Read moreThe Week That Was: Taylor Ruck Elects to Take Olympic Redshirt02 September 2019The last week in the sport of swimming has been about new shifts in the landscape before the new school year starts and swimmers start their training for their various Olympic Trials next year. There were some coaching hires and some major shakeups in the NCAA landscape with Derek Perkins and Jeff K...
Read more3Three Freshmen That Could Rock the 200 Free at Men's NCAA's22 March 2017Written by Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern One year ago at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center, Texas freshman Townley Haas broke out into the NCAA Division I scene, winning the 500 free in a time of 4:09.00. He surprised all of us by knocking off several returning All-Americans, includ...
Read more5Pac-12 Saturday Recap: Arizona and ASU Men Tie in Dual Meet04 February 2017The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils faced off in an intense rivalry dual meet Saturday afternoon in Tucson. While the Arizona women pulled away quickly to pick up the victory, the men's meet came down to the wire, and the two teams ended up tying at 147 after ASU went 1-3 in the final ...
Read more2Cameron Craig Goes 53.61 in 100 Fly, Finally 'At Home Again in the Water' After 14 Months08 June 2019Cameron Craig was eager to see what he could do in the water, racing for the first time in 14 months. When he touched the wall after his first race, there were many emotions running through his head from relief to excitement. In his first race back, Craig won the 100 fly in 53.61 at the Big Red Chal...
Read moreDylan Boyd Transferring from Arizona State to Michigan12 April 2018Australian native and 2018 Honorable Mention All American Dylan Boyd will be transferring from Arizona State to the University of Michigan for the 2018-19 NCAA Swimming & Diving season. Boyd made the announcement on his Instagram on April 11: After much thought and consideration, I will be conti...
Read more6The Tie in Tucson: Can’t Split Arizona and ASU Men After Intense Rivalry Showdown04 February 2017By David Rieder. First came the drawn-out chants of “ZO-NA! ZO-NA!” from the team clad in red and blue on the side of the pool. After barely a second of silence, a quick-paced “A-S-U! A-S-U!” cheer emanated from the young men and women in maroon and gold lined up along the upstairs railing inside th...
Read more11Arizona State Men Beat Texas and What It All Means27 January 2018Morning Splash by David Rieder. For the victors, the meet meant everything, a previously-downtrodden program knocking off the gold standard. For the losers, it was just another lump in a season full of them—with the hope that all the lumps are meaningless in the end. In the photo above, Arizona Stat...
Read more2Texas A&M Women, Arizona State Men Win Art Adamson Titles19 November 2016By Dan D'Addona. The Texas A&M women's swim team used its depth to win the Art Adamson Invitational on Saturday. The Aggies finished with a total of 1,404.5 points, more than double that of second-place LSU (687). Boise State was third (522.5), followed by Arizona State (390), SMU (359), TCU (162) a...
Read more2A Look at the Returning Scorers in the NCAA Division I Men's Swimming Landscape02 October 2019The 2019-20 NCAA Division I swimming and diving season is coming fast. There have been a lot of changes in the national landscape like there are with every year but with the Olympics coming up at the end of next summer, a lot of the top athletes elected to sit out this season to focus on long course...
Read moreBrother Rice Dominates Michigan HS Division 1 Champs09 March 2014UNIVERSITY Center, Michigan, March 9. AFTER finishing in the runner-up position, the Brother Rice Warriors claimed their first Division 1 title since 2007 at the Michigan High School Boys Division 1 Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet was held in short course yards at the Saginaw Valley Stat...
Read moreCameron Craig Reaches Another Olympic Trials Cut09 June 2019One day after making his return to racing and qualifying for the 2020 Olympic trials, Cameron Craig turned in another stellar performance to close the Big Red Challenge in Holland, Michigan, on Sunday. Craig, swimming for host Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics, won the 100 free in 50.45 to break the club ...
Read more11Bob Bowman’s Arizona State Sun Devils Becoming Competitive12 November 2017Morning Splash by David Rieder. Two and a half years ago, Bob Bowman committed to lead an Arizona State swimming program that had previously been the doormat of the Pac-12 conference, a team that was largely noncompetitive and, at least on the men’s side, just seven years removed from near-extinctio...
Read more1The Week That Was: World Rankings Shake Up In Indy and Down Under06 March 2017Swimming across the globe got a lot more interesting this week, with the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis and the NSW Open Champs in Australia giving swimmers from around the world a chance to test the waters as we begin to creep toward this summer’s World Championships. Read about those meets ...
Read moreOff Deck, March 10, 2017: Cameron Craig Recaps Breakout Pac-12s10 March 2017Arizona State freshman Cameron Craig was the breakout performer of the men's Pac-12 championships last weekend, winning the 200 free in 1:31.71, the second-fastest time in the country so far this season, and then winning the 100 free in 41.95. Now, Craig is in the midst of preparation for his first ...
Read moreMorning Splash: The Impact of Conference Season on the U.S. Men's Relays05 March 2017By David Rieder. The United States men swept Olympic golds in the three relays last summer in Rio, but each one of those wins came with the assistance of Michael Phelps—who, as most of you reading almost certainly know, is once again retired. The success of 2016 helped wash away some of the stench f...
Read moreAggies Continue to Dominate at Art Adamson Invitational18 November 2016By Dan D'Addona. The Texas A&M women continued their domination at the Art Adamson Invitational on Friday. With one day remaining, the Aggies have 968.5 points, well ahead of second-place LSU (477). Boise State (379.5) is third, followed by Arizona State (268), SMU (233), TCU (122) and Incarnate Wor...
Read more1Pac-12 Weekly Preview: Arizona State Faces USC; Stars Back in Action01 November 2017By Dan D'Addona. Now fully recovered from the USA College Challenge, the Pac-12 Conference star swimmers are back with their teams and ready for a full slate of competition. There will be plenty of stars in action, but also plenty of interesting meets with many teams doubling up, having two meets th...
Read morePac-12 Friday Recap: Stanford Sweeps Arizona; Cal Sweeps Arizona State19 January 2018By Dan D'Addona. The No. 3 Stanford women swam through a hail storm and earned 192-100 win over No. 20 Arizona at Avery Aquatic Center on Friday afternoon. Sophomore Ella Eastin won three events and senior Kassidy Cook swept the diving events to lead the Cardinal (4-0, 3-0 Pac-12) in its first meet ...
Read more2Pac-12 Friday Recap: USC Men Edge Out ASU in Tempe; Women Dominate03 November 2017Arizona State welcomed the USC Trojans to Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex Friday afternoon for one of the signature Pac-12 swimming and diving contests of the fall semester. The men’s meet was a nail-biter, with the Trojans coming out on top, 153-147, while USC beat Arizona State’s women handily, 176.5...
Read more5NCAA Swimming Notebook: Ledecky's Dilemma and Medley Madness24 February 2018By David Rieder. With one day to go at the Big 12, men’s ACC, men’s Big Ten and women’s Pac-12 championships, it’s time to empty out the NCAA swimming notebook. And after yet another record-breaking night, let’s start with Katie Ledecky. Another record for Katie Ledecky… and another dilemma. For the...