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Maurine Kornfeld Sets First Women's Masters World Record in 105-109 Age Group Last month, Maurine Kornfeld became the first woman to set a Masters world record in the 105-109 age group when she covered the 50-meter backstroke (long course) in 2:05.63. Kornfeld has been a regular presence at Masters ...

A week ago, South African swimming star Chad le Clos was beaming with joy after setting the Commonwealth Games men's record for medals with his 20th, tying Emma McKeon for most all time. But while that was happening in Scotland, a devastating fire took over his apartment complex in South Africa and ...

Results Florian Wellbrock Clinches Maiden European Open Water Title Ginevra Taddeucci clinched her first 10k title with a finely-executed gold in Paris where the Italian women enjoyed a 1-3 finish. Taddeucci returned to the River Seine in which she won bronze at the 2024 Olympics behind the now-ret...

Archie Goodburn Calls on British Prime Minister to Increase Investment into Brain Cancer Research Archie Goodburn has called on British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase funding and resources for brain cancer research. The Scot revealed in June 2024 that he had three inoperable brain tumours a...

Liberty Clark and Camille Spink Continue Upward Trajectory as Promising Team USA Contributors As the United States prepares for the Pan Pacific Championships, its women's roster is stacked with talent. It's an embarrassment of riches, really, with minimal weak points identifiable. Team USA is expect...

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Gertrude Ederle and Her English Channel Crossing August 6 will mark the 100-year anniversary of Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel. One hundred years ago, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman and sixth individual to swim...

Improved American Freestyle Depth Bodes Well for Relay Prospects At the past three years of international competitions, the gold-medal podium has been an elusive target for the United States in freestyle relays. The U.S. men dominated the 400 free relay in Paris, and the mixed 400 free relay secured...

The Complete Schedule for the Pan Pacific Championships; Tight Format May Require Tough Decisions The Pan Pacific Championships get underway next week in Irvine, California, and the action will be fast and furious due to the tight, four-day format for the meet. Competition will take place from Augus...

European Aquatics Championships: Last-Lap Surge Steers Florian Wellbrock to Maiden European Open Water Title Results A final-lap surge propelled Florian Wellbrock to his maiden European open water title after 10 challenging kilometres in the River Seine in Paris. The German was in the top three thro...

U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein Out of Pan Pacific Championships After '3 Weeks in a Hospital Bed' U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein has pulled out of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships. Weinstein made the announcement on social media, citing three weeks in a hospital bed. Last week, Weinstein indicated...

Junior Nationals, Day One Finals: Madi Mintenko Claims 800 Freestyle Title; Complements Senior Crown in 400 Free It's been quite a week for Madi Mintenko in Southern California. First, the University of Virginia sophomore captured the title in the 400-meter freestyle at the United States National Ch...

Australian Backstroker Isaac Cooper In Hot Water After Missing Final Night In Glasgow Australian Olympian and world champion backstroker Isaac Cooper has voluntarily stood himself down from the Dolphins leadership group after missing the final session of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as well a....

CSCAA Announces Full Advocacy Council; Group Charged with Advancing Future of College Swimming The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) officially named the full membership of its Advocacy Council, bringing together distinguished leaders to strengthen and advance the futu...

NCAA Announces New Guidelines for Backstroke Ledges The NCAA has announced a handful of changes that will take effect during the 2026-27 season, including mandatory adjustability of the backstroke ledge in Division I, Division II and Division III competition. The backstroke ledge must be adjustable ...

Results Ranjuo Tomblin sealed a quadruple-gold triumph in the artistic swimming at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. Tomblin has been rewriting the British history books on a regular basis over the last couple of years. He was the first British man to win a European title at Belgrade 20...

Japanese Star Satomi Suzuki Still Writing Chapters to Career at 35 Years Old For a moment, flash back to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. On three occasions, Japan's Satomi Suzuki stood on the podium inside the London Aquatic Centre. She received a silver medal for her performance in the 200-meter ...

Swimming's Most Unique Stroke? The Reasoning Behind Top Breaststrokers' Similarities, Differences When Van Mathias swims breaststroke, the pool is silent. The 25-year-old, who has broken American records in the 50 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke this year, glides through the water with ease, no mo...

Results Chiara Pellacani captured back-to-back golds in a single session at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. the Italian partnered Matteo Santoro in the mixed 3m synchro before retaining her women’s 1m springboard title. The Olympic Aquatics Centre rose to recognise the woman who’d dom...

Leon Marchand Still Working Through Injury on Way to European Champs; 400 IM Uncertain While 200 Breaststroke Out One week out from the start of swimming competition at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, four-time Olympic champion Leon Marchand continues to battle a left adductor injury t...

American Women Setting Up World Record Challenge in 400 Freestyle Relay Australia has not lost the women's 400 freestyle relay in nine years, a stretch dating back to the 2017 World Championships. Most recently, the Aussies scraped out a win over the United States by less than a half-second at the S...