NCAA Releases 2024 Championship Standards, Long Course Conversion Formula
The majority of men’s events have seen the ‘A’ cut get faster, while only a handful of women’s races got quicker and one got significantly slower.
2023 Para Worlds: Simone Barlaam Goes Six-For-Six As Italy Caps Off Dominant Showing
Barlaam set a new world record in the men’s 50 freestyle S9, clocking 23.96 to bring the mark under 24 seconds for the first time.
Bearsharktopus Aquatics Head Coach Bobby Allison Added To SafeSport Database
Allison was added to the database on July 31 with a temporary suspension and a no contact directive under allegations of misconduct.
UCSC Tops Team Race, Kim, Nicol Among High Point Award Winners At Canadian Championships
The University of Calgary Swim Club piled up the points en route to claiming the overall, junior and women’s team championship banners in Toronto.
Zhang Yufei Unleashes 55.47 Fly Split At WUGs, Now Owns Five of Top 10 Fastest Ever
Zhang’s leg stands up as tied for the eighth-fastest in history, and is faster than what she split at the 2023 World Championships (55.50).
Laon Kim Drops 1:49.62 To Become Youngest Canadian Sub-1:50 In 200 Free
Despite only turning 15 recently, Kim is already the #1 Canadian ever in the 15-16 age group and is within striking distance of the 15-17 NAG record.
WATCH: Matt Biondi, Pablo Morales Set Records At 1987 Men’s NCAA Championships
Watch Biondi break the American Record in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free at the 1987 Men’s NCAA Championships in Austin.
Fourteen-Year-Old Indian Swimmer Fails Doping Test Prior To Asian Games
The athlete, who has not been named due to being a minor, tested positive for 19-norandrosterone, a metabolite of the anabolic steroid nandrolone.
SwimSwam Pulse: Australia’s Success Was Top Story of 2023 World Championships
A dominant performance from the Australians was the top storyline emerging from the 2023 World Championships according to SwimSwam readers.
arena Swim of the Week: Maximus Williamson Rockets To 48.84 100 Free On Relay Lead-Off
Williamson inched even closer to Kaii Winkler’s National Age Group Record on a relay lead-off Thursday night in Irvine.
Laon Kim Blasts 50.39 100 Free To Become Fastest 15-Year-Old In Canadian History
Kim took off more than six-tenths from his previous best time of 51.05, which stands as the Canadian NAG record in the 13-14 age group.
Seventeen-Year-Old Alexei Avakov Sets New England Record With 1:02.19 100 Breast
Phoenix Swimming’s Avakov now ranks 49th all-time in the boys’ 17-18 age group and is 21st-fastest among 17-year-olds.
Mark Szaranek, Lillie Nesty Highlight Florida Senior Championships In Ocala
The 2017 NCAA champion in the 200 IM, Szaranek broke 2:00 in the long course event for the first time in five years at the four-day meet.
Aquazot Swim Club’s Amir Ali, 13, Drops 2:12.6/4:41.7 Medley Times
Ali’s time of 2:12.65 in the 200 IM ranks 20th all-time among 13-year-old boys, while his 4:41.77 in the 400 IM sits 23rd.
Thirteen-Year-Olds Maggie Dickinson, Max Garbacz Shine At Wisconsin LSC Championships
Schroeder YMCA came out on top as meet hosts at the LSC championship meet with some impressive swims across the board.
