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The first full evening of the Minnesota Invitational brought the first individual events of the midseason meet and a lot of fast swimming, especially by Cal. Through the second day of competition, the Cal men lead with 683 points. Rounding out the standings are Minnesota (366), Harvard (329), UNLV (...

U.S. Open: Kennedi Dobson Doubles With 500 Free, 200 IM Wins The first evening of individual competition at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., brought a pair of wins from Eastern Express swimmer Kennedi Dobson, who will be headed to the University of Georgia to begin her college career next fall. Do...

Entry lists for the 2024 Short Course World Championships have been released by World Aquatics. The meet begins Dec. 10 in Budapest. The psych sheet has not been released yet, but a complete list of athletes is released. There are a few notable absences, but the meet is loaded with star power, inclu...

Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh Set for Historic Worlds 100 IM Tilt The short-course season has plenty to recommend it as an engrossing supplement to the long-course campaign. Nothing may be as exciting as the chance to see the 100-meter individual medley raced internationally, an opportunity to test ...

Olympic Gold Medallists Emma McKeon and Mack Horton Elected To Swimming Australia Athletes Commission Australia’s most celebrated Olympian Emma McKeon and fellow Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton are amongst a new look Swimming Australia Athletes Commission announced today. The Commission, which .....

Meet Warmup: A Step-by-Step Process to Get Ready to Race Once swimmers are no longer considered age-group or club swimmers, that means they are usually on their own when it comes time to warming up at meets. Without the guidance of their coach telling them exactly what to do, swimmers sometimes feel...

Minnesota Invitational: California Sets Pool Record with 1:34.24 Medley Relay The University of California kicked off the 2024 Minnesota Invitational Wednesday night with a pool record time in the women’s 200 medley relay. The Cal quartet of Isabelle Stadden, Leah Polonsky, Mia Kragh and Mary-Ambre ...

Legendary Loyola Marymount Water Polo Coach John Loughran Retires Longtime Loyola Marymount water polo coach John Loughran retired this week, caping a career that included nearly 700 NCAA wins. Loughran coached the men’s and women’s water polo teams in Los Angeles starting in 1997. He won 416 games ...

U.S. Open: Purdue Men, Nation's Capital Women Top Relays on Opening Night The annual U.S. Open has returned to the Greensboro Aquatic Center in its traditional week-after-Thanksgiving slot, although the meet is being held in an unusual short course yards format. Three full days of racing will follow...

Three-Time Olympian & World And European Medallist Jessica Vall Announces Retirement Jessica Vall has retired after a long, distinguished career in which she won world and European medals over 200m breaststroke and competed at three Olympics. The 36-year-old made the announcement at the Social Hall ...

Daiya Seto Aiming to Extend Historic Streak at Short Course Worlds The streak has spanned a decade, so far. When Daiya Seto first won 400 IM gold at the Short Course World Championships, he was an 18-year-old international rookie who had just missed qualifying for the London Olympics months earlier....

6 Meet Day Nutrition Strategies Swimmers Should Know Among the most important things an athlete can do is set goals, and with these goals come standards. Proper training, sleep, and nutrition are vital necessities for success in any sport. But balancing these priorities can be challenging when jobs,...

Summer McIntosh Bags Third Swimming Canada Female Swimmer of the Year Nod Summer McIntosh on Tuesday was announced as the 2024 Swimming Canada Female Swimmer of the Year. It’s the third straight year that the 18-year-old has earned that distinction, and she adds a fourth straight Female Junior Swimm...

World Aquatics Open Water World Cup to Open 2025 Season in Egypt World Aquatics on Tuesday announced the schedule for the 2025 Open Water World Cup, which will begin in February in Egypt. The first four stops on the five-event tour were released on Tuesday for the tour’s 19th season. They’ll start i...

Olympic Diving Silver Medalist Steele Johnson Retires Olympic diver Steele Johnson, who won silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016, retired from the sport on Monday. Johnson posted a lengthy video to social media, where he has in recent years been creating content aimed at a diving audience while contin...

USA Diving Wins Five Medals at World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships USA divers won five medals – two gold, two silver and one bronze – at the World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships in Rio de Janeiro from November 24-December 1. Josh Sollenberger (Fort Wayne, Ind./Indiana University) won .....

Claire Curzan Feels ‘Mostly Relief’ in Record-Setting Return to Prominence Each decision was made with the intent of maximizing her chances at a second consecutive Olympic team. Having transferred from Stanford to Virginia and chosen to sit out the 2023-24 collegiate season, Claire Curzan was all in...

The Complete Swimmer: Event Specialization and the Case for Varied Training By MICHAEL J. STOTT We’ve all seen it—an age group phenom who dominates a particular stroke and claims it as his or her own. “Athletes will often self-identify their primary events. Those are dictated by genetics, attention ...

Mel Marshall & Alice Dearing Inducted Into Swim England Hall Of Fame Mel Marshall and Alice Dearing are among a quartet to have been inducted into the Swim England Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Birmingham, England. Also honoured were former coach and chair of the British Swimming Coaches Association...

Week in Review: Leon Marchand Cites Need for Rest; Dressel Family Growing Quickly https://youtu.be/FBx-oYoDX3A The past week featured several headline-grabbing stories from the sport of swimming, highlighted by the news that France's Leon Marchand will not compete at the upcoming World Short Course ...