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Major Sponsor of Inaugural College Swimming League Season Nike Swim has signed on as a season-long sponsor of the College Swimming League, backing all eight matches of the new property’s inaugural 2026 season from the Sept. 24 opener in Westmont, Illinois, through Wildcard Playoffs and League Champi...

Zhang Zhanshou Asian Record Resets Field of 200 Free Favorites At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, just 0.15 seconds separated the top four finishers in the men’s 200 freestyle. If anything, the picture has only grown murkier in two years since, thanks to an abundance of options. Zhang Zhanshou’s Asian r...

National Age Group Record Holder Karina Plaza Gives 2028 Verbal to Virginia NEW COMMIT: Charlotte, North Carolina native Karina Plaza has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Virginia's Class of 2032. Plaza, one of the top recruits in her class, is a versatile Summer Nationals qualif...

Taylor Ruck Leading Seven Canadians into World Cup Competition Seven Canadian swimmers will represent Canada on a three-stop World Cup tour through Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this fall. A Canadian team of three women and four men will begin its international tour in Baku, Azerbaijan, befo...

Junior National Bronze Medalist Thea Bike Lends 2028 Verbal to Indiana Hoosiers NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has secured a verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Thea Bike of Saint Charles, Ill. Bike is a Summer Nationals qualifier who excels in backstroke. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am ...

British Team Fall Just Shy of English Channel Relay World Record; Raise Vital Funds For Water Safety Education Donate here A six-strong British team featuring three-time Olympic champion Tom Dean has raised more than £8,000 for the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS) while falling just three minutes...

Asian Games, Day Four Finals: Zhang Zhanshuo Rips Asian Record in 200 Freestyle; 13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Makes History What will Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi produced in the final of the 400-meter individual medley on the fourth night of finals at the Asian Games? That question follows the rising star's ...

College Swimming League to Bring Stakes to Early Season Competition Most years, the NCAA swimming season begins in late September and early October with a series of relatively low-profile dual meets. Maybe you would see a few standout performances here or there but nothing more, no actual consequenc...

Poolside Passport: Speed in the Water Is Not All David Popovici Enjoys Over the past few years, Romania's David Popovici has proven himself as one of the premier swimmers in the world, claiming an Olympic title in the 200-meter freestyle while doubling in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at last ...

Boston College Gets First 2028 Verbal Commitment From Avery Holzer NEW COMMIT: Boston College has picked up its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Avery Holzer of Berwyn, Pa. Holzer specializes in butterfly and IM. Regarding her commitment, she said: gm "I’m incredibly blessed and hon...

Michigan Opens 2028 Recruiting with Verbal from Florida 1A State Champ Feagin Kaminski NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has secured its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from West Palm Beach, Fla. native Feagin Kaminski. Kaminski is a Junior National qualifier who excels in butterfl...

At Swim Clinic in Japan, Leon Marchand Hails ‘Awesome’ Yumeki Koijma, Tomoyuki Matsushita Japan’s top medley swimmers are hard at work this week, and Leon Marchand has been paying attention. The French reigning Olympic double medley champion hailed the “amazing progression” of Yumeki Kojima and Tomo...

Breaststroker Maddie Loken Pledges 2028 Verbal to Penn State NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has secured another verbal commitment for Fall 2028, this time from Maddie Loken of Appleton, Wisc. Loken is a Futures qualifier who specializes in breaststroke. She will join Avery Hogue in State College ...

Florida 1A State Champ Allison Kelly Hands 2028 Verbal to Virginia NEW COMMIT: Jupiter, Fla. native Allison Kelly has given the University of Virginia a verbal commitment for Fall 2028. Kelly, who is among the top recruits in her class, is a Summer Nationals qualifier who excels in freestyle. She wi...

Asian Games, Day Three Finals: World Junior Record from Yumeki Kojima in 400 IM; Peng Xuwei Sets Asian Mark in 200 Backstroke The Asian Games reached their midway point on Tuesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, with six events highlighting the Night Three schedule. Through two days, China has been th...

You’ve Probably Seen FINIS SlipFin Pro: Here’s What Makes It Different! By now, there’s a good chance you’ve seen or heard of the FINIS SlipFin Pro. The strapless training fin has been making its way onto pool decks, social media, and into the hands of swimmers and coaches over the past year. But wh...

5 Can't-Miss Dual Meets for the 2026-27 Women's College Swim Season There’s no atmosphere quite like a college swimming dual meet. Cheers and screams echo across the pool deck, bouncing from wall-to-wall. And there’s an opportunity to see some of the best athletes in the nation, and even the world, ...

Tie Game: The 26th Anniversary of Gary Hall Jr. and Anthony Ervin Sharing Olympic Gold From the Archive Training together at the Phoenix Swim Club and living as roommates in the Olympic Village, veteran Gary Hall Jr. and upstart Anthony Ervin wrote an intriguing chapter in the history of sprinting w...

Duncan Scott on the Challenge that Lies Ahead for 4x200 Squad Come LA 2028 When the British men added the European 4x200 free title to their Olympic and world crowns, victory was met with quiet satisfaction as well as a recognition the winning time fell short of what’ll be needed to retain their glo...

Texas Longhorns Get First 2028 Verbal From Summer Nationals Finalist Aubrial MacKay NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has secured its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Aubrial MacKay of Owosso, Mich. A versatile swimmer, MacKay is a Summer Nationals qualifier and is among the top r...