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New NCAA Qualifying System: 20 Male, 14 More Female Mid-Majors Would’ve Made The 2025 NCAAs

If a swimmer wins a mid-major conference title and goes under the new time standard in that swim, they automatically earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 10/4/2025

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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NCAA Releases 2026 Division I Swimming & Diving Championship Standards

Claire Curzan comes into the 2025-26 season as the defending women’s NCAA champion in the 100 and 200 backstroke.

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Kyle Sockwell To Commentate CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge

Camille Spink and the Tennessee Volunteers will go head-to-head with ASU, UVA, or Michigan in the first round of the dual meet tournament.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72.2% Think NCAA Gets Slower This Season

The Walsh sisters headline a big list of top NCAA performers from last season who are not back for the 2025-26 campaign.

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arena Swim of the Week: 18-Year-Old Samuel Higgs Drops 4:08 400 IM At Aussie SC Championships

Higgs dropped more than three and a half seconds off his previous PB, now ranking him #4 all-time among 18-year-old Australian boys.

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Caeleb Dressel Joining Sporting Jax Aquatic Club To Train Under Steve Jungbluth

The nine-time Olympic gold medalist is realigning with coach Steve Jungbluth, who he previously worked with at the University of Florida.

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Gretchen Walsh, Leon Marchand Among Entrants For Opening Leg of 2025 World Cup In Carmel

Gretchen Walsh is among a star-studded group of swimmers entered into the opening leg of the World Cup next week in Carmel.

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Walsh, McIntosh Enter Five Events At Carmel World Cup; Marchand In Seven

Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand have both taken on busy schedules at the opening leg of the World Cup next week in Carmel.

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New NIL Bill Grants Federal Rights To Athletes, Helps Protect Non-Revenue Sports

The SAFE Act codifies athletes’ rights and protections in law and creates a uniform national framework to replace patchwork state laws.

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USA Water Polo Joins Forces With FHSAA To Grow The Sport At The High School Level

Two-time Olympic champion Ashleigh Johnson credits her high school experience in Florida in helping her develop into an elite world polo player for Team USA.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Virginia Newcomers Dazzle In Women’s 200 Free Relay

Italian freshman Sara Curtis led an all-newcomer 200 free relay for the Virginia women to a new Lejeune Hall Record on Saturday during their dual with Navy.

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2026 College Swimming Previews: Curzan, Grimes Lead #1 Virginia Women Into Post-Walsh Era

Claire Curzan is Virginia’s lone returning individual NCAA champion from 2025, as the junior aims to defend her titles in the 100 and 200 back.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Liberty Clark

Clark set a personal best time in the 100 free (48.29) during IU’s early season dual with Florida, moving up to #4 in program history in her Hoosier debut.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Modzelewski

Modzelewski led the U.S. team to 18 gold medals at the 2025 Para World Swimming Championships in Singapore.

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