Articles by Sean Griffin

Freestyle & Butterfly Specialist Annie Lock Sends Commitment To Hope College For Fall 2026

Annie Lock, from Libertyville, Illinois, has committed to swim and study at Hope College, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

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Northwestern Announces The Addition Of Matthew Lowe To Staff As Assistant Coach

Northwestern University has hired Matthew Lowe as an assistant coach, bringing nearly a decade of collegiate coaching experience to Evanston.

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Rocco Meiring Claims Coach Of The Year Honor At South African Sports Awards

Rocco Meiring, who has been named SwimSwam’s “African Coach of the Year” for the past seven seasons, was named South Africa’s overall Coach of the Year.

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University of North Carolina Adds Andrew Eckhart As Assistant Coach

Andrew Eckhart has been named an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced on Wednesday.

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Enhanced Games Files $800M Lawsuit Against World Aquatics, WADA, And USA Swimming

The Enhanced Games has just filed a federal lawsuit against World Aquatics, USA Swimming, and the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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Three-Time NCAA Champion Emma Sticklen Named Assistant Coach At Penn

Three-time NCAA champion Emma Sticklen has been named an assistant coach for the University of Pennsylvania men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs.

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Peyton Keggins Commits To Western Colorado University’s Class Of 2030

Freestyle and butterfly specialist Peyton Keggins, from Klein, Texas, has committed to swim and study at Western Colorado University.

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Yang Peiqi And Carlos D’Ambrosio Named Swimmers of the Meet at World Junior Championships

China’s Yang Peiqi and Italy’s Carlos D’Ambrosio (pictured) have been named Swimmers of the Meet at the World Junior Championships.

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Yang Peiqi Blazes 1:56.25 200 Free Championship Record, Wins Fifth Gold At World Juniors

China’s Yang Peiqi clocked 1:56.25 to win the final individual event of the 2025 World Junior Championships, breaking the Championship Record in the process.

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18-Year-Old John Shortt Fires Off 1:56.19 200 Backstroke Irish Record

Ireland’s John Shortt stormed to gold in the 200m backstroke at the World Junior Championships, setting a new national record of 1:56.19.

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Swims You Might Have Missed On Day Five Of The 2025 World Junior Championships

Beyond the major headlines, there were several under-the-radar swims on day four of the 2025 World Junior Championships. (Pictured: Jessica Thompson)

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Abdul Jabar Adama’s World Juniors 50 Fly Silver Marks Nigeria’s First World Aquatics Medal

Abdul Jabar Adama made history for Nigeria at World Junior Championships, becoming the nation’s first swimmer to medal at a World Aquatics meet.

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Team USA Clocks 3:35.53 To Break World Junior Record In Girls’ 4×100 Freestyle Relay

Rylee Erisman, Liberty Clark, Julie Mishler, and Lily King (pictured) crushed the World Junior Record in the girls’ 4×100 freestyle relay.

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17-Year-Old Jacob Mills Swims 47.74 100 Free, Now #3 in British All-Time Rankings

17-year-old Jacob Mills clocked 47.74 in the boys’ 100 freestyle at the World Junior Championships, which represents his first time going sub-48.

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Swims You Might Have Missed From Day Four Of The 2025 World Junior Championships

Beyond the major headlines, there were several under-the-radar swims on day four of the 2025 World Junior Championships. (Pictured: Jessica Thompson)

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