McDonogh Girls Win Sixth Straight IAAM ‘A’ Conference Title, Severn Wins ‘B’
The McDonogh School girls won their sixth straight Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) ‘A’ Conference championship title on Sunday.
ISL To Give Swimmers The Option of Being ‘Pro’ or ‘Semi-Pro’ In Season 4
The two options will give swimmers more flexibility in planning their schedules for the season, which will span over six months from June to December 2022.
ISL Increases Total Money Pool To $13 Million In Season 4
The ISL will have $13 million up for grabs in Season 4, an increase of $3.2 million compared to the 2021 campaign.
Union College’s Scott Felix Removed As Head Coach In Midst of 21st Season
Felix was relieved of his duties last week after more than 20 years with the program.
LEN To Reschedule Water Polo Champions League In Wake of Worlds Announcement
The postponement only affects LEN’s Water Polo Champions League and not the European Aquatics Championships, which will still run in August 2022.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Pick Ledecky To Beat Dressel In 800 Freestyle Clash
Well over half of SwimSwam readers think Katie Ledecky would beat Caeleb Dressel if the two were ever to lock horns in an 800 freestyle race.
arena Swim of the Week: Jasmine Nocentini Fires Off 21.92 50 Free
Nocentini dropped nearly four-tenths from her best time to move into the top 10 in the nation in the women’s 50 freestyle.
NCAA To Review USA Swimming Transgender Policy At End of February
The NCAA’s Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports will meet at the end of the month to review USA Swimming’s new policy.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 2/4/2022
This week’s age group standouts included the performances of 11-year-old Mikayla Tan, who had some exceptional swims in the girls’ 200 and 400 IM.
Group of Penn Swimmers Ask UPenn, Ivy league To Abide By New Transgender Policy
“It has often felt like Penn, our school, our league, and the NCAA did not support us,” the group made up of 16 women’s swimmers said in the open letter.
Houston Sophomores Garcia Marin, Ortega Bonilla Enter NCAA Transfer Portal
Spanish sophomores Laura Garcia Marin (the 2021 AAC Freshman of the Year) and Marina Ortega Bonilla have both entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Representing U.S. At World University Games Now Open To Collegiate Programs
With USA Swimming opting not to send a team, college programs now have the chance to represent the U.S. at the World University Games in Chengdu, China.
College Swimming Weekly Preview: Feb. 2-6, 2022
The Texas men will wrap up their dual meet schedule on Friday when they visit SMU.
FINA Ethics Panel Proposes Reform Committee Remove Bureau Liaison Position
An on-deck incident at the Tokyo Olympics has led the panel to request the position be removed because it creates “confusion, conflict and discord.”
USA Swimming Publishes Athlete Transgender Policy
The new policy requires transgender athletes to prove their prior development as a male does not give them an advantage over cisgender female competitors.
