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By David Rieder. First came the drawn-out chants of “ZO-NA! ZO-NA!” from the team clad in red and blue on the side of the pool. After barely a second of silence, a quick-paced “A-S-U! A-S-U!” cheer emanated from the young men and women in maroon and gold lined up along the upstairs railing inside th...

Later 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...

By 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,...

Arizona 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 ...

By Dan.D'Addona. No. 4 Stanford started 2017 with a 182-82 win against Pacific on Friday morning at Avery Aquatic Center in an off-distance meet. The Cardinal team of Tom Kremer, Matt Anderson, Andrew Liang and Sam Perry (3:17.32) opened the meet by winning the 400-yard medley relay. True Sweetser (...

Photo by Peter H. Bick Editorial coverage for U.S. Senior Nationals proudly sponsored by Master Spas! IRVINE, California, August 8. California’s Rachel Bootsma, the American record holder with a 27.68, reminded everyone just who the fastest female sprint backstroker in American is as she clocked a 2...

Photo 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...

Swimming 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...

The 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...

By 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 ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 16. THE National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association All-American lists in the 100-yard back featured to strong swimmers at the top of the mountain. Hatboro Horsham's Michael Thomas led the boys, while Ally Howe of Sacred Heart paced the girls. Thomas turned in a 15-16 Na...

Editorial coverage for U.S. Senior Nationals proudly sponsored by Master Spas! IRVINE, California, August 8. IT was definitely a dramatic night tonight in Irvine at the USA Swimming Senior Nationals.  Elizabeth Beisel found redemption after her backstroke start slip, and Michael Phelps had a bit of ...

By Dan D'Addona. The Michigan women's swim team made a move to reach the top 10 at the NCAA championships in March. The Wolverines finished 11th, but have all of their scorers returning and picked up an All-American transfer in Taylor Garcia. Garcia was an All-American on multiple relays for Arizona...

Editorial 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...

By David Rieder. The first weekend of December always brings quick short course yards performances from around the country, and so far, this one has been no different, with AT&T Winter Nationals in Atlanta and college invitationals in Austin, Texas, and Athens, Ga., all producing some nice results. ...

By Dan D’Addona. It has been 13 years since the Arizona State men's swim team defeated USC. But in a meet so close, it was originally scored a tie before a scoring glitch was figured out, the No. 24 Sun Devils continued their undefeated season at No. 14 USC with a 156.50-142.50 victory. Meanwhile, t...

Freshman 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...

The 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...

By 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...

By 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...