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Pieter Coetze Goes 5-for-5 to wrap up South African Championships  Pieter Coetze wrapped up a 5-for-5 performance at the South African Championships on the final day of the meet in Gqeberha on Saturday. Coetze’s swims gave South Africa 13 individuals qualifying for this summer’s Commonwealth Games i...

CSU Bakersfield Hires Shane Pelton as Director of Swimming and Diving CSU Bakersfield this week announced the hiring of Shane Pelton as its new Director of Swimming and Diving. Pelton has spent the last 10 years at Cal State East Bay leading its women’s swim team. Pelton was an assistant coach and r...

Calvyn Justus Earns 50 Free Berth for South Africa After Long Injury Ordeal  Calvyn Justus sealed a place at the Commonwealth Games at the South African Championships on Friday, the 30-year-old hitting the time standard in the 50 freestyle. Justus, an Olympian in Rio in 2016 who was unable to walk f...

Olympic champion Anthony Ervin taught a masters class that was a little different than most clinics. Ervin led a clinic in Montauk, New York, less on technique and more about feeling. “Everything becomes so mechanical in our lives, even how we get through the day " Ervin told the East Hampton Press....

Angharad Evans Breaks British Record in 100 Breaststroke; Matt Richards Pops 1:44 in 200 Freestyle One year after setting a British record in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Aquatics GB Championships, Angharad Evans has joined exclusive company in her prime event. Racing at this year's edition of ...

North Carolina State Champ Madi Hertzig Chooses Yale for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Yale University has received a new verbal commitment* for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Madi Hertzig of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Hertzig is a Junior National qualifier. She will join Chloe Meyer-Blohm in New Haven as a mem...

Virginia Adds Pennsylvania State Champion Grant Fleming to Class of 2027 NEW COMMIT: West Chester, Pennsylvania native Grant Fleming has announced his intention to continue his academic and swimming career at the University of Virginia beginning in Fall 2027. Fleming is a Junior National qualifier w...

Kristóf Milák Soars to 50.22 100 Fly Scorcher and 21.76 50 Free PB at Hungarian Championships Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Day 4 report Kristóf Milák soared to the 100 fly title in 50.22 before returning around 30 minutes later to take 50 free gold on the final evening of the Hunga...

Van Mathias Lowers 50 Breaststroke American Record at Bergen Swim Festival The strong breaststroke results for American Van Mathias continued Sunday as the Bergen Swim Festival concluded. After becoming the fifth-fastest man ever in the 100 breast, Mathias he captured another win over 50 meters, set...

Carlile Defends Australian Age Championship Club Pointscore With A 13-Year-Old “Young Gun” Winning Seven Gold Sydney’s Carlile Swim Team has gone back-to-back with a hard fought defence of the coveted Australian Age Club Championship Pointscore on the Gold Coast.  The Carlile kids, swimming under .....

Australia Names 32-Strong Team For Junior Pan Pacs After Record Breaking Age Championships Australia has named a 32-strong team of swimmers for this year’s Junior Pan Pacs after a hugely successful Australian Age Championships on the Gold Coast -which saw 18 new National records set. Queensland’s...

Filip Nowacki and Abbie Wood Collect Day 5 Titles at Aquatics GB Championships Following a pair of runnerup finishes to Adam Peaty in the sprint-breaststroke events, teenager Filip Nowacki commanded the 200-meter breaststroke on the fifth day of the Aquatics GB Championships at the London Aquatic Ce...

Simona Quadarella Clinches Treble & Cerasuolo Heads 50 Breaststroke Rankings As Italian Championships End Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Sara Curtis Takes Down Italian 50 Free Record In Prelims Day 4 report Simona Quadarella completed the distance treble with a dominant 400 victory a...

Zalán Sárkány Pulls Away for 1500 Title; Milák Flies to Top of Rankings Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Zalán Sárkány clinched the 1500 free title after pulling away in the final 400 metres at the Hungarian Championships in Sopron. Sárkány had been in a three-way tussle with Dávid Bet...

Marrit Steenbergen Doubles at Bergen Swim Festival; Outduels Siobhan Haughey in 100 Freestyle The first event of the Day Two finals at the Bergen Swim Festival provided immediate fireworks, as Dutchwoman Marrit Steenbergen and Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey engaged in a stellar duel in the 100-meter fr...

Jan Prins' Book, Freestyle Biomechanics, a Must-Read for Coaches Jan Prins, Ph.D., respected swim scientist and coach, has spent decades advocating for the integration of sport science and kinesiology into practical swim coaching. A former assistant coach with Doc Counsilman at Indiana University, h...

Mount Prospect's (Ill.) Annie Stauder Commits to Butler Annie Stauder of Mount Prospect (Ill.) has verbally committed to continue her academic and swimming career at Butler University as a member of the college class of 2030. Stauder, who specializes in the backstroke, butterfly and freestyle, curre...

Duncan Scott Lifts 200IM Crown; Ollie Morgan Goes Top of 50 Back Rankings Duncan Scott added another swim to his programme at the European Championships with victory in the 200IM at the national trials in London. Scott has won silver at the last two Olympics clocked 1:56.08 ahead of Evan Jones (1:58...

Purdue Scores 2027 Verbal From Juniors West Finalist Lily Wiles  NEW COMMIT: Purdue University has scored a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Lily Wiles out of The Woodlands, Texas. Wiles is a Junior National qualifier who excels in freestyle, butterfly and IM. Regarding her commitment, she said:...

Lukas Märtens Lowers German 200 Back Record; Van Mathias Tops 100m Breaststroke Rankings in Bergen Results Lukas Märtens lowered the German 200 back record that had stood for almost 14 years and Van Mathias went top of the 100m breaststroke rankings at the Bergen Swim Festival. Märtens was completel...