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5 Can't-Miss Dual Meets for the 2026-27 Women's College Swim Season There’s no atmosphere quite like a college swimming dual meet. Cheers and screams echo across the pool deck, bouncing from wall-to-wall. And there’s an opportunity to see some of the best athletes in the nation, and even the world, ...

More Than the Clock: Why Team Culture Matters in College Swimming A swimmer can survive a hard practice. What is harder to survive is feeling alone in a lane full of people. Swimming is often treated as an individual sport. When we step onto the block, no teammate can swim the race for us. The score...

Reigning Champs Virginia, Texas Start Season No. 1 in CSCAA Polls The Virginia women’s team and Texas’s men start the 2026-27 season as the No. 1 teams in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America polls, released on Friday. Virginia is fresh off its sixth straight NCAA title, a ...

Ryan Erisman Poised to Carry Summer Success into Sophomore Season at Cal From Van Mathias' breaststroke ascendance to Gabriel Jett's breakthrough in the 200-meter freestyle, the summer opened hope for the future of American men's swimming. Yes, there is work to be done ahead of the 2028 Olympic Game...

Ilya Kharun's Path to a Historic NCAA Championships Arizona State senior Ilya Kharun has been one of the most successful swimmers during his time in the NCAA. Going into his senior season, Kharun will look to achieve things that only a few have achieved before. After strong performances this past su...

The Start of the Season: 5 Ways to Embark on a Successful Campaign There is something different about the beginning of a swim season.  The first few weeks feel new and exciting. New goals are written down, the chase for championship cuts starts again, and everyone seems a little more motivated. Mayb...

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...

Lehigh University Men's Program Suspended for Hazing Allegations; Investigation Underway Lehigh University has suspended all activities related to its men's swimming and diving program due to hazing allegations, according to a report by SwimSwam. The suspension took effect on September 15 and the un...

SEC Championships Format Moves to Seven Days The Southeastern Conference has (SEC) established a scheduling format for the 2027 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships, which will take place Feb. 14-20, 2027, at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. All sessions of the 2027 SEC ...

The Protect College Sports Act is headed toward a vote. The act, a bill led by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), revolves around costs to keep college sports growing, and the burden it has become on the institutions. During this latest rise in costs the pas...

Jack Bauerle, Russell Mark Headline ASCA Eastern States Clinic’s 50th Anniversary The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) will celebrate a major milestone this fall when the 50th Annual Eastern States Swim Clinic brings coaches together October 16–18 at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia–King of...

Teagan O'Dell Leads Five Key Transfers Who Will Influence NCAA Campaign With the collegiate season underway, there will be considerable chatter over the next six-plus months concerning the outcome of the NCAA Championships. On the women's side, the University of Virginia is chasing a seventh consecu...

Welcome to College Swimming: Forget What You Thought You Knew About Being the Best  Before college, many swimmers are used to being exceptional.  They were team captains, school-record holders, state qualifiers, or the swimmer their relay depended on. Their name was written across record boards, ann...

CSL Hires Two-Time Olympian Brittany MacLean as Analyst for First Stop Olympian an NCAA champion Brittany MacLean has been one of the world's most prominent swimming analysts in her work for CBC. The College Swimming League (CSL) announced the hiring of MacLean to be the analyst for the first to mat...

Luka Mijatovic Confirms Plans to Graduate Early, Join Texas in December The swimmer who has rewritten the National Age Group record books in mid-distance and distance freestyle over the past several years will begin his college career earlier than expected. Luka Mijatovic confirmed in an Instagram p...

Will Underwater Finishes Emerge as Viable Option? College Coaches Share Their Thoughts The last five meters of every swim, no matter the race, are always appointment television. Waves catapult across the pool as the athlete charges toward the wall. Their energy fully expended, athletes battle for re...

Cal Adds Brody Lewis, Keanan Dols to Coaching Staff The University of California on Friday named Brody Lewis and Keanan Dols as assistant coaches. Lewis spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Utah. He mentored one NCAA All-American and three Pac-12 podium finishers with the Utes. Lewis was prev...

Virginia's Todd DeSorbo Named ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year University of Virginia coach Todd DeSorbo has been named the ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. The announcement was made Friday as part of the organization's World Clinic and recognizes DeSorbo for...

With the impending demolition of the Michigan State University IM West building, the MSU Swimming and Diving Alumni have planned one final farewell to the program’s longtime home. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the 70th anniversary of the MSU Swimming and Diving Alumni Meet will splash down at the Charles M...

Gena Jorgenson Putting South Dakota on Swim Map; Debating Future as Professional Gena Jorgenson had a great end to her swimming career at Nebraska and wanted to continue through the summer. The South Dakota native swam so well that it has become a problem - a good problem. Jorgenson has graduated fr...