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Passages: Mike Stamm, 1972 Olympic Champion and World-Record Holder, 73 One of the world's top backstrokers in the 1970s passed away late last month. Mike Stamm died June 24 in Costa Rica following a brief hospitalization. He was 73 years old. Stamm, who swam at Indiana University, held the world re...

Arizona DII State Champion Shea Oenning Chooses Idaho for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Idaho has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Shea Oenning of Scottsdale, Arizona. Oenning is a Futures qualifier who excels in backstroke and butterfly. Regarding her commitmen...

Individual Neutral Athletes Set WJR in Men's 4x100 Free at European Junior Championships Results The Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) men's relay team set a world junior record in the 4x100m freestyle during the opening-day prelims at the European Juniors in Munich. The quartet sped to a time of 3:...

NEW COMMIT: Recruiting for the Class of 2032 is officially underway, with the first public verbal commitment going to Arizona State University from Domenico Sotomayor of Lima, Peru. A talented freestyler, Sotomayor will arrive in Tempe in Fall 2028. His older sister, Alexia Sotomayor, is a rising so...

This week at a time that will be chosen by tides, weather and the temperament of the sea, 18-year-old Maya Merhige of Berkeley, California, will dive into the cold waters of the North Channel in Ireland, wearing only a swimsuit, swim cap and goggles. She will be making waves not only for herself, bu...

Bell Canadian Trials, Night 2 Finals: Lorne Wigginton Downs Super-Suited Canadian 400 IM Mark On paper, there isn’t much juice in the men’s side of the draw at Bell Canadian Trials. Josh Liendo is not taking part this year. Ilya Kharun is American (again). That leaves a vacuum of stars, certainly in...

Rob Collins Promoted to Associate Head Coach for Club Relations and Athlete Development at Tennessee Thanks to his significant impact on the program and Tennessee's recruiting efforts, Rob Collins has been promoted to Associate Head Coach for Club Relations and Athlete Development for the Tennessee ...

Apostolos Christou and Apostolos Siskos Lead Greek Roster for the European Championships Apostolos Christou is returning to Paris after his silver medal in the 200 backstroke at the 2024 Olympic Games, and this time he will defend two European titles. On the other hand, Apostolos Siskos is targeting...

Summer McIntosh is First Swimmer Since Sarah Sjostrom to Own Four World Records Simultaneously When Summer McIntosh broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Canadian Trials on Sunday night, the 19-year-old increased her total of global standards to four. McIntosh now owns world recor...

NISCA Announces Academic All-America Honorees for 2025-26 The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) has released its Academic All-America recognition lists for the 2025-26 school year. Athletes from swimming, diving and water polo were eligble for honors if they maintained a ...

What if the Stroke 50s Were in Paris? Another Gold for Sarah Sjostrom? Last year, the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of the 50-meter stroke events to the Olympic program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. For the first time, there will be 43 sets of medals awarded in the pool,...

Marrit Steenbergen headlines a 24-strong Netherlands squad for the European Championships in Paris next month. On top of the squad for the pool programme which runs from 10-16 August at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Saint-Denis, Hedwig Bolt will compete in the women’s 10k in the River Seine. Steenbe...

The End: World Record from Summer McIntosh Brings Women's Super-Suit Standards to Zero Dozens of national records have gone unchallenged. A trio of Olympic records are still on the books. And there are still five men’s world records standing. But for the first time since the sport's technological ci...

Bell Canadian Trials, Night 1: Summer McIntosh Downs 200 Fly World Record For the last five years, Summer McIntosh has had her eyes firmly fixed on the last of the super-suited records: The 200 fly. Sunday night, she summited that mountain. McIntosh went 2:01.65 at Bell Canadian Trials in Montreal S...

Marrit Steenbergen Speeds to 50 Freestyle Win at Dutch Championships; Roos Vanotterdijk Shines Make it four victories in as many days for Marrit Steenbergen at the Dutch Championships. The recently annointed world-record holder in the 100-meter freestyle prevailed in the 50 freestyle on Sunday, cloc...

SwimAtlanta's Ella Waters Verbally Commits to Mizzou for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Missouri has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Ella Waters of Suwanee, Georgia. Waters is a Futures qualifier who excels in freestyle and backstroke. Regarding her commitm...

Sean Niewold Cracks National Record in 50 Freestyle in Prelims of Dutch Trials The Dutch Championships have featured several standout performances, and Sean Niewold has played a major role. During Sunday's prelims of the 50-meter freestyle, Niewold delivered a national record of 21.56. That time bet...

Sports Illustrated Names Top-5 Athletes in All States; Michael Phelps Leads Several Swimmers on Lists With the United States celebrating its 250th birthday on Saturday, Sports Illustrated unveiled a special project in which it identified the five-best athletes from each of the 50 states. In the end,...

Marrit Steenbergen Scares Own World Record in 100 Freestyle at Dutch Champs; Sean Niewold Grabs Another Title The sensational roll of Marrit Steenbergen continued at the Dutch Championships on Saturday, where the two-time world champion recorded her fourth sub-52-second performance of the year en ro...

After 18 Years, Katie Hoff Still Holds American Record in 400 IM; Who Will Rise Up and Challenge? The oldest American record - male or female - is approaching its 18th birthday. It was June 29, 2008 when Katie Hoff moved through the 400-meter individual medley in 4:31.12 at the United States Olympic...