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Indian swimmer Likith Prema took to YouTube on Wednesday to accuse the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation with tampering with times at the recent Uzbekistan Open, a FINA-sanctioned qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, in order to achieve Olympic cuts for its swimmers. Evidence obtained by Swimming World fr...

NEW COMMIT: Arizona State University has received their fourth verbal commitment for the fall of 2022 from Futures qualifier Indigo Armon of Broomfield, Colo. She will join Mackenzie Nedom, Katherine Randall, and Zoe Summar as a member of the Sun Devils’ Class of 2026. Regarding her commitment, she ...

Felix Auböck sat down with the Social Kick Podcast to discuss his recent Tokyo Olympic qualifying swims from the Stockholm Open in Sweden as the Austrian put up the second fastest time in the 400 free and third fastest in the 800 free in the world this year. Auböck went in detail about the differenc...

Mercersburg Swim Clinics are dedicated to improving your technique and helping you develop as a swimmer both inside and outside of the pool.  Mercersburg Academy’s storied aquatics program has produced over 30 Olympians and brings a tradition of excellence to their summer program. The primary aim of...

NEW COMMIT: NC State University has added a new verbal commitment for their impressive Class of 2026 from Tamryn van Selm of Orpington, England. She will join Casaundra Moses, Aubree Brouwer, Meghan Donald, Grace Monahan, Kennedy Noble, Emma Hastings and Katherine Helms in Raleigh at the start of th...

Divers Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon met at a young age. They quickly discovered that it wasn’t just their names that went together (I mean how can you beat Cook-Bacon?). They became friends despite living in different parts of the country and kept that friendship going while competing against each o...

NEW COMMIT: Georgia Tech has received their second early verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from in-state standout Stephen Jones of Richmond Hill, Ga. He will join Chris Richardson of Baton Rouge, La. as a member of the Yellow Jackets' Class of 2026. Regarding his commitment, he sai...

NEW COMMIT: Columbia University has secured their first verbal commitment* for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Futures qualifier Grace Dunn of Phoenix, Az. She told Swimming World: "I am thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to the admissions process to swim and study at Columbia University i...

NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has scored their fourth verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Alex Stone of Bettendorf, Iowa. He will join Harry Herrera, Alejandro Kincaid and Drew Reiter as a member of the Hoosiers’ Class of 2026. Regarding his commitment...

NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Fiona Schere of Severn, Md. has announced her verbal commitment to UCLA beginning in the fall of 2022. She will join Ashley Kolessar, Beril Böcekler, Morganne Malloy, Katrina Bellio, Rosie Murphy, Ava Lachey, Fay Lustriaand Courtney Seljeseth as a member of the ...

The Brazilian Swimming Olympic Trials continued Tuesday from Rio de Janeiro as four more swimmers qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by getting under the FINA A standard. Results Fernando Scheffer and Breno Correia both achieved the FINA A standard in the 200 freestyle with Scheffer winning at 1:46.28...

Veteran swim coach Jeff Julian announced via his blog on Tuesday that his most recent scans came back cancer-free after a six-month battle with adenocarcinoma. Julian announced last September that he had been diagnosed again with cancer. He successfully fought the disease in 2015 and geared up, with...

Marc Long Stepping Down as Iowa Coach; School Releases Insulting Statement By Not Referencing Program Cuts The University of Iowa announced on its athletics website on Tuesday that head swimming coach Marc Long has declined the opportunity to continue on as the coach of the Hawkeyes. What was missin...

Ryan Lochte, Chasing Fifth Olympic Bid, the Subject of Sports Illustrated Feature Ryan Lochte has long been a top draw in the sport, his fans equally eager to follow his exploits in the pool and out of the water. Now, as a 36-year-old seeking a berth to fifth Olympic Games, Lochte is the subject of ...

Irish Olympic Trials: Mona McSharry Lowers National 100 Breast Mark To 1:06.29 As Quartet Make The Cut Mona McSharry twice lowered her Irish 100br record on Tuesday to post a time of 1:06.29 and go seventh in the rankings at the Irish National Team Trials in Dublin. Daniel Wiffen set a new Iris...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce that it has selected Coach Eddie Reese as this year’s recipient of the ISHOF Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021. The ISHOF Lifetime Achievement Award is an award not given every year, but only when someone is deemed worthy. The aw...

Arkansas freestyler Peyton Palsha last week announced she will transfer to the University of Georgia for her fifth and final year of eligibility. Palsha spent four years at Arkansas, qualifying for the NCAA Championships this season and turning in several lifetime bests. An agriculture major, she’s ...

The Positives/Negatives of Swimming Short Course Yards: An International Perspective By Jinq En Phee (Archive) For many of the NCAA's international swimmers, training and racing in short course yards is a new experience. These swimmers have focused primarily on long course meters, and often not race...

USA Diving will be sending nine athletes to the 2021 FINA World Cup to take place in Tokyo, Japan May 1-6, 2021. Among the athletes are 2016 Olympians Kassidy Cook, Michael Hixon and Jessica Parratto as well as newly crowned NCAA Div. 1 Champions Sarah Bacon, Andrew Capobianco and Brandon Loschiavo....

The International Swimming League on Tuesday announced that Domenico Fioravanti has been hired as the new general manager of the Aqua Centurions franchise. Fioravanti, 43, has a long history in the sport. The apex was the 2000 Olympics, when the Italian won the men’s 100 and 200 breaststroke in Sydn...