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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...

The Iowa Invitational kicked off this week with the first two days of action from Iowa City in the women's invite. After two days, Nebraska leads with 454.5 points, followed by Washington State (407.5), Iowa (401), Kansas (325), Illinois (307), Miami (242), UConn (242), Iowa State (234) and Northern...

Ye Shiwen Teases Retirement after ‘Likely Last’ National Games Ye Shiwen hinted at the end of her swimming career after the conclusion of China’s National Games this week. Ye, 29, said it was likely her last appearance at the quadrennial celebration of Chinese athletes. She had just finished up winn...

Why We’re Thankful for Swimming  As Thanksgiving rolls around, swimmers, families and coaches across the country naturally find themselves thinking about what they are thankful for. Between the early mornings, the long meets, and the endless hours spent around the water, the sport has a way of shapi...

LA28 Olympic Schedule Whiffed by Ignoring Opportunities for Star Athletes The name of Bob Kersee is well-known in Olympic circles. The man is one of the greatest track and field coaches in history, having mentored - at one time or another - the likes of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Gail Devers, Florence Gr...

How Can Swimmers Deal With Adversity? As an athlete, you are always on display. Every time you go out to compete, you are under a microscope. Rivals assessing your results. Friends and coaches hoping for the best. Neutrals looking for an exciting race. It is a pressure cooker of an environment. Ever...

Saint Mary’s Names James Lathrop as Men’s Water Polo Coach Saint Mary’s has rounded out its inaugural head coaching staff, announcing the hiring of James Lathrop as men’s water polo coach Monday. The Division I school in California will launch men’s and women’s water polo teams and men’s and women’s...

Enhanced Games’ Lawsuit Against World Aquatics, USA Swimming Dismissed An antitrust lawsuit brought by the Enhanced Games against World Aquatics and USA Swimming was dismissed Monday by a judge in New York. The Olympics-style competition, which allows for the unfettered use of performance-enhancing ...

Kennedi Dobson Rips Nation’s Best Mile to Start Georgia Invitational Kennedi Dobson started the Georgia Invitational with a time of 15:47.61 in the 1,650 free on Tuesday, setting the top time in the nation this season. Dobson was one of seven automatic qualifiers for NCAAs in the event. The fab fres...

Julia Dennis, Liberty Clark Impressive as Ohio State Invite Opens With Relays Racing at the Ohio State Invitational got underway Tuesday evening with timed finals in the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays, and the women's competition saw some particularly swift splits to start things off. Louisvill...

Will Modglin Splits 20.00 50 Backstroke, Torri Huske Shines on First Day of Texas Invitational As college invitational season kicked off Tuesday evening, Will Modglin of the Texas Longhorns provided the first stunning performance of the week. Tasked with leading off his team's 200 medley relay at th...

One of the top high school swimmers in Michigan is headed West. Madison Ensing, the defending Division 1 state champion in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in the state of Michigan signed with Arizona on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The Zeeland, Mich., native Zeeland swimmer Madison Ensing signs with Arizona to...

Rutgers Junior Brooke Thompson Set to Race 10 Events at Deaflympics Rutgers swimming and diving junior Brooke Thompson will compete with Team USA this week at the 2025 Deaflympics. As a member of the delegation the USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADF) is sending to Tokyo, Thompson will compete against...

USA Swimming today announced a partnership with CrewLAB, naming the company a Coaching Software Supplier for the national governing body of swimming in the United States. The partnership stems from a simple belief: coaches who foster strong cultures build great teams. USA Swimming member clubs will....

World Aquatics Announces ‘Silk Road’ Circuit for 2026 World Cup World Aquatics on Tuesday announced the 2026 World Cup slate, with a ‘Silk Road’ circuit of venues in Eurasia. The 2026 World Cup will serve as a lead-in to the World Aquatics Short-Course Championships in Beijing next December. It will...

Luca Urlando, Ilya Kharun Setting Up Elite 200 Butterfly Rivalry in College and International Competition When he began his college career at Arizona State University, Ilya Kharun was already an internationally-acclaimed 200 butterfly, having surged down the stretch to tie for fourth in the World Ch...

Not Slowing Down: The 30-Something Swimmers Ranked Among the Top-20 in the World (Women’s Edition) At the 2008 Olympic Games, United States legend Dara Torres claimed a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the age of 41. These days, there aren't any female swimmers of Torres' age, but there are...