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Year of Change has Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zheltiakov Remotivated at NC State Even without the specter of war hovering over his homeland, 2024 was going to be a year of change for Oleksandr Zheltiakov. The 18-year-old Ukrainian knew a busy summer beckoned, one he’d positioned himself for long before bur...

Olympic Champion Coach Jane Figueiredo Takes Over as Tennessee Diving Coach Two months after departing Great Britain's diving program with a legacy of great accomplishment, Jane Figueiredo will take a new job as head diving coach at the University of Tennessee. Figueiredo joins the program following...

Federal Judge Delays House Settlement, Concerned With Roster Limits The settlement expected to redefine college sports next season did not earn final approval from federal judge Claudia Wilken, who expressed concerns about the proposed roster limits that could end athletic careers for hundreds of at...

Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2024-25 Academic All-America men’s swimming & diving teams as selected by College Sports Communicators. Jonny Kulow from Arizona State University, Cedric Buessing from the University of Indianapolis, Vineet Ranade from Rose...

Four standouts in the pool and in the classroom – University of Virginia's Gretchen Walsh, Luna Mertins of Lynn University, Abigail Wilkov of Case Western Reserve University, and Keiser University's Aubrey Bach – highlight the 2024-25 Academic All- America women's swimming & diving teams selected by...

Virginia senior Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named the 2025 Honda Sport Award winner for Swimming & Diving, as announced today by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). This is her second straight year earning the honor. The Honda Sport Award has ...

Las Positas Women, De Anza Men Claim 2025 CCCAA Coast Conference Titles The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) conference season wrapped up this weekend, with the state championship meet just under two weeks away. A well fought team battle at the Coast Conference meet, hosted ...

Inspiration From Late Mother Lifted Mia Rankin Throughout Accomplished Ohio State Career In her final collegiate championship meets, Ohio State senior Mia Rankin excelled at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. A big best time in the 400 IM at the conference meet earned her second place behind teamma...

Great Britain's Eva Okaro Taking Talents to NCAA and University of Texas For the second time this week, a rising European sprint star has revealed her decision to compete collegiately in the United States. Following the announcement that Italian Sara Curtis will enroll at the University of Virginia,...

Italian Record-Holder and Sprint Star Sara Curtis Commits to University of Virginia This past week, Sara Curtis stood out as the premier swimmer at the Italian Championships in Riccione, establishing national records in the 50-meter freestyle and 100 freestyle, in addition to winning the 50 backstro...

By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern We all have a love-hate relationship with swimming. Although we sometimes complain about the early mornings and the hard workouts, at the end of the day, we keep coming back. We can get caught up in the stress of balancing classes, homework, practic...

The SEC announced its annual swimming and diving postseason awards. The complete list of the 2024-25 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards are below. Men’s Male Co-Swimmer of the Year:  Jordan Crooks, Tennessee & Hubert Kós, Texas Male Newcomer Swimmer of the Year:  Chris Guiliano, Texas Male Freshman Sw...

Path to Excellence: The Rise of Division II Star Jacob Hamlin of Tampa University of Tampa sophomore Jacob Hamlin has ascended to the college swimming mountaintop. The 2025 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year at the Division II level, Hamlin picked up five national titles, one relay and four individual, at th...

Social Kick Podcast Provides Unique Wrap Up on NCAA Men's Championships (Video) The guys from the Social Kick Podcast have continued to deliver sensational interviews and analysis via their YouTube channel, and the latest content is unique in nature. Hosts Luke Paddington, Dr. John Mullen and Bryan ...

Fast and Furious: Predict the Winners of LA28's 50m Sprints! Participate and Get a Free Trial of Swimming World!!! Exciting news hit the sport last week when it was announced that the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 will feature 50-meter events in all of the strokes. Since 1988, only the 50 fre...

Baylor Nelson Transferring to Texas for Senior Season The Texas men's swim team will be losing many key pieces from the squad that recently captured an NCAA title, with Luke Hobson and Chris Guiliano among those now out of eligibility. But the push for a second consecutive title in 2025-26 received ...

Accepting the Challenge: How Zalan Sarkany Takes On a Brutal Event Schedule 2550 yards of individual racing. For many collegiate distance swimmers, this total is often the reality of a championship meet; the 400 IM, 500 Free, and of course the brutal 1650 packed into three short days. That schedule ...

Rooming with a College Swimmer 101 By Kristy Kinzer Many college athletes elect to room with another athlete, particularly a teammate, for the big transition to college life and sports. But those who room with non-athletic regular people (NARPs for short) must inform their new co room-dweller of the...

5 Helpful Tips to Expertly Balance School and Swimming By Caitlin Daday One often over-looked difficulty of any sport at the college level is the need for student-athletes to be just that--STUDENT-athletes. From the outside, most of our non-athlete peers only see the glamours but tend to forget that...

Greg Meehan Named USA Swimming National Team Managing Director; Leaves Rich Legacy at Stanford USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced the appointment of Greg Meehan as their new National Team  Managing Director. Meehan has served in ...