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NCAA Division II Championships, Night 2 Finals: Maurice Grabowski Wins 50 Free, Powers Relay Record Maurice Grabowski had a heck of a night at the NCAA Division II Championships on Wednesday. The Lynn junior clocked in at 18.97 seconds, a rare Division II swim under 19 seconds, then led of Lynn’s NC...

Dan Marella Has Interim Tag Removed to Lead Pepperdine Program Dan Marella has had the interim tag removed to become the full-time head coach of Pepperdine women’s swimming and diving. The school made the announcement on Tuesday. Marella had served as interim head coach since December, when Ellie Mo...

World Aquatics to Debut 4x4 Water Polo Format in September World Aquatics last week announced plans to debut a new 4x4 water polo format starting in September. The format, branded as WP4, will include four players per team on a smaller field of play and a shorter shot clock. It follows a trend with ...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced that Swim Across America will again sponsor a scholarship for a deserving coach to attend the 2026 ASCA World Clinic Presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, scheduled for September 9–12 in Orlando, Florida. The Swim Across America Schol...

NCAA Division II Championships, Day 2 Prelims: Emilia Ronningdal Looks to Regain IM Crown As a freshman in 2023, Emilia Ronningdal burst onto the Division II scene by winning the 200 individual medley at NCAAs. She finished third and fifth the last two years. But in the first prelims session of the ...

With Commonwealth Games on Horizon, Lewis Clareburt Dials Up Early-Season Momentum Is this a year Lewis Clareburt will enjoy significant success on the international stage? If history is an indicator, the New Zealand star is likely to package a strong season. After all, there is a Commonwealth Games...

13-Year-Old Sensation Yu Zidi Set to Race Five Events at China Open The fast-approaching China Open, which will run from March 19-22 in Shenzhen, will offer spectators the opportunity to witness some of the fastest swimmers in the world. More than a dozen elite international athletes will race at th...

NCAA Division II Championships, Night 1: Tampa Sets 800 Free Relay Record The NCAA Division II Championships are a slow burn, with just the 800 freestyle relay to start the meet Tuesday night, the first of five days at Evansville’s Deaconess Aquatic Center. It was a record-setting start, with Tampa ...

World Aquatics Drops 400 Mixed Free Relay from Events List World Aquatics has aligned the event slates at the World Aquatics Championships and the Olympics by dropping the 400 mixed free relay. The change appears in the most recent World Aquatics Competition Regulations, dated Feb. 2026 (page 52 of ...

World Aquatics Launches Call to Research Open Water Heat Limits World Aquatics on Tuesday released a call for updated research on heat limits for open water swim events. The world governing body is launching a Request for Proposal (RFP) to commission research on “Safe Maximum Water Temperature Limit...

Paralympian Robert Griswold Handed Permanent Ineligibility by SafeSport The United States Center for SafeSport on Monday gave Paralympic swimmer Robert Griswold a permanent ban over sexual misconduct. The case stems from accusations that Griswold sexually assaulted a disabled teammate while they tra...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, and its philanthropic arm, the USA Swimming Foundation, today announced the 2026 Community Impact Grant recipients. This year, 13 programs have received $65,000 in funds to provide aquatic programming, support diverse coac....

NCAA Men’s Championships Pre-Cut Psych Sheet: Texas Favored for Repeat Title The pre-cut psych sheets for the upcoming NCAA Men’s Championships were released Tuesday. These are not the final entry lists for the meet, which will take place March 25-28 in Atlanta. Only a select number of athletes will...

NCAA Division II Championships Preview: Two Sides of Meet a Study in Contrasts The NCAA Division II Championships kick off on Tuesday with two wildly different fields on the men’s and women’s sides, to say nothing of the question of title defense. Rather notoriously, there is no reigning men’s champ...

Chris Guiliano Shows Off 50-100-200 Range in Westmont Less than two years ago, Chris Guiliano became the first American man since Matt Biondi to qualify for individual Olympic berths in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. Guiliano, a near-unknown before his surprise qualification for the World Championsh...

The Role of a Captain on a Swim Team: How To Be An Effective Leader A swim captain is a leader and mentor within a swim team.  They are responsible for fostering a positive team culture and helping to organize and motivate team members. They may also help the coach lead the team in a warmup or run a...

Isabelle Stadden Joins U.S. Women's Backstroke Mix With Breakout Westmont Performance For the last seven years, Isabelle Stadden has been nestled into the lower portion of the U.S. women's backstroke hierarchy, good enough to make a Nationals final and earn top-three finishes at the NCAA Championshi...

Regan Smith Demonstrates Versatility with Two Personal Bests in Pro Series Action Between the Olympic Games and World Championships, Regan Smith owns 22 medals. That total, which is expected to grow in the coming years, should land Smith eventual induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fam...

Yamato Okadome, Nate Germonprez Lead Resurgent NCAA Men's Breaststroke Fields The upcoming NCAA Men's Championships, set to take place in Atlanta at the end of the month, will see significant turnover in the breaststroke events compared to the 2025 season. Six of last year's eight A-finalists from b...

Junior National Finalist Alba Arnall Gives 2027 Verbal to Cal Golden Bears NEW COMMIT: The University of California, Berkeley has received a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Alba Arnall out of New York City. Arnall is a versatile swimmer who has achieved several Nationals...