Ranking the 2020 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4
#1 recruit Regan Smith’s loaded Stanford class and #2 Alex Walsh’s elite Virginia group collide in a showdown for our #1 overall freshman class ranking.
56.7 Backstroker Katie Yule (2020) Switches Commitment From Tennessee to USC
California freestyler/backstroker Katie Yule will join the USC Trojans in the fall of 2020, rather than the Tennessee Volunteers.
Alabama Reopens Pools & Gyms With Social Distancing Requirements
Alabama has become the latest state to start loosening coronavirus restrictions, with pools and gyms allowed to re-open under social distancing guidelines.
Ranking the 2020 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8
Out goes backstroke sensation Beata Nelson and in comes elite prospect Phoebe Bacon for one team in our ranked NCAA swimming & diving recruiting classes.
Missouri School Guidelines Suggest ‘Revising’ Sports, Alternating Class Days
The Missouri School Boards’ Association has published guidelines for reopening schools, including limiting or canceling school sports.
SwimSwam Pulse: 84% Prefer NCAA Title To U.S. Open Record
A huge majority of voters would rather win an NCAA event title than set a U.S. Open record, according to our latest poll.
Kacper Stokowski, Giovanni Izzo Both On Track To Swim For NC State Next Fall
Olympic gap year swimmers Kacper Stokowski and Giovanni Izzo are both on track to compete for the NC State Wolfpack next fall, the program says.
MacNeil & Dorenkott Earn Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Awards
Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil was named Big Ten swimmer of the year and Ohio State’s Bill Dorenkott the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.
Michigan’s Auboeck, Todd, Bottom Earn Big Ten Men’s Postseason Honors
Michigan swept three of four postseason awards in the Big Ten for men’s swimming & diving: swimmer Felix Auboeck, diver Ross Todd and coach Mike Bottom.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Thorpe’s Legendary Week of World Records in 2000
Twenty years ago, Australian Ian Thorpe kicked off a new millennium with three world records and a 400 free that still stacks up among the best in history.
Ranking the 2020 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12
We go Big Ten heavy in our next set of NCAA swimming & diving recruiting class ranks, but we also run across #8 overall recruit Abby Arens.
Arkansas Allowing Pools & Waterparks To Reopen With Coronavirus Restrictions
Arkansas has become the next state to start the process of reopening pools and aquatic facilities after coronavirus-related closures.
Oceans Seven
Climbing has the Seven Summits. Horse racing, the Triple Crown. And since 2009, open water swimming has had its own unique challenge: the Oceans Seven.
Ranking the 2020 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16
We kick off our expanded rankings of the incoming freshman classes for NCAA swimming & diving with our 13th- through 16th-ranked programs.
Swimming Canada Creates Work Group For Return To Swimming After COVID-19
Following a growing trend, Swimming Canada has established a working group to plan a safe return to swimming when the coronavirus pandemic begins to lift.