Read more538Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas' Unfair Edge at NCAA Champs; Only Right For Biological Females14 March 2022Asterisk Needed: Symbol Would Define Lia Thomas' Unfair Advantage at NCAA Championships * * * See those symbols above? They’re known as asterisks, but you probably knew that. In mathematics, they can be used as a multiplication sign. They’re used when letters are omitted from an offensive word, typi...
Read moreThe Sites and Dates for the 2026 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships29 August 2025The Sites and Dates for the 2026 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships As we inch closer to the start of the collegiate season, Swimming World is providing a look at where the NCAA will conduct its 2025-26 championships. At the Division I level, the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center will serve as the hos...
Read more1The NCAA Qualifying Standards for 2024 Division I, II Championships08 August 2023The NCAA has released its 2024 championship qualifying standards for Division I and Division II programs. The times have continued to creep faster. Automatic "A" qualifying standards are calculated with the three-year average of eighth place for each event. Provisional "B" standards are calculated u...
Read moreCan USC’s New Look Stop a UCLA Repeat at NCAA 2025?07 December 2025 ESPN airing NCAA Water Polo Championship 3pm PST Stanford, Calif. – Same pool, same rivals, same trophy on the line – but with just enough change on both benches to make the 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship feel wide open. On Sunday afternoon at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center, UCLA and USC ...
Read more1Hubert Kos, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan Have Decisions to Make After NCAA Schedule Change20 October 2025Hubert Kos, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan Have Decisions to Make After NCAA Schedule Change Over the past several years, Hubert Kos and Torri Huske have established themselves securely among the world's best swimmers, both having secured individual Olympic gold medals in Paris along with numerous other...
Read moreSwimming World March 2024: NCAA Championships Special Digital Edition - Available Now!21 March 2024The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Click here to view our new interactive digital format! Everything seems to be on target for a colossal clash at men’s NCAAs between last year’s top two teams, Cal and Arizona State. The Golden B...
Latest NCAA Division I, Top 25 Times Released18 March 2002As we wrap up this Division I college swimming season and put together this last Speedo/CSCAA Top 25 Best Times List, let's see who the leaders are going into this week's women's NCAA championships at Texas and the men's championships the following week at Georgia. Freestyle, Cal sop...
Read more2VIDEO PREVIEW: Looking Ahead to Day Three Finals with Arthur Albiero25 March 2016Prior to the third night of finals at the men's NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga., Louisville head coach Arthur Albiero joined Swimming World's David Rieder to discuss his team's impressive performance in the day's preliminaries, where Nolan Tesone, Carlos Claverie and Grigory Tarasevich all qualif...
Read more2NCAA Points Colleges To CDC On Coronavirus As March Madness Looms27 February 2020The NCAA's Sports Science Institute issued memos to its members directing schools toward Centers for Disease Control (CDC) resources as early as late January, urging programs to take necessary precautions. The contents of NCAA memos were revealed by USA Today amid concerns for safety and the prospe...
Read moreSpeed Blast From the Past: Caeleb Dressel Clocks 17.63 in 50-Yard Freestyle (Video)27 August 2020Speed Blast From the Past: Caeleb Dressel Clocks 17.63 in 50-Yard Freestyle As the competition drought continues due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended the world, it has been frustrating to go month to month without witnessing some top-flight performances. Sure, there have been a handful, suc...
Readers Respond to "SAVE OUR SPORT!"27 April 2001PHOENIX, April 26. LETTERS of support have been rolling in since we posted Phil Whitten's editorial: "S.O.S.: save Our Sport. A Call to Action." Here is a sample: SAVING MEN'S SWIMMING count me in! my swimming background includes: a.. swimming in high school and a.a.u. b.. swimming for both ...
Read moreNCAA President Mark Emmert: No NCAA Championships in Fall13 August 2020Mark Emmert said Thursday in a video posted to the NCAA’s twitter account that there won’t be NCAA championships this fall season, citing lack of schools and leagues participating. The decision affects 22 sports in which the NCAA crowns champions, including the Division I Football Championship Subdi...
NCAA Water Polo Preview: Stanford Shoots for 9th Title04 December 2001PALO ALTO, CA., Dec. 1 -- TOP-ranked Stanford, 20-1, will be gunning for its ninth NCAA men's water polo championship when it hits the pool against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen here this afternoon in the first semi-final match of the 2001 NCAA Collegiate Championship. The other semi...
NCAA Div. I: Georgia Downs North Carolina18 October 2000By Dave Lohse October 19. ATHENS, GA. NORTH Carolina opened its 2000-01 swimming and diving seasons losing both men's and women's meets to Georgia at Gabrileson Natatorium in Athens Thursday afternoon. The #1-ranked Georgia women's team, which has won the past two NCAA titles, defeated 1...
Read more15Allowing Lia Thomas to Compete At NCAA Championships Would Establish Unfair Setting09 December 2021Allowing Lia Thomas to Compete At NCAA Championships Would Establish Unfair Setting The competition is scheduled for March 16-19, 2022. The site is the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. A tantalizing Virginia-Stanford battle for the team title is expected. Maggie MacNeil should chase several individual r...
Read moreWhich Schools Have Captured the Most NCAA Team Championships?23 October 2025Which Schools Have Captured the Most NCAA Team Championships? This year's NCAA Championships will be vastly different, thanks to changes intended to streamline the championship meets. In addition to changes to the schedule, consolation finals have been eliminated. Now, the ninth through 16th-place f...
Read moreSwimming World Presents "Voice for the Sport: The Best Time of Year in Swimming"06 March 2018Voice for the Sport: The Best Time of Year Commentary by Joel Shinofield, CSCAA Executive Director Some people look forward to March Madness, but I look forward to Championship Month. In just about every corner of the country, you can find a swimming and diving conference championship meet in Februa...
Read morePoll of the Week: Should Missy Franklin Go Pro? - Video08 April 2015PHOENIX - This is the Poll of the week for Wednesday April 8, 2015 sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know Which American Record swim was the most impressive at the Womens NCAA Championships? The results are in and they are no too surprising. 60% of the v...
Read moreOff Historic ACCs, Virginia Tech's Youssef Ramadan Ready for First NCAAs23 March 2021Off Historic ACCs, Virginia Tech's Youssef Ramadan Ready for First NCAAs When Youssef Ramadan saw the time on the scoreboard at the ACC Championships – 44.32 seconds in the men’s 100 butterfly – no one was as shocked as him. The Virginia Tech freshman was in the midst of a strong meet, yes, and the ...
Read moreSwimming World Presents "Lessons with the Legends: Mike Peppe"08 March 2017Lessons with the Legends: Mike Peppe Sponsored by Dolfin Swimwear Swimming World continues a series in which top coaches share some of the secrets of their success. The March issue of Swimming World Magazine highlights the many accomplishments of Coach Mike Peppe of Ohio State. Last March when Texas...