A Look At Recent Eligibility Cases Won & Lost By The NCAA
The NCAA has won approximately two-thirds of the eligibility lawsuits its faced—here’s a rundown of some of them with links to case details.
arena Swim of the Week: Diana Petkova Sets Big PB, Nears 50 Breast Bulgarian Record In 30.84
Petkova became just the second Bulgarian woman to go sub-31, Teya Nikolova, who clocked 30.67 at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
Revisiting Recruit Rankings: Men’s High School Class of 2022
As an Honorable Mention recruit, Owen McDonald emerged as the top scorer in this domestic high school class by a wide margin with 145.5 career points.
Let Your Opinions On The 2026 NCAA Championships Be Known
We’ve created a Google Form where SwimSwam readers can respond to the CSCAA coach survey regarding NCAA Championship changes.
NCAA Considering Extending Eligibility To Five Years, Setting Age Limits & Strict Redshirt Rules
Student-athletes would be given five full years of eligibility from the time of their 19th birthday or their high school graduation, whichever is earlier.
Women’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2026 NCAAs
Bella Sims has scored 140.5 individual NCAA points through her first three seasons of college, leading her class by a wide margin.
2026 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?
Cal’s Claire Weinstein was the top scorer in a stacked freshman class that saw five domestic recruits score 33+ points.
Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2022
Despite only swimming in three NCAA Championship meets, Claire Curzan is the top scorer from the high school class of 2022 with 165 career NCAA points.
SwimSwam Pulse: Clark’s 1:39 200 Free Voted Most Impressive Freshman Swim of Women’s NCAAs
Clark and Anna Moesch became the first two women ever with multiple sub-1:40 swims in the NCAA final, with Clark also clocking 1:39.70 on the 800 free relay.
arena Swim of the Week: Elias Persson Becomes Third Swedish Man Sub-22 In 50 Free
Persson clocked 21.98 to join Stefan Nystrand (21.45) and Bjorn Seeliger (21.67) under the 22-second barrier among Swedish swimmers.
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Virginia Freshman Maximus Williamson Powers To 200 IM NCAA Title
Williamson dropped more than two seconds off his personal best time over the course of the day, moving to #6 all-time in the 200 IM in 1:38.48.
Bella Sims Joins Strong Domestic Field At 2026 Speedo Canadian Open
Recently crowned NCAA champion Bella Sims is scheduled to kick off the 2026 long course season next week at the Speedo Canadian Open.
NCAA Division I Cabinet Passes Legislation To Address “Ghost Transfers”
Programs will now be penalized if they sign a transfer, or add a transfer to their roster, before the student-athlete has entered the portal.
Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2026 NCAA Event Predictions – Men’s Edition
We picked Texas’ Nate Germonprez in the breaststroke events, but it was Cal’s Yamato Okadome getting it done, becoming the first to sweep them since 2021.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Lucy Bell
One month after winning the first two conference titles of her career, Bell won two individual events at Women’s NCAAs, topping the 200 breast and 200 IM.
