Mega-Money Russian-Led World Friendship Games Postponed to 2025
The Russian Friendship Games, which were to offer over $50 million in prize money, have been postponed until 2025, officials say.
Thomas Nguyen Makes a “Splash” in Bachelorette Season 21 Debut
Retired swimmer Thomas Nguyen, who had a career best of 2:02.55 in the 200
meter back, dove in to Season 21 of The Bachelorette on Monday.
UNLV’s New Head Swim Coach Pat Ota Receives Six-Figure Base Salary, Plus Incentives
UNLV’s new head swimming coach Pat Ota will start his tenure with a three year contract with a combined $323,500 in base salary.
Farida Osman Misses OQT by .02 Seconds; Egypt Names 2 Swimmers to Paris 2024 Olympic Team
Marwan Elkamash qualified for the Olympics by hitting two automatic Olympic Qualifying Times; the women’s selection was much more complicated.
2024 Olympic Preview: Sarah Sjostrom Is Racing for Her Legacy in the Women’s 50 Free
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom is one of the greatest swimmers of all-time; a second individual Olympic gold medal would help cement her place in history.
USA Diving Names Coaching Staff for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
For the 4th consecutive Olympics, Indiana head diving coach Drew Johansen will lead Team USA to the Paris 2024 Games as head coach.
NCAA Removes Cannabinoids (Marijuana) From Its List of Banned Drugs for Championships (D1)
The NCAA says that it will shift its focus to harm-reduction strategies for marijuana, saying that “cannabis products do not provide a competitive advantage.”
Jude Burkhart Breaks National Age Group Record in 11-12 800 Free in Maryland
Burkhart shaved a couple of tenths off a record that was set 13 years ago by Matthew Hirschberger in the 800 meter free.
Gretchen Walsh Becomes First Swimmer to Win ACC Athlete of the Year
After an electric junior season that included 7 NCAA event titles, Virginia’s 4th-straight team title, and a World Record, Gretchen Walsh has been named the ACC’s Female Athlete of the Year.
IOC Approves and Invites 1 Russian, 3 Belarusian Swimmers to Compete in 2024 Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has approved and invited almost 60 Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the Olympic Games, though so far at least 14 have declined.
Former Arizona HS State Champion, All-Big 12 Swimmer Devin Geordon Price Dies, 32
Devin Price (right) pictured at his graduation from TCU in 2013 with his grandfather.
Carmel, Indiana Temporarily Renames Streets After Its Olympic Swimmers
(L-R) Alex Shackell, Mayor Sue Finkam, coach Chris Plumb, and Aaron Shackell pose with their dedicated street signs in Carmel, Indiana.
NCAA Division I Committee Discusses Shifting 100 Fly Before 400 IM in Championship Schedule
NC State’s Aiden Hayes finished 6th in the 100 fly and 10th in the 100 back at the 2024 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.
Texas A&M Adds Jamie Lew to Swimming Coaching Staff from 2024-2025
Lew heads to College Station after spending the last three seasons with Indiana, first as a volunteer and then as Director of Operations.
Paris’ Olympic Seine Disaster Puts Athletes’ Future at Odds With Political Brinkmanship
The Seine was a grand plan, one that would benefit all Parisians for generations – but at whose expense?
