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CSCAA Division III Hall of Fame Adds 19 as Second Class The CSCAA Division III Hall of Fame on Thursday announced a 19-member class of 2025 that stands as the second class for the Hall. Founded in 2024 with 38 inaugural members, the Hall adds 19 this year – eight coaches, two female athletes and nin...

The World Championships in Budapest has a kingly mascot. World Aquatics and local officials unveiled the mascot in a clever video showing the iconic lions on the Chain Bridge missing, then later showed the lion as the mascot of the championships. The 2024 World Short-Course Championships will take p...

Swimming Canada Adds Three to Board of Directors; Sue Owen Becomes President Swimming Canada has added three members to its board of directors, announced on Wednesday after their elections in September. The organization will also have a new president, with Sue Owen stepping into the role. Newly elec...

Nyls Korstanje, Caspar Corbeau & Kira Toussaint Among Eight-Strong Netherlands Team For Short-Course Worlds Nyls Korstanje and Caspar Corbeau were named on an eight-strong Netherlands for next month's World Short-Course Championships in Budapest. The team comprises four men and four women for the me...

Lily DeSpain and her Journey to NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee: From Navy to Army, China to Arkansas, Student to Doctor Lily DeSpain's life journey has taken her all over the world. From Arkansas to California to Beijing to Missouri and back, DeSpain has been around the pool as well as around the wo...

4 Swimming 'Icks' and How To Be the Best Practice Swimmer The pool glows a vibrant blue as you step on the pool deck for practice, excited for a great day. You have the opportunity to spend time with friends, maybe have an easy set, and get better at the sport you love. Life couldn’t be better, unti...

USA Swimming today announced the complete list of 2023-24 Scholastic All-America recipients. The list consists of 1,790 athletes in grades 9-12 who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and met any of the competition criteria* during the qualifying period of September 1, 2023 – August 3...

Colorado Time Systems (CTS), a leader in aquatic timing and scoring solutions, is proud to announce the launch of their latest innovation: the Infinity Pro Start System. This cutting-edge product is designed to enhance the competitive swimming experience with superior technology and user-focused fun...

Kyle Chalmers Coach Peter Bishop The Shock Appointment As The New Head Coach Of Dutch National Team In a shock move, celebrated Australian coach Peter Bishop – the man behind the career of Australia’s Olympic freestyle sprint king Kyle Chalmers – has been appointed as the new head coach of the Dutc....

Hubert Kós Among 34-Strong Hungary Squad For Short-Course Worlds As Boglárka Kapás Prepares To Bid Farewell Olympic champion Hubert Kós is among a 34-strong Hungary squad set for the World Short-Course Championships in Budapest where Boglárka Kapás will bring her fine career to a close. Eighteen men...

College Swimming Check-in: The Non-Superstar Men in Pole Position In the first college swimming season following the departure of Leon Marchand to the professional ranks, the early candidate to take over the mantle of the country’s top male swimmer is another Arizona State Sun Devil. Ilya Kharun won...

Backstroker Chase Knopf Verbally Commits to Louisville for 2026 NEW COMMIT: The University of Louisville has kept in-state standout Chase Knopf out of Union, Kentucky, in the Bluegrass State for his college career as Knopf announced his commitment to the Cardinals for Fall 2026. Regarding his commit...

Keaton Jones Visits Social Kick Podcast to Discuss Future, Including Ice Swimming Plans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly3Lc9zMPH0 To say the American tradition in the backstroke events is rich would be an understatement, given the United States' accomplishments in the 100 backstroke and 200 backst...

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, has announced the election of Caitlin Leverenz Smith and the re-election of Katie Meili to its Board of Directors. The organization’s eligible athlete members elected these Directors to four-year terms to not o...

European Aquatics Announce Details Of 2025 Open Water Cup The schedule has been released for the 2025 European Aquatics Open Water Cup which runs from May to September next year. The five-stop series begins on 3 May in Protaras, Cyprus, before heading to Setubal, Portugal, on 22 June with Paris host...

College Swimming Check-in: Unexpected Names Leading Women's National Rankings Entering Midseason The fall slate of college dual meets has largely concluded, with top teams now turning their attention to midseason invitations that will provide the top times in the country in most events while providi...

The Week in Review: Michael Andrew Jumpstarts Training with Coach Herbie Behm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6N6T_FfP1A&feature=youtu.be One week after the World Cup wrapped up in Asia, there was still plenty of action over the past week, including the start of Michael Andrew training with coach H...

Oh No! 5 Things Swimmers Dread at Practice Every swimmer has their irks, the things that bother them most at practice. We all dread certain things whether it is a challenging set in the pool, or a basic everyday task as simple as putting lane lines in the water. Read on to see the five things that s...

Americans Joe Zemaitis, Gracie van der Byl Lead IMSHOF 2025 Class Americans Joe Zemaitis and Gracie van der Byl lead six honor swimmers in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Joining them in being inducted next spring are honor swimmers Simon Ercoli of Italy, Steve Stieve...

Great Britain’s Aidan Heslop secured the first title of his Red Bull Cliff Diving career in Sydney on Sunday, rounding off a spectacular season with a fifth-place finish to secure the coveted King Kahekili trophy, while Rhiannan Iffland, confirmed champion at the previous stop, celebrated her record...