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Commentary: Swimming Will Always Be There There is a moment, quiet and often unexpected, when it hits you: you’re done.  Maybe it comes after your final race, when the adrenaline fades and the crowd noise dissolves into something distant. Maybe it arrives a few days later, when you wake up and reali...

Five Freshmen To Follow Post-NCAA Champs; Koby Bujak-Upton a Rising Star It's been a week since the NCAA Men's Championships unfolded at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. While the University of Texas captured a 17th title in program history, Florida's Josh Liendo capped his college career with...

The Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Women's Edition) World records are spectacular by nature, a performance better than anything previously produced. But some world records hold iconic status, thanks to their durability. For example, distance-freestyle legend Janet Evans owns three of t...

Federica Pellegrini & Matteo Giunta Welcome Second Daughter Two-time Olympic medallist and Italian swimming legend Federica Pellegrini has welcomed her second daughter with husband Matteo Giunta. The pair announced the arrival of Rachele, a baby sister to Mathilde who was born in early January 2024....

Indiana's Josh Bey Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year; Ray Looze Named Coach of the Year The Big Ten Conference announced its 2026 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving postseason recipients on Thursday, as selected by the conference’s head coaches. Indiana’s Josh Bey was named Swimmer of the Year and Fr...

USA Open Water Championships: Mariah Denigan Holds off Hansen, Twichell for 10K Title The 2026 USA Swimming Open Water Championships kicked off with the women's and men's 10K national championship Thursday in Sarasota, Florida. Olympian Mariah Denigan, now training at Ohio State, was able to hold of...

The Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Men's Edition) What are the longest-standing world records in each event? Swimming World analyzed the sport's world-record progressions to present that data, which can be found below. It turns out that several current world records are also the most-e...

Mia Briant Hands 2027 Verbal Commitment to Boston College NEW COMMIT: Boston College has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Denver, Colo., native Mia Briant. Briant primarily specializes in distance freestyle. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am so honored an...

First-Year Success at Virginia Undisputed for Maximus Williamson and Thomas Heilman The moment Maximus Williamson and Thomas Heilman committed to the University of Virginia, it was a recruiting coup for coach Todd DeSorbo and his staff. Under DeSorbo's watch, the Cavaliers' women's program has risen...

Lyla Devlin Sends 2027 Verbal to UConn With Big East Scoring Times NEW COMMIT: Breaststroker and IMer Lyla Devlin of Fairfax, Virginia, has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Connecticut for Fall 2027. Devlin is a Futures qualifier. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m so excit...

Rising Teen Zhang Zhanshuo Continues to Elelvate Profile on Road to LA28 Much is made about the future of Yu Zidi, and for good reason. The 13-year-old is already a global force in multiple events, and she holds Asian-record holder status in the 200-meter individual medley. But the youngster isn't a...

NEW COMMIT: Princeton University has received a new verbal commitment* for Fall 2027 from Jose Enrique Rodriguez Ramirez out of Madrid, Spain. Rodriguez specializes in breaststroke and IM. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I am thrilled and proud to share that I have verbally committed to the admi...

USA Water Polo Announces Roster For World Cup Division I Action USA Water Polo Men's National Team head coach Dejan Udovicic has announced the roster of 16 athletes selected for competition at the upcoming 2026 World Aquatics World Cup Division I Tournament, set for April 6-12 in Alexandroupolis, Gr...

Texas A&M Diving Coach Jay Lerew to Retire; Jeff Bro Promoted Legendary Texas A&M diving coach Jay Lerew has retired from the program after 17 seasons, the school announced on Tuesday. Assistant coach Jeff Bro will be elevated to head coach under director of swimming and diving Blaire Anderson. Lere...

Minnesota Associate Head Coach Stacy Busack to Leave Program Stacy Busack, the associate head coach of the University of Minnesota’s women’s team, is moving on from the program. The school made the announcement on Monday. "I'm going to miss Stacy, and this program will miss her," Director of Swimmin...

Cal's 15-Year NCAA Streak Deserves a Tip of the Cap The names associated with The Streak read like a who's-who of NCAA swimming. Nathan Adrian and Tom Shields led the early days. Ryan Murphy, Andrew Seliskar and Ryan Hoffer took turns as go-to guys during the middle of the run. Most recently, Destin...

Why Great Ideas Often Start in the Water By Jordan Fargo The other day, I couldn’t help but have a flashback to my time on my college’s club swim team. It was nearly 9 p.m. by the time we finished practice. After a long, 20-minute walk through Cornell’s huge, gorgeous campus, you’d think that I’d be...

Nevada Lands First 2027 Verbal Pledge From Tiger Aquatics' Mac Wheeler NEW COMMIT: Mac Wheeler of Stockton, Calif., has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Nevada, Reno for the 2027-27 season and beyond. Wheeler is a Futures qualifier specializing in sprint freestyle and butterfly. ...

Josh Liendo, Hubert Kos Share CSCAA Swimmer of the Year Honors; Anthony Nesty Named Coach of the Year The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its NCAA Men’s Division I award winners and All-Americans for the 2025-26 season following last week’s National Champ...

Breaststroker Jordyn Kendler Verbally Commits to Army for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Breaststroker Jordyn Kendler of Folsom, Calif., has announced her verbal commitment to the United States Military Academy at West Point and will arrive on campus in Fall 2027. She will join Amelie Meyer as a member of the Bla...