Only 17 Swimmers are Entered in the Women’s 200 Fly for Tokyo Olympics
Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas is the defending World Champion in the women’s 200 fly. She might just get a free pass into the semifinals.
Siphiwe Baleka Takes Olympic Appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport
Siphiwe Baleka, the 50 year old who is attempting to represent Guinea-Bissau at the Olympics, has taken his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
William & Mary Swimming Adds Tennessee Volunteer Asst. Colby Kubat to Staff
Colby Kubat (pictured with his wife Allie) spent last season as a volunteer assistant at Tennessee. He’ll now begin his first paid Division I coaching job.
Team USA Opening Ceremonies Uniforms Revealed
Nathan Adrian (above) is one of the ambassadors for the Ralph Lauren Olympic activation. Here, he features in the newly-unveiled opening ceremony uniform.
Long-Range Forecasts Show Rain, Below-Average Temperatures for Tokyo Olympics
A lot of rain in the forecast during the Olympic Games will help keep temperatures substantially lower in Tokyo than it was during last summer’s heat wave.
Tennessee Head Swim Coach Matt Kredich Receives Extension Through 2025-2026
University of Tennessee head coach Matt Kredich has signed a contract extension to keep him as the program’s head coach until 2025-2026.
Jon Sakovich, Kayla Kumbier Added to Complete LSU Swimming Staff
Jon Sakovich and Kayla Kumbier will complete the new-look LSU coaching staff that will retain 2 assistants from last season.
Evan Sholudko Resigns at D-I Eastern Illinois University
Sholudko’s resignation comes 6 weeks before the start of the 2021-2022 academic year at Eastern Illinois. He was the head coach there for 2 seasons.
2019 USports Rookie of the Year Rebecca Smith Will Swim for Calgary Next Season
21-year old Rebecca Smith will swim for Canada later this month in Tokyo. After that, she’ll return home to Alberta to swim for the Calgary Dinos.
Cal Men Add 2 More Big 5th Year Additions: Sean Grieshop and Will Roberts
Sean Grieshop (above) scored 31 points for Cal at last season’s NCAA Championship meet. Roberts, meanwhile, will transfer from Michigan.
Cal All-American Daniel Carr Will Return for 5th Season of NCAA Eligibility
25-point NCAA scorer Daniel Carr will race a “Super Senior” season for the 2021 NCAA runner-up Cal Golden Bears in 2021-2022.
Nicolas Albiero Joins Growing List of Swimmers Opting for “Super Senior” Season
Nicolas Albiero, the 5th-highest individual scorer at last year’s NCAA Championship meet, will race a bonus year for Louisville next season.
Viviane Jungblut Cracks Brazilian Record in 1500 SCM Free Ahead of Olympics
25-year old Viviane Jungblut has knocked more than 8 seconds off her Brazilian Record in short course meters ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games.
FIU Rising Junior Elinah Phillip Will Represent BVI at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Maha Gouda (left) will represent Egypt in diving, while Elinah Phillip (right) will swim for the British Virgin Islands this summer.
Cal All-American Trenton Julian Will Return for 5th Year at Cal
Trenton Julian scored 48 points for the Cal Golden Bears at the 2021 NCAA Championships. He’ll return for a 5th season of collegiate swimming next season.
