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Russia Picks up Three Golds at Junior Open Water World Championships Russian swimmers picked up three gold medals and four total medals at the Junior Open Water World Championships on Friday. It was a Russian 1-2 in the 14- and 15-year-old 5-kilometer race in Santa Fe, Argentina, with Kira Guseva to...

Court Order Makes Indiana's Zalan Sarkany and Owen McDonald Eligible for Upcoming NCAA Season At least for now, it looks like the Indiana University men’s program will be significantly bolstered for the 2026-27 season. Indiana circuit court Judge Kara Krothe issued a temporary restraining order (TRO...

Which Men's Medley Relay is the Best in Team USA History? (VOTE HERE!) As impossible as it might be to get a definitive answer, debating sports across eras is part of being a fan. Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Choosing which legend is the greatest in NBA history has been a hot topic over the years...

A Look at the NCAA Women's Records: Claire Curzan Rules 200 Backstroke as UVA Chases Another Title In a few weeks, the University of Virginia will begin the 2026-27 season with competition in the College Swimming League. That meet will officially jumpstart the Cavaliers' chase for a seventh consecut...

World Aquatics Releases Masters Top-Performer Lists; All-Time and 2025 Rankings Posted While several months remain in the 2026 season, thus providing athletes with the chance to shake up the rankings, World Aquatics has released its lists of top Masters performers for the 2025 campaign. Additionally...

Olympic Silver Medallist Mehdy Metella Retires At 34 Mehdy Metella has retired at the age of 34 after winning Olympic silver and clinching world and European titles. The Frenchman shared the news on social media, 10 years after he led off the French quartet that won 4x100m freestyle silver at Rio 20...

College Swimming League Three Weeks from Debut; FMC Natatorium the Site of Opening Matches Next month, the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois will serve as the site of the United States Trials for the World Short Course Championships. The competition will run in late October and select the Team US...

On This Date: 54 Years Since Mark Spitz Went 7-For-7 at Munich Games Today, Sept. 4, 2026, marks the 54th anniversary of Mark Spitz's seventh gold medal of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Each of Spitz's titles was won in world-record time, and the accomplishment became the sport’s measuring stick...

A Look at the NCAA Records: Ahmed Jaouadi the Only Active Record-Holder Now that September is upon us, NCAA action is ready to heat up. The campaign will be interesting, especially with the College Swimming League prepared to open its inaugural season. The NCAA Championships will be held from March ...

USA Water Polo Receives Emmy Nomination for 'Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey' USA Water Polo is honored to receive a 2026 Regional Sports Emmy Award nomination for "Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey." The series, which chronicles the journey for the U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team t...

CJ Moran Named Head Coach at Southern Connecticut State; Assistant Under Late Tim Quill Southern Connecticut State University Director of Athletics Terrance Jones announced that C.J. Moran has been named the next head coach of the SCSU men's and women's swimming & diving programs. Moran becomes just...

Indiana Lands First 2028 Verbal Commitment From Freestyler Sawyer Wilson NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has officially opened its Class of 2032 recruiting, landing a verbal commitment from Sawyer Wilson of Lexington, Ky. Wilson is a Junior National qualifier who excels in sprint freestyle. He will a...

Ludovica Terlizzi, Mate Karpati Capture 10K Titles at Junior Open Water World Championships Athletes from Italy and Hungary upheld their countries' rich traditions in open-water swimming during Thursday action at the World Junior Open Water Championships. While the 10k girls' race was won by Italian...

Tomoyuki Matsushita Breaks Asian Record in 400 IM; Becomes No. 4 Performer in History A decade after Kosuke Hagino set an Asian record en route to the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, his standard has been lowered. Racing at the Japanese Inte...

On Road to LA28, Rising Youth Stars Ready to Challenge Established Guard in 400 Freestyle Two years out from the 2028 Olympic Games, intrigue surrounds the podium chase in the 400-meter freestyle. Is it a veterans’ event? Are the youngsters about to take over? Is it soon to be the realm of a well-kn...

Gretchen Walsh Could Pound Short Course Meters Records Again This Fall No one doubted Gretchen Walsh would immediately find success in the short course meters format. She first contested SCM seriously in the fall of 2024, three years into her NCAA career at the University of Virginia in which she di...

Olympic gold medalist Ranomi Kromowidjojo felt a strong camaraderie with athletes around the world during her swimming career. Now, she is aiming to built that camaraderie for swimmers in all stages of their careers, even post-careers. World Aquatics has appointed the three-time Olympic champion fro...

WA to Become Home of Australian Open Water Swimming in Major $2.55 Million Coup for State The waters of Western Australia are quickly becoming the latest home of Australian open water swimming with today’s announcement that the Australian Open Water Championships will return to Bunbury in 2027 and ....

USA Swimming Foundation Opens Application Process for Variety of Grants The USA Swimming Foundation has announced that all 2027 Youth and Adult Learn-to-Swim grants, Community Impact grants, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grants are now open through November 15, 2026. Learn ...

Beyond 100 Freestyle, Marrit Steenbergen Packaged Spectacular Summer The Summer of 2026 will be remembered for the dominance of Marrit Steenbergen in the 100-meter freestyle. On five occasions, the Dutch star broke the 52-second barrier in the event, accounting for half of the all-time sub-52s. The ...