ISL Confirms Budapest As Location For Season 2; Tokyo Could Host Finale
The International Swimming League will compete in Budapest for Season 2, with a potential Tokyo setting for the league finale.
ISL Rosters: LA Current Adds Weitzeil, Rooney, But Loses Lots of Vets
The LA Current got arguably the biggest NCAA prize in Abbey Weitzeil, but they also lost a fair amount of stars heading into season 2.
Swimming, Football Most Likely College Sports To Include Anti-Hazing Team Rules
An analysis of team rules from 236 different college sports programs, finding that swimming was among the most likely to include specific anti-hazing rules.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Baylor Nelson’s 200FR/200BR Lifetime-Bests
Since February, Baylor Nelson has dropped almost six seconds in the 200-yard freestyle. He also hit a new 200 breast lifetime-best last week.
Paltrinieri, Cunha To Compete In Sunday’s Capri-Naples Marathon
Red-hot Gregorio Paltrinieri will headline the Capri-Naples Swimming Marathon in Italy this weekend, along with Brazilian open water star Ana Marcela Cunha.
WADA Could Bar Team USA From Olympics If U.S. Withdraws Funding
Earlier this summer, the U.S. government threatened to withdraw funding from WADA. Now, WADA has fired back with the possibility of Olympic exclusion.
Debate Swirls Around Myocarditis Figures In Athletes With COVID-19
Athletes who test positive for the coronavirus – even if they’re asymptomatic – can show inflammation of heart muscles with unclear long-term effects.
Pac-12 Could Resume Sports Sooner Than 2021 With New Rapid-Testing Agreement
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott called it a “game-changer.” Rapid tests for COVID-19 could allow the Pac-12 to resume sports sooner than January 1, 2021.
SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Pick Un-signed Abbey Weitzeil As Top ISL Prospect
Almost half of voters picked Abbey Weitzeil as the top NCAA-to-ISL newcomer this year. She hasn’t yet publicly signed with an ISL franchise.
William & Mary To Cut 7 Sports, Including Swimming, After 2020-2021
The College of William & Mary will cut seven programs at the end of this school year, including both women’s and men’s swimming & diving.
Steve Roush Resigns As CEO of ASCA After 9 Month Tenure
Steve Roush is resigning as CEO of the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) after less than a year in the post. ASCA announced the news today.
49.0 Flyer Russell Exum Commits To SMU For Fall 2021
After dropping from 52.1 to 49.0 in the 100 fly as a junior, Russell Exum of North Carolina will join SMU’s recruiting class for the fall of 2021.
Three-Sport Athlete Joe Rusnock (2021) Commits To SMU
Joe Rusnock, a three-sport athlete out of Connecticut, has verbally committed to SMU’s incoming freshman class in 2021 as a full-time swimmer.
57.9-to-49.8 Flyer Max Zuanich Commits To SMU For 2021
High school senior Max Zuanich has verbally committed to Southern Methodist University for the fall of 2021, bringing rapidly-dropping back and fly times.
College Football Begins Tonight As FBS Still Split on Postponement
With potential ripple effects to swimming, college football’s FBS will hold its first games tonight, while remaining split over a postponement of the season.