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Minnesota Invitational: Destin Lasco Drops A Cut 1:40.16 in 200 IM Cal’s Destin Lasco dropped an NCAA A cut of 1:40.16 to win the men’s 200 individual medley at the Minnesota Invitational Thursday night. Lasco, the NCAA runner-up in the event last year, was close to four seconds clear of the field. ...

The Cal Golden Bears are off to a fast start at the Minnesota Invitational. The Bears won all four relays on Day 1 from Minneapolis on Wednesday. Women's 200 Medley Relay Cal got to the wall in 1:34.23 behind Isabelle Stadden, Jade Neser, Mckenna Stone and Eloise Riley to earn the victory to start t...

7 Ways to Build Your Confidence in the Pool One of the most frequent mental blocks among swimmers is low self-confidence in the pool. Oddly enough, in my experience, it was the swimmers who showed up to train every day, worked their butt off, and yet, still struggled to have the self-belief...

Swimming in NCAA Division III is in the early stages of a new era. and several factors have boosted the division. The rise could continue. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the course of swimming for several years. Not just because of the missed championships, but because of the after-effects. The NCAA ...

By Makena Markert, Swimming World College Intern. Have you ever felt like you were doing everything you possibly could to get better and weren’t seeing results? Consider trying these five things that require absolutely no talent. If you incorporate them into your life, you just might see the improve...

A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You From the Archive Dear Coach, I would like to begin this letter by asking you a question. A simple, one-word question: Why? Why did you pursue this career? Why do you wake up at the most ungodly hours every day, just to inevitably scream at your swimmers...

Indiana Takes Home Three of Six Big Ten Weekly Awards Indiana University athletes took home three of the six Big Ten Weekly Awards, announced by the conference on Tuesday. Jassen Yep earned men’s swimmer of the week, while Mikkel Lee was the top men’s freshman. Skyler Liu rounded out the trio by bei...

Gretchen Walsh, Notre Dame Duo Garner ACC Weekly Honors Virginia star Gretchen Walsh and a pair of Notre Dame athletes earned this week’s ACC Weekly Honors, announced on Tuesday. Walsh was the women’s swimmer of the week. Chris Guiliano won the men’s award, and his Notre Dame teammate Carlo Lopez-He...

Florida, Tennessee Divide Latest SEC Weekly Honors Florida and Tennessee divided up the latest edition of the SEC Weekly Honors, announced on Tuesday by the conference. Josh Liendo and Jordan Crooks shared men’s swimmer of the week honors. Liendo was joined by Florida teammates Jonny Marshall and Be...

Six You Missed: Quintin McCarty, Lucy Bell, Justina Kozan Lead Under-the-Radar Swims from College Invitationals During one of college swimming's busiest weekend of the fall semester and one of the busiest of the year, plenty of fast swimming gave fans a how the national-title races will develop in M...

Gretchen Walsh, Minna Abraham Setting the Pace in Intriguing Collegiate 200 Freestyle An impressive collection of swimmers have headlines the final of the 200-yard freestyle at the NCAA Women's Championships over the years. Back in 2017, the field included four women who had won or would win individ...

Ieva Maluka Wins Three Times as Arizona State Routs Utah Ieva Maluka led Arizona State with three wins as the Sun Devils handled Utah in a Monday morning dual meet. The Sun Devils romped to wins on both sides, the men by a 232-66 score and the women by a 210.5-88.5 margin, even in a meet without Leo...

Second to Cal Last Season, Arizona State Men Look Like Team of Destiny in 2024 In the first meeting between the two teams last season, the Arizona State men crushed defending national champion California 211 to 87 at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. But despite the blowout score, any neutral observer co...

West Virginia Invitational: Navy Men, West Virginia Women Take Team Crowns The West Virginia women’s team and Navy men’s team claimed titles at the West Virginia Invitational this weekend. Navy scored 2,358 points to run away with the men’s title, despite the host winning all three men’s relays on t...

Purdue Invitational: Boilermaker Women, Northwestern Men Secure Victories Purdue's women grabbed three wins and while the Northwestern men had five victories on the final night of the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind., and those two teams each secured the overall meet titles. Purdue scored...

Texas Invitational: Phoebe Bacon, Emma Sticklen, Krzysztof Chmielewski Hit No. 1 Times as Meet Concludes A pair of swimmers who have previously won individual NCAA titles faced strong competition in their signature events Saturday evening at the Texas Invitational, but neither one had any trouble co...

NC State Invitational: Ilya Kharun, Hubert Kos Make Statements on Final Night He began his college career having already tied for fourth in a World Championships final and with medals at the Short Course World Championships already collected. Now, Ilya Kharun might already be one of the top performe...

The Ohio State Invitational continued with its final night of competition from Columbus, Ohio. The Day 3 finals events were the women's and men's 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 free relay. The Indiana men won the meet, while the Ohio State wome...

The 2023 Georgia Fall Invitational continued with Day 3 from Athens, Georgia. The Day 3 events are the women's and men's 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 free relay. Florida's Josh Liendo continued his dominance this week, stunning the field with a 40.90 in the ...

Texas Invitational: USC's Kaitlyn Dobler, Minna Abraham Shake Up Rankings Friday Night The third day of the Texas Invitational saw swimmers post top-three national times in five out of 10 individual events, and the University of Southern California women were among the primary forces behind the stro...