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The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving awards on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Here is a look at the honorees: SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Luca Urlando, Georgia Georgia’s Luca Urlando, a graduate student from Sacramento, Calif., collected four first-place finishes in Saturday’s victory over No. 12 ...

U.S. Men’s Water Polo Splits Pair of Games with Australia The U.S. men’s water polo team split a two-game set in California last weekend with Australia. The U.S. won, 17-9, on Saturday in Irvine, then lost a day later in Walnut by a 13-10 margin. The Americans were relentless in Game 1, scoring five...

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Tops Netherlands in Two-Game Series The U.S. women’s water polo team picked up a pair of wins in the Netherlands, defeating the Dutch 12-6 on Jan. 8 and 16-9 on Jan. 9. Rachel Fattal, Ryann Neushul and Jewel Roemer each scored hat tricks in the opening match in Ede. Isabel Wi...

Mike Unger Wins 2026 Ben Franklin Award The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is proud to announce that Mike Unger, a longtime leader in the swimming community whose work has shaped elite competition, event management, and the global presentation of the sport, has been...

Can the United States End Its Misery in the 400 Freestyle? There is Reason for Optimism All countries experience droughts in specific events. There might be a downturn in a sprint discipline, or a dry spell in the 200 breaststroke. Maybe there is a lack of firepower and depth in a butterfly event. F...

Hubert Kós has been named male athlete of 2025 by Hungarian sportswriters after a swashbuckling year that included global titles and world records. Kós wasn’t able to accept the award in person at the gala dinner at the Opera House in Budapest as he’s in training in Texas. Instead, his mother Mária ...

College Swimming Reset (Men's Backstroke and Breaststroke): No Stopping Hubert Kos The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holiday break...

When Tamas Darnyi Took the 200 IM Under 2:00; Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of a Special Achievement The rich tradition of Hungarian swimming stretches back more than a century, to the days of early Olympians Alfred Hajos and Zoltan Halmay. Most recently, the men's banner has been carried by Hube...

Introduction of Semifinals Set for Pro Series Stop in Austin When the first USA Swimming Pro Series stop is held this week in Austin, Texas, the meet will feature a prelims-semifinals-finals format for some events. This change from previous Pro Series competitions, which utilized a prelims-finals se...

Mark Bernardino Voted 2026 National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy Winner Mark Bernardino, former head coach of the University of Virginia swimming and diving teams and associate head coach at North Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina, has been awarded the 2026 National ...

Israeli International Star Anastasia Gorbenko Provides Immediate Spark to Louisville The debut of Anastasia Gorbenko as a Louisville Cardinal was brief over the weekend, but the Israeli Olympian made the most of her first race at the NCAA level. As Louisville defeated Missouri, Gorbenko registered a...

College Swimming Reset (Men's Freestyle): Liendo, Maurer, Sarkany Set to Defend Titles The college swimming season has entered its home stretch. January features the final dual meets of the season before conference championships in February and the NCAA Championships in March. Prior to the holiday b...

Motivational Monday: Establishing Your Voice as a Swimmer As much as swimming is a team sport, most races are only completed by one person. However, the training often organized by coaches applies to many teammates instead of one person. Even though this practice is effective and makes sense for hel...

David Popovici Produced an All-Time Spectacular Year in the 100 Freestyle A sub-47 performance in the 100 freestyle remains a significant achievement. Only six men have ever visited that territory, and none with greater frequency than David Popovici. During the 2025 campaign, Popovici clocked 46-poi...

Alabama Takes Down Georgia Tech in Saturday Dual Meet The Alabama Crimson Tide welcomed Georgia Tech's swimming and diving teams to Tuscaloosa this week, and the home team was victorious. The women won 233-66 while the men's score was 205-93. In the women's 400 medley relay, Alabama's team of Emily ...

Could Sarah Sjostrom Reach Century Mark in Career International Medals During 2026? Is 2026 the year Sarah Sjostrom will claim the 100th international medal of her illustrious career? After giving birth to her son, Adrian, last August, the Swedish star took to social media in October to reveal she h...

Event Domination: Which Swimmers Own the Most Top Times in a Specific Event (Men's Edition) Through the years, some athletes have dominated events at extreme levels, owning many of the top-10 times in an event's history. Think Michael Phelps in the 400-meter individual medley and 200 butterfly. Ian ...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern. Since the beginning of time, humans have been asking a simple existential question: Who am I? This question can be followed with subsequent questions of what makes me special? What is my purpose? These questions all get down to our deep desire to know w...

6 Reasons Why A Training Trip Is Not A Vacation With many college programs recently venturing away from campus for a winter training trip, Swimming World offers this article from the archives. By Seren Jones, Swimming World College Intern Both swimmers and non-swimmers agree that it's a bummer colle...

Mitchell Schott Breaks Michael Phelps Pool Record as Princeton Sweeps Quad Meet Mitchell Schott took down the United States Naval Academy pool record of Michael Phelps set in 2009 Friday as Princeton swept a quad meet Friday and Saturday. Schott went 1:32.72 in the 200 free. That downed the mark of ...