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Last‑Minute Gifts for Swimmers — Stocking Stuffers, Coach Gifts & Holiday Picks Not sure what to put in your swimmer’s stocking? Need a few last-minute gifts this holiday season? We’ve rounded up the best stocking stuffers and holiday picks every swimmer will love. From technique-boosting gear and f...

Dave Parrington, Mark Bernardino, and Wally Morton Finalists for National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy Coaches Dave Parrington, Mark Bernardino and Wally Morton were named finalists for the2026 National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association this ...

The Tennessee men's and women's swimming and diving team hosted Kentucky for an SEC dual meet on Thursday, Dec. 11. The Volunteers won the men's meet 171.66-124.33 and the women's meet 205.5-93.5 to sweep the day. In the men's meet, the 50 free had a three-way tie with Tennessee's Pedro Sansone, Nik...

Virginia's Anna Moesch Leading Chase to Become Next Sub-1:40 in 200-Yard Freestyle The all-time rankings of the women's 200-yard freestyle feature just three athletes with sub-1:40 performances to their credit. Missy Franklin headlines the list, behind her 1:39.10 clocking at the 2015 NCAA Champions...

The College Swimming League (CSL), a revolutionary sports enterprise, today unveiled its plans to fundamentally reimagine college swimming. Founded by Robert Kent and Kyle Sockwell, with support from the International Swimming League (ISL), the CSL is built on a dual foundation of athletic excellenc...

Seven Notable NCAA Performances From Midseason Invitationals; Luca Urlando Tops the List As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun. In what felt like a blur, the college swim season has reached its halfway point, with most teams wrapping up their midseason meets. Swimmers threw down a pl...

Lydia Lafferty Sets Pool Record as Kansas Edges Houston Lydia Lafferty bettered her 100 butterfly pool record, and she anchored a relay pool record that helped Kansas close strong and edge Houston, 153-47 on Saturday. The Kandas 200 freestyle relay downed a Robinson Pool record that had stood since ...

Navy Sweeps Army, Including Four-Point Thriller in Women’s Meet The United States Naval Academy swept a weekend Star Series dual meet with the United States Military Academy, Navy eking out a four-point win on the women’s side. The meet in Annapolis is a reversal of last year, when Army claimed its ...

[caption id="attachment_628668" align="alignright" width="450"] UCLA win Back to Back NCAA Water Polo Champions[/caption] UCLA Stuns USC at the Buzzer to Win 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship, 11–10 By Swimming World Staff STANFORD, Calif. – Same venue, same rivalry, new layer of history. Down...

ESPN airing NCAA Water Polo Championship 3pm PST Stanford, Calif. – Same pool, same rivals, same trophy on the line – but with just enough change on both benches to make the 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship feel wide open. On Sunday afternoon at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center, UCLA and USC ...

Miranda Grana’s 200 Fly School Record Leads Indiana to Sweep of Cincinnati Miranda Grana went 1:53.25 to set the Indiana program record in the women’s 200 butterfly in a dual-meet sweep of Cincinnati Friday. Grana’s time won by nearly eight seconds. More importantly, she downed the program record of...

Wisconsin Women Swim Past Illinois Behind Stella Chapman's Trio of Wins The No. 17 Wisconsin women's swim and dive team took down the Illinois Fighting Illini, 184-111, at Soderholm on Saturday afternoon. The Badgers won all but three events. Stella Chapman won all three of her events to lead the Ba...

By Swimming World Staff UCLA’s Repeat Bid, USC’s Spoiler Role and a Loaded Final Four The 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship at Stanford has turned into a dream bracket for fans. Defending champion UCLA is two wins away from going back-to-back. USC looks perfectly positioned to play spoiler. Ho...

Yamato Okadome Goes 50.48 in 100 Breaststroke as Cal Continues Dominance at Minnesota Invite This year's Cal men's might lack some of the star power of past years, but sophomore Yamato Okadome continues to make inroads as one of the best breaststrokers in college swimming. Following a pair of A-fina...

How Innovator Konrad Antoniuk Is Using Data to Redefine Swim Training Swimming World is pleased to highlight a rising voice in swimming innovation: Konrad Antoniuk Former Cal Poly standout, Olympic Trials qualifier, and founder emerging swim-tech platform Morphwear. Antoniuk's journey from age-grou...

Claire Weinstein, Teagan O'Dell Open First College Invite With Wins in Minnesota The last of the major midseason college invitational meets is taking place this weekend in Minneapolis, with the University of Minnesota welcoming a group of swimming programs highlighted by the California Golden Bears....

Staying Motivated Through Holiday Training  The holidays are a time filled with warmth, festivities, and celebration. But if you are a swimmer, December and the holidays also come with something else: Holiday training. This time consists of long practices, tired muscles, early alarms, and a heavy st...

ACC Youngsters Sara Curtis and Eneli Jefimova Are Golden at European Short Course Championships When Sara Curtis (Virginia) and Eneli Jefimova (North Carolina State) joined Atlanta Coast Conference programs earlier this fall, they were tabbed as instant game-changers for their respective college pro...

How NCAA Swimmers Navigate the 400 IM - Arguably Swimming's Hardest Race For sprinters, there’s no joy like the rush of energy that comes from a 50 freestyle. For distance swimmers, the grinding battle often generates a sense of pride. These are two very different swimmers, also training in vastly d...

Fordham Claims Fifth Consecutive Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Crown; Headed to NCAA Champs With a victory last weekend, the Fordham Rams reaffirmed their place as the powerhouse of the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference. The program defeated the George Washington Revolutionaries, 16-9, to capt...