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Brian Goodell vs. Vladimir Salnikov: 'The Duel We Missed' Documentary Receiving Academy Award Consideration Documentary films, at their core, take a deep dive into a specific topic. They are detailed. They offer emotion. They introduce engaging characters and storylines. They take the viewer behind ...

How NCAA Champions Have Performed at Their Midseason Competitions: The Numbers Are Interesting As the weather begins to chill, the holiday season has arrived. It’s a time of relaxation and cheer, a break from the pressures of the world. That is, except for swimmers.  In the swimming world, the start...

Swim & Tell Podcast: Jillian Cox and Erin Gemmell Share Inside Look at Texas Program The latest episode of the Swimming World podcast, Swim & Tell, has gone live, and it features University of Texas standouts Jillian Cox and Erin Gemmell. The Swim & Tell Podcast debuted earlier this fall, with episo...

Former Asian Record Holder Yan Zibei Retires Chinese Olympian Yan Zibei confirmed his retirement this week at the conclusion of the National Games. Yan had teased the possibility of a retirement during spring nationals and in the lead-up to the quadrennial National Games. After representing Hubei Pr...

SMU Invitational: Rafael Gu Sets Pool Records in Winning 100 Fly Rafael Gu set a pair of pool records for the Stanford men, who are well out in front after the first full day of the SMU Invitational. Arkansas leads the women’s competition in Dallas, each of which are six-team races. Gu set the pool ...

Ben Delmar Swims Sub-1:50 in 200 Breaststroke at Gamecock Invite Following a stellar summer season that included gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the World University Games, Ben Delmar of the University of North Carolina is poised to make a significant impact in collegiate breaststroke competit...

NC State Women, Auburn Men Leading After Day One in Greensboro North Carolina State University annually hosts a midseason invite at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, and the host team's women dominated the meet's opening day with 356 points, winning five out of six events contested to top Auburn (293) ...

The Hawkeye Invitational continued from Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 20, with a full slate of events. Washington State won four events to close in, but Nebraska still held the lead after the third day. Nebraska has 853.5 points, followed by Washington State (798.5), Iowa (737), Kansas (680), Illinois...

Indiana Men, Ohio State Women Extend Leads Thursday Evening in Columbus On the third evening of racing at the Ohio State Invitational, the host team continues to perform well in the women's team competition. The Buckeyes have 1402 points, leading Louisville (1364) and Indiana (1296.5). The Hoosiers ...

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...

Will Modglin Follows Up 100 Back American Record With 43.37 in Final at Texas Invite Texas junior Will Modglin has broken out as a star backstroker in recent months. He won silver in the 100-meter back at this year's World University Games, posting the fastest time in the event by any American, and ...

Georgia Invitational: Ruard van Renen Cracks 43.92 100 Back To Win  Georgia’s Ruard van Renen blasted a time of 43.92 seconds on Thursday to win the men’s 100 backstroke, one of the highlights of a fast night of racing at the Georgia Invitational. Van Renen’s time was quicker than the 44.46 that was...

Will Modglin Breaks American Record in 100 Back, Third-Fastest in NCAA History Will Modglin is only midway through his midseason week at the Texas Invitational, but the Longhorns junior put his stamp on the meet on Thursday, Nov. 20. Modglin broke the American record with a 43.26 swim in the 100-yar...

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 ...

Duncan Scott Is First Swimmer Pre-Selected To Team Scotland For Home Commonwealth Games In 2026 Duncan Scott is the first swimmer to be confirmed on Team Scotland for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next July. Scott has been preselected to the squad for the meet that will be held at Tollcross...

A swimmer’s favorite words to hear from a coach are “Good job.” But nothing compares to hearing, “We are starting our taper.” That moment feels like the first breath after the final turn in a 200-meter backstroke. The grind of a swim season is hard, and swimmers feel it all year. The work is necessa...

Georgia Invitational, Night 2: Josh Liendo Blasts 43.42 100 Fly to Outduel Luca Urlando The audience didn’t have to wait long for the signature event of the second night of the Georgia Invitational. Josh Liendo and Luca Urlando delivered. Liendo won the battle of Olympians with a time of 43.42 in th...

Carolina Swim Teams Battling at Gamecock Invitational The two flagship schools of the Carolinas are meeting this week in Columbia, S.C., at the midseason Gamecock Invitational. Just like in a recent dual meet between the Gamecocks and Tar Heels, South Carolina is ahead in the women's meet, 578 to 48...

Nate Germonprez Blasts 49.71 100 Breast at Texas Invite; Torri Huske, Baylor Nelson Lead Flurry of Top-Ranked Times With a full slate of individual events on tap Wednesday evening at the Texas Invitational, swimmers from Stanford, Southern California and the host Longhorns took turns posting the fas...

Miranda Grana, Liberty Clark Excel for Indiana Women at Ohio State Invite The Indiana women put up star performances in Columbus, Ohio, at the Ohio State Invitational. Miranda Grana (100 butterfly) and Liberty Clark (200 freestyle) each swam the second-fastest time in the country in their respective...