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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...

Rebecca Diaconescu Clinches 200/400 Double & Daria Asaftei Lowers Romanian 50 Breast Record Rebecca Diaconescu added the 400 title to her 200 free crown while Daria Asaftei lowered the Romanian 50m breaststroke record on day two of the national championships in Otopeni. Diaconescu was ahead througho...

Greg Meehan Named USA Swimming National Team Managing Director; Leaves Rich Legacy at Stanford USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced the appointment of Greg Meehan as their new National Team  Managing Director. Meehan has served in ...

Angharad Evans:  Returning To The Pool After A Spell In The USA & Stirling Chemistry As British Champs Loom In the second of two articles, Angharad Evans talks to Swimming World about returning from the University of Georgia, her coaches at Stirling and the inspiration of her teammates Angharad Evan...

Lessons From Hockey Career Helped McKenzie Siroky Excel at First NCAA Championships At the beginning of her senior year of high school, McKenzie Siroky was focused on her future as a collegiate hockey player at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. But in the ensuing months, Siroky made the tough deci...

7 Things to Consider Before Quitting Swimming By Niki Urquidi Many swimmers consider quitting at one time or another due to the intense demands of the sport. Waking up at 5 a.m. to be pushed to the limits day in and day out takes a toll on anyone's psyche. Yet most swimmers only make empty threats r...

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 ...

Kristóf Rasovszky Downs Supersuited 400 Free Record & Hubert Kós Sets 100 Back Mark To Top Rankings Kristóf Rasovszky consigned the Hungarian super-suited 400 free record to history and Hubert Kós downed the 100 back standard with a rankings-topper on day two of the Hungarian Championships in Kaposv...

David Popovici Goes Top Of 200 Free Rankings & Darius Coman Twice Lowers Romanian 200 Breast Record Olympic champion David Popovici posted a 1:45.07 200 freestyle to claim his second title in as many days at the Romanian Championships in Otopeni. It was the 12th fastest of the 20-year-old's career t...

Olympic Swimming Will Look Much Different With 50-Meter Events in 2028 The unexpected news will reverberate throughout the sport, with many swimmers surely adjusting their long-range training plans and even career plans. The 50-meter events of butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke are no longer sec...

6 Ways To Improve Your Flip Turn By Annie Grevers How many times have you been told to be quicker on your walls? Not to hesitate before flipping? Get your feet around faster? Probably quite a few times. Turns are not merely a fun accessory in swimming. They're a crucial part of our sport. How many t...

6 Everyday Struggles of a Swim Parent There is a lot of pressure on swimmers. The training, the suit, the mentality all has to be perfect. However, behind every great practice, every great race, and every great swimmer is a great swim parent, even when the kids leave for a collegiate pool instead of...

6 Ways to Swim Tall: Advice for the Vertically Challenged By Delaney Lanker My whole swimming career people have been telling me to swim tall. Standing at 5'0", I wouldn’t really consider myself “tall.” I don’t fit the typical swimmer mold, but I’m okay with that. While my height might be a disadvan...

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’...

David Popovici Fires Off 21.83 Romanian 50 Free Record At National Championships; Robert Badea Lowers 200IM Mark David Popovici lowered the Romanian 50 free record to 21.83 on day one of the 2025 national championships in Otopeni. The Olympic 200 free champion entered the meet with a 22.16 PB en-rou...

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...