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The entry lists for the 2022 FINA World Short Course Championships have been released. There are several interesting storylines, including having all three Olympic medalists for the women’s 200 IM in Tokyo clash again. Or how will Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter do after sweeping the 50s at the F...

Can Summer McIntosh Take Down Katinka Hosszu's 400 IM World Record? Without conducting an exhaustive search, it's pretty clear that no female swimmer had ever covered the first 100 meters of a 400 IM in under 1:00 — not until Summer McIntosh did so in the final of the U.S. Open Friday evening. Even ...

FINA Appoints Committee to Temporarily Run Philippine Swimming Inc. FINA is withdrawing its recognition of Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) and appointing a stabilization committee to run its operations, reports the Manila Times. FINA notified the PSI via a letter from executive director Brent Nowicki...

Nikolaos Papanikolaou’s 7 Goals Help Cal Stun USC in NCAA Men’s Water Polo Final Nikolaos Papanikolaou scored seven times, and Roberto Valera’s goal with 41 seconds left sent Cal to a 13-12 win over USC in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo final. It’s the second straight title for the top-seeded Golden Bear...

Matt Fallon Drops 1:50.28 A Cut in 200 Breast at Zippy Invitational The University of Pennsylvania’s Matt Fallon booked his spot at NCAAs Saturday with an A cut in the 200 breaststroke at the Zippy Invitational. Fallon won all three of his individual events at the site of his coming out party last s...

World Record Flashback: The Golden Anniversary Of Shane Gould and a Special 1972 Campaign Our “World Record Flashback” series typically selects a singular standard to celebrate and analyze. But this month’s installment focuses on the quartet of global marks established by Australian legend Shane Gou...

Isabel Ivey has decided to take her extra year of NCAA eligibility and is headed back to her home state. The former Cal All-American announced on Sunday that she will be pursuing a masters degree at the University of Florida and will swim for the Gators. She made the announcement on Instagram: "time...

Four Olympians Among Deep Group of 18-and-Under Swimmers Racing at U.S. Junior Nationals The top 18-and-under swimmers in the United States will show off their skills the second weekend of December at a pair of Junior National Championships held in short course yards, with the east edition taking pl...

14 Ways To Tell You Come From a Swimming Family By J.P. Mortenson Due to the sport's all-consuming nature, swimming inevitably becomes a family affair. And once your family becomes a swimming family, the sport will affect your home life in more ways than you could have ever imagined! Here are 15 way...

Arno Kamminga closed in on a return to the form that saw him claim Olympic and world medals while Tes Schouten twice lowered the Dutch 100 breaststroke record as the Rotterdam Qualification Meet concluded. Marrit Steenbergen was a standout performer at the four-day meet which she wrapped up with a f...

Kristen Hayden Embracing Role as American Diving Pioneer Kristen Hayden’s intense focus doesn’t leave room for many what-ifs. Yet one looms in the background of everything she has achieved in her diving career. What if, Hayden has pondered plenty, she hadn’t been steered in the direction of diving? ...

Hilarious Excuses Swimmers Have Tried To Pass Off On Their Coaches (Archive) Because it is always good to laugh, we bring back some of these excuses that were actually uttered. You'd be lying if you said you've never racked your brain to come up with any--and I mean any--excuse to get out of going t...

There is a certain camaraderie between swimmers and runners. It’s indescribable, but the two cardio-intensive sports often are paired. Many swimmers try to cross-train into running and vice-versa, but find it difficult to adapt to the different mechanics that the other sport demands. The likes of Fl...

Swimmers are renowned for their dedication to their sport. We train long hours at ridiculous times and spend all day at meets only to spend a few minutes actually racing in the pool. However, all swimmers reach a point in their careers when they question why they're still doing it. Although many rel...

The Nebraska women’s swimming and diving team won the Hawkeye Invitational on the campus of the University of Iowa. The meet ran Thursday-Saturday. The Cornhuskers won the meet with 952 points. Rutgers finished second with 766.5, while Illinois was third (744.5) and Iowa was fourth (624.5) in a four...

Minnesota Invitational: Kelly Pash Tops National Rankings in 200 Fly; Three No. 2-Ranked Swims The Texas Longhorns and California Golden Bears put the finishing touches on a weekend of strong midseason efforts at the Minnesota Invitational Saturday evening, and the Cal men and both Texas teams once ...

U.S. Open, Day Four Finals: Regan Smith Pops 2:05.28 Mark To Top Summer McIntosh In 200 Backstroke Through the first three days of the U.S. Open, Regan Smith and Summer McIntosh each had the chance to put their vast talent on display. So, it was fitting they clashed on the final day of the meet at t...

Katie Ledecky Cruises To Win In 1500 Freestyle To Grab Fourth Title Of U.S. Open The end of the 2022 long-course season arrived for Katie Ledecky on Saturday night, and it wrapped up as would be expected: With a dominant victory in the 1500-meter freestyle. Claiming a fourth title at the U.S. Open i...

Olympic Relay Champion Matt Richards Twice Lowers British 100 Free SC Record In One Day; Goes 45.85 Olympic relay champion Matt Richards lowered the British 100 free short-course record he set earlier in the day by going 45.85 in the final at the Swim England National Winter Championships in Sheffie...

Minnesota Invitational: Kelly Pash Blasts 1:53 200 Fly; Stadden-Bacon, Whitley-McHugh Showdowns Set The first three days of the Minnesota Invitational have produced plenty of swims stacking up well in the national rankings, and that pattern continued Friday evening with Cal's Destin Lasco recording ...