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Mark Bernardino Voted 2026 National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy Winner Mark Bernardino, former head coach of the University of Virginia swimming and diving teams and associate head coach at North Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina, has been awarded the 2026 National ...

Israeli International Star Anastasia Gorbenko Provides Immediate Spark to Louisville The debut of Anastasia Gorbenko as a Louisville Cardinal was brief over the weekend, but the Israeli Olympian made the most of her first race at the NCAA level. As Louisville defeated Missouri, Gorbenko registered a...

College Swimming Reset (Men's Freestyle): Liendo, Maurer, Sarkany Set to Defend Titles The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holiday b...

Motivational Monday: Establishing Your Voice as a Swimmer As much as swimming is a team sport, most races are only completed by one person. However, the training often organized by coaches applies to many teammates instead of one person. Even though this practice is effective and makes sense for hel...

David Popovici Produced an All-Time Spectacular Year in the 100 Freestyle A sub-47 performance in the 100 freestyle remains a significant achievement. Only six men have ever visited that territory, and none with greater frequency than David Popovici. During the 2025 campaign, Popovici clocked 46-poi...

Alabama Takes Down Georgia Tech in Saturday Dual Meet The Alabama Crimson Tide welcomed Georgia Tech's swimming and diving teams to Tuscaloosa this week, and the home team was victorious. The women won 233-66 while the men's score was 205-93. In the women's 400 medley relay, Alabama's team of Emily ...

Could Sarah Sjostrom Reach Century Mark in Career International Medals During 2026? Is 2026 the year Sarah Sjostrom will claim the 100th international medal of her illustrious career? After giving birth to her son, Adrian, last August, the Swedish star took to social media in October to reveal she h...

Event Domination: Which Swimmers Own the Most Top Times in a Specific Event (Men's Edition) Through the years, some athletes have dominated events at extreme levels, owning many of the top-10 times in an event's history. Think Michael Phelps in the 400-meter individual medley and 200 butterfly. Ian ...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern. Since the beginning of time, humans have been asking a simple existential question: Who am I? This question can be followed with subsequent questions of what makes me special? What is my purpose? These questions all get down to our deep desire to know w...

6 Reasons Why A Training Trip Is Not A Vacation With many college programs recently venturing away from campus for a winter training trip, Swimming World offers this article from the archives. By Seren Jones, Swimming World College Intern Both swimmers and non-swimmers agree that it's a bummer colle...

Mitchell Schott Breaks Michael Phelps Pool Record as Princeton Sweeps Quad Meet Mitchell Schott took down the United States Naval Academy pool record of Michael Phelps set in 2009 Friday as Princeton swept a quad meet Friday and Saturday. Schott went 1:32.72 in the 200 free. That downed the mark of ...

Maximus Williamson Sets Pool Record in 200 IM as Virginia Tops Penn State Maximus Williamson set a pool record in the men’s 200 individual medley as Virginia celebrated Senior Day with a pair of nonconference wins over Penn State. The top-ranked women swept every event for a 154-61 win to move to 6-...

Kennedi Dobson, Luca Urlando Triple as Georgia Downs Florida State and Arkansas The Georgia Bulldogs won three dual meets Saturday with the Florida State Seminoles plus the Arkansas Razorback women in town. The women won 170-116 against Florida State while scoring a 169-124 win over Arkansas. The Ra...

Superfish Lani Pallister Wins Record-Breaking Seventh Lorne Pier To Pub Australian superfish Lani Pallister has again proved unstoppable, claiming a record seventh Lorne Pier to Pub 1.2k ocean swim classic on Victoria’s surf coast. The 23-year-old Queenslander – just as much at home in the surf as.....

The Purdue women's swimming and diving team defeated Illinois in a Big Ten dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 10, at home. The Boilermakers won the meet 194-101. The Boilermakers started with a win in the 200 medley relay as Abby Marcukaitis, Meghan Sharma, Lara Phipps and Hannah Hill got to the wall in 1:...

SEC Dual Meet Goes to Missouri Women, Kentucky Men After competing against Louisville Friday, the Missouri Tigers finished their trip to the Bluegrass state Saturday with a dual meet against the Kentucky Wildcats. The Missouri women earned a 180-120 win while Kentucky, fresh off sweeping Notre Dame ...

The UCLA swimming and diving team opened the 2026 portion of the season with an emphatic 179-101 win over Iowa at the Spieker Aquatics Center. The Bruin divers also had a strong showing on day one of the Bruin Diving Invitational. In the dual with Iowa the Bruins earned event wins in 13 of 15 events...

South Carolina Women, Virginia Tech Men Victorious in Dual Meet The South Carolina Gamecocks hosted Virginia Tech in the Gamecocks' final home dual meet of the 2025-26 season Saturday. The home women's team picked up a 196-98 victory while Virginia Tech's men came out on top 185-113. South Carolina'...

Kyle Chalmers and Ingeborg Loyning Tie the Knot in South Australia Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and fiancee Ingeborg Loyning, a Norwegian star, married last week in South Australia, and took to social media earlier this week to announce their nuptials. The couple shared multiple images ...

North Carolina Dominates Meet Against Boston College, UNC-Wilmington North Carolina's swim and dive teams swam their first home competition of 2026 against in-state rival UNC-Wilmington and ACC opponent Boston College. The Tar Heel women won the meet 222-66 against BC and 209.5-84.5 against UNCW whi...