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.
James Madison’s Jess Pryne Shatters School Record on Day 2 at ECACs
Jess Pryne, a transfer from LSU, swam the fastest time in the CAA this season in the 400 IM after being blocked from racing at the conference championships.
Ukraine Swimming Federation Publishes Letter to FINA on World Championships
“Ukrainian athletes are forced to defend their homes and families and cannot train or compete solely because of the inhumane actions of the Russian and Belarusian governments.”
Matt Sates Swims 3:41 in First 400y IM; Many NCAA Cuts at Georgia Last Chance
Georgia freshman Matt Sates swam his first ever 200 yard IM and 400 yard IM on Saturday to give himself more options for the NCAA Championships.
The Indiana Hoosiers Are the 2022 Men’s Big Ten Swimming & Diving Champions
The Indiana Hoosiers have won their 4th Big Ten Championship in the last 6 seasons and are set up well for a big run at NCAAs next month.
9 Nordic Aquatics Federations Say They Won’t Compete in Russia or Belarus
While FINA has not made any announcements about the future of the two World Championship events hosted by Russia later this year, national federations have begun to speak out.
2022 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Indiana’s Brendan Burns (above) will swim in both the 200 back and 200 fly finals on Saturday as the Hoosiers hope to hold off Ohio State.
