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Wolfpack Elite Invitational, Night 3: Leah Shackley Breaks 1:50 in 200 Back as NC State Women, ASU Men Win Leah Shackley set a best time in the 200 backstroke at 1:49.71 on the final day of the Wolfpack Elite GAC Invitational Saturday night. Shackley’s time is her best and her first time under 1:50....

Wolfpack Elite Invitational, Night 2: Ilya Kharun Lowers 100 Fly Record to 43.85 Ilya Kharun hasn't missed a beat going from Olympic medals back to college competition. That includes driving his time in the 100 fly to ever more rarefied depths. Kharun chipped another tenth off his record Friday nigh...

Georgia Fall Invitational, Day 3: Josh Liendo Sets 200 Fly Mark with 1:39.14 As a 100 butterfly specialist, it’s long been wondered whether Josh Liendo comes at the race from the butterfly perspective or a sprinter’s. Answer is probably both. Liendo, the reining 100 fly NCAA champ, eschewed the 100 ...

Georgia Fall Invitational, Night 2: Bella Sims Fires 4:00.44 400 IM Bella Sims has had a memorable opening two nights at the Georgia Fall Invitational. After a best college time in the 500 free on Wednesday night, she returned Thursday to win the 400 individual medley in a time that is a second fast...

Wolfpack Elite Invitational, Night 1: Arizona State Starts with 1:13.93 in 200 Free Relay Arizona State started the Wolfpack Elite GAC Invitational Thursday night with school records in both 200 freestyle relays, with a men’s time that creeps up on the national record. NC State won the women’s 200 f...

Georgia Fall Invitational: Bella Sims Rips College-Best 4:31.06 in 500 Bella Sims’ sophomore season at the University of Florida is off to a flying start. Sims opened the Georgia Fall Invitational on Wednesday night with a time of 4:31.06 in the 500 freestyle. That’s the second-fastest swim of Sims’...

Tennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh, Jordan Crooks Blast Fast Prelims 50s Gretchen Walsh and Jordan Crooks finished the first morning session of the 2024 Tennessee Invitational with fast 50 freestyles Wednesday morning. Walsh went 20.88 to set the pace at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic C...

Jordan Crooks Opens Tennessee Invitational with 1:30.00 200 Free Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks got his home invitational off to a flying start Tuesday night with a time of 1:30.00 off the front of the 800 free relay. The Tennessee Invitational began Tuesday with just 800 free relays for the early arrive...

Sara Curtis 50 Free Record Highlights Four Wins at Italian Championships Sara Curtis set the Italian record in the women’s 50 freestyle on Sunday to cap a four-win performance at the Italian Short-Course Championships. Curtis’ started the final session of the three-day meet at the Swimming Stadium R...

Carles Coll Marti Sets Three National Records at Spanish Short-Course Championships Carles Coll Marti came out of the weekend’s Spanish Short-Course Championships with three Spanish records in a bravura performance in Madrid. Coll Marti reset marks in the men’s 50 breaststroke, 100 breast and 100 in...

Eleanor Sun Pool Record Leads Princeton Over In-State Rival Rutgers Eleanor Sun set a Rutgers pool record in the women’s 200 IM to lead Princeton to a 176-124 win in the fifth annual Battle for the Cannon Trophy between New Jersey’s premier programs. Sun won two individual events. Her time of 1:59.5...

Nathan Adrian to Join Third Season of ‘Special Forces’ on Fox American Olympian Nathan Adrian will take part in the third season of the reality television show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, it was announced Friday. The show pushes a group of famous people through Special Forces training, te...

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...

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...

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...

Daniel Diehl Solid in Helping NC State Finish Sweep of Georgia at Swimpalooza Daniel Diehl turned in a solid day with a win in the 200 IM as NC State finished off a sweep of Georgia on Day 2 of its Swimapalooza Saturday. NC State’s men’s team claimed a 232.5-134.5 decision over the Bulldogs at Bauer...

Emily Lundgren School Record Helps Washington State to 5-0 Start Emily Lundgren set a school record in the 100 butterfly Friday night as Washington State beat Seattle to improve to 5-0 on the second. The Cougars won 11 of 12 swimming events for a 164-60 victory. They are out to a 5-0 start for the f...

Lara Phipps, Hannah Hill Sprint Purdue Past Rutgers Lara Phipps and Hannah Hill helped Purdue earn a 191-106 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten meet Friday night in Piscataway. Hill and Phipps were on both of Purdue’s winning relays. Phipps anchored the 200 medley in 22.98, then led off the 400 free rela...

Erika Pelaez, Leah Shackley Shine as NC State Leads Georgia Fab freshmen Erika Pelaez and Leah Shackley won two individual events each on the first day of Georgia’s Swimapalooza, which NC State leads at the halfway point. The Wolfpack women’s team holds a 119-67 edge over the Bulldogs, while the NC ...

Denis Petrashov, Tommy Bried Lead Louisville Domination of Purdue Denis Petrashov and Tommy Bried won two events each as Louisville dominated a cross-conference clash against Purdue, 194-105, Friday. Petrashov pulled off the breaststroke double, winning the 100 in 52.76 and the 200 in 1:54.85. The K...