Sam Short Posts 7:36.73 800 Free to Take Down Four Records at Australian Swimming Trials
Short knocked over a second off his lifetime best and obliterated his own Australian, Commonwealth, Oceanian and All Comers records.
Mollie O’Callaghan Posts #4 2 Free Performance Ever, Lani Pallister Ties for #5 All-Time Performer
The pair went 1-2 in the women’s 200 free final at the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials, climbing the world rankings with times of 1:52.86 and 1:53.65.
Futures Finalist Lucas Knapp Commits to Georgetown for Fall 2026
Knapp’s best time in the 500 free (4:25.49) would have won the event at the 2026 Big East Conference Championships, setting him up to be a key contributor.
Tampa Adds Pro Swim Series Qualifier Lachlan Gantt to 2026 Recruiting Class
With times that would have landed him in the ‘A’ final at the 2026 SSC Championships, Gantt is poised to be a strong contributor for Tampa.
NCSAs Finalist Luke DeFrancisco Commits to Denison for Fall 2026
DeFrancisco’s top times would have earned him a second swim in the 200 IM and 400 IM at the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships.
Junior Nationals Qualifier Tripp Cooler Sends Verbal to Villanova for Fall 2027
Cooler is already poised to be one of Villanova’s top competitors in the breaststroke events when he joins the team next fall.
Bucknell Adds Canadian Sprint Free Specialist Blythe Begun to 2027 Recruiting Class
Begun’s projected converted times would have been fast enough to earn her a second swim in the 50 and 100 free at the 2026 Patriot League Championships.
Serbian Swimmer Iva Martinovic to Compete for Wisconsin-Green Bay Starting Fall 2026
Based on her projected time conversions, Martinovic is currently poised to be the team’s top competitor in three events this coming season.
Ohio State Champion Grantham Trumpower Commits to IU Indy for Fall 2026
A strong sprint freestyler and butterflyer, Trumpower would have been just outside the cutoff to earn a second swim at the 2026 Horizon League Championships.
Futures Finalist Ethan Lim to Swim for Trinity University This Fall (2026)
Lim is currently poised to be the Tigers’ 2nd-fastest competitor in the 200 fly and 3rd-fastest in the 200 breast, setting him up to be a top contributor.
Agostina Hein Posts 4:02.99 400 Free to Shatter Argentine National Record at 2026 Mare Nostrum
Hein stopped the clock in 4:02.99, knocking almost three-and-a-half seconds off of her own national record, which she previously set in April 2026.
Erika Fairweather Takes Down Mare Nostrum Record in the 400 Free with 4:01.75 in Barcelona
Less than a week after first breaking the Mare Nostrum record in the women’s 400 free, Fairweather shaved another .05 off the standard in Barcelona.
Siobhan Haughey Re-Breaks Own Mare Nostrum Record in the 200 Free in 1:54.13 at Canet Stop
After breaking her championship record less than a week ago in Monaco in 1:54.27, Haughey lowered the Mare Nostrum record in the 200 free again in Canet.
Sectionals Finalist Nate Garcia Commits to University of St. Thomas (TX) for Fall 2026
Based on the results from the 2026 SCAC Championships, Garcia would have landed in the ‘A’ final in three events, setting him up to be a key contributor.
Andrei-Theodor Proca Breaks the Romanian Record in the Men’s 1500 Free at Mare Nostrum Canet Stop
The 18-year-old won in 15:00.36, shaving .15 off the national record (15:00.51) set by Vlad Stancu at the 2023 European Junior Championships.
