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.
Longhorn Masters Swimmer Walks For First Time After 2020 Hiking Accident
After fracturing multiple vertebrae in his back in April 2020, Masters swimmer Philip Yeager is now able to walk from his car to the pool for practice.
FINA Left With No Choice But To Postpone World Championships To 2023
FINA was unable to get out of its contract with Fukuoka, and the COVID-19 restrictions requested by Japan made the event impossible to run in 2022.
Tennessee’s Elle Caldow Heats Up As Vols Cruise To Sweep Over Carson-Newman
Caldow shined with two individual wins and four best times as the Vols celebrated their senior class with a decisive sweep.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Sergio Lopez Miro
Lopez led the Virginia Tech H20kies to a very strong pair of dual meets in January as we head into championship season.
Florida State Breaks Six Morcom Pool Records In Senior Day Sweep Over Tampa
Seminole senior Max McCusker won two individual events and factored in on a record-breaking relay as FSU cruised to a sweep over Tampa.
Penn State Sweeps Villanova On Senior Day
The Nittany Lions combined to win all but one event in a sweep over Villanova on Friday, as the team celebrated its senior class.
Texas A&M Closes Out Home Schedule With Decisive Sweep Over SMU
Texas A&M rolled to a second consecutive sweep on Friday against SMU, sending out its senior class in style with a pair of dominant victories at home.
