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Challenging 9 Swimming Myths That Have Run Rampant By Gigi Picard, Swimming World College Intern For whatever reason, myths just pop to the surface when non-competitive swimmers comment on swimmers and swimming in general. I know I’ve encountered some wild theories like swimmers shouldn’t go on land...

37 Thoughts Swim Fans Have from the Stands (Archive) By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern. This past weekend I did something I have never done before: I watched my first swim meet. Technically, I have watched hundreds of swim meets before, but always from the deck as either a swimmer r...

The No. 1 University of Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving team swept the season’s Big 12 Conference weekly awards for the second straight time, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore Caspar Corbeau was named Swimmer of the Week, while senior Jordan Windle claimed his second-straight ...

Zoie Hartman of Georgia and Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas were named Swimmers of the Week in SEC Weekly Honors Tuesday. For Casas, it’s the fourth time in five weeks he’s earned the nod. Hartman’s teammate Jake Magahey and Casas’s mate Chloe Stepanek were named Freshmen of the Week. Arkansas’s Brooke Sch...

Virginia’s Kate Douglass has been named the women’s ACC Swimmer of the Week for the second time this season, joined by men’s swimmer Evgenii Somov of Louisville. Florida State’s Samantha Vear and Joshua Davidson are the women’s and men’s Divers of the Week, announced on Tuesday. Douglass set a pair ...

Junior Ema Rajic set a Cal record in the 100-yard breaststroke and posted the No. 2 time in school history in the 200 breast, as the Golden Bears took on Stanford for a second consecutive weekend in a non-scoring dual meet Saturday. Ema Rajic covered the 100 breast in 58.93, just under her mark of 5...

Alabama junior Rhyan White swam an impressive 1:49.30 to win the 200 back on the final night of the Tennessee Double Dual in Knoxville. Last year's NCAA top seed before the meet got cancelled, finished within a second of her best time of 1:48.0 from last year's SECs as she won ahead of fellow Crimso...

Talia Bates helped Florida finish the Auburn Fall Invitational strong, winning the 100 free in a personal-best time of 48.52 seconds. That’s the 10th-fastest time in Gators history. The Florida women bested Auburn by a 508-421 score, while the men brought a 521-426 victory back to Gainesville. The l...

Luca Urlando led Georgia to an outstanding final day at the Georgia Invitational, setting a national-age group record in the 200 butterfly and a school record in the 400 freestyle relay. Urlando set a personal best in the 200 fly, going 1:40.67. It’s third-fastest nationally, the sixth-fastest in Ge...

Virginia sophomore Kate Douglass, fresh off becoming the third fastest performer in the 200 IM, moved to a tie for fifth all-time in the 100 butterfly, becoming the seventh member of the sub-50 club with a 49.73 on Friday night at the Tennessee Double Dual with the Vols and Alabama. Douglass improve...

The Art Adamson Invitational concluded Friday from College Station, Texas with fast times across the board as three SEC champions put up impressive times. Texas A&M junior Shaine Casas concluded his strong meet with a 1:36.62 in the 200 backstroke, just missing his best time of 1:36.54 that he swam ...

Drury freshman Karol Ostrowski out of Poland broke the NCAA Division II record in the 50 freestyle on Thursday night at Drury's dual meet with SMU in Dallas. Ostrowski blasted a 19.09 in the 50 free to take down David Lambert's record of 19.17 from the 2017 Texas Invite. Ostrowski also anchored the ...

The Fifth Stroke: Dolphin Kick Drills That Can Improve Performance By Mark McCluskey, Swimming World College Intern In recent years, we have consistently watched the sport of swimming develop and grow as we discover ways to become faster. One of the biggest discoveries is the importance of dolphin k...

Freshman Cecilia Porter went 59.22 in the 100 breaststroke Thursday at the Auburn Fall Invitational, setting the University of Florida record in the event. Porter went 1:00.02 in prelims and sped up by eight tenths in the evening finals. It downs the 2013 record of 59.55 set by Hilida Luthersdottir ...

Third place all-time seems to be a popular move this weekend. Texas A&M junior Shaine Casas, nearly 24 hours after becoming the third fastest performer in history in the 200 IM, moved to the exact same spot in the 100 backstroke all-time rankings with a 43.87, becoming the third fastest performer in...

The second night of the Georgia Fall Invitational started with another quick swim from the Georgia men. Javier Acevedo, Jack Dalmolin, Camden Murphy and Dillon Downing won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:23.60, an NCAA automatic qualifying time and the fastest time in the country this season. Georgia...

Last week, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) announced it would cancel all winter sports in the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thursday, it reversed course somewhat, permitting league championships in men’s and women’s swimming and men’s and women’s cross country. Last week’s d...

The November edition of CSCAA Division I poll is out. Texas and Georgia sit at the head of the table this Thanksgiving. With minimal in-person competition taking place thus far, the committee looked to intrasquad and virtual meets to provide insight when finalizing the rankings. Texas men published ...

Florida’s men’s 200 freestyle relay posted a time of 1:17.01 at the Auburn Invitational Wednesday, the 10th-fastest time in program history and an NCAA A cut. On the women’s side, Leah Braswell won the 500 freestyle, posting the fastest time in the country at 4:38.69. The Gators lead both team conte...

Shaine Casas Blasts 1:38 200 IM at Art Adamson Invite to move up to 3rd all-time Texas A&M hosted the Art Adamson Invitational starting Wednesday night in College Station with just LSU, Incarnate Word and host Texas A&M in attendance. A&M junior Shaine Casas had the best performance of the day on We...