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Teen Phenom Yu Zidi Nominated for Laureus Breakthrough of the Year While distance legend Katie Ledecky is nominated for the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, several swimmers have been tabbed as finalists for other Laureus honors. In the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year category, China’s ...

After a dirt-biking accident left All-American swimmer Mike Nyeholt paralyzed in 1981, Swim With Mike Foundation co-founders Mike and Ron turned tragedy into triumph. Together, with the help of fellow USC swimming teammates and generous donors, they have changed the lives of 310 scholarship recipien...

When Bella Sims joined the University of Michigan swim team, she knew she was putting a Sims with a Sim. Letitia Sim, one of the leaders of the Wolverines, welcomed Sims. Now their parents joke that they are related - and maybe they are. "My mom's maiden name is Sim and she married a Sims. We always...

NCAA Preview: Virginia Favored to Win Sixth Consecutive NCAA Women's Title (Team Standings Predictions) No women's swimming and diving team has ever captured six consecutive NCAA Division I titles. Texas took five in a row from 1984 through 1988, and then Stanford matched that feat from 1992 through...

Maxime Grousset Speeds To Fly Double In Lausanne; Noah Verreth Lowers Second Belgian Record Results Day 1 report Day 2 report The Lausanne Swim Cup wrapped up on Sunday with Maxime Grousset, Thomas Ceccon and Marie Wattel among the final-day winners and Noah Verreth again rewriting the Belgian recor...

Adam Peaty Returns To The Top Of The Podium As The Edinburgh International Wraps Up Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Adam Peaty made his first trip to the top of the podium in almost two years with victory in the 50m breaststroke at the Edinburgh International. The three-time Olympic champion stopp...

Harvard Collects 2027 Verbal From Illinois State Champion Yuri Plaksin NEW COMMIT: Harvard University has received a new verbal commitment* for Fall 2027 from Yuri Plaksin out of Vernon Hills, Illinois. Plaksin is a Junior National qualifier specializing in backstroke and sprint freestyle. He will j...

Breaststroker Alicia Budacsek to Join UCLA's Class of 2031 NEW COMMIT: UCLA has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Alicia Budacsek of Wilmette, Ill. Budacsek will head to the West Coast as a member of the Bruins' Class of 2031. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am extremely excit...

Marrit Steenbergen Leads Strong Field Set to Race at the Giant Open in Paris Two years after hosting the Olympic Games, Paris will welcome top swimmers to the city this summer for the European Aquatics Championships. But this week at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in Saint Denis, the Giant Open will be...

Micki King Memoir a Look into the Life of a Diving, Air Force Pioneer Micki King has been a pioneer for decades. She was an Olympic gold medalist in diving, after coming back from hitting the board four years earlier. King also broke boundaries in the Air Force, was the first female head of USA Divi...

World Aquatics Foundation Launches Emerging Leaders Program The World Aquatics Foundation this week announced the formation of its Emerging Leaders Program. The initiative is designed “to empower” swimmers aged 14-18 “to become advocates for water safety, environmental responsibility, and positive c...

Dave Rollins to Lead U.S. Swim Team at 2026 FISU America Games Florida Gulf Coast head coach Dave Rollins this week was named the head coach of the U.S. team for the 2026 FISU America Games. Rollins will be joined by FGCU assistant coach Antonio Nunez-Alvarez. The rest of the staff includes Molly He...

On Way to NCAA Division III Championships, Kean University Program Has Risen Rapidly As the 2025-2026 collegiate season opened, Chris Swenson harbored hope. The eighth-year head coach at Kean University, Swenson is a glass-half-full type, always envisioning positive outcomes and confident in his blu...

NCAA Division II Championships: Tampa Takes Men’s Title in Final Night Lead Change The lead in the men’s competition at the NCAA Division II Championships changed three times in the final session Saturday night. It started as the property of Drury, by 3.5 points. It went to Tampa. In the third-to-la...

Maxime Grousset Fires Off 50 Fly Rankings Topper in Lausanne Results Day 1 report Maxime Grousset added the 50 fly to his 50 free crown as he outdid himself at the top of the rankings at the Lausanne Swim Cup. The Frenchman, who won the 50/100 fly double at the 2025 worlds in Singapore, fired off 22...

Freya Colbert Breaks British 200 Free Record; Nowacki Wins as Peaty Finishes Fourth Results Day 1 report Freya Colbert broke new ground as the first British woman inside 1:55 in the 200 free on day two of the Edinburgh International. Colbert, who trains at Loughborough Performance Centre, controlled...

NCAA Division II Championships, Day 5 Prelims: 200 Back May Decide Men’s Race Two and a half points are all that separate first-place Drury and second-place Tampa as we enter the fifth and final day of the NCAA Division II Championships. Drury is looking to reclaim the title it won but had vacated l...

In-State Sprinter Bryce Keaton Verbally Commits to UNC Wilmington for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of North Carolina, Wilmington has picked up an in-state verbal commitment from sprinter Bryce Keaton of Durham, N.C. Keaton will make the 2.5 hour drive to join the Seahawks' Class of 2031. Regardin...

Florine Gaspard & Mary-Sophie Harvey Clinch Double Gold in Lausanne Results Florine Gaspard and Mary-Sophie Harvey came away from day one of the Lausanne Swim Cup with two golds apiece. Gaspard – coached by Mark Faber in Antwerp - won the 50m breaststroke in 30.55 – 0.02 shy of her Belgian record of...

NCAA Division II Championships, Day 4 Finals: Outside Smoke Delivers Gwen Bergum, Jacob Hamlin Titles  The NCAA Division II Championships can be a long slog. With an extra distance race and up to four individuals available, that makes for a lot of extra swims. A prelim or two can get away from you. ...