Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Ilya Kharun Breaks Maxime Grousset’s US Open Record With 22.73 50 Fly

Kharun broke the previous record of a 22.80 set by Maxime Grousset of France earlier this year.

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South Carolina Hires Jake Shrum As Associate Head Coach

Shrum had been an associate head coach with Virginia for the last two seasons. Prior to that, he was head coach at Towson.

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Van Mathias Sets Another Pro Series Record With 58.32 100 Breast, Breaking Michael Andrew’s Record

Mathias swam to his second Pro Series Record of the week after already setting a new record in the 50 breast.

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Swims You Might Have Missed On Day 3 At The Indianapolis Pro Swim Series

13 year old Autumn McIntosh dropped nine seconds in the 400 free in the ‘D’ final and touched in a 4:18.51.

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Kate Douglass Breaks Sarah Sjostrom’s World Record With 23.59 50 Free

Douglass smashed her own American Record and dropped over three tenths to break Sarah Sjostrom’s World Record from 2023.

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Jack Alexy Scratches 50 Free, Ryan Erisman Scratches 400 Free On Day 3 Prelims Of Indy Pro Series

Ryan Erisman won the 400 IM last night in Indianapolis but has scratched the 400 free on Friday where he entered the meet as the #1 seed.

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Kaii Winkler Breaks Steffen Deibler’s German National Record With 50.92 100 Butterfly

The swim marks Winkler’s first individual German National Record. He began representing Germany at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Katharine Berkoff Breaks Pro Series Meet Record, Just 0.01 Off American Record With 26.98 50 Back

In addition to being only 0.01 off her own American Record, Berkoff’s swim also is tied as the 3rd fastest performance all-time. 

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Van Mathias Breaks Own American Record With 26.30 50 Breast, Becomes #5 Performer All-Time

Mathias shaved 0.09 seconds off of his own record and moved up to become the #5 performer all-time in the LCM men’s 50 breaststroke.

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Aimee Canny Breaks South African National Record With 2:09.99 200 IM

Canny broke the previous record of a 2:10.39 set by Rebecca Meder in April 2025. The 200 IM is her 2nd individual LCM National Record.

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2026 NCAA Relay Swimmer Mary Clarke Transferring From Pitt To Louisville

Clarke was a relay only swimmer for Pitt at both the 2025 and 2026 NCAA Championships. She swam on all three free relays this spring.

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Alex Ochsenbein Transferring From Mizzou To Nova Southeastern With D2 ‘A’ Final Times

Ochsenbein’s best times in both breaststroke events would have been 4th at the 2026 D2 NCAA Championships, making him a strong addition.

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Hampton Virginia Current Hires Arilson Champman As Associate Head Coach

Champam arrives after most recently spending time as Head Swimming Coach for the Inspire Institute of Sport in India.

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Canadian Open Water Athlete Laila Oravsky Announces Transfer From Indiana To South Carolina

Oravsky adds depth to the distance group as her best time in the 1650 free would have been 17th at SECs. That was the team’s highest scoring event.

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Sara Curtis Closes NCAP Qualifier With 53.76 100 Free, Greenwaldt Wins 50 Fly

Curtis was half a second off her lifetime best in the 100 free. Bryn Greenwaldt made her debut in the LCM 50 fly and earned the win.

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