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NCAA Recruiting Periods for Swimmers: What Are Dead Periods and Recruiting Shutdowns? College recruiting is in full swing, with the class of 2028 now able to speak in person with NCAA coaches, schedule visits, and receive offers. As high school juniors and seniors approach the first recruiting shutd...

Pan Pacs Format Will Have U.S. Swimmers on Alert During Morning Prelims The preliminaries at the Pan Pacific Championships won't take long to complete, thanks to smaller-sized fields for next week's competition. Some events will only have two heats during the morning session, but the stakes will be ...

With Claire Weinstein Sidelined, Who Will Comprise the United States 800 Freestyle Relay? As one of the United States' premier 200-meter freestylers for several years, Claire Weinstein has played a key role for Team USA in the 800 freestyle relay at multiple international competitions. But with the ...

Entry Lists for Pan Pacific Championships Released (See Full Entries) The initial entry lists for next week's Pan Pacific Championships have been released. While many athletes are entered in more events than they will ultimately contest, the entries provide a glimpse of what some swimmers are thinki...

Indiana's Gabriel Brown Breaks Five NAG Records in 16-Day Span The state of Indiana has long been known for producing excellence in the pool and Gabriel Brown is carrying on the tradition. In the 10-and-under age group, Brown has gone on a record-breaking assault, setting five National Age Group (NA...

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Gertrude Ederle and Her English Channel Crossing Today, August 6, marks the 100th anniversary of Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel. One hundred years ago, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman and sixth individual to swi...

Junior Nationals, Day Three Finals: Jonathan Packles Goes Sub-2:00 for 200 Backstroke Title Last week, Asphalt Green's Jonathan Packles nearly broke the two-minute barrier in the 200-meter backstroke for the first time, as he went 2:00.12 while racing at the United States National Championships. Rat...

Santa Clara Swim Club Sets NAG Record in Boys' 15-18 200 Freestyle Relay During time trials on Wednesday at the United States Junior National Championships, Santa Clara Swim Club set a National Age Group (NAG) record in the 200-meter freestyle relay for the 15-18 classification. Racing at the Willia...

Passages: Kenneth Treadway Dies at 96; Legendary Hall of Famer Was Definition of Service Kenneth Treadway, a 1983 inductee into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a contributor for his vast service to the sport, died on July 31 at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. He was 96. Throughout his life,...

Josh Bey, Gabe Nunziata Raise the Bar for U.S. Men in 200 Breaststroke Last year, Josh Matheny was the only swimmer to break 2:09 in the 200 breaststroke final at U.S. Nationals, following up an Olympic final appearance with a time of 2:08.87. Matheny struggled in the event at the World Championship...

The Race That Didn't Go Your Way: How to Respond to Adversity There are few feelings in swimming that sting quite like missing a cut by one hundredth of a second.  You touch the wall, look up at the scoreboard, and immediately begin doing the math. One more dolphin kick off the wall. One cleaner bre...

Katie Ledecky Looking to Bolster Stellar Track Record at Pan Pacific Championships Wherever Katie Ledecky competes, gold is predominantly the color of the medals draped around her neck. At the Olympic Games, nine of her 14 medals have been golden. At the World Championships, she stood on the top ste...

Junior Nationals, Day Two Finals: Emerson Callis Claims Second Title Emerson Callis picked up her second victory of the United States Junior National Championships on Tuesday night, winning the 400-meter individual medley. Coming off a Night One triumph in the 200 butterfly, Callis led for all but o...

USA Swimming Reveals Squad for Junior Pan Pacific Championships (Full Roster) USA Swimming has announced a 40-strong roster for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which will be held in Vancouver from August 17-20. The team was selected at last week's United States National Championships in Irvine...

Liberty Clark and Camille Spink Continue Upward Trajectory as Promising Team USA Contributors As the United States prepares for the Pan Pacific Championships, its women's roster is stacked with talent. It's an embarrassment of riches, really, with minimal weak points identifiable. Team USA is expect...

Improved American Freestyle Depth Bodes Well for Relay Prospects At the past three years of international competitions, the gold-medal podium has been an elusive target for the United States in freestyle relays. The U.S. men dominated the 400 free relay in Paris, and the mixed 400 free relay secured...

The Complete Schedule for the Pan Pacific Championships; Tight Format May Require Tough Decisions The Pan Pacific Championships get underway next week in Irvine, California, and the action will be fast and furious due to the tight, four-day format for the meet. Competition will take place from Augus...

U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein Out of Pan Pacific Championships After '3 Weeks in a Hospital Bed' U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein has pulled out of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships. Weinstein made the announcement on social media, citing three weeks in a hospital bed. Last week, Weinstein indicated...

Junior Nationals, Day One Finals: Madi Mintenko Claims 800 Freestyle Title; Complements Senior Crown in 400 Free It's been quite a week for Madi Mintenko in Southern California. First, the University of Virginia sophomore captured the title in the 400-meter freestyle at the United States National Ch...

American Women Setting Up World Record Challenge in 400 Freestyle Relay Australia has not lost the women's 400 freestyle relay in nine years, a stretch dating back to the 2017 World Championships. Most recently, the Aussies scraped out a win over the United States by less than a half-second at the S...