Articles by Sophie Kaufman

2026 Commonwealth Games Previews: Australia Makes A Bid For Control Of Men’s Butterfly Events

The Australian men are seeded to do very well in the butterfly events at the Commonwealth Games, eyeing a potential podium sweep in the 50 butterfly.

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2026 Commonwealth Games: Women’s Para Swimming Preview

Four years ago, Poppy Maskill (pictured) had just broken onto the international para swimming scene. Now, she arrives in Glasgow as a major medal threat.

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2026 Commonwealth Games: Men’s Para Swimming Preview

Australia’s Timothy Hodge won two medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is one of four men’s gold medalists returning to defend their titles in Glasgow.

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2026 Pros Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day three of prelims in Indianapolis sees heats of the 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 400 freestyle take to the blocks.

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Could Open Water Swimming Be on the Chopping Blocks for the Brisbane Olympics?

IOC president Kirsty Coventry acknowledged the number of sports on offer at Brisbane 2032 will be less than LA at the IOC Executive Board Meeting last week

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Granada Hills Charter Completes Back-to-Back Sweep At LA City CIF Championships

The Granada girls and boys were even more dominant at the CIF-LA City Championships than last year, widening their margins of victory for another sweep.

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Lowell Girls and Boys Repeat As CIF-San Francisco Champions

The Lowell varsity girls and boys dominated at the CIF-San Francisco championships. Each side earned a repeat title by over 200 points.

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2026 Mare Nostrum – Monaco: Preliminary Entry List Includes Siobhan Haughey, Noe Ponti and More

Mare Nostrum Tour stalwart Siobhan Haughey on preliminary entry lists for the 2026 Monaco stop as she continues comeback season after 2025 Worlds withdrawal.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

It’s the final night of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Championships and Arizona State are hunting another relay win and NCAA record in the 400 freestyle relay.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview

Josh Liendo aims to win his fourth-straight 100 freestyle crown and his 10th individual NCAA title on the last day of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Ahmed Jaouadi and Rex Maurer each have an NCAA title to their name this week. Now, they will face off in the 500 freestyle on Day 3 of 2026 NCAAs.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Texas’ Will Modglin aims to become the first man to break 20.00 in the 50 backstroke as he leads off the Longhorns in the 200 medley relay on Day 1 of NCAAs.

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35 Schools Qualify Relays For 2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships

Women’s relay qualification stayed flat from 2025 to 2026, but men’s NCAAs saw an increase of three relay-eligible programs this year, up from 32 a year ago.

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: Josh Liendo Hunting History In The 100 Fly

Liendo has worked towards breaking Caeleb Dressel’s iconic NCAA record in the 100 fly throughout his college career—can he finally take it down?

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: Ilya Kharun The New Favorite With Luca Urlando Out In 200 Butterfly

The 2024 NCAA champion, Ilya Kharun is now the clear frontrunner to regain his title in the 200 fly after Luca Urlando’s withdrawal from the meet.

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