Read moreSwim Across America: Long Island Sound to Freeze Out Cancer With Cold Water Super Splash!05 February 2026Swim Across America's Long Island Sound’s inaugural “Freeze Out Cancer” Cold Water Super Splash takes place on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, New York, as participants take the plunge tinto Long Island Sound to help make waves to fight ...
Read moreBig Ten Weekly Awards: Liberty Clark, Stewart Seymour Lead Honorees05 February 2026The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly award winners for swimming and diving. Big Ten Women's Swimmer and Freshman of the Week Liberty Clark, Indiana Fr. - Chico, Calif. Helped Indiana defeat No. 4 Louisville, 161-138 Won three events, two individual and one relay, and had one runner-up fini...
Read moreThe Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Women's Edition)05 February 2026The Longest-Lasting World Records in Each Event (Women's Edition) World records are spectacular by nature, a performance better than anything previously produced. But some world records hold iconic status, thanks to their durability. For example, distance-freestyle legend Janet Evans owns three of t...
Read moreThrowback Thursday: Michael Phelps' 41 Days to Remember in the 200 Individual Medley05 February 2026Throwback Thursday: Michael Phelps' 41 Days to Remember in the 200 Individual Medley The lower-key nature of the 2003 Santa Clara Invitational belied what unfolded in the water of the George Haines International Swim Center. On the final day of the meet in Northern California, Michael Phelps treated...
Read more3Advice to My Younger Swimmer Self: Appreciate the Journey05 February 2026Advice to My Younger Swimmer Self: Appreciate the Journey And suddenly it was over. Twenty-two years of competitive swimming came to an end within a split second on a random Saturday in March. My hand touched the wall for the last time and my competitive swimming journey ended much faster than it be...
Read more1Double World Junior Champion Filip Nowacki Commits to Loughborough Performance Centre05 February 2026Double World Junior Champion Filip Nowacki to Make Move to Loughborough Performance Centre Double world junior champion Filip Nowacki has committed to Loughborough Performance Centre from September 2026. The 18-year-old will join the likes of Freya Colbert, Luke Greenbank and Max and Joe Litchfield ...
Read moreTessa Giele, Albane Cachot Bring Medal-Winning Experience to College Swimming04 February 2026Tessa Giele, Albane Cachot Bring Medal-Winning Experience to College Swimming The ongoing women's college swimming season has already shaped up to be a strong one for international competitors. During the fall semester, three freshmen established themselves as legitimate difference-makers for their ...
Read moreHow Pre-Race Nerves Can Be Used to a Swimmer's Advantage04 February 2026How Pre-Race Nerves Can Be Used to a Swimmer's Advantage My heart would race, my knees would feel weak, and my arms would get heavy… but this was not the start of an Eminem song. This was how my body felt every time I was about to dive into the water. The nerves and jitters that came before a race f...
Read morePoll: What New Event Would You Most Like to See Leon Marchand Attack? (VOTE HERE!)04 February 2026Poll: What New Event Would You Most Like to See Leon Marchand Attack? (VOTE HERE!) Over the past several years, fans of the sport have been treated to the talent of Leon Marchand. The Frenchman has established himself as future Hall of Famer, with four Olympic titles earned at the 2024 Olympic Games...
Read moreWorld Aquatics, IOC Approve 2028 Olympic Diving Qualification Pathway03 February 2026World Aquatics, IOC Approve 2028 Olympic Diving Qualification Pathway The International Olympic Committee this week approved the diving qualification pathway at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The process was developed via collaboration from the IOC Sports Department, World Aquatics’ technical div...
Read moreWorld Aquatics High Diving World Cup to Return to Fort Lauderdale in 202603 February 2026World Aquatics High Diving World Cup to Return to Fort Lauderdale in 2026 The World Aquatics High Diving World Cup schedule for 2026 was announced on Tuesday, with a stop in Fort Lauderdale included. The facility at the International Swimming Hall of Fame will host the World Cup May 15-17, concurren...
Read moreACC Weekly Awards: Anastasia Gorbenko, Daniel Li Lead Honorees03 February 2026In the final set of weekly honors for the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season, Stanford’s Daniel Li was named the ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week, while California’s Joshua Thai and Louisville’s Rayce Winn shared ACC Men's Diver of the Week honors. Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenk...
Read moreSEC Weekly Awards: Rex Maurer, Ella Jansen Lead Honorees03 February 2026The SEC announced its weekly swimming and diving awards for the conference. SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Rex Maurer, Texas Texas’ Rex Maurer, a junior from Pasadena, Calif., captured two first-place finishes in the win over No. 23 Texas A&M. Maurer broke a 25-year-old Rec Center Natatorium record....
Read moreCSCCAA Honors IOC President Kirsty Coventry with McCaffree Award03 February 2026CSCCAA Honors IOC President Kirsty Coventry with McCaffree Award Kirsty Coventry, former NCAA champion for the Auburn Tigers, back-to-back Olympic champion, and current President of the International Olympic Committee, has been named the Charles McCaffree Award winner by the College Swimming & Divin...
Read moreAustralian Olympic Foursome to Spearhead 10-Strong Dolphins For Open Water World Cup03 February 2026Australian Olympic foursome to Spearhead 10-Strong Dolphins For Open Water World Cup Olympic and world champions Moesha Johnson, Chelsea Douyere (Gubecka), Kyle Lee and Nick Sloman will spearhead the 10-strong Australian team to contest the 2026 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Spain....
Read moreWorld Records in Women’s Breaststroke Could Last For Years03 February 2026World Records in Women’s Breaststroke Could Last For Years Almost very discipline in women’s swimming saw at least one long course world record beaten or challenged in 2025. At the Fort Lauderdale Pro Series in May, Katie Ledecky knocked off her long-standing record in the 800 freestyle while Gretch...
Read moreFrom Water to Ice, Carsten Vissering Set to Realize His Olympic Dream03 February 2026From Water to Ice, Carsten Vissering Set to Realize His Olympic Dream Carsten Vissering’s dreams still bring him back to the swimming pool now and again, even if his body has brought him a much different – and previously unimaginable – kind of Olympic dream. This March will mark seven years since Vi...
Read more5 Ways to Ensure Your Body is Rested While Traveling to Your Championship Meet03 February 20265 Ways to Ensure Your Body is Rested While Traveling to Your Championship Meet Championship meet season is here! It's the time of year when excitement is high and all your hard work and training are behind you (for now). But traveling to a big meet—whether it’s across the country or just down the ro...
Read moreAngharad Evans Selected to Team Scotland for Commonwealth Games; Ben Higson Named Head Coach02 February 2026Angharad Evans Selected to Team Scotland for Commonwealth Games; Ben Higson Named Head Coach Angharad Evans is the second swimmer to be pre-selected for Team Scotland for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Evans, who finished sixth in the 100m breaststroke on her Olympic debut at Paris 2024, jo...
Read morePenn State Secures 2027 Verbal From Backstroker Lilli Skinner02 February 2026Penn State Secures 2027 Verbal From Backstroker Lilli Skinner NEW COMMIT: Penn State University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from backstroker Lilli Skinner. Skinner is a Junior National qualifier from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Regarding her commitment, she sa...