Read moreUSC Men top UNLV in Regular-Season Finale06 February 2026The USC men's swimming and diving team won 15 of 16 events to defeat UNLV 200-61 on Friday, Feb. 6, in the regular-season finale. The Trojans started with Michal Chmielewski, Junhao Chan, Jan Bialecki and Oliver Sogaard-Andersen winning the 200-yard medley relay. Thomas Olsen took the 1000 freestyle...
Read moreCould a Bronte Campbell Inspired 'Super Hub' Become a Game Changer for Future Australian Olympians?06 February 2026Could a Bronte Campbell Inspired 'Super Hub' Become a Game Changer for Future Australian Olympians? Bronte Campbell’s tailor-made gold medal-winning Paris 2024 Olympic Games campaign has paved the way for what could well be a game-changing partnership in Australian swimming. A newly formed collabo.....
Read moreRussians & Belarusians Eligible to Compete as Neutral Athletes at 2026 European Championships06 February 2026Russians & Belarusians Eligible to Compete as Neutral Athletes At 2026 European Championships European Aquatics has confirmed that Russian and Belarusian athletes can apply to compete as neutral athletes at the European Championships in Paris this summer. It follows a statement from the governing bo...
Read moreMollie O'Callaghan Has Chance to Further Display Backstroke Talent06 February 2026Mollie O'Callaghan Has Chance to Further Display Backstroke Talent Is this the year the excellence of Mollie O'Callaghan in the backstroke will be as appreciated as her prowess in the freestyle events? A scan of the all-time rankings in the 100-meter freestyle shows O'Callaghan occupying the No. 7 p...
Read moreFrom Water to Ice, Carsten Vissering Set to Realize His Olympic Dream06 February 2026From Water to Ice, Carsten Vissering Set to Realize His Olympic Dream With the Winter Olympics beginning today in Milan/Cortina, Swimming World chatted with USC former breaststroke star Carsten Vissering, who will represent Team USA in bobsled. Carsten Vissering’s dreams still bring him back to the ...
Read moreSwim Across America: Long Island Sound to Freeze Out Cancer With Cold Water Super Splash!05 February 2026Swim Across America's Long Island Sound’s inaugural “Freeze Out Cancer” Cold Water Super Splash takes place on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, New York, as participants take the plunge tinto Long Island Sound to help make waves to fight ...
Read moreBig Ten Weekly Awards: Liberty Clark, Stewart Seymour Lead Honorees05 February 2026The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly award winners for swimming and diving. Big Ten Women's Swimmer and Freshman of the Week Liberty Clark, Indiana Fr. - Chico, Calif. Helped Indiana defeat No. 4 Louisville, 161-138 Won three events, two individual and one relay, and had one runner-up fini...
Read moreThe Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Women's Edition)05 February 2026The Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Women's Edition) World records are spectacular by nature, a performance better than anything previously produced. But some world records hold iconic status, thanks to their durability. For example, distance-freestyle legend Janet Evans owns three of t...
Read moreThrowback Thursday: Michael Phelps' 41 Days to Remember in the 200 Individual Medley05 February 2026Throwback Thursday: Michael Phelps' 41 Days to Remember in the 200 Individual Medley The lower-key nature of the 2003 Santa Clara Invitational belied what unfolded in the water of the George Haines International Swim Center. On the final day of the meet in Northern California, Michael Phelps treated...
Read more3Advice to My Younger Swimmer Self: Appreciate the Journey05 February 2026Advice to My Younger Swimmer Self: Appreciate the Journey And suddenly it was over. Twenty-two years of competitive swimming came to an end within a split second on a random Saturday in March. My hand touched the wall for the last time and my competitive swimming journey ended much faster than it be...
Read moreDouble World Junior Champion Filip Nowacki Commits to Loughborough Performance Centre05 February 2026Double World Junior Champion Filip Nowacki to Make Move to Loughborough Performance Centre Double world junior champion Filip Nowacki has committed to Loughborough Performance Centre from September 2026. The 18-year-old will join the likes of Freya Colbert, Luke Greenbank and Max and Joe Litchfield ...
Read moreTessa Giele, Albane Cachot Bring Medal-Winning Experience to College Swimming04 February 2026Tessa Giele, Albane Cachot Bring Medal-Winning Experience to College Swimming The ongoing women's college swimming season has already shaped up to be a strong one for international competitors. During the fall semester, three freshmen established themselves as legitimate difference-makers for their ...
Read moreHow Pre-Race Nerves Can Be Used to a Swimmer's Advantage04 February 2026How Pre-Race Nerves Can Be Used to a Swimmer's Advantage My heart would race, my knees would feel weak, and my arms would get heavy… but this was not the start of an Eminem song. This was how my body felt every time I was about to dive into the water. The nerves and jitters that came before a race f...
Read morePoll: What New Event Would You Most Like to See Leon Marchand Attack? (VOTE HERE!)04 February 2026Poll: What New Event Would You Most Like to See Leon Marchand Attack? (VOTE HERE!) Over the past several years, fans of the sport have been treated to the talent of Leon Marchand. The Frenchman has established himself as future Hall of Famer, with four Olympic titles earned at the 2024 Olympic Games...
Read moreWorld Aquatics, IOC Approve 2028 Olympic Diving Qualification Pathway03 February 2026World Aquatics, IOC Approve 2028 Olympic Diving Qualification Pathway The International Olympic Committee this week approved the diving qualification pathway at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The process was developed via collaboration from the IOC Sports Department, World Aquatics’ technical div...
Read moreWorld Aquatics High Diving World Cup to Return to Fort Lauderdale in 202603 February 2026World Aquatics High Diving World Cup to Return to Fort Lauderdale in 2026 The World Aquatics High Diving World Cup schedule for 2026 was announced on Tuesday, with a stop in Fort Lauderdale included. The facility at the International Swimming Hall of Fame will host the World Cup May 15-17, concurren...
Read moreACC Weekly Awards: Anastasia Gorbenko, Daniel Li Lead Honorees03 February 2026In the final set of weekly honors for the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season, Stanford’s Daniel Li was named the ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week, while California’s Joshua Thai and Louisville’s Rayce Winn shared ACC Men's Diver of the Week honors. Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenk...
Read moreSEC Weekly Awards: Rex Maurer, Ella Jansen Lead Honorees03 February 2026The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving awards for the conference. SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Rex Maurer, Texas Texas’ Rex Maurer, a junior from Pasadena, Calif., captured two first-place finishes in the win over No. 23 Texas A&M. Maurer broke a 25-year-old Rec Center Natatorium record....
Read moreCSCCAA Honors IOC President Kirsty Coventry with McCaffree Award03 February 2026CSCCAA Honors IOC President Kirsty Coventry with McCaffree Award Kirsty Coventry, former NCAA champion for the Auburn Tigers, back-to-back Olympic champion, and current President of the International Olympic Committee, has been named the Charles McCaffree Award winner by the College Swimming & Divin...
Read moreAustralian Olympic Foursome to Spearhead 10-Strong Dolphins For Open Water World Cup03 February 2026Australian Olympic foursome to Spearhead 10-Strong Dolphins For Open Water World Cup Olympic and world champions Moesha Johnson, Chelsea Douyere (Gubecka), Kyle Lee and Nick Sloman will spearhead the 10-strong Australian team to contest the 2026 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Spain....