Articles by Madeline Folsom

Swedish Olympian Michelle Coleman Announces Retirement

Four-time Swedish Olympian Michelle Coleman announced her retirement from competitive swimming via Instagram this morning.

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2025 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to the first day of the Women’s NCAA Championships. Tonight we have the 200 medley and 800 free relay, both of which feature UVA as the favorite.

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Watch: Virginia Set New NCAA Record in the 200 Medley Relay

Virginia started off the meet strong with a new NCAA record in the women’s 200 medley relay with their final time of 1:31.10.

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White House Freezes $175 million to Penn Due to Lia Thomas Participation in 2022

The Trump administration has paused approximately $175 million in federal funding to Penn due to Lia Thomas’ participation in the 2022 season.

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Eddie Reese Submits Objection to Roster Cuts: “Less than 50 Men’s DI Programs in Five Years”

Eddie Reese submitted an objection to the NCAA House Settlement today, focusing on the impact of roster cuts on men’s swimming and diving programs.

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Alex Walsh Always Planned on 200 Fly This Season, Gretchen Walsh Has Sights Set on 19 Seconds

The Walsh sisters appeared on the CavFutures podcast, and Alex Walsh shared that she had her sights set on the 200 fly before the season even started.

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2025 Women’s NCAA Pick’ems: Who are the Overwhelming Favorites and What is the Closest Race?

Gretchen Walsh is the overwhelming favorite in all of her events, but she earned 99.4% of the pick’ems votes in the women’s 50 freestyle.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia Women Look to Pick Up More Wins in 200/400 Free Relay

The Virginia Cavaliers could sweep the women’s relays at this year’s NCAA Championships, and the 200 and 400 freestyle relays seem locked up in their favor.

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World Aquatics Unveils North American Tour: World Cup Stops for 2025

The first stop of the 2025 World Cup Series will be at Alex Shackell’s home pool, the newly renovated natatorium in Carmel Indiana.

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Young Swimmers Lead the Way on Day 2 of the Central Zone North Sectionals

The young swimmers highlighted the action on day 2 of the Central Zone North Sectionals, earning multiple top 10 season rankings for their age groups.

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DII NCAA Championships: Women’s Team Race Only Getting Closer; Day 5 Ups/Downs

The women’s team race is only getting closer with only one finals session left, and it could all come down to the final relay to determine the champion.

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Parker Wheeler Sets Two Nation Top 10 Times at Best of the South Meet

Swim Atlanta 12-year-old Parker Wheeler set two top 10 times on this season’s 11-12 rankings at the Swim Atlanta Best of the South Meet.

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2025 NCAA Division II Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

We only have two finals sessions left of this year’s NCAA Championships and nothing is certain when it comes to the men’s and women’s team races.

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2025 DII NCAA Championships: Day 4 Ups/Downs; Nova S’eastern Likely to Take Over Women’s Lead

The Nova S’eastern women could find themselves back in the lead after tonight’s finals session thanks to their solid performance in prelims.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Battle of the Freshmen in the 1650

The women’s mile has a lot of talent returning from last year, buta pair of freshman are battling for the top of the podium including UVA’s Katie Grimes.

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