Articles by Laura Rosado

2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Series – Singapore: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Regan Smith swims the 100 backstroke this morning, the event she broke the world record in at the last stop in Incheon.

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USA Swimming Releases 104 Athlete Roster for 2024 National Select Camp

North Carolina will be the most represented LSC with 11 invited athletes. Irvine Novaquatics and Long Island Aquatic Club are tied with four athletes each.

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Harvard Rolls Past MIT, Northeastern (W); Engineers Post D3-Leading Times

Harvard swept the men’s meet, while MIT posted the top D3 times across six events led by a strong sprint core.

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Ohio State Sweeps Denison (D3) in In-State Duel

The Buckeyes posted the fastest times in 31 of 32 events, though they began to designate their athletes as exhibition near the end of the meet.

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2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Series – Incheon Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Leon Marchand is entered in the 400 IM where he has a chance to sweep the IMs and win the meet title for the second time this series.

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Leon Marchand Lowers French 400 IM Record in Incheon Final, #11 All-Time Performer

Marchand completed the IM sweep once again, defeating world record holder Daiya Seto in his only World Cup appearance this year.

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2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Series – Incheon: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After breaking the first world record of the stop, Kate Douglass is back in action in the prelims of the 50 butterfly.

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New York Times Article Reveals Earnings Gap in NIL Era

There isn’t just a disparity between football, basketball, and Olympic sports; data over the past three years also reveal a gender gap in swimming and diving.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Chris Guiliano Enters Transfer Portal in Wake of Notre Dame Suspension

Guiliano is not thought to have participated in the gambling that led to ND’s suspension, which was announced just days after the end of the Paris Olympics.

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USA Swimming Releases Age Group Motivational Times for 2024-2028

The time standards set varying marks for swimmers of every age group, ranging from B to AAAA based on relative speed within the age group.

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MIT (D3) Adds Fifth-Years Obochi, Turvey for 24-25 Season

Tobe Obochi and Alex Turvey (Pomona-Pitzer) have six NCAA titles between them and will help bolster the Engineers’ relays.

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Blast from the Past: A Look at Olympian Brian Goodell’s Training Log

Goodell won double gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In this article, we take a look at the ups and downs of his training before and after the Games.

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2024 Paralympic Games: Italy Tops Day 1 Medal Table As Five Records Fall

The women’s S10 50 free world record fell for the second time today in a thrilling race, as China’s Chen Yi upset the U.S.’s Christie Raleigh-Crossley.

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Is the World Catching Up to the U.S.?: A Look at the Historical Olympic Swimming Medal Table

With the Paris Olympics over, the U.S. now holds 607 Olympic swimming medals across the history of the games, 265 of which are gold.

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Another Look at the Two Athlete Limit: Who Loses Out?

Based on the number of athletes under the qualifying time for Paris, elite female athletes are more concentrated in the top swimming countries.

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