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Reigning National Champs Virginia, Texas Atop Opening CSCAA Polls Reigning NCAA champions Virginia and Texas are atop the opening CSCAA dual-meet polls released on Thursday. The first poll of the season, as voted on by national Division I committees, ranks teams for head-to-head dual meet championsh...

Missouri Hires Kate McCarville, Mohab Ishak as Assistant Coaches The University of Missouri on Tuesday announced the hiring of Kate McCarville and Mohab Ishak as assistant coaches for swimming and diving, respectively. McCarville will assist head coach Andrew Grevers. The native of Springfield, Miss...

CSCAA Announces 2025-26 Dual Meet Polls Calendar, Committees The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) on Wednesday announced its schedule and selectors for college dual meet polls in 2025-26. Committees in each division of NCAA swimming will select polls monthly for the...

Texas Women Reload Around Jillian Cox, Erin Gemmell, Divers for 2025-26 Season The class of swimmers that began competing for the University of Texas in the fall of 2020 will be remembered as one of the best in program history. That group, allowed five years of NCAA eligibility due to the COVID-19 p...

Beyond the First Second: Mastering the Underwater Start The first second of a race begins on the block, but it does not end there. It may start the race, but the following factors write the story. A clean entry can give a swimmer the lead, yet it is only one piece of the equation. A swimming race is...

Torri Huske Hoping to Lead Stanford to Contention in Final College Season Before Virginia began its current five-year run atop women’s college swimming, Stanford was the powerhouse program. Under head coach Greg Meehan, the Cardinal won national titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019 with Katie Ledecky, Simo...

Virginia Women Kick Off Post-Walsh Era With Loaded Roster Pursuing Another Title On the way to a fifth consecutive national title last March, the University of Virginia women did not have to worry about maximizing every last point at the NCAA Championships. On the contrary, their win was a forgone c...

Women's Dual Meets to Watch During the NCAA Season After six months, the wait is finally over. College swimming has returned for its 43rd season as a women's NCAA sport, sure to be a historic one. For weeks, we’ve eagerly anticipated the 2025-26 campaign, and the high-level performances it will brin...

Men's Dual Meets to Watch During the NCAA Season After 182 days, the wait is finally over. College swimming has returned for its 101st seasons as a men’s NCAA sport, sure to be a historic one. For weeks, we’ve salivated over the nail-biting finishes and stunning performances to come. Now, with the s...

Florida State Cruises to Wins at Home Invitational A variety of swimming and diving programs converged on Tallahassee, Fla., for an early-season invitational this weekend, but the hosting Seminoles were victorious by significant margins. The Florida State "A" team scored 360 points to beat out Rice ...

Maximus Williamson Claims Three Wins in UVA Exhibition Against Navy Virginia opened the 2025-26 swimming & diving season with exhibition swims against Navy on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. There were no team scores for the event, but individual times are still counted. ...

Duke Cruises in Home Meet Against Boston College Plus East Carolina Women, Marymount Men The Duke Blue Devils opened the 2025-26 college season by welcoming ACC rival Boston College as well as the women's team from East Carolina and men's team from Marymount in a Friday dual meet. Duke was victoriou...

Louis Dramm Impressive as North Carolina Easily Defeats Queens The University of North Carolina swim and dive teams welcomed Queens to Chapel Hill for dual meet action Friday. UNC was dominant in both competitions, as the men won 166-93 while the women picked up a 173-83 triumph. The Tar Heel men ha...

Rex Maurer, Hubert Kos, Jillian Cox Impressive in Texas Intrasquad Meet The University of Texas women and men competed for the first time this season Friday evening in intrasquad competition, known as the "Dust Off Your Boots Invitational" for the women's team and the Sam Kendricks Classic for the m...

Florida Women, Indiana Men Win as Newcomers Impress Florida’s women’s team and Indiana’s men’s squad won their opening dual meet Friday night in Bloomington. The Gators’ women won by a 170-130 margin, while the Indiana men dominated with a 208-92 victory. Meet Results SEC Swimming News Big Ten Swimm...

The University of Alabama swept Delta State to open the season on Friday, Sept. 26. The Alabama men won 230-64 and the women won 242-39. In the women's meet, Alabama opened the meet with Emily Jones, Jada Scott, Gaby Van Brunt and Cadence Vincent won the 200 medley relay in 1:37.66. Vincent won the ...

Indiana to Host Florida Friday in Early-Season NCAA Showdown The NCAA season is in its early stages, but it did not take long for a major showdown to dot the schedule. On Friday in Bloomington, Indiana University will welcome the University of Florida for a nonconference matchup at the Counsilman-Bi...

The Tribulations of Returning After Summer Break September signifies the start of the swimming season. A blank slate. Everything from the past year is forgotten as you prepare yourself for another roller-coaster year. This time can be exciting. Perhaps you had a rough year and want to move on. You m...

World University Games Vetting Open Water Sites for 2029 in North Carolina The 2029 World University Games spent last week vetting sites for the open water competition at the meet in North Carolina and has settled on a location. Hill Carrow, the chairman and CEO of the 2029 event, hosted Sid Cassidy...

Notre Dame Hires NCAA Champion Max McHugh as Assistant Coach Notre Dame on Wednesday announced the hiring of Max McHugh as an assistant coach. He joins the staff of new coach Michael Norment. McHugh was a four-time NCAA champion in breaststroke at the University of Minnesota. He coached last season ...