Articles by Madeline Folsom

SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2026: Women’s #80-71

French swimmer Beryl Gastaldello, who will turn 31 in 2026, finished the year ranked 14th in both the 50 and 100 free long course.

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More College Teams Cancel Meets Due to Winter Storm Headed for United States

More college teams are cancelling or adjusting their meet schedules due to the massive winter storm forecast to hit the eastern United States.

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CSCAA Honors Eddie Reese, Mark Bernardino, Cyndi Gallagher, and Mike Unger

The CSCAA awarded longtime Texas Head Coach Eddie Reese with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday for his contributions to the sport.

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Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool Approved for $105.1 Million Rebuild

The Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool has been officially approved for rebuild to begin in summer of 2026, 13 years after it was closed to the public.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025

In 2025, we ranked Summer McIntosh #1 on the top 100 list. At the 2025 World Championships, she won four gold medals and one bronze.

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College Swim Meets You Can Watch This Week: January 19th – 25th

The reigning NCAA Champions UVA women will be racing their final dual meet of 2026 on Friday against NC State and you can watch it on the ACCNX.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2026: Women’s #90-81

Caroline Bricker had a huge upset in the 200 fly at the United States Nationals, winning the event to make her first senior team.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2026: Women’s #100-91

Australian breaststroker Sienna Toohey makes her debut on the top 100 after her strong breaststroke performances led to her first senior international team.

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ASU Sweeps 2026 Big 12 West Championships as Kharun Splits 19.12/43.16 on Medley Relays

Junior Ilya Kharun led ASU to a sweep of the Big 12 West Championships, splitting 19.12 and 43.16 on the fly legs of the medley relays.

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2026 Pro Swim Series — Austin: Regan Smith Leads Overall Prize Money With $7,500

Regan Smith won all four of her events during the meet, which helped her win the overall prize money table with $7,500 total.

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2026 Pro Swim Series — Austin: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Regan Smith will swim two events on the final night of the PSS in Austin as the top seed in the 200 fly and the top seed in the 50 backstroke.

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#8/#6 NC State Sweeps #22 UNC as Six Pool Records Fall

Quintin McCarty broke the pool record in the 50 free and participated in the 200 medley and 400 free relay pool records for NC State on Friday.

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2026 Pro Swim Series — Austin: Prize Money Doubled On Night Two For $36,000 Awarded

Leon Marchand leads the men’s prize money totals with $4,000, all of which was awarded on the second night of competition.

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2026 Pro Swim Series — Austin: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Summer McIntosh will take the water twice this evening as the top seed in the 200 IM final and the 2nd seed in the 100 fly final.

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2026 Ivy League Dual Meet Showdowns: Five Teams Remain Undefeated

The Harvard men and women both remain undefeated in the conference with just three weeks left in the Ivy League Dual Meet competition.

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