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Two Gettysburg College Swimmers Suspended for Racist Incident Two swimmers at Gettysburg College have been suspended by the university for an incident in which a racial slur was scratched onto the body of a student. The news was first reported by and confirmed to The Hanover Evening Sun and The Gett...

In many of my previous articles, I have emphasized the importance of change. You are never going to improve by constantly doing the same things all the time. It is so important to reflect on your past season and think about the things that went great, as well as the things that could have been done ...

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. We're several weeks into the college academic calendar, which for many swimming and diving programs means practice has started in full force. For student-athletes, particularly freshman, adjusting to the rigors of college athletics and academics can be a ...

5 Returning Women’s Olympians Set to Star This NCAA Season Following every Olympics, you can expect to see stars from the U.S. women’s team competing on the collegiate level in mere months. Think back eight years when the swimmers who accounted for five of the six individual golds the American women...

CSCAA Committee to Speak on Capitol Hill About Future of College Swimming With the rise of the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rule in the NCAA and the consolidation of the major collegiate conferences, college swimming could be at a crossroads. With the NIL endorsements and money paid to athletes by...

Racing for Gold: Tips and Tricks for the College Swimming Recruiting Process The nerves wash over you, as you look upon an intimidating field of competitors. This event is one that will change your entire future, with turns and difficult stretches that will surely test you. But with a strong finish,...

Overcoming Performance Plateaus: How to Break Through and Achieve Personal Bests (Video) Performance plateaus are common for swimmers, but can be turned into growth opportunities with the proper approach. To overcome plateaus and achieve new personal bests, consider adopting the following strategies...

Why You Should Train Your Off Stroke: The Benefits of Mixing Things Up (From the Archive) “What is the hardest swimming event?” There are many answers to this question. Many would say the 400 IM. Why? You start off with a 100 fly, which can easily tire you out, followed by a 100 back. Next you have ...

The Future of Swimming: Emerging Trends and What to Expect in the Next Decade As swimming evolves, several trends are set to shape the sport in the next decade. First, data-driven training is revolutionizing performance analysis with AI-powered tools and wearable technology, both providing precise i...

The 2024 Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame Class was enshrined Friday evening by the Texas A&M Lettermen’s Association inside the Ford Hall of Champions at the 46th Burgess Banquet. The class consisted of Cammile Adams ‘14 (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Breeja Larson ’14 (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Al...

“As the team was wrapping up a meeting in the University of California, Berkeley’s High Performance Center for Athletics, my coach called me to the front of the room.  "My heart was pounding in my chest as I walked to stand next to him. Once I met his gaze, I slowly turned around. This was the first...

Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming head coach Anthony Nesty was honored as the 2024 ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year recipient Thursday night at the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Celebration during the ASCA World Clinic at the Rosen Centre Resort in Orlando, Florida. This award is present....

Chris Guiliano Enters Transfer Portal 'Given Current Uncertainties' at Notre Dame The Notre Dame men's swimming program is under suspension for at least the 2024-25 season after an external review revealed NCAA violations regarding gambling and issues involving team culture. The review absolved head...

Jeff Cavana, a former head coach of the LSU Swimming and Diving program for four seasons, died this week. He was 67. Cavana became LSU’s head swimming coach in August of 2000 after serving as an assistant coach for the Tigers for 10 seasons. Cavana joined LSU as an assistant to then-head coach Rick ...

Pitt Adds Olympian Gideon Louw as Associate Head Coach South African Olympic swimmer Gideon Louw has joined the coaching staff at Pitt as an associate head coach. Louw has spent the last six seasons at Auburn University, his alma mater, as an assistant. He’s overseen 32 All-Americans there, includin...

Olympian Molly Hannis Joins Coaching Staff at SCAD Savannah College of Art and Design has hired Olympian Molly Hannis as an assistant coach, the school announced Tuesday. Hannis represented the United States in the 200 breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She swam at the University of Tennessee an...

The University of Utah has entered into a groundbreaking four-year partnership with FINIS, the world’s leading swimwear and aquatic innovation company. As part of this agreement, the University of Utah swim teams will become the flagship FINIS team, showcasing the latest in cutting-edge swim technol...

By Olivia McKelvey, Swimming World College Intern. When it comes to nutrition, swimmers - like any other athletes - tend to take on the "body is my temple approach." Meaning that the elite of the elite preach new health fads, supplements, and other information about nutrition that can lead them to t...

Fordham Adds Olympic Trials Qualifier Harry Homans as Assistant Coach Fordham on Tuesday hired former USC swimmer Harry Homans as an assistant coach to Tom Wilkens. A native of Barrington, R.I., Homans completed his career at USC for four seasons after starting at the University of Georgia in 2019-2...

Hawaii Turns to Alum Steve Allnutt as New Head Coach The University of Hawaii has hired Steve Allnutt as its new head coach, bringing a former Rainbow Warrior back to Hawaii. Allnutt swam from 2007-11, helping Hawaii win the 2011 Conference USA title. He finished in the top five at the conference me...