Laure Manaudou Named First French Athlete In Paris 2024 Torch Relay
Manadou will receive the torch from Greek Olympian Stefanos Douskos on Greek soil. Manadou won France’s first ever gold in women’s swimming in 2004 in Athens.
Washington State Joining The Mountain West Conference For Women’s Swimming
Washington State joined the West Coast Conference for *most* sports but football, baseball, and women’s swimming will compete in the Mountain West.
Notre Dame Surpasses Last Year’s Historic Finish With Program High 10th Place Finish At NCAAs
The Notre Dame men finished a program high 18th at 2023 NCAAs under first year head coach Chris Lindauer and finished higher in 2024 in 10th place.
East Carolina Assistant Riley Hilbrandt Named Head Swimming And Diving Coach Of Illinois State
Hilbrandt most recently spent time at East Carolina as an assistant coach for three seasons. She graduated from Nevada in 2017.
Northwestern’s Kevin Houseman Enters Portal As Graduate Transfer, Seeking Medical Redshirt
Houseman began to use his COVID-19 fifth year but is currently seeking a medical redshirt after he “had an incident in December after US Open.”
2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Kathryn Ackerman Announces Transfer To Purdue For COVID-19 Fifth Year
The Purdue women had no swimmers invited to 2024 NCAAs while Ackerman earned an invite in all four years of her undergraduate career with Michigan.
Jack Kelly Of Brown Speaks On Becoming The Program’s First NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Since 1944
Jack Kelly made the 200 breaststroke ‘A’ final at NCAAs, becoming Brown’s first ‘A’ finalist since 1944, a stat Kelly called “shocking.”
Missouri Valley Conference To Add Men’s Swimming And Diving For 2024-2025 Season
All seven swimming and diving teams from the Mid-American Conference on the men’s side will now compete with the Missouri Valley Conference.
2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Kathryn Ackerman Of Michigan Enters Portal As Grad Transfer
Ackerman has earned an individual invite at NCAAs in all four years of undergrad with Michigan, making the 400 IM final as a freshman and senior.
Caroline Riggs Earns First Trials Cut And Other Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 1
Riggs just finished her first year at Yale and swam out of heat 2 for the women tonight, ultimately moving up to fifth overall.
A Summary Of Current Open Division I Head Coaching Positions
Texas A&M is one of 8 Division I schools to have their head coaching positions open as of April 10th. Four schools have already filled theirs this offseason.
Allyson Sweeney Steps Down As Georgia Southern Head Coach After Two Seasons
The Georgia Southern women competed in the Sun Belt Conference Championships this season finishing 3rd out of 4 teams.
Arizona State NCAA ‘A’ Finalists Zalan Sarkany, Owen McDonald Enter Transfer Portal
Sarkany won the 2024 NCAA title in the 1650 free while McDonald made the 2024 NCAA A final of the 100 back, 200 IM, and 200 back.
Canadian Trials Moved From Montreal To Toronto Due To Extended Closure, Dates Remain The Same
Toronto’s Pan Am Sports Center hosted 2023 Trials for Swimming Canada. The pool has a separate 50 meter warm up/warm down pool.
Notre Dame, Michigan, And Purdue Men See Highest Rises at 2024 NCAAs
Chris Guiliano and the Notre Dame men moved up 8 spots from 18th to 10th from 2023 to 2024 NCAAs. The Michigan men moved up 4 spots while Purdue moved up 15.
