Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Regan Smith Sets New American Record With 1:57.86 200 Backstroke, #2 Performance All-Time

Smith was under the old World Record set by McKeown last week but McKeown lowered that own record today.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Own World Record With 1:57.33 200 Backstroke

McKeown won the triple crown bonus of $10,000 and the World Record bonus of $10,000 as she broke her record from a week ago.

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Gretchen Walsh Breaks Own World Cup Series Record With 53.10 100 Fly

Walsh now holds the top seven performances in the 100 butterfly of all-time. Tonight was the #3 performance all-time.

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Shaine Casas Sets New World Cup Series Record With 3:56.13 400 IM, #3 Performer All-Time

Casas dropped another second and a half off his best time from last week. He came into the World Cup never having swam the event.

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#1 Ranked Diving Recruit For 2026 Isabel Baley Flips Commitment From Texas To Tennessee

Baley joins a strong class of girls set to arrive in fall 2026 for the Vols. She originally committed to stay in-state at Texas.

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Nate Germonprez Of Texas Swims 50.62 100 Breast In Night Session Against Tennessee

Germonprez was 3rd at 2025 NCAAs in the event, an event that graudated 6 of its ‘A’ finalists. No one has been under 51-seconds this season.

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Eva Okaro Swims Texas School Record 47.06 100 Free During Prelims Of Texas vs Tennessee

Okaro has already made huge waves with her arrival and out-touched Tennessee’s Camille Spink by 0.01 for the 100 free win.

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Todd DeSorbo, Katharine Berkoff Give Opinions On NCAA Meet Format Changes

DeSorbo and Berkoff spoke on Instagram stories specifically about the removal of the ‘B’ final from the NCAA Championships.

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Virginia To Unveil 2025 NCAA Championship Banner Against UNC This Friday

There will be no 50 and 100 free as the relay lead off legs will count as 5 points. Relays are also scored 10-5.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: October 20-26

Stanford hosts Cal and Arizona State on Friday before Cal hosts the tri-meet on Saturday. UNC-Virginia and Tennessee-Texas also highlight this week.

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Kate Douglass Breaks Cate Campbell’s World Record With 50.19 100 Freestyle

Douglass now holds three individual SCM World Records, all coming in different strokes (the 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 IM).

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Kaylee McKeown Earns New World Record With 1:57.87 200 Backstroke

McKeown had a huge split on the 3rd 50 and out touched Regan Smith in the win. The previous record was a 1:58.04 set by Smith last December.

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Ilya Kharun Breaks Own US Open Record With 21.69 50 Butterfly

Kharun was 0.02 off his lifetime best that he swam for silver last December at the 2024 SCM World Championships.

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Luke Hobson Breaks Own US Open Record With 1:40.62 200 Freestyle

Hobson broke his own record that he set just a week ago. He holds the World Record in the event with a 1:38.61 from 2024 SCM Worlds.

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Hubert Kos Swims New US Open, World Cup Series Records With 48.78 100 Backstroke

Kos broke the previous World Cup Series record held by Shaine Casas while the US Open Record was held by Matt Grevers.

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