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Russian Championships: Egor Kornev Wins 100 Free; Kliment Kolesnikov Sixth Egor Kornev dominated a deep field in the final of the men’s 100 freestyle at the Russian Championships on Friday, wrapping up the six-day meet with a title. Kornev went 47.55 to win by more than a half-second and dip under t...

Russian Championships: Oleg Kostin Wins Chaotic 50 Fly Oleg Kostin pulled out the right swim at the right time Thursday at the Russian Swimming Championships, winning the men’s 50 butterfly with a time of 23.15 seconds. The session also featured a Russian record by Oleg Kozhakin in the men’s 50 brea...

Ahmed Hafnaoui Officially Suspended 21 Months for Whereabouts Violations Tunisian Olympic gold medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui has had his provisional suspension for whereabouts violations enacted, which will keep him out of competition through 2026. World Aquatics’ Integrity Unit affirmed the suspension on...

Russian Championships: Andrei Minakov Lowers His 100 Fly National Record Andrei Minakov lowered his Russian record in the men’s 100 butterfly on Tuesday, the third day of the Russian National Championships. The highlight of Wednesday’s action in Kazan, Day 4 of the six-day meet, brought a second imp...

Kliment Kolesnikov Goes 52.04 in Deep 100 Back at Russian Championships Kliment Kolesnikov clocked in at 52.04 seconds on Monday at the Russian Championships, winning a deep event for a nation proving it is still among the backstroking powers. The 24-year-old, who won silver in this event at the Tok...

Pieter Coetzee Wraps South African Champs, One of Seven with Cuts Pieter Coetze wrapped up the South African Senior Championships on Sunday with a fourth World Championships qualifying cut of the meet, one of seven swimmers to book their places in Singapore. Coetze won the 200 backstroke with ease i...

Mary-Sophie Harvey Scares Best Time in 200 IM to Cap Speedo Canadian Open It’s early in the season, but Mary-Sophie Harvey is in form already, as she showed Saturday night on the final day of the Speedo Canadian Open. Harvey won the 200 individual medley in 2:10.41 at the Edmonton Kinsmen Sports Cen...

Michael Houlie, Chris Smith Headed to Worlds after Fast South African Championships Michael Houlie and Chris Smith are both headed to the World Aquatics Championships after putting down fast times at the South African Senior Championships Saturday. Both swimmers got their cuts in prelims, where Smit...

Taylor Ruck Leads Canadian Olympians to Wins on Night 2 of Speedo Canadian Open Taylor Ruck and fellow Olympians Ingrid Wilm and Mary-Sophie Harvey picked up wins on the second night of the Speed Canadian Swimming Open Friday night. Ruck went 55.16 to win the women’s 100 freestyle at the at the Ed....

Rebecca Meder, Kaylene Corbett Nab Worlds Spots in 200 Breast The 200 breaststroke has long been a strong suit for the South African women’s program. Even without the retired Tatjana Smith, it seems to remain so. Rebecca Meder continued a strong meet at the South African Senior Championships by winn...

Paralympian Ali Truwit Hosting Swim-A-Thon on May 10 Paralympic medalist Ali Truwit is hosting a Swim-A-Thon on May 10 as part of Water Safety Awareness Month. The event, at Chelsea Piers in Stamford, Conn., will raise money for her charity, Stronger Than You Think. She’s gotten support from a numbe...

Tennessee Diving Coach Dave Parrington Retires after 35-Year Career Dave Parrington, the University of Tennessee’s long-time diving coach, announced his retirement on Friday after 35 years at the helm. Parrington led divers to nine NCAA titles and 47 SEC crowns. He mentored the College Swimming and ...

NCAA Women’s Water Polo Final to be Broadcast on ESPNU USA Water Polo and the NCAA are partnering with ESPN to televise the 2025 NCAA women’s water polo final in May. The final, on May 11 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, will be broadcast live on ESPNU and ESPN+. Internationally, it will be ava...

Lucas Henveaux, Gretchen Walsh Named ACC Swimmers of the Year California’s Lucas Henveaux and Gretchen Walsh of Virginia were named ACC Swimmers of the Year on Thursday. California, in its first year in the conference, had the lion’s share of the awards, with men’s freshman of the year Yamato Okadom...

Speedo Canadian Open: Ingrid Wilm Outduels Taylor Ruck in 100 Back Ingrid Wilm outdueled Taylor Ruck Thursday in a battle of Olympians to open the Speedo Canadian Swimming Open. Wilm went 1:00.62, edging Ruck’s time of 1:01.20. Teen Madison Kryger finished third in 1:01.41 in the opening evening ses...

Rebecca Meder, Michaela de Villiers Set Records at South African Championships Rebecca Meder and Michaela de Villiers set national records in the second day of the South African National Senior Championships on Thursday. Meder started the evening session with a win in the 200 individual medley, her ...

Pitt-Johnstown Adds Men’s and Women’s Swimming Pitt-Johnstown announced on Monday that it is adding men’s and women’s swimming as varsity sports. The NCAA Division II program is also adding women’s wrestling, as it sits in one of the hotbeds of that sport in Pennsylvania. The programs will be added,...

Led By Ilya Kharun, Arizona State Dominates Big 12 Awards In its first year in the Big 12, Ilya Kharun and Arizona State dominated the Big 12 Awards, with five individuals taking home honors on Wednesday. Kharun was named men’s swimmer of the year. Herbie Behm was recognized as both men’s and women’...

Matt Sates Starts South African Championships with 200 Free Win Matt Sates has a busy week ahead of him at the SA Senior National Swimming Championships at Newton Park Swimming Pool. He started it with a win. The 21-year-old went 1:47.49 to claim the 200 freestyle on the first day of the meet Wednes...

IOC Approves Gender Parity for Water Polo Teams at LA 2028 Olympics The International Olympic Committee’s approval of sports and quota spots for the LA 2028 Olympics on Wednesday included parity in the number of water polo teams competing. For the first time in Olympic history, the Los Angeles Games...