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It took four months and nearly 900 miles, but Catherine Breed completed Swim California, an open water swim from the Oregon border to Mexico. Breed, 33, began the expedition on July 1. She completed the route in stages, supported by a boat and crew, with GPS waypoints linking successive swims and ob...

Louisville Sprinter Nikita Sheremet Chasing New Goals As Profile Rises on International Scene On his fifth 50-yard freestyle of the meet, Nikita Sheremet began to feel it.  The Louisville star was putting on a show during his first College Swimming League meet, the effort further establishing his id...

World Aquatics Announces Open Water World Cup Schedule World Aquatics has today unveiled the schedule for the Open Water Swimming World Cup 2026/27, where the world's best open water swimmers will compete across five stops spanning Mexico, Egypt, Italy and Portugal as momentum builds toward the Worl...

How Dual Boards Sparked a Single-Arm Fly Open-Water Swim For longtime swim coach Kristen Lavery, a training tool sparked an unexpected return to the pool and, eventually, an open-water race completed entirely with single-arm butterfly. For more than 15 years, Coach Kristen Lavery dedicated her time ...

World Cup Data Gives Cam McEvoy Starting Point in Consideration of 100 Freestyle There's a reason Cam McEvoy is nicknamed, "The Professor." The Australian veteran operates via an analytical approach, constantly digesting data. The method has proven successful for the four-time Olympian, who is the r...

Swimmers' Villain Origin Stories: The Moments That Created a Personal Vendetta In swimming, there are few things more devastating than realizing you have another 50 yards to swim after you have already taken off your goggles. Or missing a championship cut by .02. Or getting disqualified after droppi...

Cobe Hehenberger, Quinn Moter Lend 2028 Verbal Commitments to Florida State NEW COMMITS: Florida State University has received a pair of verbal commitments for Fall 2028 from Saint Petersburg, Fla. native Cobe Hehenberger and Quinn Moter of Louisville, Ky. Cobe Hehenberger Regarding his commitment, ...

Futures Finalist Zoie Boyle Hands Wyoming First 2028 Verbal NEW COMMIT: The University of Wyoming has scored its first public verbal commitment for the 2028-29 season and beyond from Zoie Boyle Jenkintown, Pa. Boyle is a versatile sprinter and Futures qualifier. Regarding her commitment, she said: "...

Chicago Native Briana Mingmuang Lends 2028 Verbal to In-State Fighting Illini NEW COMMIT: The University of Illinois has received its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from in-state standout Briana Mingmuang of Chicago, Ill. Mingmuang is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in back...

Lucy Hope has announced her retirement after a career that included two Olympics, four Commonwealth Games and trips to the world and European podiums. The Scot concludes her time in competitive waters with an extensive collection of relay medals since making her Great Britain debut at the 2016 Europ...

Campbell Lange, Sedona Stratton Verbally Commit to Fighting Irish for 2028 NEW COMMITS: The University of Notre Dame has secured a pair of verbal commitments for Fall 2028 from Chapel Hill, N.C. native Campbell Lange and Sedona Stratton of Boise, Idaho. The will join Liliana Quevedo in South Bend as...

NEW COMMITS: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has picked up two in-state verbal commitments from Charlotte, N.C. natives June Delmar and Annie Shall. Delmar and Shall, both Junior National qualifiers, swim for SwimMAC Carolina. They will join Maya McCarney in Chapel Hill as members of...

U.S. World Short Course Trials Less Than Two Weeks Away (See Event Schedule) In a little more than a week, the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois will serve as the host of the United States World Short Course Championships Trials. The meet will be the selection competition for the upcoming World S...

The Courage to Find Your Limit: Trusting Yourself When Swimming Gets Hard There is a moment in a hard practice or race when the question changes. You stop wondering how fast you can go and start wondering how much more you are willing to give. Your arms feel heavy. Your legs burn. Your lungs feel li...

SwimMAC Carolina Sprinter Zona Smith Chooses Florida for 2028 NEW COMMIT: The University of Florida has secured a new verbal commitment for Fall 2028 from Zona Smith of Charlotte, N.C. Smith is a U.S. Open qualifier who excels in sprint freestyle. She will join McKenzie Cory, Leah Inman and Isabelle...

Ben Delmar, Samantha Armand Help North Carolina Sweep Duke Four wins apiece from Ben Delmar, Sean Setzer and Samantha Armand led North Carolina to a pair of wins against archrival Duke on Friday night. The men’s team claimed a decisive 220.5-79.5 decision at Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill, while th...

Anna Moesch, Ahmed Jaouadi Power Virginia, Florida Split Anna Moesch and Ahmed Jaouadi were among the stars as Virginia and Florida split a dual meet in Charlottesville on Saturday. The UVA women took care of business with a 205-57 victory over the Gators. Ditto the Florida men, who won by a 144-117...

The Missouri swimming and diving team concluded day two of its home opener against Indiana State and Missouri State with a sweep. The women’s team beat Indiana State 259-94 and Missouri State 270-83 while the men’s team won 249-104 against Missouri State on the second day of the double tri meet. “I ...

Auburn Defeats Host Yellow Jackets in Final of Georgia Tech's Dual Meet Tournament Georgia Tech held its annual dual meet tournament over the weekend, hosting ACC rival Florida State along with SEC teams Auburn, South Carolina and Kentucky, Big Ten teams Minnesota and Penn State and George Washingto...

Pieter Coetze, Marrit Steenbergen Claim World Cup Titles; Land $100k Bonuses After three weeks of competition along the Silk Road, the Netherlands' Marrit Steenbergen and South Africa's Pieter Coetze have been crowned the overall titlists for the 2026 World Cup campaign. Steenbergen and Coetze were ...