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Michigan Picks Up Another Verbal For 2028 From Backstroker Julia Lucca NEW COMMIT: Smithtown, New York native Julia Lucca has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Michigan beginning in Fall 2028. Lucca is a Summer Nationals qualifier who specializes in backstroke. She will join Una D...

Australian Age Group Champion Thomas Symonds Chooses Alabama for 2028 NEW COMMIT: The University of Alabama has secured a new verbal commitment from Australian international Thomas Symonds of Brisbane, Queensland. Symonds excels in sprint fly, back and free. He will join Denzo Senekal, Jimmy Jacobs,...

Australian Star Kyle Chalmers Taking Training Break While Tending to Back Injury Future Hall of Fame Kyle Chalmers has announced he is taking a brief break from training to give a back injury the time to heal. The multi-time Olympic medalist, including gold in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2016 Gam...

Luca Hoek Continues Record-Breaking Run at Spanish Open Results Luca Hoek broke the Spanish 100 free s/c record with a maiden journey inside 46secs on day two of the Spanish Open in Sabadell. The 18-year-old has been making his mark in junior waters with two straight 100 free titles at the European ...

Antoine Viquerat Lowers 200m Breaststroke Record on Swiss Debut in Lausanne Results Antoine Viquerat made a statement on his first outing in Swiss colours when he twice took down the national 200 breaststroke record in Lausanne. Viquerat has switched allegiance to Switzerland to France and  immediat...

Sven Schwarz Goes Fourth in 1500 Rankings at German Championships Results Sven Schwarz and Angelina Köhler were among the winners on the first two days of the German Short Course Championships in Wuppertal. A seven-strong German team for next month’s World Short Course Championships has already been...

Costanza Cocconcelli Downs Italian 100IM Record as Beijing Tickets Booked in Riccione Results Costanza Cocconcelli set a national 100IM record as Beijing selections were locked in during the first two days of the Italian Championships in Riccione. Cocconcelli posted 58.18 to erase her own Italian ma...

With a Jive and a Dive, Kaylee McKeown Skins'em Alive at Swim GP In Melbourne  The world’s premier backstroker Kaylee McKeown has made a stunning return to racing with a jive and dive during a spectacular opening night of the Swimming Australia Swim GP Short Course meet in Melbourne. The 25-year-old...

Caeleb Dressel, Van Mathias Revealed as First U.S. Stars for ISL All-Star Match The International Swimming League (ISL) has today announced Caeleb Dressel and Van Mathias as the first star athletes of the United States Team for the All-Star Match, to be held at the London Aquatics Centre in Queen El...

World Aquatics Names Host of 2027 World Junior Championships World Aquatics has announced that Oeiras, Portugal will serve as the host of the 2027 World Junior Championships, where more than 600 athletes are expected to represent 90 countries. The dates for the competition will be August 16-21 at th...

Addition of Tatjana Smith Could Be a Game-Changer for Dutch Medley Relay The announcement by Tatjana Smith that she was changing her sporting nationality from South Africa to the Netherlands was a major surprise earlier this week. A four-time Olympic medalist, and two-time Olympic champion, Smith is...

South Carolina Scores 2028 Verbal From Distance Ace Jane Chevalier NEW COMMIT: The University of South Carolina has landed an impressive verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Larchmont, N.Y. native Jane Chevalier. Chevalier is one of the top distance swimmers in this class. She will join Ella Hafner ...

USA Swimming Announces Coaching Staff for World Short Course Championships USA Swimming has announced its coaching staff that will lead the U.S. contingent at the 2026 World Aquatics Championships (25m). DART Swimming’s Billy Doughty will lead the team alongside a decorated group of assistant coache...

Hawaii Offering Duke Kahanamoku License Plates Hawaii is offering license plates featuring the likeness of legendary swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku. The specialty plates will be available starting Nov. 16 at all satellite city hall locations in Oahu with an initial availability of about 4,000 un...

‘Forever Part of My Story’: Swimming Community Mourns Loss of Dan Hicks For Rowdy Gaines, being broadcast partners with Dan Hicks was more than just meeting up a few times a year to call swimming. It was a friendship that stretched through the year, through decades, through eight Olympics calling sw...

Passages: NBC Olympic Broadcaster Dan Hicks, 64 NBC broadcaster Dan Hicks, who served as NBC’s swimming broadcaster for the last eight Olympics, has died. He was 64. Hicks’ wife, fellow broadcaster and journalist Hannah Storm, made the announcement Thursday. They described it as sudden following an ...

Van Mathias Hoping to Continue Astonishing Run at Short Course Worlds Predicting two individual gold medals for Van Mathias at the upcoming Short Course World Championships would hardly qualify as a bold statement, not after the incredible year the 26-year-old has put together in the sprint breastst...

Dan Hicks Was on the Call of Jason Lezak's Olympic Comeback for the Ages (Video) The sports world suffered a significant loss on Wednesday, when legendary NBC commentator Dan Hicks died at the age of 64. Hicks was a staple in the booth, calling golf and Notre Dame football for the Peacock Network. T...

A Nervous Kaylee McKeown To Add Platinum Touch For Swim GP Return In Melbourne EVENT INFORMATION – Including Teams A nervous five-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown will make her long-awaited return to racing when Swimming Australia unveils its new look Swim GP at the Melbourne Sports And Aquati.....

Matt Richards Among Six GB Swimmers Heading To World Short Course Championships Aquatics GB has announced a small team of six swimmers will compete at next month’s World Short Course Championships in Beijing. Matt Richards heads to the Chinese capital to end a year in which he added European titles ...