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NCAA Recruiting Periods for Swimmers: What Are Dead Periods and Recruiting Shutdowns? College recruiting is in full swing, with the class of 2028 now able to speak in person with NCAA coaches, schedule visits, and receive offers. As high school juniors and seniors approach the first recruiting shutd...

Olympic Medalist Gabriele Detti Announces Retirement Italian Olympic medalist Gabriele Detti announced his retirement from the sport on Wednesday, a decade after he won a pair of medals at the Rio Olympics. Detti, 31, won bronze in the 400 free and 1,500 free at the Rio Olympics in 2016. He was at t...

Pan Pacs Format Will Have U.S. Swimmers on Alert During Morning Prelims The preliminaries at the Pan Pacific Championships won't take long to complete, thanks to smaller-sized fields for next week's competition. Some events will only have two heats during the morning session, but the stakes will be ...

With Claire Weinstein Sidelined, Who Will Comprise the United States 800 Freestyle Relay? As one of the United States' premier 200-meter freestylers for several years, Claire Weinstein has played a key role for Team USA in the 800 freestyle relay at multiple international competitions. But with the ...

Entry Lists for Pan Pacific Championships Released (See Full Entries) The initial entry lists for next week's Pan Pacific Championships have been released. While many athletes are entered in more events than they will ultimately contest, the entries provide a glimpse of what some swimmers are thinki...

Indiana's Gabriel Brown Breaks Five NAG Records in 16-Day Span The state of Indiana has long been known for producing excellence in the pool and Gabriel Brown is carrying on the tradition. In the 10-and-under age group, Brown has gone on a record-breaking assault, setting five National Age Group (NA...

Angharad Evans Faces Successive Contests as Europeans Follow Hot on the Heels of Glasgow Glory Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Angharad Evans made history and a personal breakthrough at the Commonwealth Games with the European Championships coming hot on the heels of Glasgow. Evans...

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Gertrude Ederle and Her English Channel Crossing Today, August 6, marks the 100th anniversary of Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel. One hundred years ago, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman and sixth individual to swi...

Results  Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Florian Wellbrock and Ginevra Taddeucci followed up their 10km victories with further gold in the 5km events on day two of open water competition at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. Wellbrock saw off a resurgent David Betlehem,...

Junior Nationals, Day Three Finals: Jonathan Packles Goes Sub-2:00 for 200 Backstroke Title Last week, Asphalt Green's Jonathan Packles nearly broke the two-minute barrier in the 200-meter backstroke for the first time, as he went 2:00.12 while racing at the United States National Championships. Rat...

Santa Clara Swim Club Sets NAG Record in Boys' 15-18 200 Freestyle Relay During time trials on Wednesday at the United States Junior National Championships, Santa Clara Swim Club set a National Age Group (NAG) record in the 200-meter freestyle relay for the 15-18 classification. Racing at the Willia...

Passages: Kenneth Treadway Dies at 96; Legendary Hall of Famer Was Definition of Service Kenneth Treadway, a 1983 inductee into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a contributor for his vast service to the sport, died on July 31 at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. He was 96. Throughout his life,...

Maxime Grousset Will Give European Championships a Go Despite Foot Injury Despite a broken left foot that forced his withdrawal from the French Elite Championships in June, Maxime Grousset said he will race at the European Championships in Paris. The swimming competition gets underway on August 10 a...

Indiana Returning to Collegiate Water Polo Association Indiana University and the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) have announced that IU will return to the conference for the 2028 season. Indiana's women's water polo program has been competing in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF...

Josh Bey, Gabe Nunziata Raise the Bar for U.S. Men in 200 Breaststroke Last year, Josh Matheny was the only swimmer to break 2:09 in the 200 breaststroke final at U.S. Nationals, following up an Olympic final appearance with a time of 2:08.87. Matheny struggled in the event at the World Championship...

The Race That Didn't Go Your Way: How to Respond to Adversity There are few feelings in swimming that sting quite like missing a cut by one hundredth of a second.  You touch the wall, look up at the scoreboard, and immediately begin doing the math. One more dolphin kick off the wall. One cleaner bre...

Katie Ledecky Looking to Bolster Stellar Track Record at Pan Pacific Championships Wherever Katie Ledecky competes, gold is predominantly the color of the medals draped around her neck. At the Olympic Games, nine of her 14 medals have been golden. At the World Championships, she stood on the top ste...

Yale Secures 2027 Verbal From Junior National Finalist Evan Pan-Wang NEW COMMIT: Plano, Texas native Evan Pan-Wang has announced his verbal commitment* to Yale University beginning in Fall 2027. Pan-Wang is an incredibly versatile swimmer who owns Junior National cuts in nine different events. He wi...

Texas 6A State Runner-Up Sloane Rocha Sends 2027 Verbal to Illinois NEW COMMIT: The University of Illinois has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Sloane Rocha of Spring, Texas. Rocha is a talented breaststroker who is a Junior National qualifier. She will join S...

What Can We Expect From David Popovici at the European Championships? The reigning world champion in the 100- and 200-meter freestyle, David Popovici will look to add more gold medals to his already impressive resume this summer. The 21-year-old from Romania has done it all over the past few years, ...