Joe Spahn Out as Pepperdine Head Coach Mid-Season, Jana Vincent Named Interim
Joe Spahn (middle, back) is out as the head coach of the Pepperdine women’s swimming & diving team after a season-and-a-half.
Broadview Heights 200 Free Relay Posts All-America Time at Mid-Season Invite
BGSU commit Riley McNichols (above) led off Broadview’s 200 free relay, which swam faster than it did at last year’s Ohio State Championship meet.
Mississippi High School Record Holder Taylor Williams Commits to Arizona State
Taylor Williams, a 4-time Mississippi High School State champion, has committed to Arizona State in the class of 2020.
Jessica Geriane of Rosary High School Verbally Commits to Notre Dame (2021)
Jessica Geriane will add sprint free and backstroke versatility to a distance-heavy recruiting class of 2021 for Notre Dame.
World Juniors Semifinalist Youssef Ramadan of Egypt Commits to Virginia Tech
Egyptian swimmer Youssef Ramadan, a semi-finalist in the 50 fly at the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships, has committed to Virginia Tech.
Vanessa Pearl Swims 2 Season Best Times as Florida Sweeps Quad Meet
After missing Florida’s mid-season invite in the fall, Vanessa Pearl was back in-form on Friday, swimming season-bests in the 100 breast and 200 IM.
High School All-American Owen Grimaldi Commits to Notre Dame
Owen Grimaldi, a middle distance freestyler, will join a group that is a strength of the Notre Dame program in the fall of 2021.
3-Time Florida High School State Champion Olivia Peoples Commits to Gators
Olivia Peoples has Florida High School State Championships in both the 100 fly and 100 breaststroke to her name. She’ll take that rare combo to Gainesville in 2021.
Gizem Guvenc Becomes First Turkish Woman under 2 Minutes in 200 Free
17-year old Gizen Guvenc took more than 2 seconds off the Turkish National Record in the 200 meter free last week at the Turkish National Championships.
5 Members of Wisconsin HS Swim Team Hospitalized after Semi-Truck Crash
5 members of a boys’ high school swim team in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin were hospitalized just before Christmas after a car crash on Sunday, December 22nd.
Phelps & Ledecky Finish in Top 5 of AP “Athlete of the Decade” Voting
A pair of swimmers have finished in the top 5 of the Associate Press Athlete of the Decade voting. In…
2019 U.S. Club Swimming Coach of the Year: Ron Aitken, Sandpipers of Nevada
To see all of the 2019 Swammy Awards, click here. 2019 U.S. Club Coach of the Year: Ron Aitken, Sandpipers…
FINA General Survey 2019 Logs Nearly 35 Million Registered Aquatic Athletes
The 2019 FINA General Survey found that there are almost 35 million registered aquatic athletes on planet earth across the 6 disciplines.
Brazilian Water Polo Player Receives 2-Year Ban after Positive Cannabis Test
Roberto Marques tested positive for cannabis at the 2019 Brazil Open, where his Fluminese team finished in 4th place.
The Most-Read SwimSwam Articles of 2019
When Kristof Milak broke Michael Phelps’ World Record in 2020, it registered as one of the most popular SwimSwam stories of 2019.
