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Marrit Steenbergen Swims 58.33 100 Backstroke, One of Three National Records on Night 1 at Dutch Trials Five days after breaking a long-standing world record in the women's 100 freestyle, Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands has produced another electric performance at her country's selection meet ...

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named over 2,230 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5...

Kristof Milak Going Shorter on Path to European Championships The talent and accomplishments of Kristof Milak cannot be debated. As a four-time Olympic medalist, including two-time champion, the Hungarian is eventually bound for induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He owns the wor...

Could John Shortt Be the Breakout Swimmer of the Summer? Nineteen-year-old Irishman John Shortt has been on a tear ever since the European Short Course Championships. Shortt, the current world junior record holder in the short-course 200 backstroke, has taken a majorleap this season. After big-time ...

Mary-Ambre Moluh Sprints to Trio of Titles; Men's 100 Back Rescheduled to Final Evening after Starting Issue Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Day 4 report Leon Marchand Withdraws From French Championships For Further Treatment On Adductor Injury Mary-Ambre Moluh won her third title in ...

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is proud to announce its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, recognizing 714 teams from 418 institutions for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester. Collective...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the 2026 TOP 25 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The results were compiled by USA Swimming’s data staff and ASCA staff using data from the SWIMS database. The res...

Is Distance Swimming Dying? Top Coaches Discuss Future of the Events Katie Ledecky’s gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London is a moment that will last a lifetime. A rising star at the time, Ledecky stunned the world, cutting through the water with a ferocious ease....

Virginia Atmosphere Has Lifted Italian Sara Curtis to Career-Best Marks Gretchen Walsh - World-record holder. Kate Douglass - Olympic Champion. Alex Walsh - Olympic Medalist. Claire Curzan - American-record holder. The list could go on, and these athletes could be accompanied by other descriptors. T...

Spain has selected a 28-strong squad for the European Championships in Paris next month. The squad – comprising 14 men and 14 women – were chosen following the Spanish Open trials in Mallorca. Luca Hoek set two national records at trials where he became the first Spanish man to break 48secs in the 1...

Survey: What Future Competition Categories Should Be Available in U.S. Masters Swimming? By Jennifer Rines The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in B.P.J. clarified that Title IX does not require schools to permit transgender girls and women to compete in the girls' and women's category. While U....

Alabama State Champion Drew Hilsmier Chooses Northwestern For 2027 NEW COMMIT: Northwestern University has received a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Drew Hilsmier of Birmingham, Ala. Hilsmier is a Junior National qualifier who excels in sprint freestyle, butterfly and backstroke. He will j...

NCAA Reveals Fastest-Ever Qualifying Standards for 2027 Swimming Championships The NCAA swimming qualifying standards for the 2026-27 season have been released, with each event requiring quicker performances than ever before to gain consideration for the national meet. For the second consecutive sea...

Mary-Ambre Moluh Continues Record-Breaking Feats with 100 Back Mark at French Championships Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Leon Marchand Withdraws From French Championships For Further Treatment On Adductor Injury Mary-Ambre Moluh rewrote the French record books for the second time i...

Ahead of USA's 250th Birthday, Olympic Champion Wendy Boglioli Reflects on Celebrating 200 Years In a recent Facebook post, Olympic gold medalist Wendy Boglioli reflected on the Golden Anniversary of the start of her Olympic experience, when she and her United States teammates prepared for the upcom...

Sarah Sjostrom Provides a Reminder: Swedish Veteran Remains a Force The comeback of Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom is not unlike other returns the sport has seen through the years. She was out of the water for an extended period of time following the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, in her case to embrace moth...

Leon Marchand Undergoing Medical Treatment For Adductor Pain Leon Marchand has withdrawn from the French Championships to undergo further medical treatment on the major adductor muscle of his right leg. The four-time Olympic champion made a blistering start to the meet in Saint-Etienne with a 4:04....

FSU Seminoles Get 2027 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Hudson Roybal NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has added a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Hudson Roybal of Flower Mound, Texas. Roybal is a Junior National qualifier who excels in mid-distance freestyle and backstroke. He will joi...

Caden Mahl, NAG Relay Record Holder, Verbals to In-State Buckeyes for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The Ohio State University has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Caden Mahl of Westerville, Ohio. Mahl is a multi-time Junior National qualifier and NAG relay r...

A Letter to My College Coach  Dear Coach, As athletes, we spend so much of our careers chasing measurable things. We chase best times, national cuts, conference titles, All-American honors, and records. We learn to define success by numbers on a scoreboard and rankings on a psych sheet. For years, I...