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Claire Weinstein Chasing Breakthrough Performances in Middle-Distance Freestyle Among the Olympians scheduled to race at this week’s TYR Pro Series stop in Sacramento is Claire Weinstein, still a teenager but already a longtime staple for Team USA at the international level. Is the 19-year-old’s bes...

National Records from Erika Fairweather, Milan Glintmeyer Highlight New Zealand Champs New Zealand records set by Erika Fairweather and teen Milan Glintmeyer highlighted the New Zealand Championships last week at Auckland’s National Aquatic Centre. Fairweather went 1:55.06 on the second day of the m...

Virginia Hires Reed Fujan as Associate Head Coach The University of Virginia has hired Reed Fujan as an associate head coach for the swimming program, it announced on Tuesday. Fujan spent the last three years in the same role at Louisville. He previously spent three seasons in the same position at A...

The seventh edition of the Madeira Island Ultra Swim (MIUS) is ready to kick off in the Atlantic shores of the Porto Santo in the Madeira Archipelago. The Madeira Island Ultra Swim is one of the most prestigious open-water swimming events in the Atlantic. It combines elite sport with the unique natu...

New Mexico Scores 2027 Verbal From South Carolina State Champion Peighton Johnson NEW COMMIT: The University of New Mexico has scored a verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Peighton Johnson of Elgin, South Carolina. A Futures qualifier, Johnson is a talented sprint freestyler. Re...

Oregon State Champion Brecken Egeland Lends 2027 Verbal to Arizona NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Brecken Egeland of Bend, Oregon, has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Arizona beginning in Fall 2027. Egeland is a talented freestyler and butterflyer. Regarding his commitmen...

Already an All-Time Backstroke Great, Ryan Murphy Returning With Eyes on Home Olympics A decade ago, Ryan Murphy became the sixth man to sweep Olympic gold medals in the 100 and 200 backstroke, joining the likes of East German Roland Matthes plus fellow Americans John Naber, Rick Carey, Lenny Krayze...

How Many Super-Suit Marks Remain in the All-Time Top-25s? (Women's Edition) A scan of the all-time women's event rankings reveals a collection of times that were produced during the sport's super-suit era, which unfolded from 2008-09. The most notable performance from that stretch is undoubtedly the...

Andy Dobrzanski Drops Best Time in 100 Breast at Sun Devil Open Andy Dobrzanski dropped a best time in the men’s 100 breaststroke at the Sun Devil Open on Saturday. Dobrzanski went 1:00.49 to win the event at the long-course meters event in Tempe. He had started the three day meet on Friday by setti...

Mark Gangloff Inks Three-Year Extension at North Carolina North Carolina head coach Mark Gangloff agreed to a three-year contract extension through June 30, 2029. The university announced the extension on Monday. "Mark has done an outstanding job elevating both our men's and women's swimming and div...

Big West Discontinues Sponsorship of Swimming and Diving The Big West Conference earlier this month discontinued its championships sponsorship of swimming and diving. The Big West added the sport for the 2024-25 season, and the experiment ends after two seasons. The announcement was made after the A...

Pepperdine Hires Emma Durham as Assistant Coach Emma Durham – nee Emma Sticklen – has been hired as an assistant coach by Pepperdine. Durham joins the staff of Dan Marella in California. She spent her first season post-graduation at the University of Pennsylvania as an assistant coach. Durham wrappe...

Olympic Gold Medalist Tyler McGill Returns to Staff at Auburn American Olympic gold medalist Tyler McGill returned to his alma mater as an Director of External Engagement and Performance Science at Auburn on Monday. McGill joins the staff of head coach Ryan Wochomurka. He was a 15-time All-American ...

Texas Hires Brandt Nigro from Army as Women’s Associate Head Coach The University of Texas on Monday hired Brandt Nigro away from Army as the associate head coach for the Longhorns women’s team. Nigro has 13 years of college coaching experience, the last seven as the head coach of the men’s and wome...

Rutgers' Anna Vlachou Excels at Greek Championships; Qualifies for Europeans Rutgers swimming and diving rising senior Anna Vlachou had a strong performance at the Greek National Swimming Championships last week. Vlachou set a pair of Greek national records for U-23, doing so in the 50-meter butterf...

TYR Pro Series Stop in Sacramento is Latest Checkpoint for Michael Andrew One of the top storylines for this week's TYR Pro Series stop in Sacramento will be the presence of Michael Andrew, who is entered in six events in the Golden State capital. Andrew is once again training under the direction of...

Torri Huske Returns to Long Course Competition After Stellar Collegiate Finale The last time Torri Huske raced a long course meet, she fought through gastrointestinal sickness to earn four medals at the World Championships. Huske's symptoms were so severe that she was forced to withdraw from the 100...

Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Inducts Newest Honorees By:  Ned Denison – IMSHOF Chairperson The annual induction ceremony is the physical highlight of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Thirty honorees (the largest number ever) gathered to induct 11 new honorees and applaud three awa...

5 Reasons Why Summer Swimming is a Beautiful Part of the Sport With the summer swimming season right around the corner for most of the United States, here's a look at some of the reasons why this aspect of the sport is so enjoyable. Experiences at USA Swimming meets, high school competitions and col...

UK Formally Assesses Bid for North of England to Host Olympics in 2040s The UK Government is looking into a potential bid for the north of England to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the 2040s. Ministers have commissioned UK Sport to assess the viability of a potential bid which, if successf...