All-American Cora Dupré Won’t Finish the Season with Alabama Swim Team
Cora Dupré, who was 4th in the 100 free and 5th in the 50 free at NCAAs last year, is stepping away from the Alabama program.
Swims You Might Have Missed in the Knoxville 800 Frees (Pro Swim Day 1)
Macky Hodges (above) is the newest member of the elite Sandpipers training group, and she swam her first-ever 800 free on Wednesday: a rite of passage for the team.
Erika Brown Scratches 50 Back, 100 Fly on Thursday in Knoxville
University of Tennessee post-grad Erika Brown has scratched out of both events on Thursday morning at the Pro Swim Series stop in her home pool in Knoxville
North Carolina Awarded Rights to Host 2029 World University Games
The Research Triangle in North Carolina has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2029 World University Games, a giant multi-sport international sporting event.
Kliment Kolesnikov Wins Silver Doe Award as Top 10 Athlete of Russia
Swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov has been named one of Russia’s top 10 athletes for the year 2022 after breaking the World Record in the SCM 50 back.
Russian Artistic (Synchro) Swimmer Given Doping Suspension in 2014 Retest
A retest of a 2014 anti-doping sample resulted in a positive test for a World Junior Champion Russian artistic (synchronized) swimmer.
2023 NCAA Championship Tickets Go On Sale in January
The University of Minnesota is one of the few venues in the NCAA Championship hosting rotation with spectator seating on both sides of the competition pool.
Ridge High’s Emily Thompson Breaks 2 National HS Records at a Meters Dual Meet
Emily Thompson, who represented the USA at last summer’s Junior Pan Pac Championships, is now a two-event National High School Record holder.
The Man Who Ended Phelps’ 200 Fly Streak in 2012 Will Race at the Knoxville Pro Swim
Chinese swimmer Wu Peng, who in 2012 became the first man to beat Michael Phelps in the 200 fly in almost a decade, is entered to race in Knoxville.
Longtime Oakland U Head Coach Pete Hovland Will Retire in May
Pete Hovland will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 season, ending a storied career that has seen his teams win 62 conference titles in 64 chances.
All-American Julia Mrozinski Will Return to Tennessee Next Week After Fall in Germany
Tennessee sophomore Julia Mrozinski says that she is excited to return to Knoxville next week after spending the fall back home in Germany.
Europe Will Roll Out a New U23 Swimming Championship in 2023
The 2,500 seat Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin will host the inaugural edition of the European U23 Swimming Championships this year.
What Were The Most-Commented Articles on SwimSwam in 2022?
The 2022 World Championships drew the most conversation of any article we published last year with 1,083 (approved) comments.
Gyorgy Tumpek, the First-Ever European Champion in the 200 Fly, Dies at 92.
Gyorgy Tumpek was left off the 1952 Olympic Team because of “his big mouth,” but two years later won the first-ever European Championship in the 200 fly.
Milwaukee School of Engineering Hires Coach, Lays Plans for New NCAA Swim Team
The Milwaukee School of Engineering is preparing to launch men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams and have hired Janice McKeith as their first head coach.
