Articles by Sean Griffin

All USA Swimmers Have Arrived In Singapore Amid Illnesses And Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

SwimSwam can confirm that all members of Team USA’s World Championship roster have made it from Thailand to Singapore safely.

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Swimming Flips The Script: South Australia Tests Out Gamified, Interactive Swim Meet

Winter Waves was the first event in South Australia to treat swimmers as players and the meet itself as a tactical game.

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RACE VIDEO: Shin Ohashi’s 58.94 100 Breaststroke World Junior Record

Watch Japanese 16-year-old Shin Ohashi clock a stunning 58.94 to shatter the World Junior Record in the 100 breaststroke.

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Rylee Erisman Scares 200 Free Personal Best With 1:57.44 At Ocala Futures (Day 1 Recap)

The 16-year-old phenom dominated the 200 freestyle field at the opening night of Ocala Futures, touching the wall in 1:57.44 for her second-fastest time ever.

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Around 10 Team USA Swimmers “Too Sick To Travel” To Singapore With The Rest Of The Team

Sources close to Team USA have confirmed to SwimSwam that about 10 U.S. athletes had to stay behind in Phuket because they were too sick to travel.

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2025 World Championships Preview: Qin The Heavy Favorite Amid Field Loaded With Absences

World record holder Qin Haiyang is the clear frontrunner to win the 200 breaststroke world title in a field riddled with absences.

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NCAA Swimming & Diving Rules Committee Approves Using Underwater Cameras To Call DQs

The new NCAA rule aligns collegiate competition with international competition, which already allows infractions to be called by video.

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Leah Shackley Breaks Own 50 Back WUGs Record (27.31) As NC State Sweeps Podium

Team USA’s Leah Shackley clocked 27.31 to break her own World University Games record in the 50 backstroke, leading an NC State podium sweep.

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Leah Hayes Breaks Her Own 200 IM WUGs Record With 2:09.48, Her Fastest Since 2022

Leah Hayes is on fire this week in Berlin. The Virginia Cavalier grabbed gold in the 200 IM, touching the wall in 2:09.48 to lower her own meet record.

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Duke Adds Eileen Bringman To Swimming And Diving Staff As Assistant Coach

Duke University has announced the hiring of Eileen Bringman to the university’s swimming and diving program as an assistant coach.

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Leon Marchand Drops 200 Breast & 200 Fly From 2025 World Championships Schedule

Leon Marchand is reportedly dropping both the 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly from his 2025 World Championship schedule.

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2025 World Championships Previews: McIntosh’s 2:05.70 Makes Her The Undisputed 200 IM Favorite

After notching a world record of 2:05.70 at the Canadian Trials last month, three-time Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh is the clear favorite.

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WATCH: Pieter Coetze’s Historic 51.99 100 Backstroke (Day 3 WUGs Race Videos)

SwimSwam has compiled all of the available race videos from night three of the 2025 World University Games, including Pieter Coezte’s 52.18 100 backstroke.

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Mijatovic Helps Seahawks Break 15-16 800 FR-R NAG By 10 Seconds, Logs 1:47.6/3:49.8 Free Swims

The Pleasanton Seahawks’ quartet of Luka Mijatovic, Tim Wu, Kaden Wong, and CJ Lee broke the 15-16 boys’ National Age Group Record in the 800 LCM free relay.

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2025 World Championships Previews: Will It Be Ledecky Or McIntosh In The Women’s 800 Free?

The women’s 800 freestyle is viewed as the race of the meet in most fans’ eyes, so tell us in the comments—who do YOU think will walk away with gold?

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