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Toledo Hires Indiana Diver Will Jansen as Diving Coach Will Jansen, a standout diver at Indiana University, has been hired as the University of Toledo’s diving coach, the university announced last week. Jansen dove for the Hoosiers from 2022-25. He competed at the Big Ten Championships during his ca...

Penn State Hires Division II Champ Jackson Lustig as Assistant Coach Penn State on Wednesday announced the hiring of Jackson Lustig as an assistant coach for the swimming and diving staff. Lustig was a standout at McKendree University, where he won NCAA Division II titles in the 100 butterfly and 20...

Marist Hires Billy Gordon as Head Coach Marist last week announced the hiring of Billy Gordon as the head coach of the swimming and diving program. Gordon spent four seasons at Bryant University, two as an assistant and two as the associate head coach/coordinator of recruiting and pool operations. T...

Junior Pan Pacs, Night Four Finals: Audrey Derivaux Leads Gold-Silver Finish in 200 IM The final night of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships opened with a United States gold-silver haul as Audrey Derivaux and Sydney Hardy had too much for the field in Vancouver. Derivaux claimed victory in 2:12.10...

James and Courtney Guy have shared that they are expecting their first child. The couple, who got married in Mallorca in August 2025, posted the news on social media. The post read “Time has flown by 🥺💕” accompanied by a picture of Courtney Guy. There were messages of congratulations from many peo...

How Johannes Liebmann Is Changing the 1500 Freestyle At the 2026 European Championships, 19-year-old German Johannes Liebmann stunned the world as he smashed the 1500 freestyle world record by almost four seconds, going 14:26.79. The record was previously held by Bobby Finke from his 2024 Olympic go...

Pitt Scores 2027 Verbal From Junior National Qualifier Sammy DaJusta NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Sammy DaJusta of Columbus, Ohio, has pledged his verbal commitment to the University of Pittsburgh for Fall 2027. DaJusta is a sprint freestyler. He will join Kian Grabar in Pittsburgh as a mem...

Despite 800 Free Loss, Katie Ledecky 'Moving in a Good Direction' to LA 2028 Katie Ledecky had history on her mind Saturday night, but not the kind you might’ve thought. The historical frame of reference that most on deck at Irvine’s Woollett Aquatic Center wanted to discuss was Ledecky finally bein...

Combined World Championships: Hubert Kos, Sam Short Lead Two Events Apiece Over the past several weeks, most of the world’s top swimmers have raced in their main long course competition for 2026. The Commonwealth Games came first in Glasgow, Scotland, before the European Championships in Paris and t...

Guest Editorial: The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics (Part II) Swimming World recently ran Part I of Serhii Lysobei's extensive article, "The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics." Now, we run Part II, which examines sprint swimming from a technical perspective. PART I Par...

James Guy: History In Paris, Leading By Example & Words Of Wisdom James Guy made history at last week’s European Championships when he became the oldest swimmer to break the 1:45 barrier in the 200 free. The Briton posted 1:44.87 en-route to bronze behind David Popovici and Tamas Navikonis at the ag...

Carmel Swim Club's Jack Street Verbals to Purdue for 2027 NEW COMMIT: Purdue University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from in-state standout Jack Street of Carmel, Indiana. Street is a Junior National qualifier who is very versatile. Regarding his commitment...

Junior Pan Pacs, Night Three Finals: Luka Mijatovic Just Misses Own NAG Record in 400 Freestyle Two weeks after he established a National Age Group (NAG) record in the 17-18 classification of the 400-meter freestyle, Luka Mijatovic threatened his own mark during Wednesday night's action at the Junio...

Junior Pan Pacs Day 4 Finals LIVE: Watch the 2026 Championships Finals  Vancouver, Canada | Aug. 20, 2026 Junior Pan Pacs Day 4 Finals are LIVE now from Vancouver as the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships conclude at the UBC Aquatic Centre. 🔴 WATCH DAY 4 FINALS LIVE NOW Live coverage provided .....

 Confessions of a Teen Swimmer: Pan Pacs Shined as Fan Pacs for an Incredible Experience By Leah de la Harpe This weekend I went to Pan Pacs, but I really want to call it "Fan-Pacs" because of the amazing energy from the crowd and the overall experience of the international meet. My name is Leah. I ...

Millie Conner Adds Another Southern Zone High-Point Title Make it back-to-back Southern Zone High-Point championships for South Carolina age-group standout Millie Conner. One year after claiming the 12-and-under award, Conner recently captured the 14-and-under High-Point title, despite being just 13...

Absent American Swimmers Who Could Have Boosted Pan Pacs Medal Haul As expected, the Pan Pacific Championships featured most of the top times recorded by American swimmers in 2026, but there were numerous exceptions. In some cases, swimmers posted their best times at mid-season competitions while ot...

With National Title, Watson Nguyen Adds to Penn's Breaststroke Legacy There’s nothing easy about being a student-athlete at the University of Pennsylvania.  The academic rigor at an Ivy League school leads to hours spent studying. There is the pressing need to obtain an internship and earn job exper...

UCLA Hires James Robinson-O’Brien as Women’s Water Polo Head Coach UCLA on Tuesday announced the hiring of James Robinson-O’Brien as the head coach of its women’s water polo team. Monday, UCLA had publicized two additions to the men’s water polo coaching staff. That is the staff of head coach Adam W...

Combined World Championships: Top Women's Performances from Summer's International Meets Over the past several weeks, most of the world's top swimmers have raced in their main long course competition for 2026. The Commonwealth Games came first in Glasgow, Scotland, before the European Championships ...