Articles by Anya Pelshaw

A Trend In College Swimming That We Should Pay Attention To

The Oakland University men’s swim team shaved a swimmer’s head during a free throw at the men’s basketball game today, and they went viral.

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Sharon van Rouwendaal Charges On Final Lap To Win Worlds Open Water 10 km

The top 13 finishers from today’s women’s 10 km open water event earned their country a quota spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Emily Lundgren Wins Two Individual Events As Washington State Tops Utah

Lundgren was one of two NCAA qualifiers for the Washington State women last season. She won the 100 and 200 breaststrokes.

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Ellie Taliaferro Leads Vanderbilt To Win Over Tulane On Senior Day

Vanderbilt won all but two events against Tulane on senior day. The team’s swam a shorter event line up with no 200s of strokes.

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Indiana’s Finn Brooks Swims 51.34 100 Breaststroke, #3 In NCAA This Season

Brooks had only competed in the 100 breast three times prior to his swim today, a time that is #3 in the NCAA this season.

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Caeleb Dressel Swims Personal Best 1:32.57 200 SCY Freestyle During Florida Invitational

Dressel’s swim was a personal best time by almost a second. Bobby Finke raced the 400 IM, touching the wall in a 3:40.01.

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Indiana’s Anna Peplowski Swims 1:42.20 200 Freestyle; #3 Time In NCAA This Season

Peplowski’s swim today would have won the NCAA title last March. She also swam a personal best in the 100 free in the dual meet.

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Thomas Bach Says IOC Could Add Olympic Esports Games In 2025 Or 2026

The IOC had its first “Olympic Esports Week” last year at the end of June in Singapore which featured 10 game titles and sports.

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Rescoring 2022 and 2023 Division I NCAA Women’s Champs With An Added ‘C’ Final

The Alabama women finished 4th at 2022 NCAAs but would have been passed by 5th place NC State if there was a ‘C’ final.

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IM And Freestyler Delaney Householder Commits To In-State West Virginia For 2024

Householder will stay in state and begin this fall at West Virginia. The BIg 12 will look a lot different going forward.

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Santa Clara’s International Swim Center Has 21 Items Not Up To Code

The pool, home to Santa Clara Swim Club, was closed indefinitely earlier this month. The city hosted a town hall meeting on Tuesday.

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University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus To Permanently Close Pool

The University of North Georgia’s Gainesville Campus is the largest of its six campuses. The pool was closed back in December.

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Holy Cross Men’s Swimming Team Distracts Boston U During Basketball Game Free Throws

The Holy Cross men’s swimming team ran in the crowd of the school’s gym in the middle of free throws on Monday night’s men’s basketball game.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: January 31 – February 6

Coming off of a win over Kentucky, Louisville will take on Wisconsin and Indiana this week. See the full schedule of meets here.

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Douglass Adds 100 Breast, Johnston Adds 800 Free, Carson Foster Drops 200 Free at Worlds

Kate Douglass has added the 100 breaststroke to her lineup for the 2024 World Championships in Doha, bringing her total to six individual events.

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