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Leon Marchand Fends Off Carson Foster for 400 IM Title at Fort Lauderdale Open The achievements of Leon Marchand in the 400-meter individual medley are sensational. An Olympic gold medal. Three world championships. A world record. So, when Marchand topped the field in the event during Friday night a...

Summer McIntosh Excels with 1:54.36 Victory in 200 Freestyle at Fort Lauderdale Open Another victory from Summer McIntosh highlighted the third night of competition at the Fort Lauderdale Open, where the Canadian star picked up a victory in the 200-meter freestyle on Friday evening. One night after ...

Isabelle Stadden Pops 2:04.37 Mark in 200 Backstroke; Moves to No. 4 All-Time In early March, Isabelle Stadden walked away from the USA Swimming Pro Series meet in the Chicago suburbs with personal-best performances across all three backstroke events. The competition served as proof that Stadden, a ...

Seven Russian Swimmers Among 300 Sanctioned from WADA Operation LIMS Seven aquatics athletes are among the nearly 300 sanctioned as part of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Operation LIMS in Russia, the organization announced on Thursday. WADA characterizes the operation as “groundbreaking” for its sa...

Youngstown State Hires Hannah Saiz as Head Coach Youngstown State on Friday announced Hannah Saiz as its new men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach. Saiz arrives from Army, where she was an assistant coach for three seasons at West Point. She swam collegiately at Kenyon College, where she ...

Fort Lauderdale Open, Day 3 Prelims: Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh to Joust Again in 200 Free The first full night session of the Fort Lauderdale Open on Thursday night hosted the latest dual between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh. Friday night, we’ll get a battle over a distance that is becomin...

Watch Open Water World Cup Continue Saturday via Eurovision Sport on Swimming World The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup continues Saturday in Golfo Aranci, Italy, with three more races available to watch exclusively via  Eurovision Sport on Swimming World. After Friday’s 10K races deli....

Sacha Velly Clinches Maiden Solo Victory As Moesha Johnson Continues Domination at Open Water World Cup Results Leg 1 report Leg 2 report Sacha Velly edged out Marc-Antoine Olivier to clinch his maiden individual gold at the Open Water World Cup while Moesha Johnson continued her domination with a 2...

7 Tips for Surviving and Loving Long Course Season The jump from short course to long course season can feel like a completely different sport at first. In short course, you get walls, breaks in the rhythm, and constant chances to reset. In long course, it is just 50 meters of continuous swimming at...

Summer McIntosh Edges Katie Ledecky in Spectacular 400 Freestyle at Fort Lauderdale Open; Kate Douglass Doubles Two of the sport's greats, Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky, gave the fans in attendance at the Fort Lauderdale Open a show in the final of the 400-meter freestyle on Thursday night. Whil...

Leon Marchand Blasts 1:53.08 Effort in 200 Butterfly at Fort Lauderdale Open The premier male swimmer in the world used the Fort Lauderdale Open to make a statement on Thursday night, as France's Leon Marchand unloaded a stellar performance in the 200-meter butterfly. The reigning Olympic champion i...

Fort Lauderdale Open, Day 2 Prelims: Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass Pull Morning Doubles The first morning session at the Fort Lauderdale Open had not only a bunch of big names in the water, but many working double time in a sprint-heavy early program. Among them, Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass bot...

Allison Schmitt on Gaining Body Awareness: 'We Need to Use Hormones as our Superpower' Body image and awareness has been a major issue in the sport of swimming for decades, but as athletes are staying in the sport longer, there is another layer - especially for female swimmers. With professionals sw...

Cincinnati Promotes Joey Ferreri to Head Swimming and Diving Coach The University of Cincinnati last week promoted Joey Ferreri to the role of swimming and diving head coach. Ferreri was promoted from associate head coach after the retirement of Mandy Commons-DiSalle at the end of March. Ferreri swa...

Katie Ledecky Rips Fifth-Fastest Time in History in 1500 Freestyle at Fort Lauderdale Open One year after setting a world record in the 800-meter freestyle during the TYR Pro Series, Katie Ledecky returned to Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday for the Fort Lauderdale Open. Clearly, the environment suits t...

Freestyler Beau Joens Hands 2027 Verbal to Army West Point NEW COMMIT: The United States Military Academy at West Point has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Beau Joens of Golden, Colorado. Joens is a Junior National qualifier who excels in freestyle. He will joi...

Northeastern Secures 2027 Verbal Commitment From Backstroker Myra Li  NEW COMMIT: Northeastern University has registered a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Myra Li of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Li is a backstroke specialist. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I’m thril...

Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2025-26 Academic All-America men’s swimming & diving teams as selected by College Sports Communicators. Josh Liendo from the University of Florida, Alvaro Zornoza from Drury University, Cooper Costello from the University....

Four standouts in the pool and in the classroom – Claire Curzan of University of Viriginia, Emily Mears-Bentley of University of Findlay, MIT’s Annika Naveen, and SCAD Savannah’s Nikki Hahn – highlight the 2025-26 Academic All- America women’s swimming & diving teams selected by College Sports Commu...

Ninth-Place Finishers from NCAA Championships Weigh in on Absence of B Finals Haakon Naughton still remembers the experience of qualifying for his first B-final at the NCAA Championships in 2025. The crowd, flashing with the bright colors of every school. The tense atmosphere. The fierce competition...