USA Swimming Passes Legislation To Strengthen SafeSport, Punish Doping
USA Swimming’s House of Delegates approved 27 new pieces of legislation to improve the organization’s SafeSport program and help further restrict anti-doping violators.
Peter Kropp Blasts 52.13 In 100 Breast As Duke Beats Pitt
Peter Kropp rattled his lifetime-best in the 100 breast in Duke’s season-opening dual against Pittsburgh, going 52.13 for a dominating win.
Smiddy Shines As Michigan Wins Chilly Long Course Triangular
It didn’t feel much like summer season, with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees Fahrenheit at the outdoor Michigan State pool, but the Michigan Wolverines threw things back to summer’s long course meters format with a triangular win over Big Ten foes.
Freshman Ress Wins Twice For NC State On Day 1 Of All-NC Invite
Justin Ress kicked off his NCAA career with a pair of wins for the North Carolina State Wolfpack on night 1 of the All-North Carolina Invite.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Van der Burgh’s $15000 50 Breast
Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…
USC’s Kendyl Stewart, Dylan Carter Sitting Out NCAA Season In Olympic Preparation
A pair of University of Southern California All-Americans will be sitting out of the coming NCAA season in order to prepare for the 2016 Olympic year: American Kendyl Stewart and Trinidad & Tobago’s Dylan Carter.
Former NCAA Champ Brooklynn Snodgrass Redshirting For Indiana Hoosiers
2014 NCAA 200 back champion Brooklynn Snodgrass will take an Olympic redshirt season in 2015-2016, sitting out of the NCAA schedule to prepare for Canada’s Olympic Trials.
Big Ten Finalist Abby Jagdfeld Transfers From Purdue to Wisconsin
Big Ten finalist Abby Jagdfeld will be switching allegiances from the Purdue Boilermakers to the Wisconsin Badgers for her sophomore season onwards.
9 NCAA Programs To Host Competing Breast Cancer Fund-Raising Meets In October
Nine Division I swimming & diving programs will host connected and competing fund-raiser meets throughout the month of October, with proceeds going to each program’s breast cancer charity of choice.
Van der Burgh, Sakai Battling For World Cup’s 2nd Cluster Points Lead
The race for the World Cup’s second cluster points win (and the $50,000 bonus that comes along with it) is coming down to the wire on the men’s side, with Cameron van der Burgh and Masato Sakai going back and forth in Beijing.
Hosszu, Sakai Earn Biggest Beijing World Cup Payouts
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Japan’s Masato Sakai earned the biggest paychecks of the Beijing World Cup in multi-medal performances.
Big Ten Championships To Expand Scoring To 24th This Season
The men’s and women’s Big Ten Championships will expand their scoring systems for the 2016 championship meets, scoring down to 24th place as opposed to the traditional 16th.
Long Island, NY To Host 2017 U.S. Open, Junior Nationals
Two of the major national meets of the 2017 summer season will take place in Long Island, New York, per USA Swimming: the 2017 U.S. Open and the 2017 Speedo Junior Nationals.
The Official SwimSwam Ballot For the 2015 Golden Goggle Awards
Based on SwimSwam’s votes, Katie Ledecky should be coming home from the Golden Goggles Awards with some new pieces of shiny eye-wear after another season in which she was basically unbeatable internationally.
Katinka Hosszu Wins Record 200th World Cup Medal In Beijing
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu crossed a major barrier on day 1 of the Beijing World Cup, becoming the first swimmer in World Cup history to surpass 200 total medals, according to circuit organizer FINA.