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Harvard Collects 2027 Verbal From Illinois State Champion Yuri Plaksin NEW COMMIT: Harvard University has received a new verbal commitment* for Fall 2027 from Yuri Plaksin out of Vernon Hills, Illinois. Plaksin is a Junior National qualifier specializing in backstroke and sprint freestyle. He will j...

Breaststroker Alicia Budacsek to Join UCLA's Class of 2031 NEW COMMIT: UCLA has scored a new verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Alicia Budacsek of Wilmette, Ill. Budacsek will head to the West Coast as a member of the Bruins' Class of 2031. Regarding her commitment, she said: "I am extremely excit...

Marrit Steenbergen Leads Strong Field Set to Race at the Giant Open in Paris Two years after hosting the Olympic Games, Paris will welcome top swimmers to the city this summer for the European Aquatics Championships. But this week at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in Saint Denis, the Giant Open will be...

Micki King Memoir a Look into the Life of a Diving, Air Force Pioneer Micki King has been a pioneer for decades. She was an Olympic gold medalist in diving, after coming back from hitting the board four years earlier. King also broke boundaries in the Air Force, was the first female head of USA Divi...

World Aquatics Foundation Launches Emerging Leaders Program The World Aquatics Foundation this week announced the formation of its Emerging Leaders Program. The initiative is designed “to empower” swimmers aged 14-18 “to become advocates for water safety, environmental responsibility, and positive c...

Dave Rollins to Lead U.S. Swim Team at 2026 FISU America Games Florida Gulf Coast head coach Dave Rollins this week was named the head coach of the U.S. team for the 2026 FISU America Games. Rollins will be joined by FGCU assistant coach Antonio Nunez-Alvarez. The rest of the staff includes Molly He...

On Way to NCAA Division III Championships, Kean University Program Has Risen Rapidly As the 2025-2026 collegiate season opened, Chris Swenson harbored hope. The eighth-year head coach at Kean University, Swenson is a glass-half-full type, always envisioning positive outcomes and confident in his blu...

NCAA Division II Championships: Tampa Takes Men’s Title in Final Night Lead Change The lead in the men’s competition at the NCAA Division II Championships changed three times in the final session Saturday night. It started as the property of Drury, by 3.5 points. It went to Tampa. In the third-to-la...

Maxime Grousset Fires Off 50 Fly Rankings Topper in Lausanne Results Day 1 report Maxime Grousset added the 50 fly to his 50 free crown as he outdid himself at the top of the rankings at the Lausanne Swim Cup. The Frenchman, who won the 50/100 fly double at the 2025 worlds in Singapore, fired off 22...

Freya Colbert Breaks British 200 Free Record; Nowacki Wins as Peaty Finishes Fourth Results Day 1 report Freya Colbert broke new ground as the first British woman inside 1:55 in the 200 free on day two of the Edinburgh International. Colbert, who trains at Loughborough Performance Centre, controlled...

NCAA Division II Championships, Day 5 Prelims: 200 Back May Decide Men’s Race Two and a half points are all that separate first-place Drury and second-place Tampa as we enter the fifth and final day of the NCAA Division II Championships. Drury is looking to reclaim the title it won but had vacated l...

In-State Sprinter Bryce Keaton Verbally Commits to UNC Wilmington for 2027 NEW COMMIT: The University of North Carolina, Wilmington has picked up an in-state verbal commitment from sprinter Bryce Keaton of Durham, N.C. Keaton will make the 2.5 hour drive to join the Seahawks' Class of 2031. Regardin...

Florine Gaspard & Mary-Sophie Harvey Clinch Double Gold in Lausanne Results Florine Gaspard and Mary-Sophie Harvey came away from day one of the Lausanne Swim Cup with two golds apiece. Gaspard – coached by Mark Faber in Antwerp - won the 50m breaststroke in 30.55 – 0.02 shy of her Belgian record of...

NCAA Division II Championships, Day 4 Finals: Outside Smoke Delivers Gwen Bergum, Jacob Hamlin Titles  The NCAA Division II Championships can be a long slog. With an extra distance race and up to four individuals available, that makes for a lot of extra swims. A prelim or two can get away from you. ...

Angharad Evans Rattles British Record & Goes Top of Rankings in Edinburgh Results Angharad Evans rattled her British 100m breaststroke record and went top of the world rankings on day one of the Edinburgh International. The 2025 European short-course medallist posted a sizzling 1:05.46 for a clear v...

Lily Hineman Verbals to Rice for 2027 With Conference Scoring Times NEW COMMIT: Rice University has picked up a verbal commitment for Fall 2027 from Liliana "Lily" Hineman out of Peoria, Arizona. Hineman is a Junior National qualifier who specializes in distance freestyle. Regarding her commitment, ...

West Virginia Scores 2027 Verbal From YMCA National Finalist Whitney Kane NEW COMMIT: West Virginia University has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2027-28 season and beyond from Whitney Kane of Downingtown, Pa. Kane is a mid-distance freestyler. She will join Brooke Orner in Morgantown as a m...

NCAA Division II Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Agata Naskret Chasing More Records A year ago, as a Colorado Mesa junior, Agata Naskret set the NCAA Division II record in the women’s 100 backstroke. This year, as a senior at West Florida, she’s lowered it once in-season and once at the meet off the f...

The Local Ecosystem: How B2B Partnerships Can Double Your Swim Club Membership By Milan Leposa Most local swim clubs waste a significant portion of their budget on traditional marketing. They print flyers, run Facebook ads, and hope parents stumble upon their website. In sports management, however,....

From Monofins to Modern Training, FINIS’ 30-Year Playbook for Better Technique Introduction Swim teams do not just run on laps and meet results. They run on good teaching, consistent systems, and swimmers having access to the right teaching tools at practice. We sat down with John Mix, co-founder an...