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Matt Fallon Drops 1:50.28 A Cut in 200 Breast at Zippy Invitational The University of Pennsylvania’s Matt Fallon booked his spot at NCAAs Saturday with an A cut in the 200 breaststroke at the Zippy Invitational. Fallon won all three of his individual events at the site of his coming out party last s...

Isabel Ivey has decided to take her extra year of NCAA eligibility and is headed back to her home state. The former Cal All-American announced on Sunday that she will be pursuing a masters degree at the University of Florida and will swim for the Gators. She made the announcement on Instagram: "time...

The Nebraska women’s swimming and diving team won the Hawkeye Invitational on the campus of the University of Iowa. The meet ran Thursday-Saturday. The Cornhuskers won the meet with 952 points. Rutgers finished second with 766.5, while Illinois was third (744.5) and Iowa was fourth (624.5) in a four...

Minnesota Invitational: Kelly Pash Tops National Rankings in 200 Fly; Three No. 2-Ranked Swims The Texas Longhorns and California Golden Bears put the finishing touches on a weekend of strong midseason efforts at the Minnesota Invitational Saturday evening, and the Cal men and both Texas teams once ...

Minnesota Invitational: Kelly Pash Blasts 1:53 200 Fly; Stadden-Bacon, Whitley-McHugh Showdowns Set The first three days of the Minnesota Invitational have produced plenty of swims stacking up well in the national rankings, and that pattern continued Friday evening with Cal's Destin Lasco recording ...

Lydia Jacoby Lowers Kaitlyn Dobler's 17-18 NAG Record in 100 Breaststroke In the 100 breaststroke Friday evening at the Minnesota Invitational, Texas swimmers Anna Elendt and Lydia Jacoby finished 1-2 in a tight race, with the German swimmer getting the better of the Alaska native by six hundredths,...

Minnesota Invitational: Destin Lasco Swims Sub-45 in 100 Back; Elendt, Jacoby Post 57s in 100 Breast The reigning national-champion Cal men continued to post impressive results at the Minnesota Invitational, and during Friday night's finals session, junior Destin Lasco swam the fastest time in the c...

The 2022 Minnesota Invitational continued from Minneapolis with Day 3 of the college midseason meet. The Day 3 prelims saw the women’s and men’s 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke. Here is a look at the top performers in each event: Day 2 recap Minnesota Invitatio.....

Minnesota Invitational: Erica Sullivan, Kelly Pash Lead Texas Women to Strong Night; Bjorn Seeliger, Destin Lasco Pace Cal Men The first night of individual finals and second night overall of the Minnesota Invitational saw swimmers five swimmers post the second-fastest times in the country in their ...

Minnesota Invitational Day 2 Prelims: Erica Sullivan, Kelly Pash Power Texas to Top Seeds The Minnesota Invitational’s second day kicked off with prelims in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle. The top eight advanced to the A final in each event. Here is a look at what happened in prelims: Li...

Stanford, Georgia Win Inaugural Team USA Collegiate Impact Awards The University of Stanford and University of Georgia were among the top recipients of the inaugural Team USA College Impact Awards, announced by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Thursday. The awards honor the scho...

An Inside Look At Swimmer Emotions on Race Day You are awakened in the morning’s early hours by an alarm blaring for you to get up and prepare for today’s swim meet.  “Oh man, I wish I could sleep in today." Though it would be nice to sleep in a little longer, you know you have to get up and start g...

Minnesota Invitational: Carson Foster Anchors Texas Men to Nation's Top Time in 800 Free Relay The final major college swimming invitational began Wednesday evening in Minneapolis as elite programs Texas and California joined Wisconsin, Arizona, Harvard, Pitt, UNLV and the hosting Golden Gophers. Th...

A Change In Approach: Rephrasing Negative Self-Talk When swimmers look at tough sets or competition as a challenge, and not a threat, they perform better. When they are excited to race, and not fearful to step up on the block, they swim faster. So naturally, when a swimmer understands ...

Passages: Don Sammons, Long-Time University of Illinois Coach, 90 Don Sammons, the former head coach of the University of Illinois swimming and diving team, died on Nov. 24. He was 90 years of age. Sammons coached the Illinois men’s team from the 1971-72 through 1992-93. He was the head coach of the...

Texas, Cal Set for Midseason Clash at Minnesota Invitational; Three Defending NCAA Champions to Swim (Psych Sheet) For the second consecutive season, the two top men's swimming programs in the country will race at midseason as the Texas Longhorns and California Golden Bears are among the teams set t...

Skip Kenney, Stanford University’s iconic swim coach has died. According to sources, Kenney died on Sunday night at age 79 after a short time in hospice care. Kenney was one of the most successful college coaches of all time. He was also the head Olympic coach in 1996 in Atlanta and was an assistant...

Florida Adds Alum John Hulvey to Coaching Staff The University of Florida announced on Monday the addition of John Hulvey as a volunteer assistant coach. A 2006 graduate of the Gators, Hulvey has been a coach for 15 years. He’s currently the head coach of Gator Swim Club in Gainesville. Hulvey is Ga...

5 Holiday Season Swim Workouts to Give a Try As the conclusion of another year draws nearer, the holiday season is right around the corner. No matter what traditions and celebrations you may participate in outside of the pool, it is also a great time to finish the year strong in the pool. Winter can...

12 Questions You Should Ask During College Recruiting Process By Ashley Illenye (Archive) Each year, high school seniors must make one of the biggest decisions of their young adult lives: Where they will spend the next four years of their lives and educations. Recruiting trips primarily decide where...