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The 2026 USA Swimming TYR Pro Swim Series kicked off its Indianapolis stop on Wednesday, July 17, from the Indiana Natatorium. The events for Day 1's prelims session is the women's and men's 200 IM, 50 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle. Here is a look at what happened in the session: Li...

Tom Dean wants the British Government to take urgent action on water safety education in the wake of recent drownings and with summer fast approaching. At least 17 people died in water-related incidents during a heatwave in the UK in late May. Many of the victims were aged between 12 and 17 and drow...

Xu Jiayu and Yu Yiting Rip Asian Records at Chinese National Champs Breaking the 24-second barrier is a landmark achievement in the 50-meter backstroke, territory visited by just a handful of athletes through the years. On Wednesday night at the Chinese National Championships in Shenzhen, a fourth m...

Can Tess Howley Build on 2025 Breakout in 200 Butterfly? The opening final of last year's U.S. Nationals brought an upset as Caroline Bricker stormed past Regan Smith to steal the title in the 200 butterfly. On that same lap, the swimmer on the other side of Smith was also making a surge: Tess Howle...

Chinese Nationals, Day 1: Olympic Champions Pan Zhanle, Wang Shun Among Big-Name Winners Six finals took place on the opening night of competition at Chinese Nationals in Hangzhou, and some of the most accomplished and recognized swimmers from the country claimed victories. Among that group were the...

Lani Pallister Continues to Climb Freestyle Ladder; A 200 Freestyle Stunner Her Latest Showcase of Skill Over the past week, Lani Pallister accomplished what was expected of the superstar at the Australian Selection Trials in Sydney. The 24-year-old claimed titles in the 400-meter freestyle, 800 fre...

Trio of International Meets Will Make for Spectacular Summer of Competition The summer ahead should provide plenty of highlights, with three major international championships dotting the calendar. This year marks a campaign that is devoid of a global competition, a scenario that has not unfolded sin...

Lake Michigan Swimmer to Celebrate 250th Anniversary by Towing 250 Cannonballs To commemorate America’s 250th birthday with the construction of a memorial honoring U.S. Combat Veterans, Jim "The Shark" Dreyer plans to tow 250 cannonballs while swimming 22 miles from offshore in Lake Michigan to the ...

Caeleb Dressel to Test Speed Against Tough Competition in Indianapolis Since racing in his third Olympics in 2024, Caeleb Dressel has kept a relatively low profile in swimming. He skipped last year's U.S. Nationals as his wife, Meghan, was preparing to give birth to the couple's second child, but he...

With a Family and Full-Time Job, Ryan Murphy Chasing Return to Backstroke Elite in Time for Los Angeles Olympics Watching an NFL game taking place at SoFi Stadium, the venue set to host Olympic swimming in 2028, helped finalize the decision for Ryan Murphy to return to swimming and pursue a fourth O...

College Swimming League Gives Coaches Unique Opportunity College Swimming’s biggest headline entering the 2026-27 season has made its proper introduction. After months of rumors and anticipation, the newly founded “College Swimming League” unveiled the 12 teams set to compete in its inaugural season...

Backstroking Golden Girl Kaylee McKeown Chasing A Taylor-Made Treble In Glasgow Australian swimming’s golden girl Kaylee McKeown will head to Glasgow for what could well be her last Commonwealth Games next month, primed to emulate the gold medal feats of her sister Taylor. [caption id="attachment_6....

Six Paralympic Gold Medallists To Spearhead A Full Strength Australian Team to 2026 Para Pan Pacs Australia will send a full-strength team of 37 swimmers to this year’s Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Walnut, California in August - including six Paralympic champions with a total of 15 Pa....

Czech Junior National Finalist Daniel Mitka Pledges 2027 Verbal to Georgia Tech NEW COMMIT: The Georgia Institute of Technology has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season from Daniel Mitka of Denver, Colorado. Mitka is a Junior National qualifier who excels in breaststroke and IM. ...

European Junior Semifinalist Maari Randvali Verbally Commits to Michigan for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of Michigan has added another international verbal commitment for Fall 2027, this time from Maari Randvali of Tallinn, Estonia. She will join Wui Kiu Man and Sofia Szymanowski in Ann Arbor as...

Virginia Tech Snags 2027 Verbal From Turkish Standout Alisa Enercan NEW COMMIT: Virginia Tech has secured a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Alisa Enercan of Istanbul, Turkey. Enercan excels in mid-distance freestyle and butterfly. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am be...

Mollie O'Callaghan, Lani Pallister Headline Aussie Rosters for Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships (Full Teams) After six days of competition in Sydney, Swimming Australia has announced the team rosters for this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Pan Pacific Championships in...

The Silver Anniversary of UCLA Claiming First NCAA Women's Water Polo Crown By Alex Ellison There was an overwhelming level of excitement at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center on May 13, 2001. Stanford and UCLA were tied 4-4 with just 1:28 left on the clock when UCLA's Coralie Simmons broke free to go ...

Aussie Trials, Day 6, Finals: Ben Armbruster Sinks Two Olympic Champions To Snatch Dolphins Team Selection For Glasgow And Irvine Paris Olympian Ben Armbruster took just 22.90 seconds to sink two Olympic champions and gatecrash his way onto both the Australian Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac teams a....

North Carolina Names Gideon Louw and Kaersten Meitz to Coaching Staff The University of North Carolina swimming and diving program has added two elite assistant coaches in Gideon Louw and Kaersten Meitz to its staff, head coach Mark Gangloff announced Friday. Louw, a two-time Olympian who will serve...