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Sprinter Sophia Friestedt Lends 2027 Verbal to Utah NEW COMMIT: Sprint freestyler Sophia Friestedt of Glenview, Illinois, has verbally committed to the University of Utah and will arrive in Salt Lake City ahead of the 2027-28 season. Friestedt is a Junior National qualifier. Regarding her commitment...

Great Britain Select 36-Strong Squad for European Championships in Paris: Ramsay-Peaty Returns to Continental Waters A 36-strong swimming Great Britain team has been selected for the European Championships in Paris in August. The pool programme runs from 10-16 August at the Centre Aquatique Olympiqu...

Abbie Wood Closing in on World's Elite 200 IM Performers For the past half-decade, Great Britain's Abbie Wood has been among the contenders in the 200 individual medley, but she has never closed the deal to reach the podium at a global long course competition. She came closest on her first attempt, ...

Torri Huske has been named the Honda Sport Award winner for Swimming & Diving for the Class of 2026, as announced today by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). Huske was selected via a nationwide vote of administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. The...

David Popovici Opens Romanian Championships with Title in 50 Freestyle; Two National Records Fall With his top events scheduled for later in the meet, David Popovici eased into the Romanian Championships on Wednesday by topping the field in the 50-meter freestyle. The 21-year-old registered a time o...

Colorado Time Systems, a PlayCore company and global leader in aquatic timing, scoring, and display solutions, is proud to announce the launch of CTS AquaSync™, a new software solution designed to bring real-time timing and scoring data directly into live-streamed aquatic events. CTS AquaSync™ trans...

Southern Methodist Gets 2027 Verbal Nod From Sophia Richard  NEW COMMIT: Southern Methodist University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Sophia Richard of The Woodlands, Texas. Richard specializes in butterfly. She will join Annabelle Nawr...

Returning Sarah Sjostrom Central to 50 Free Championship and Record Chase A fractured wrist nearly derailed her campaign for the Tokyo Olympics, but Sarah Sjostrom pulled off a stunning return to win silver in the event. Since then, she has been utterly dominant in the one-lap freestyle race, winnin...

The International Swimming Coaches Association (ISCA) proudly hosted the inaugural ORCA Awards, a groundbreaking event recognizing excellence, leadership, and service aiming at honoring the grassroots of our sport. The event brought together athletes, coaches, families, and industry leaders for an e...

Norway, Poland Push Back at World Aquatics’ Reintegration of Russian Athletes Aquatics officials from Norway and Poland have pushed back at World Aquatics’ dictum last week to allow the return of Russian and Belarussian swimmers back into international competition. Poland is due to host the 2027 Eur...

James Hickman Named CEO of Swimming New South Wales Swimming New South Wales is pleased to announce the appointment of James Hickman (OLY) as its new Chief Executive Officer. Hickman steps into the role after nearly three years with the organisation, most recently serving as Chief Commercial and Ma....

Cal Lands Big 2027 Verbal From U.S. Senior National Team Member Colin Jacobs NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkley has scored a big verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Bradenton, Florida native Colin Jacobs, one of the top recruits in his class. Jacobs is a distance swimmer who is on th...

Iowa Secures 2027 Verbal Commitment From Junior National Qualifier Morgan Thompson NEW COMMIT: The University of Iowa has picked up a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Morgan Thompson of Osseo, Minnesota. Thompson is a versatile swimmer who excels in the 200 and 400 IM. Regard...

FSU Seminoles Earn 2027 Verbal From Backstroker Grayson Brewster NEW COMMIT: Florida State University has added to its growing Class of 2031, having recently received a verbal commitment from backstroker Grayson Brewster of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Brewster is a Junior National qualifier. She will jo...

Passages: Steve Clark, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist, Age 82 Steve Clark, a two-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic relay gold medalist for the United States, died on April 14. He was 82 years old. Clark was a rare two-time Olympian, qualifying for the U.S. team at both the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. H...

Italian and Virginia Star Sara Curtis Continues to Shine on Road to European Champs When Sara Curtis arrived at the University of Virginia, the Italian was already an established force on the international scene. Not only was Curtis a semifinalist in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games ...

Brown Hires Texas Assistant Mitch Dalton to Lead Women’s Program Brown University on Monday announced the hiring of Mitch Dalton to lead its women’s swimming and diving program. Dalton spent six years at the University of Texas with the women’s swimming and diving program since being hired in 2020, ...

Luka Mladenovic Transferring to Texas, Joining Loaded Breaststroke Group On the way to a national title in men's swimming and diving this season, the Texas Longhorns scored a whopping 59 points in the breaststroke events. All four swimmers responsible for those points will return for the 2026-27 cam...

Is It Untouchable? World Record in Men's 800 Freestyle is Most Daunting on Books It wasn't long ago that the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly seemed untouchable. Late in 2009, just before the super-suit era ended, China's Liu Zige uncorked an eye-opening 2:01.81 performance. The effor...

Following Bergen Breakthrough, Van Mathias Becoming Newest U.S. Breaststroke Star Three years ago, Van Mathias finished off a strong collegiate career at Indiana in style, scoring in all three individual events plus four relays at the NCAA Championships. After spending most of his career as a butter...