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[caption id="attachment_644698" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Ausmus & Dodd Win Cutino Award[/caption] 2026 Cutino Awards: First Timer Emily Ausmus, Two-Time Winner Ryder Dodd College water polo’s biggest individual honors went to sophomore USC standout Emily Ausmus and for the second year in a r...

2026 Cutino Awards Preview College water polo’s biggest individual honors will be awarded tonight, where the 2026 Peter J. Cutino Awards will be presented at The Olympic Club. The annual ceremony honors the top men’s and women’s NCAA Division I water polo players and brings together many of the spor...

Nevada Adds Maddy Banic to Coaching Staff The University of Nevada on Friday announced the hiring of Maddy Banic to the swimming and diving staff as an associate head coach. Banic spent the last three seasons at the University of Missouri, where she oversaw 11 NCAA qualifiers for the Tigers. Banic w...

Illinois Adds Zach Closson as Assistant Coach The University of Illinois on Thursday announced the hiring of Zach Closson as an assistant coach. Closson replaces Kyle Patnode, who earlier this week was hired by Michigan away from the staff of Jeana Kempe. Big Ten Swimming News Closson spent the last...

Ray Looze Gives In-Depth Interview on Lane One: Making Waves Podcast (View Here) The International Swimming Coaches Association (ISCA), in its latest Lane One: Making Waves podcast with Summer Finke, delivers an interview with Indiana University coach Ray Looze. The veteran coach oversees the high-p...

Ohio State Director of Swimming and Diving Bill Dorenkott has announced updates to the coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Emily Hetzer has been hired as an assistant coach and Michael Butler has been promoted into a full-time hybrid role where he will serve as both the director of operations and...

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) has completed the 2025-26 academic year with six national championships, a new single-year all-time record for the 34-year-old conference. The MPSF had previously turned in a high of five national championships during the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2015-16, and 2...

Arizona State Hires Michael White as Assistant Coach Arizona State on Tuesday announced the hiring of Michael White as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native was an assistant coach for the last three seasons at the University of Alabama. Alabama’s women’s team...

Landon Marzullo Joins Utah as Head Diving Coach Utah on Monday hired Landon Marzullo as its head diving coach for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. He joins the staff of head coach Jonas Persson. Marzullo replaces Richard Marschner, who after 16 years with the Utes was hired to lead T...

Tulane Hires Richard Marschner as Head Diving Coach Tulane on Monday announced the hiring of Richard Marschner as head diving coach on the staff of Amanda Caldwell. Marschner spent 16 seasons as the head coach at Utah. He was four times named conference Diving Coach of the Year, including in the Pac...

Minnesota Adds Logan Redondo to Coaching Staff The University of Minnesota on Tuesday announced the hiring of alumnus Logan Redondo as an assistant coach. Redondo spent last season as the director of professional performances and data analysis at the University of Virginia. He was in charge of devel...

Michigan Hires Kyle Patnode as Assistant Coach Michigan on Monday hired Kyle Patnode as an assistant head coach. Patnode spent the previous four years at the University of Illinois as an assistant coach, leading the Fighting Illini to several school records. He was an assistant coach at South Caroli...

Does Long Course Swimming Matter for College Recruiting? For many swimmers navigating the college recruiting process, one question comes up again and again: does long course performance really matter? Many swimmers think that because they are going to swim short course in college and don’t have plan...

School is Out: Surviving Summer Doubles and Maximizing Your Swim Training For many swimmers, the final school bell has rung, backpacks have been tossed aside, and summer has officially arrived. While friends are sleeping in, heading to the beach, or enjoying carefree afternoons, competitive swimmers...

Tennessee, Indiana Round Out Inaugural College Swimming League Roster Tennessee and Indiana were announced on Monday as the final two participants in the inaugural 2026-27 College Swimming League season. The last two additions make the inaugural squad, by traditional conference: Indiana, Ohio State,...

Italian Breaststroker Anita Bottazzo Transfers to Indiana Italian international Anita Bottazzo on Monday announced her transfer to Indiana. Bottazzo spent her first two NCAA seasons at the University of Florida. Bottazzo announced her decision on social media. View this post on Insta...

Ian Walsh has been named the University of Pittsburgh's head swimming coach, Director of Swimming & Diving Katie Kasprzak announced today. Walsh joins Pitt after spending the last eight seasons as Marshall's head swimming and diving coach. "After carefully evaluating what our program, current studen...

Indiana Hires Dana Grindall As Assistant Coach Indiana on Friday hired Dana Grindall as an assistant coach and director of on-campus recruiting. Grindall joins the staff of head coach Ray Looze after three seasons as an assistant coach at Yale. "We are excited to welcome Dana to Indiana swimming," L...

Stanford, Cal, Louisville Bring CSL Up to 10 Teams for First Season Stanford, Cal and Louisville this week announced their participation in the inaugural season of the College Swimming League. The CSL is up to 10 of the 12 teams it is anticipating for its inaugural season in 2026-27. The teams will ...

Texas A&M Director of Swimming & Diving Blaire Anderson has added 2020 Olympian and two-time Aggie Heart Award winner Munzy Kabbara to her staff as External Relations & Recruiting Assistant. In this role, Kabbara, who finished his standout collegiate swimming career earlier this year, supports exte....