Australia Names 38 Swimmers to 2023 World Championships Roster
After winning the 400 IM on day six in a time of 4:10.64, national record holder Brendon Smith punched his ticket to the Fukuoka World Championships.
2023 Australian World Championship Trials: Day 6 Finals Live Recap
This finals session, the last chance for Australians to punch their ticket to Fukuoka, will feature a battle between Gough and Pallister in the 1500 free.
2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: Katie Grimes Eyes American Record in Women’s 400 IM
17-year-old Katie Grimes, the defending World Championships silver medalist, is knocking on the door of the oldest women’s American record left standing.
2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: A Frenzy Behind Finke in Men’s 1500 Free
American record holder and 2022 World Championships silver medalist Bobby Finke is the favorite to win. Second place is still very much up for grabs.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Justin Welch Commits To Cal Baptist (2023)
Welch set six school records while swimming for Clovis Community College. He now has two associate’s degrees and will join the Lancers in Riverside this fall.
Indiana University-Bloomington Gains Commit from Utkarsh Patil (2023)
Utkarsh Patil, a butterfly and backstroke specialist from India, is Indiana’s second international verbal commitment in their class of 2027.
Alabama Swimmer Riley VanMeter Receives Fulbright Award to Teach English in Spain
VanMeter was a ‘C’ finalist at the 2021 SEC Championships in the 200 fly. He has been selected to teach English in Spain for one academic year.
Deaf World Record Holder Carli Cronk Commits to Notre Dame With Team Leading Times
Cronk set three world records at the 2022 Deaflympics. She would have been Notre Dame’s fastest 400 IMer last season and will join them in the fall of 2024.
Which Swimmers Have the Most Instagram Followers?
Yusra Mardini’s inspirational journey to the 2016 Refugee Olympic Team was depicted in Netflix’s “The Swimmers” (2022) and she now has 804K followers.
Spain’s Ona Carbonell Retires from Synchro Swimming with 23 World Championship Medals
Spanish artistic swimmer Ona Carbonell, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist and 2009 World Champion, has medaled at seven consecutive World Championships.
U.S. Adds Summer Schmit to 2023 World Para Championships Roster
Schmit, a freshman at the University of Minnesota, placed fifth in the 200 IM, sixth in the 100 fly, and seventh in the 400 free at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics
Summer Juniors Qualifier Kyla Foxhoven Sends Verbal to Trinity Tigers (2023)
Foxhoven’s best 100 breast time would have won the 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championship ‘A’ final by nearly 1.5 seconds.
Sacred Heart Rebuilds Freestyle Group With Commit From Amanda Conti (2023)
Conti has 50 and 100 free times that would have made her SHU’s second-highest finisher at last season’s championships behind the now-graduated Kelly Bartnett.
Missouri State Finalist Juliette Phillips Commits to Binghamton
Juliette Phillips owns a best 200 IM time of 2:06.12 which would have made her Binghamton’s highest-placing finisher at the 2023 America East Championships.
LEN Plans to Further Develop Ice Swimming in Europe
Following the 5th Ice Swimming World Championships in January, the largest ice swimming competition in history, LEN says they plan to help develop the sport.
