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Cal Lands Big 2027 Verbal From U.S. Senior National Team Member Colin Jacobs NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkley has scored a big verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Bradenton, Florida native Colin Jacobs, one of the top recruits in his class. Jacobs is a distance swimmer who is on th...

Iowa Secures 2027 Verbal Commitment From Junior National Qualifier Morgan Thompson NEW COMMIT: The University of Iowa has picked up a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Morgan Thompson of Osseo, Minnesota. Thompson is a versatile swimmer who excels in the 200 and 400 IM. Regard...

FSU Seminoles Earn 2027 Verbal From Backstroker Grayson Brewster NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has added to its growing Class of 2031, having recently received a verbal commitment from backstroker Grayson Brewster of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Brewster is a Junior National qualifier. She will jo...

Passages: Steve Clark, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist, Age 82 Steve Clark, a two-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic relay gold medalist for the United States, died on April 14. He was 82 years old. Clark was a rare two-time Olympian, qualifying for the U.S. team at both the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. H...

Italian and Virginia Star Sara Curtis Continues to Shine on Road to European Champs When Sara Curtis arrived at the University of Virginia, the Italian was already an established force on the international scene. Not only was Curtis a semifinalist in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games ...

Brown Hires Texas Assistant Mitch Dalton to Lead Women’s Program Brown University on Monday announced the hiring of Mitch Dalton to lead its women’s swimming and diving program. Dalton spent six years at the University of Texas with the women’s swimming and diving program since being hired in 2020, ...

Luka Mladenovic Transferring to Texas, Joining Loaded Breaststroke Group On the way to a national title in men's swimming and diving this season, the Texas Longhorns scored a whopping 59 points in the breaststroke events. All four swimmers responsible for those points will return for the 2026-27 cam...

Is It Untouchable? World Record in Men's 800 Freestyle is Most Daunting on Books It wasn't long ago that the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly seemed untouchable. Late in 2009, just before the super-suit era ended, China's Liu Zige uncorked an eye-opening 2:01.81 performance. The effor...

Following Bergen Breakthrough, Van Mathias Becoming Newest U.S. Breaststroke Star Three years ago, Van Mathias finished off a strong collegiate career at Indiana in style, scoring in all three individual events plus four relays at the NCAA Championships. After spending most of his career as a butter...

Pieter Coetze Goes 5-for-5 to wrap up South African Championships  Pieter Coetze wrapped up a 5-for-5 performance at the South African Championships on the final day of the meet in Gqeberha on Saturday. Coetze’s swims gave South Africa 13 individuals qualifying for this summer’s Commonwealth Games i...

CSU Bakersfield Hires Shane Pelton as Director of Swimming and Diving CSU Bakersfield this week announced the hiring of Shane Pelton as its new Director of Swimming and Diving. Pelton has spent the last 10 years at Cal State East Bay leading its women’s swim team. Pelton was an assistant coach and r...

Calvyn Justus Earns 50 Free Berth for South Africa After Long Injury Ordeal  Calvyn Justus sealed a place at the Commonwealth Games at the South African Championships on Friday, the 30-year-old hitting the time standard in the 50 freestyle. Justus, an Olympian in Rio in 2016 who was unable to walk f...

Olympic champion Anthony Ervin taught a masters class that was a little different than most clinics. Ervin led a clinic in Montauk, New York, less on technique and more about feeling. “Everything becomes so mechanical in our lives, even how we get through the day " Ervin told the East Hampton Press....

Angharad Evans Breaks British Record in 100 Breaststroke; Matt Richards Pops 1:44 in 200 Freestyle One year after setting a British record in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Aquatics GB Championships, Angharad Evans has joined exclusive company in her prime event. Racing at this year's edition of ...

North Carolina State Champ Madi Hertzig Chooses Yale for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Yale University has received a new verbal commitment* for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Madi Hertzig of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Hertzig is a Junior National qualifier. She will join Chloe Meyer-Blohm in New Haven as a mem...

Virginia Adds Pennsylvania State Champion Grant Fleming to Class of 2027 NEW COMMIT: West Chester, Pennsylvania native Grant Fleming has announced his intention to continue his academic and swimming career at the University of Virginia beginning in Fall 2027. Fleming is a Junior National qualifier w...

Kristóf Milák Soars to 50.22 100 Fly Scorcher and 21.76 50 Free PB at Hungarian Championships Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Day 4 report Kristóf Milák soared to the 100 fly title in 50.22 before returning around 30 minutes later to take 50 free gold on the final evening of the Hunga...

Van Mathias Lowers 50 Breaststroke American Record at Bergen Swim Festival The strong breaststroke results for American Van Mathias continued Sunday as the Bergen Swim Festival concluded. After becoming the fifth-fastest man ever in the 100 breast, Mathias he captured another win over 50 meters, set...

Carlile Defends Australian Age Championship Club Pointscore With A 13-Year-Old “Young Gun” Winning Seven Gold Sydney’s Carlile Swim Team has gone back-to-back with a hard fought defence of the coveted Australian Age Club Championship Pointscore on the Gold Coast.  The Carlile kids, swimming under .....

Australia Names 32-Strong Team For Junior Pan Pacs After Record Breaking Age Championships Australia has named a 32-strong team of swimmers for this year’s Junior Pan Pacs after a hugely successful Australian Age Championships on the Gold Coast -which saw 18 new National records set. Queensland’s...