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Passages: Heinz Kluetmeier, Olympic Photographer and International Swimming Hall of Famer, 82 Heinz Kluetmeier, who photographed 11 Summer Olympics and was the first photographer inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2017, died on Tuesday. He was 82 years old. Kluetmeier photographe...

Minnesota State Champ Libbi McCarthy Commits To In-State Golden Gophers  NEW COMMIT: Edina, Minn. native Libbi McCarthy will remain in state for her college career after she verbally committed to the University of Minnesota for Fall 2026. She's a U.S. Open qualifier. Regarding her commitment, she sa...

U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Ban Transgender Participation in Women's Sports For the second time, the United States House of Representatives has passed a bill banning all transgender women from women's and girls' sports that receive federal funding and come under Title IX jurisdiction. The...

Passages: U.S. Olympic Team Massage Therapist Brian Campbell Dies USA Swimming announced in an Instagram post Monday evening that Dr. Brian Campbell, a massage therapist and chiropractor who worked with three Olympic swim teams, has passed away. Campbell was also the head massage therapist at UCLA, ...

'It's a Scary Time': Changing Landscape of College Sports Has Diving Programs on Edge By Michael Stott As a high school swim coach whose teams won more than one state championship thanks to divers, I’ve always appreciated the skill and athleticism those athletes bring to the boards – and the pool. S...

Legendary Australian Coach Michael Bohl Takes Advisor Position with Chinese Swimming Association The original plan for veteran and internationally renowned Australian coach Michael Bohl was to take a 12-month break from coaching after the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. It seems like that approach has ...

Hubert Kós & Zsófia Konkoly Win Top Honours At Hungarian Athlete Of The Year Awards Olympic 200 back champion Hubert Kós and Zsófia Konkoly, double Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medallist, won top honours at the Hungarian Athlete of the Year gala. Kós won the best male athlete award with Konkoly named ...

Freshman Focus (Part Three): Leah Hayes Brings Versatility, Experience to Four-Time Defending Champs Almost three years ago, Leah Hayes was the beneficiary of a key decision by one of the best swimmers in University of Virginia history. When Kate Douglass opted out of the 200 IM at the 2022 U.S. Int...

College Swimming Men's Top Times: Jordan Crooks Has Starred Thus Far The top performer of the season thus far in men's college swimming has been Tennessee's Jordan Crooks, who posted the top time in the country in four individual events at his team's invitational in November. That was a precursor to...

The quality of the 2024 Olympic medals is under scrutiny after more than 100 athletes have returned them because of damage and rust just months after the Games, according to a Daily Mail report. The scrutiny started during the Paris Games after U.S. skateboarder Nyjah Huston posted on social media a...

Indiana Lands 2026 Verbal From Junior Pan Pacs Medalist Oliver Dawson NEW COMMIT: Indiana University has scored a big verbal commitment for its growing Class of 2026 from Oliver Dawson of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. He will join Brody Engelstad and Sam Wolf in Bloomington as a member of the Hoo...

USA Swimming has been awarded the prestigious International Sports Awards Fan Engagement Award - Governing Body from the International Sports Convention. This award recognizes the organization’s outstanding efforts in hosting the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming, presented by Lilly, at Lucas...

College Swimming Women's Top Times: Who Has Surprised This Season? College swimming has just over a month to go until the beginning of conference championship meets, which can produce sensational efforts from all corners of the country. One month after that will be the NCAA Championships, with both ...

Two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga Launches In Depth Swimming Academy: 'A Passion to Bring Something New' When Olivia Smoliga was a young teenager, like many swimmers, she looked up to the Olympians. Smoliga took advantage of every chance she could to meet them and learn from them through clinics. But...

IOC Will Provide Gary Hall Jr. with Replacement Medals for Those Lost in L.A. Wildfires As Gary Hall Jr. ran through his home last week before evacuating the Pacific Palisades residence due to the Los Angeles wildfires that have devastated Southern California, the three-time Olympian focused on grab...

Sprinter Albert Smelzer Verbally Commits To Cal For 2026 NEW COMMIT: Olympic Trials qualifier Albert Smelzer of Greensboro, North Carolina, will head to the west coast after verbally committing to the University of California, Berkeley, for Fall 2026. He will join Tim Wu, JD Thumann, Baylor Stanton ...

Max Matteazzi Wins Three Races as Pitt Brawls Past West Virginia, George Washington Max Matteazzi won three individual events over a two-day meet at Trees Pool, leading Pittsburgh to wins over West Virginia and George Washington. The Pitt men claimed victories of 210.5-89.5 over GW and 227-70 over i...

Q&A with SwimRVA Head Coach Jonathan Kaplan; Self-Described 'Swim Nerd' Has Followed Dream A self-described “swim nerd,” Jonathan Kaplan has pursued a lifelong coaching dream in building programs and influencing hundreds of young men and women to become better swimmers and even better people. Jonath...

Northwestern Sets Two Pool Records in Sweeping Penn State, Chicago Cade Duncan and Tyler Lu set pool records on Saturday as Northwestern swept a tri-meet in Evanston against Penn State and the University of Chicago. On the men’s side, Northwestern topped Penn State, 172-127, and Chicago, 231-62. Pen...

Kenyon’s Jennah Fadely Sets Division III Record in 100 Breast Kenyon College senior Jennah Fadely set the NCAA Division III record in the women’s 100 breaststroke on Friday night. Kenyon took part in a two-day tri-meet in Princeton, falling to the United States Naval Academy, 178-175 and to the host...