Read morePassages: Don Kimble, Former Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics Coach, Dies After Cancer Battle25 May 2020Swimming coach Don Kimble has died, following a battle with cancer. He was 60. Kimble died on Monday, May 25, in hospice care, his family confirmed. Kimble was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma last year. He had a spot removed on his chest in August, before having four lymph nodes removed. In March...
Read moreRace Video: Michael Andrew, Amy Bilquist Win 100 Back Junior Titles03 August 2014Photo by David Carr Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by Q Swimwear! IRVINE, California, August 3. MICHAEL Andrew won his first junior national title, while Carmel conquered the women's 100-meter backstroke at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals. Women's 100 Back The Carme...
Read moreBloomfield Hills Marian Takes Home Michigan Lower Peninsula Division 2 Swimming and Diving Title11 December 2014Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. HOLLAND – The Bloomfield Hills Marian High School girls’ swimming and diving team captured the Michigan Lowe...
Read more4USA Swimming Junior Nationals: Maxime Rooney Blasts 200 Free During Prelims02 August 2014Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by Q Swimwear! IRVINE, California, August 2. PLEASANTON's Maxime Rooney had the swim of the morning as he put a hurting on his personal record with the top seed in the men's 200-meter free. Plenty of other fast swims also happened durin...
Read more'The Water is My Sky' Releases First Trailer for Swimming Documentary (VIDEO)29 December 2020The first official trailer for The Water is My Sky is out and the film, produced by West Middle Productions is expecting to release the swimming documentary in the spring of 2021. The film features Olympian Tom Wilkens, whose improbable rise to the international spotlight in the late 1990s serves...
Read more5Katrina Konopka's Sprint to World Record Status20 February 2017By David Rieder. Katrina Konopka never expected to wind up at the University of Arizona. Having grown up in Wisconsin and then moved to South Carolina in middle school, she figured she’d stay within the eastern half of the country for college—even when she got that first email from the Wildcats. “I ...
Read moreLilly King Sets Up Duel With Lindsey Kozelsky at Women's Big Tens; Michigan Impresses16 February 2018The Michigan Wolverines put the pedal down on Friday morning in Columbus, Ohio at the Women's Big Ten Championships as they had a stellar morning and put themselves in position to extend their lead on the rest of the conference after tonight's finals. Ohio State also used their home pool advantage w...
Read moreTexas Invitational: Madisyn Cox, Longhorns Clock 3 More Records01 December 2016The Texas women's swimming & diving team swam to four school records in the first two nights of the Texas Invitational. Madisyn Cox was right in the middle of all of them. Cox won the 200 IM (1:52.83) in an NCAA "A" cut. Cox's time was the fastest in the nation this season. The 10-time All-American ...
Read moreUSA Swimming Junior Nationals: Michael Andrew Wins First Junior National Title02 August 2014Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by Q Swimwear! IRVINE, California, August 2. MICHAEL Andrew, the much-talked-about 15-year-old professional swimmer, had a breakthrough tonight with his first junior national title at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals in Irvine. Schedule...
Read more5Pac-12 Saturday Recap: Arizona and ASU Men Tie in Dual Meet04 February 2017The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils faced off in an intense rivalry dual meet Saturday afternoon in Tucson. While the Arizona women pulled away quickly to pick up the victory, the men's meet came down to the wire, and the two teams ended up tying at 147 after ASU went 1-3 in the final ...
Read moreArizona All-American Taylor Garcia Announces Transfer to Michigan23 May 2017Arizona junior-to-be Taylor Garcia announced that she would transfer to Michigan. Garcia announced her decision on Facebook and Instagram. "In March, after NCAA's, I had to make a very difficult decision to leave the University of Arizona. It has been an arduous journey to say the least. However, I ...
Read more1The Water Is My Sky Documentary Tells Excellent Story of Highs & Lows of Elite Level Swimming11 May 2021Later on this month, the documentary The Water is My Sky will be released. It tells the story of an elite swimming career in three parts - a past Olympian reflecting on his journey in Tom Wilkens, an active professional training for a second Games and a trip to the podium in Connor Jaeger, and a ris...
Read moreBig Ten Saturday Recap: Michigan Sweeps Louisville; Northwestern Edged on Final Relay21 October 2017By Dan D'Addona. The Michigan men's and women's swim teams completed impressive two-day sweeps at Louisville on Saturday with plenty of top performances, and yes another battle between Siobhan Haughey and Mallory Comerford. While Haughey topped defending NCAA champion Comerford in the 200 freestyle,...
Read moreBig Ten Friday Recap: Siobhan Haughey Tops Mallory Comerford in Rematch20 October 2017By Dan D'Addona The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team won eight of nine events, jumping out to a 123-44 lead over No. 9 Louisville in the first part of a two-day dual on Friday. Michigan's Siobhán Haughey and Louisville's Mallory Comerford, two of the top freestyle...
Read moreBig Ten Recap: Michigan Sweeps Northwestern; Illinois Wins20 October 2018Freshman Maggie MacNeil set school and pool records in the 100-yard butterfly and senior Siobhán Haughey won three events to lead the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team as it cruised to a 182-118 win over Northwestern on Saturday (Oct. 20) at Canham Natatorium. MacN...
Read moreBig Ten Weekly Recap: Michigan Sweeps Ohio State on Senior Day; Wisconsin, Iowa split19 January 2019The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team got seven wins from members from its senior class, leading the way in a dominating 196-104 win over No. 22 Ohio State on Saturday (Jan. 19) at Canham Natatorium. "Our seniors have been fantastic for four years and they were rea...
Read moreArizona All-American Breaststroker Blair Bish to Transfer to Missouri State29 May 2017Arizona All-American Breaststroker Blair Bish announced he would transfer to Missouri State for his remaining two years of eligibility. Bish was 15th at the 2017 NCAA Championships in the 100 breaststroke with a 52.51. Bish's best times (52.13) and (1:56.23) would have won the Mid-American Conferenc...
Read moreMadison Wright Breaks Meet Record At Indy Sectionals29 March 2014By Rebecca Noblett INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29. KINGFISH Aquatic Club of Waterford's Madison Wright broke her own meet record in the 200 fly on the third night of finals at the Speedo Indianapolis Sectionals. Wright set the previous record as a fourteen-year old in 2011 and finally broke it afte...
Read morePac-12 Weekly Analysis: Easy But Important Start for Conference Powers08 January 2017By Dan.D'Addona. The first week of the new year is a chance to get back to racing. Many college swimming & diving teams have several weeks, even a month, without lining up on the blocks against an opponent. Some teams have training trips that conclude with meets in warm climates. The Pac-12 saw seve...
Read moreTop-25 Recruit Taylor Garcia Headed To Arizona07 October 2014Photo Credit: Griffin Scott Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. TUCSON, Arizona, October 7. Taylor Garcia, the 21st-ranked recruit in the class ...