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Anna Peplowski is all smiles in life. The Indiana senior is warm and upbeat and it is something everyone feels her radiate. But when she gets into the water, she is able to flip the switch to a world-class competitor. It is something she learned from her role model, Missy Franklin. Fittingly it will...

College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) President Arthur Albiero testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today in a hearing titled “Antitrust Law and the NCAA: Examining the Current Climate.” Albiero, the head coach of the University of Louisville’s swimming a....

NCAA Releases Men's Division I Official Psych Sheet: Cut Line 27-29 The official psych sheets for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships were released on Wednesday. This comes one day after the pre-cut psych sheet were released. The field has now been narrowed in each event...

‘Trash to Treasure’ initiative highlights sustainability efforts at World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 Medalists at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships and World Aquatics Masters Championships will receive distinctive medals crafted from recycled aluminum cans. The World Aquatics Champi...

The Four Pillars of Teaching Fast Swimming to Everyone—Starting with Tempo Glenn Mills - Co-Founder of GoSwim.tv Teaching fast swimming is a complex challenge, requiring an individualized approach for every athlete. No two swimmers are alike, so coaching methods should be adaptable rather than a one...

NCAA Division II Championships Day 1: Tampa Crushes 800 Free Relay in D-II Record The 2025 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off with Day One of the swimming competition from Indianapolis. The first day featured only the men's and women's 800 freestyle relay. It took place in...

USA Swimming has released its annual membership demographics report. The report breaks down the number of members, where they are from and more. The report was prepared by the Member Services staff based on registration data for the 2024 membership year (September 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024)....

The 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series began Day 2 from Westmont with a full prelims session of 10 events - five men and five women. The session set up some interesting head-to-head battles in the finals, especially the women's 100 breaststroke and 200 butterfly. Psych Sheet Live Results TYR Pro Swim Series: ...

NCAA Releases Official Psych Sheet for Women's Division I Swimming Championships The NCAA announced the official psych sheet an invitee list for the 2025 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships. The 2025 NCAA Championships are scheduled for March 19-22 at the Weyerhaeuser King Coun...

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has officially released the preliminary schedule and opened registration for its 2025 ASCA World Clinic presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, set to take place at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, September 2-5. In its 57th year, 2025 ASCA Wor...

The 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards have announced their finalists. The list of contenders for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award is a who’s who of sporting royalty, including France’s Olympic hero Léon Marchand, tennis star Carlos Alcaraz, pole vaulting legend Mondo Duplantis, all-conqu...

The Villanova women's swimming and diving team continued its impressive streak of Big East titles, winning its 12th consecutive conference championship this week. The Wildcats scored 1,588 points to hold off UConn (1,516), Xavier (1,167), Georgetown (1,040), Seton Hall (845), Butler (570) and Provid...

Olympian Alex Shackell to Remain In-state, Commits to Indiana Alex Shackell has made her college decision, and she isn't headed very far. The Carmel, Indiana, senior has committed to swim at Indiana University. "Excited to join the Hoosier family next year!!" Alex Shackell posted on Instagram. "Than...

The Carmel High School boys claimed their 11th consecutive Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) state championship on Saturday. Carmel scored 412.5 points to dominate the meet at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Fishers finished second with 216, followed by Bloomington ...

It was a three-way battle between Princeton, Harvard and Yale, but a stunning 200 breaststroke race by Penn and Brown stars provided the fireworks with two of the top three times in the country this year. Much of the talk around the meet was Penn senior Matthew Fallon, who didn't win the Ivy League ...

The swimming community mourns the passing of Kati McDermott, coach with Orinda Aquatics. McDermott died on Feb. 20, 2025, at age 55, after a battle with cancer. "Kati lived to coach, and had an innate ability to nurture young swimmers and to care about everyone. It was truly her soul's work, and her...

The 2025 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the Day 3 prelims from Minneapolis. The Day 3 events for prelims are the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke. Here is a look at what happened Friday morning: Live Results More College News Big Te...

The 2025 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the Day 2 prelims from Minneapolis. The Day 2 events for prelims are the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free. Here is a look at what happened Thursday morning: Live Results More College News Big Ten Men's 500 Free Indiana junior Zalan ...

The NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Committee announced the swimming participants in the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The championships will take place March 19-22 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. T...

The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Committee announced the qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The championships will take place March 11-15 in Indianapolis as part of the NCAA Division II National Championships Festiv...