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Latest World Record Continues Stunning Ascension of Gretchen Walsh A masterclass at the Sette Colli meet over the weekend in Rome has eliminated all qualifiers to the following statement: Gretchen Walsh is the best sprinter in the world. Not best short course sprinter, not best sprint butterflyer. B...

Yohann Ndoye Brouard Books Ticket To Paris Showcase Four Years After European Title In Rome Results Day 1 report Yohann Ndoye Brouard booked his ticket to a home European Championships this coming August on day two of French nationals in Saint Etienne. The world bronze medallist led throughout the 2...

Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Abbie Wood, Matt Richards, Katie Shanahan and Luke Greenbank were among the winners as the Scottish National & Open Swimming Championships wrapped up in Edinburgh. Angharad Evans won the Best Performance by a Female Athlete for her 100m breaststroke on Friday where...

Junior National Finalist Kenzie Hinrich Lends 2027 Verbal to Wisconsin NEW COMMIT: The University of Wisconsin has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Kenzie Hinrich of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hinrich is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke and...

Sette Colli, Day 3: Kristof Milak Sets Hungarian Record in 50 Fly Kristof Milak’s results between Olympic Games have been up and down, when he’s been at the pool at all. But the two-time Olympic gold medalist may be rounding into form. Milak finished second in the men’s 50 butterfly at Sette Colli o...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Takes Down World Record in 50 Free at 23.55 Kate Douglass’ world record in the women’s 50 freestyle had a healthy long lifespan of nine days. It didn’t move far within the Virginia training group. Gretchen Walsh clocked in at 23.55 on Sunday on the final day of Sette Colli in R...

Title in 400 IM at French Champs is Latest Display of Event Dominance from Leon Marchand Ahead of the opening day of the French Elite Championships in Saint-Etienne, there was little doubt Leon Marchand would register a season-best performance in the 400-meter individual medley. With a berth to the ...

Built to Win in Court, Paid for Downstream: The NCAA's New Eligibility Rule a Danger to Olympic Sports  The NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule is built to win in court. The bill may land on Olympic sports.  By Alexander L. Ballard The NCAA Division I Cabinet’s unanimous approval last week of a fi...

Results Day 1 report James Guy came past his Olympic champion relay partners Duncan Scott and Matt Richards down the final 50 to win the 200 free at the Scottish National and Open Swimming Championships in Edinburgh. Scott led by 0.19 at halfway and was still 0.11 ahead of Richards at the final tur...

FLASH! Marrit Steenbergen Breaks World Record in 100 Freestyle; Takes Down Sarah Sjostrom's Longstanding Mark For the third time in a month, Marrit Steenbergen has cracked the 52-second in the 100-meter freestyle. This latest visit to that special territory, however, made the Dutchwoman the fastest ...

Sette Colli International, Day Two Finals: David Popovici Notches Fastest Time in World in 100 Freestyle Some of the biggest names in the sport headlined action on the second night of finals at the 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Trophy in Rome. Held at the well-known Foro Italico in t...

Leon Marchand Soars To Fifth-Fastest 400IM In History At French Championships; Arkhangelsky Takes Down Asian 50 Fly Record Results Leon Marchand soared to 4:04.56 in the 400IM at the French Championships, the fifth-fastest performance in history and one that only he and Michael Phelps have surpassed...

Gretchen Walsh Blasts No. 5 Performance in History in 100 Butterfly at Sette Colli Trophy A little more than a week ago, Gretchen Walsh fired off her latest splendid swim in the 100-meter butterfly. Racing at the TYR Pro Series stop in Indianapolis, the American star registered a winning time of 55....

Division III Albertus Magnus to ‘Pause Indefinitely’ Swim Program Albertus Magnus, a Division III program in Connecticut, announced this week it will indefinitely pause its swimming and diving program, citing low participation numbers. Albertus Magnus began a women’s swimming team in 2019 and expand...

Penn State Hires Mike Smiechowski from St. Bonaventure as Associate Coach Penn State on Thursday announced the hiring of Mike Smiechowski as an associate head coach. Smiechowski stepped down from his role as the head coach at St. Bonaventure for the job on head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron’s staff. Smi...

Angharad Evans Rattles British 100 Breast Record With Second Journey To 1:04; Double For Duncan Scott Results Angharad Evans came within 0.02 of her British 100m breaststroke record when she went 1:04.98 at the Scottish National and Open Swimming Championships in Edinburgh. The Paris Olympian was ou...

Sette Colli, Day 1: Sara Curtis Lowers 50 Backstroke European Record; Kristof Milak, Gui Caribe Impress On the heels of a stellar freshman campaign at the University of Virginia, Sara Curtis continues to record performances that suggest her ability to contend for medals in the sprint events at major...

Gretchen Walsh Swims Second-Fastest Time Ever in 50 Butterfly, Takes Down Own American Record in Win Against Sarah Sjostrom Two years ago, Gretchen Walsh broke the long-standing world record in the 100 butterfly held by Sarah Sjostrom, with the American going on to stamp her dominance on the event. ...

Kate Douglass 'Shocked' at 50 Freestyle World Record; Sprint Breakthrough Means Tough Event Decisions to Come A quick scan of the impressive medal record Kate Douglass has put together over the past six years indicates the 50 freestyle is her third-best event, at best. Few, including Douglass, would...

Cayman Islands National Record Holder Sierrah Broadbelt Sends 2027 Verbal to Alabama NEW COMMIT: The University of Alabama has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Sierrah Broadbelt of Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands. She owns several Cayman Islands natio...