Articles by Charlotte Wells

2026 College Swimming Previews: #8 Stanford Men Aim to Cling to Top 10 Finish After Key Losses

Without swimmers like Ron Polonsky and Andrei Minakov, Stanford will turn to the likes of Henry McFadden (above) as they fight to stay in the top 10 at NCAAs.

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From 1984 to 2028: An Olympic Legacy Over 40 Years in the Making

Over four decades have passed since the Games last came to Los Angeles, and LA28 is gearing up to continue the legacy left behind by LA84.

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US Comes Out on Top of World Juniors Medal Table After Winning 2 Golds on Final Day of Racing

Rylee Erisman helped bring home the final two gold medals for Team USA, winning the girls’ 50 free and anchoring the girls’ 4×100 medley relay.

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Australia Wins Its First Medal of World Juniors to Break onto the Medal Table After Day 5

Ainsley Trotter won gold for Australia in the girls’ 50 back, bringing home her nation’s first medal of the meet.

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Mizuki Hirai Swims 57.02 100 Fly to Take Down Championship Record in the Semifinal

Hirai, who holds the World Junior Record in the girls’ 100 fly, shaved .23 off of fellow Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee’s Championship Record from 2017.

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U.S. Continues to Lead Medal Table, New Countries Jump Into the Mix After World Juniors Day 4

Lena Ludwig (above) brought home Germany’s first medal of the meet, winning silver in the girls’ 100 breast in a lifetime best time of 1:07.60.

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U.S. Bounces Back to Top the World Junior Champs Medal Table Following Day 3

Audrey Derivaux and Charlotte Crush (above) went 1-2 in the girls’ 200 back, picking up two more medals for Team USA on day 3.

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Rylee Erisman Stuns with 52.79 100 Free, Breaks Championship Record for Third Time

Erisman’s time makes her the 6th-fastest American performer of all-time in the event and ranks her 5th in the world this season.

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Audrey Derivaux Smashes Championship Record in the 200 Back with 2:06.99

Derivaux’s performance knocked almost half a second off of Regan Smith’s Championship Record (2:07.45) from back in 2017.

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U.S. Picks up 3 Wins on Day 2 of World Juniors to Tie NAB for Most Golds

Audrey Derivaux won the Americans’ first gold medal of the meet, helping to get them back in the running with the NAB team on the medal table.

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Mikhail Shcherbakov Swims 1:57.25 200 IM to Set New Championship Record

Shcherbakov knocked over 1.5 seconds off of his lifetime best to narrowly break the Championship Record in the 200 IM, shaving .04 off of the standard.

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Filip Nowacki Lowers His Own British Age Group Record in 100 Breast in 59.20

Just one day after breaking his own record during the semifinal of the 100 breast, Nowacki lowered the same record again during the final in Otopeni.

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Carlos D’Ambrosio Posts 1:45.15 200 Free to Break Championship & Italian Records

D’Ambrosio shaved .08 off of his lifetime best, shattering the Championship Record and lowering his own Italian National Record in the event.

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NAB Athletes Lead Medal Table, U.S. With No Golds After Day 1 of World Juniors

Kayla Han (above) helped bring home a silver medal for the United States as part of the girls’ 4×200 freestyle relay team.

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3 for 1: Agostina Hein Shatters Championship, Argentine & South American Records in 400 IM

Hein won the 400 IM in 4:34.34, demolishing the Championship Record, South American Continental Record and Argentine National Record in one fell sweep.

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