Kylie Masse Breaks Canadian Record; Summer McIntosh Swims 4:37 IM in Toronto
Two of Canada’s brightest stars, including Kylie Masse (above), are breaking records this week in spite of learning that their coach would be leaving.
Canadian Coach of the Year Ben Titley Out at HPC-Ontario
Ben Titley, the Swimming Canada Coach of the Year in 2021, is no longer the head coach of the High Performance Center in Toronto, Ontario.
SMU’s Colin Feehery Swims 3:41 in 400 IM to Crush Record at American SC Champs
While full results from day 1 of the 2022 American Short Course Championships have not yet been made available, there was at least one highlight swim on Thursday.
All 6 Pac-12 Medley Relays Hit “A” Cuts on Day 1; Stanford Breaks School Record
The Stanford Cardinal, with two freshmen, a sophomore, and a junior, won the 2022 Pac-12 title in the men’s 200 medley relay in a new school record time.
UIC Head Swimming Coach Tim Loeffler Resigns After 8 Seasons
Tim Loeffler, the head coach of the UIC Flames for the last 8 seasons, has resigned from his position to focus on his personal well-being.
Swimming Canada Pulls Out of Russian-Hosted World Championships
Swimming Canada, which won 15 medals at the 2021 Short Course World Championships, won’t compete in 2022 as a result of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine.
Penn’s Lia Thomas Opts for 100 Free over 1650 Free for NCAA Championships
Lia Thomas will swim the 100 free, where she’s the 10th seed, instead of the 1650 where she would have been the 11th seed, at NCAAs.
NCAA Releases Pre-Selection Psych Sheets for 2022 Women’s NCAA Championships
Virginia’s Kate Douglass will swim the 50 free, 200 breast, and 100 fly at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
Stanford’s Regan Smith Will Take On Tough Day 4 Double at NCAA Championships
200 Back World Record Holder Regan Smith didn’t swim the 200 back at the Pac-12 Championships, but she will at the NCAA Championships.
FINA Strips Putin of Honor, Requires Athletes to Compete Under Neutral Flags
FINA stopped short of a total ban against Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, but did bar the country’s flag, anthem, and colors at international competitions.
NCAA Champion Max McHugh Plans to Use 5th Year of Eligibility
Max McHugh, the defending NCAA Champion in the 100 and 200 yard breaststrokes, will return for a 5th season of racing at Minnesota next year.
ISL Informs Athletes That War in Ukraine Will Delay Monday’s Solidarity Payment
The league says they have been unable to transfer money to the banks of clubs to pay athletes because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week.
Were the 2022 ACC Championships the Deepest Ever?
By one measure, the time it took to qualify for the A-Final, they were overall the fastest ever – though not necessarily in every event. (Above: Louisville’s Adeline Farrington was 8th in prelims in the 100 breast).
2 Ohio State Women, 1 Oakland Woman Book NCAA Tickets at Buckeye Last Chance
The Ohio State Buckeyes got three more swimmers into NCAAs, including a swimmer who wasn’t on their scoring roster at Big Tens, on Saturday.
FINA Pulls 2022 World Junior Swimming Championships Out of Russia
FINA has pulled August’s World Junior Swimming Championships out of Kazan, Russia, after the Russian Army invaded Ukraine last week.
