 13 finals on the schedule, starting with the women's and men'...

European Juniors: Lithuanian Gold Rush, CRs And Titles For Sara Curtis There was a Lithuanian gold rush that had the Lazdynai Pool on its feet at day two of the European Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius. Kristupas Trepočka got the Lithuanian ball rolling with victory in the men’s 200m freest...

European S/C Championships, Day 3 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Sets ERs in 100 IM, 200 Free The finals of the 100 individual medley at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships didn’t disappoint Thursday, as an opener to the third night of the meet. Marrit Steenbergen set the European record in win...

World Junior Championships: Tomoyuki Matsushita Dismantles 400IM CR, Olivia Wunsch Anchors Australia 4x1 In 52.61 Tomoyuki Matsushita responded to his 200IM DQ in some style as he demolished the championship record in the long medley at the World Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel. The Japanese...

CSCAA 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...

European S/C Championships, Day 2 Finals: John Shortt Blasts World Junior Record to Win 200 Back The Irish swimming renaissance has had plenty of contributors in the last 18 months. Add John Shortt to the not-so-short(t) list of them. Shortt won gold at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships i...

Italy Names Squad Of 32 For Short-Course Europeans Olympic champions Thomas Ceccon and Nicolo Martinenghi are among an Italy squad of 32 bound for the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland next month. The pair are among 20 men and 12 women to make the trip for the 2025 edition of the...

European S/C Championships, Day 5 Prelims: Sara Curtis Tops Prelims In 50 Free & Back In Show Of Speed Sara Curtis led the way in the 50 free and 50 back in the penultimate prelims session at the European Short Course Championships in Lublin, Poland. The 19-year-old set an Italian record of 25.97 in...

British Championships, Day 3 Women's Finals: Eva Okaro Scorches To 24.48 50 Free & Angharad Evans Goes 2:21 In 200 Breast Eva Okaro scorched to 24.48 in the 50 free and Angharad Evans went 2:21.86 in the 200m breaststroke on day three of the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Okaro, who i...

Florine Gaspard Goes 24.46 In 50 Free & Lucas Henveaux Hits National 200IM Record At Belgian Championships In Antwerp Florine Gaspard went 24.46 as she continued the form that sees her jostling at the top of the women's 50 free rankings at the Open Belgian Swimming Championships in Antwerp. Gaspard ...

Sara Curtis claimed her fifth gold medal with a narrow victory in the 100m freestyle as she held off the challenge of Minna Abraham on the penultimate day of the European Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania. Curtis added gold to her titles in the 50 free and back as well as the women...

Budapest 2024, Day 1 Prelims: Summer McIntosh & Noè Ponti Shine As Short-Course Worlds Get Underway Summer McIntosh and Noè Ponti were among the swimmers to make clear their intentions in the first prelims session of the World Short-Course Championships underway in Budapest. Gretchen Walsh set a shu...

Italian Record-Holder and Sprint Star Sara Curtis Commits to University of Virginia This past week, Sara Curtis stood out as the premier swimmer at the Italian Championships in Riccione, establishing national records in the 50-meter freestyle and 100 freestyle, in addition to winning the 50 backstro...

Claire Curzan, Sara Curtis Lead Virginia Women to Dominant ACC Victory, Cavalier Men Edge North Carolina The Virginia Cavaliers welcomed Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina to Charlottesville Friday, and several of Virginia's returning stars went off with nationally-contending early-seaso...

Europe Needs a New Star in Women’s Events to Keep Up with the Rest of the World The last three years, Summer McIntosh, Mollie O’Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus and Gretchen Walsh - among others - have been showstoppers in the sport. They are generational female talents who have altered the record books. W...

Budapest 2024, Day 3 Semifinals: Sara Curtis Lowers Her WJR In 50 Back, Noè Ponti Sets 100IM CR Sara Curtis lowered her 50 back WJR to 26.03 as she progressed fifth into Friday's final at the World Short-Course Championships in Budapest. The Italian split 12.78/13.25 to dip 0.05 inside her own recor...

Italy Announces 34-Strong Delegation for World Championships Italy on Thursday announced a team of 34 swimmers for the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this summer. The team includes 16 women and 18 men, ranging in age from new European junior champion Bianca Nannucci, who is 17, to 32-year...

European S/C Championships: Day 1 Prelims, Women: Isabel Gose & Simona Quadarella Get Meet Underway The European Short Course Championships got underway with the first session of prelims in Lublin, Poland. The six-day meet started with the women's 400 free featuring Isabel Gose and Simona Quadarella...