Articles by Sophie Kaufman

2023-24 NCAA Recap, Week 11: Top Times In Each Division After Midseason Invites

With midseason invites wrapped up for 2023, we’re taking a look at the top times in each NCAA division through the first half of the season.

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Only 14 Men’s Teams Have Earned NCAA Relay ‘A’ Cuts Through Midseason Invites

The Sun Devils are one of only two teams to have hit all five NCAA ‘A’ cuts at this point in the season and they lead the league in four of the five relays.

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Gator Women Continue Relay Progress, Tie With USC & Texas For NCAA Relay Qualification Lead

After midseason invites, Florida, USC, and Texas have swum ‘A’ cuts to lead 18 schools that have at least one NCAA relay ‘A’ cut.

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Alex Shackell Pulls Off Back-to-Back 100 Fly/200 Free Victories In 25 Minutes

Alex Shackell was on fire at Winter Juniors – East, winning the 100 fly and 200 freestyle with just 25 minutes in between the two finals.

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Nashville Aquatic Club Rips New 200 Medley Relay 17-18 NAG In 1:26.16

Blake Amlicke, Gray Attmore, Spencer Nicholas, and Mack Schmann combined for 1:26.12 in the 200 medley relay, setting new 17-18 and 15-18 NAGs.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The 2023 Winter Juniors – East meet gets underway with a night of relay timed finals (200 medley relay, 800 free relay) in Columbus, Ohio.

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2023 European SC Championships: Day 2 Finals Records Roundup

Eneli Jefimova took down her own Estonian record for gold in the women’s 100 breast as one of many broken national records on Day 2 of 2023 SCM Euros.

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Noe Ponti Breaks 100 Fly SCM European Record (48.47), Will Skip 2024 Worlds

Noe Ponti broke the 14-year-old European Record in the 100 fly by a hundredth, blasting 48.47 and tying for 3rd fastest performer all-time.

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Siobhan Haughey Closes Out U.S. Open With Championship Record In 100 Freestyle (52.94)

Siobhan Haughey set her second championship record of the 2023 U.S. Open with a 52.94 to win the 100 freestyle on the last night of the meet.

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Ilya Kharun Keeps Rolling, Sets New 200 Fly U.S. Open Meet Record (1:54.66)

ASU’s freshman phenom Ilya Kharun closed out the 2023 U.S. Open by swimming a new championship record in the 200 butterfly.

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“It’s Just Fun to be Back”: Caeleb Dressel Wins His First Race Since Launching Comeback

Caeleb Dressel won the 100 fly by a hundredth (51.31) at the 2023 U.S. Open, marking both his fastest time and his first win since returning to the sport.

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2023 U.S. Open Championships — Day 3 Finals Live Recap

World record holder Summer McIntosh is top seed in the 400 IM and aims to double up on event wins and meet records after winning the 400 free yesterday.

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#19 Aggie Women Continue Strong Start to Season With Dual Meet Win Over Rice

The #19 Texas A&M women handily defeated Rice on Tuesday, powered by 1-2-3 sweeps in four individual events to move to 6-1 on the season.

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Top 10 Women’s Swims From The First Weekend of Midseason Invites

Gretchen Walsh had a sensational weekend at the Tennessee Invite, but which of her superlative swims tops our list of top 10 women’s swims from midseason?

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Top 10 Men’s Swims From The First Weekend of Midseason Invites

We’re breaking down the top-10 men’s swims from the first weekend of NCAA midseason invitationals and it’s Florida’s Josh Liendo checking in at #1.

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