Read moreRoman Mityukov and Noè Ponti Headline Switzerland Team For Budapest22 November 2024Roman Mityukov and Noè Ponti Headline Switzerland Team For Budapest Roman Mityukov and Noè Ponti are among six athletes who will represent Switzerland at the World Short-Course Championships in Budapest next month. The six were selected for the meet that runs from 10-15 December at the Duna Arena fo...
Read moreTexas A&M Continues Speed at Art Adamson, led by Connor Foote, Baylor Nelson21 November 2024Texas A&M continued to build its lead at the annual Art Adamson Invitational on Thursday in both the men's and women's midseason swimming meets. The women scored 845.5 points. TCU is second with 564, followed by Washington State (511.5), Utah (373) and Incarnate Word (91). The Aggie men scored 780.5...
Read moreTexas Invitational: Rex Maurer Shines Again in 400 IM; Germonprez, Modglin Climb Rankings21 November 2024Texas Invitational: Rex Maurer Shines Again in 400 IM; Germonprez, Modglin Climb Rankings The new-look Texas men have posted some breakthrough swims at their home invitational this week, but no swimmer has been more impressive than Rex Maurer. The sophomore transfer from Texas swam an American recor...
Read moreOhio State Invitational: OSU Women Lead Louisville by Single Point21 November 2024The Ohio State Fall Invitational kicked off on Thursday from McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus. Strong swims from Indiana, Ohio State, Yale and Louisville opened on the first night of the meet, but the women's scores were extremely close with the top two teams within a point of each other. Ohio ...
Read moreTennessee Invitational: Jordan Crooks Records 17.57 Relay Split, 43.77 100 Fly21 November 2024Tennessee Invitational: Jordan Crooks Records 17.57 Relay Split, 43.77 100 Fly While Virginia's Gretchen Walsh has been unstoppable thus far at the Tennessee Invite, the Volunteers' Jordan Crooks has been almost as good on the men's side, with a 1:30.00 performance in the 200 freestyle Tuesday follo...
Read moreGeorgia Fall Invitational, Night 2: Bella Sims Fires 4:00.44 400 IM21 November 2024Georgia 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...
Read moreTennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh Takes Down American, NCAA Records in 100 Fly21 November 2024Tennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh Takes Down American, NCAA Records in 100 Fly Less than two years ago, the NCAA Women's Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., produced by far the fastest final in history in the 100 butterfly. Kate Douglass touched out 100-meter Olympic gold medalist Maggie Mac Nei...
Read moreWolfpack Elite Invitational, Night 1: Arizona State Starts with 1:31.93 in 200 Free Relay21 November 2024Wolfpack Elite Invitational, Night 1: Arizona State Starts with 1:31.93 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...
Read moreAge-Group Spotlight: Savannah Yanez of Paseo Aquatics Aiming For Big Goals, Big Future21 November 2024Savannah Yanez found a home in the water from a young age. The Paseo Aquatics teenager originally got into the water for safety reasons, but her love for the water immediately blossomed from there. "I began swimming when I was 5 years old " Yanez told Swimming World. "I started swimming recreational...
Read moreOlympians & European Champions Among 13-Strong Swim Ireland Squad Set For Budapest21 November 2024Olympians & European Champions Among 13-Strong Swim Ireland Squad Set For Budapest Ellen Walshe and Tom Fannon are among a 13-strong Swim Ireland squad who will compete at the World Short-Course Championships next month in Budapest. Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry - who between them won Olympic gold...
Read moreTexas Invitational: Rex Maurer Shatters American Record in 500 Freestyle20 November 2024Texas Invitational: Rex Maurer Shatters American Record in 500 Freestyle He finished his high school years as a national-record holder and among the country's top rising stars in the middle-distance events, but Rex Maurer struggled in his lone year at Stanford, falling to 31st at the NCAA Championsh...
Read moreTexas Invitational: Jillian Cox Enters All-Time Top-10 in 500 Freestyle20 November 2024Texas Invitational: Jillian Cox Enters All-Time Top-10 in 500 Freestyle While Rex Maurer stole the show in the 500 freestyle Wednesday evening at the Texas Invite, another Longhorn put on a show in the women's equivalent event while entering the all-time top-10 in the event. Jillian Cox waited one y...
Read moreTexas A&M Builds Art Adamson Invite Lead Behind Baylor Nelson, Kaitlyn Owens20 November 2024The first day of the annual Art Adamson Invitational opened with a full slate of events at Texas A&M. The men's and women's midseason invitational is a staple in the college swim season. After one day, Texas A&M leads the men's meet with 368.5 points, followed by TCU (241), Utah (231), Incarnate Wor...
Read moreTennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh Swims Third-Fastest Time Ever in 50 Freestyle, Blazes in Relay Action20 November 2024Tennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh Swims Third-Fastest Time Ever in 50 Freestyle, Blazes in Relay Action Whenever Gretchen Walsh races in any collegiate meet of significance, you can expect a record scare, and it was nearly inevitable that she would push some of her own NCAA and American marks a...
Read moreGeorgia Fall Invitational: Bella Sims Rips College-Best 4:31.06 in 500 Freestyle20 November 2024Georgia 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’...
Read more1Passages: Legendary Diving Coach Ron O'Brien Dies at 86; Leaves Unmatched Legacy20 November 2024Passages: Legendary Diving Coach Ron O'Brien Dies at 86; Leaves Unmatched Legacy By Meg Marvin Dr. Ron O’Brien, a legend in the sport of diving, has died at the age of 86. As a coach, no one can compare to the resume O’Brien created in the sport of diving. He was an eight-time USA Olympic diving coa...
Read moreUSA Swimming Announces Selection Process for Future International Teams20 November 2024USA Swimming has announced information and some changes to the selection processes for upcoming National and Junior National Teams. The sport's governing body in the U.S. sent a letter to National Team and Junior National Team coaches and athletes detailing how teams will be selected for future inte...
Read moreWorld Aquatics Opens The Door For Neutral Athletes To Enter Relay Teams20 November 2024World Aquatics Opens The Door For Neutral Athletes To Enter Relay Teams Neutral Athletes (NAs) will now be able to compete in relays at World Aquatics events after updated guidelines for athlete participation came into force on 18 November 2024. The Guidelines for Athlete Participation in World Aqua...
Read moreTennessee Invitational: Gretchen Walsh, Jordan Crooks Blast Fast Prelims 50s20 November 2024Tennessee 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...
Read moreJordan Crooks Opens Tennessee Invitational with 1:30.00 200 Free20 November 2024Jordan 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...