Articles by Sophie Kaufman

Leanne Smith Breaks Three World Records During First Day Of Indy Para Swimming World Series

In her return to international racing, Leanne Smith broke the 50/100/200 free S3 world records on Day 1 of the Indianapolis Para Swimming World Series stop.

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Three USMS Records Fall On First Day Of Spring National Championships

Olympian Anton Ipsen broke one of the three USMS records that fell on the first day of the spring championships, taking down the men’s 30-34 1000 free record.

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SEC Champion Andrew Taylor Will Transfer To ASU After Landing In The Portal Due To Roster Cuts

Andrew Taylor is the second Gator to announce their move to Tempe for next season as he follows Adam Chaney to the desert.

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Llew Ladomirak Commits To NYU With NCAA DIII Scoring Potential In Freestyle Events

Llew Ladomirak is a versatile freestyler that will bring bests in the 50, 200, and 500 free that would’ve scored at the 2025 NCAA DIII Championships to NYU.

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Judge Wilken Delays House Settlement Final Approval Over Roster Limits

Judge Claudia Wilken announced Wednesday she would not grant final approval to the House settlement unless changes are made to roster limits implementation.

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Miranda Grana’s 100 Backstroke National Record Highlights First Half Of Mexican Nationals

Miranda Grana hit a Mexican national record in the 100 backstroke, swimming a 1:00.02 and getting under the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard.

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2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships Highlight Next Class Of British Men’s Swimming

Five 17-year-old British boys have combined for seven national age group records this year, highlighted by strong showing at 2025 Aquatics GB Championships.

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How’s It Going? Reviewing Second-Year NCAA Head Coaches Seasons

We’re continuing our new(ish) head coaches reviews by reflecting on how the 2024-25 NCAA season went for head coaches in their second year at the helm.

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Breaststroker Meghan Donovan Commits To Loyola Greyhounds With Conference ‘A’ Final Potential

Meghan Donovan will bring Patriot League Championship ‘A’ final worthy breaststroke bests to Loyola University (MD) when she arrives on campus in fall 2025.

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2018 European Junior Champion Tatiana Belonogoff Retires From Swimming

Breaststroker Tatiana Belonogoff, who represented Great Britain then Russian internationally, confirmed her retirement from swimming this month.

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Jiang Yuyan Wins Laureus Award For Sportsperson Of The Year With A Disability

At 19, Chinese swimmer Jiang Yuyan was the most decorated athlete at the Paris Paralympic Games, winning seven gold medals during the competition in La Defense Arena.

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Distance Freestyler Kenny Meyer Commits To NYU For Fall 2025

Sandpipers of Nevada distance freestyler Kenny Meyer has verbally committed to Division III’s NYU beginning in the fall of 2025.

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2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

It’s the last session of the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, giving swimmers one more opportunity to punch their ticket to the World Championships.

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NFHS Approves Rule Letting HS Swimming State Associations Adopt Backstroke Ledges At Meets

The NFHS approved a permissive rule that will allow high school state swimming associations to adopt the use of backstroke ledges in competitions.

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Monmouth University Head Coach Matt Nunnally Announces Retirement From Coaching

Matt Nunnally has helmed Monmouth’s program for 11 years, since the university reintroduced the sport ahead of the 2015-16 season.

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