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7-foot New Jersey Swimmer Max Ciechanowski Competes to Honor Late Father Standing 7 feet tall, Max Ciechanowski has become one of the top high school swimmers in New Jersey. Ciechanowski had his choice of sports, but swims because he loves the sport - and because it tightens the bond with his late f...

A Statistical Look at Texas' 17th NCAA Championship The year was 1981 and under the direction of third-year coach Eddie Reese, the University of Texas captured its first NCAA championship. The title followed a runnerup showing the previous year and established the Longhorns as a force on the collegi...

USA Swimming to Utilize Points System to Determine Open Water Team for Pan Pacs The pool team set to represent the United States at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships was announced at the end of last summer, but open water selections are still to be determined. That process will begin Thursday at th...

NCAA Men's Championships: Josh Liendo Crushes Dressel's 100 Fly NCAA Record The 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championship continued with the Day 2 prelims from McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech. The events for the morning are the 10 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 free, 1...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced that Coach Dave Gibson and Coach Tim Hill will be inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame as the Class of 2026. The induction ceremony will be held on September 10 during the ASCA World Clinic at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. The ASCA H...

Rip Current Distressed Swimmers Saved by Westcliff College Surf Coach Lucas Taub Westcliff College surf coach Lucas Taub didn't hesitate, and his actions saved two lives. Taub dove into the Pacific to rescue a father and daughter caught in the rip current near Oceanside, California. Video footage an...

The Heart of the Sport: Why Swimming Needs More NCAA Energy  Watching the NCAA Championships is something else entirely. Even from thousands of miles away, the energy is unmistakable. You see swimmers cheering for teammates they just raced against, celebrating every personal best, lining up on the b...

When Vision Disrupts Training If you start a season with perfectly clear goggles and find them fogging a few weeks later, you’re not alone. Anti-fog treatments perform well at first, but they rarely last under the daily demands swimmers place on them. It is a frustration shared at every level of the...

Virginia Joins Esteemed Company with Sixth Consecutive NCAA Championship When the University of Virginia captured its sixth consecutive NCAA championship on Saturday night in Atlanta, the Cavaliers became the first women's swimming program to claim that many titles in a row. By totaling 589 points a...

Alexanne Lepage Sets Pair of Canadian Records At U Sports Championships The University of Calgary’s Alexanne Lepage set a pair of Canadian records at last week's U Sports Swimming Championships. Lepage started by taking down the record in the 100 breast, her time of 1:04.11 downing the mark set in 2...

Georgia Champion Luca Urlando Out of NCAA Championships With Injury Luca Urlando has withdrawn from the NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. The Georgia graduate student won the 200 butterfly title in an NCAA record last year. Urlando posted that he has an injury and will miss th...

Michael Phelps Being Considered for Honorary Degree at University of Michigan According to multiple reports, 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps has been nominated to receive an honorary degree from the University of Michigan at the school's spring commencement. Michigan's Board of Regents will ...

Anna Moesch Becoming Newest Cavaliers Star, Pursuing Freestyle Titles and Records at NCAA Championships When she arrived at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2024, Anna Moesch joined one of the great active dynastic runs in college swimming. Less than two seasons later, the 20-year-old from....

Luka Mijatovic and Rex Maurer Can Turn Back Clock to American Glory Days in 400 Freestyle Rare are the events in which the United States has historically struggled in international competition. The country overwhelms the all-time medals charts at the Olympic Games and World Championships, and more A...

After a dirt-biking accident left All-American swimmer Mike Nyeholt paralyzed in 1981, Swim With Mike Foundation co-founders Mike and Ron turned tragedy into triumph. Together, with the help of fellow USC swimming teammates and generous donors, they have changed the lives of 310 scholarship recipien...

When Bella Sims joined the University of Michigan swim team, she knew she was putting a Sims with a Sim. Letitia Sim, one of the leaders of the Wolverines, welcomed Sims. Now their parents joke that they are related - and maybe they are. "My mom's maiden name is Sim and she married a Sims. We always...

From Monofins to Modern Training, FINIS’ 30-Year Playbook for Better Technique Introduction Swim teams do not just run on laps and meet results. They run on good teaching, consistent systems, and swimmers having access to the right teaching tools at practice. We sat down with John Mix, co-founder an...

U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) has updated its interim eligibility policy regarding gender for competitions. After an alleged transgender athlete competed in the USMS Spring National Championships, the organization has faced backlash about records and participation. The updated eligibility policy...

Twin Peaks: Jake and Owen Taylor Reach the Summit Together By Alex Ellison Twin brothers Jake and Owen Taylor took different routes through collegiate water polo, but the 2025 season brought them both to similar destinations: national championship titles. Jake anchored the defense as goalkeeper for ...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced that Swim Across America will again sponsor a scholarship for a deserving coach to attend the 2026 ASCA World Clinic Presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, scheduled for September 9–12 in Orlando, Florida. The Swim Across America Schol...