Articles by Sam Blacker

Hubert Kos crushes U.S. Open Record, Leon Marchand cracks French Record in 200 back

Hubert Kos and Leon Marchand showed some outstanding early season speed in the 200 back last night, with both swims among the 20 fastest in history

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Ranking The 2025 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Campbell McKean highlights Texas’ #3 class, but there are no surprises as to who is at #1 as Virginia brings in the most stacked recruiting class in years

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Ranking The 2025 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

Ryan Erisman headlines a 14-strong incoming class for Cal after a breakout summer, while Ethan Ekk leads a class at the opposite end of the size spectrum

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Maksim Trotsenko, 59.9 100 Breaststroker, Delays Arrival At Auburn Until January

Maksim Trotsenko will join up with Auburn’s squad in January 2026, and will be a shot in the arm for the Tigers with some rapid breaststroke times

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Ranking The 2025 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Sean Green could be a huge addition for the Georgia Bulldogs this year, after some big swims in both freestyle and IM in long course this summer

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Ranking The 2025 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

Will Mulgrew highlights a Harvard class that strengthens some key areas, but Princeton still look favorites to defend the Ivy League title with the #13 class

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Ranking The 2025 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions

Ethan Reniewicki gives Ohio State another sprint freestyle stud after dropping some big bests, for a Buckeye class that could make a splash at Big Tens

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Top 10* Athletes From The 2025 World Junior Championships

Carlos D’Ambrosio (right) is Italy’s new sprint freestyle star, and looks to be the man for the big occasion after some phenomenal finals swims in Otopeni.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2026

Baylor Stanton retains his #1 rank in the class of 2026 thanks to a big drop in the 400 IM, and adding even more versatility than last year.

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2025 World Junior Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Jon Shortt is the top seed in the men’s 200 backstroke, and will be aiming to set himself up to do the 100/200 double today .

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Jan Malte Grafe Breaks Martinenghi’s 50 Breast World Junior Record In 26.95

Jan Malte Grafe threw his hat in the ring for the 50 breaststroke title with a huge morning swim to break Martinenghi’s 8-year-old record

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2025 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Carlos D’Ambrosio and Jacob Mills will aim to make a statement in the boy’s 100 free heats, with both coming off podium performances in last night’s 50 final

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Namibia’s Ronan Wantenaar On A Groundbreaking Year: “It’s Crazy To Think How Far I’ve Come”

Ronan Wantenaar was a hundredth away from a top-eight spot in the 50 breast, and has become a flagship athlete for the World Aquatics scholarship program

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Who Would Be 15-16, 17-18 National Age Group Record Holders In The Stroke 50s?

Michael Andrew would take four of the six new proposed NAG Records under the proposal, with several Team USA stars ranking high on the rankings

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2025 World Championships: Five Takeaways From The Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

Gretchen Walsh had the fastest fly split in history, for a U.S. team that won with the biggest margin of victory for 31 years

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