Chris Balbo Joins Princeton’s Men’s Swim & Dive Staff As Assistant Coach
In the spring of 2022, Balbo began coaching for the Meadowbrook Swim Team and had previously worked with Machine Aquatics.
Emory & Henry Names Will Hughes Next Head Coach of Swimming Programs
Hughes comes to E&H after leading the men’s & women’s swimming programs at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
Peacock To Provide Live Coverage of 2023 World Para Swimming Championships In Manchester
An elite crew of U.S. Paralympic medalists are expected to compete in Manchester, including 16-time Paralympic gold medalist Jessica Long.
U.S. Masters Swimming Announces 2024 and 2025 Pool National Championships
Mission Viejo (August 2024), San Antonio (April 2025) and Federal Way (August 2025) have been named hosts of three upcoming Masters National meets.
Alabama’s Gavrilo Blijden Named Head Diving Coach At UNCW
Blijden comes to the Seahawks following three seasons on the staff at Alabama, where he served as an assistant under former UNCW diving coach Beau Bunn.
Queens Swimming Announces 2023-2024 Team Captains
Queens will have five female captains and four male captains in the 2023-24 season.
Connor Beaulieu Named Head Coach of Amherst Swim & Dive Programs
Beaulieu returns to his alma mater after spending the previous 13 months as an assistant swim coach at Georgetown University.
Kean University Announces Incoming Class for Fall 2023
The program brings in four swimmers for the 2023-24 season.
Event to Be Beld to Honor Chicago High School Swimmer Who Died From Cancer
Proceeds from the July 29 event will be used to provide financial assistance to cancer patients, fund 2 college scholarships and donated to 4 charities.
Robert Galbraith Named Part of Rutgers Athletics 2023 Hall Of Fame Class
Robert Galbraith was Rutgers’ first-ever national champion and was the 1924 NCAA “fancy diving” champion.
Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Vanderkaay Among Michigan Athletic’s 2023 Hall of Fame Class
Peter Vanderkaay won four total Olympic medals with two being gold and was a three-time Big-Ten Swimmer of the Year while at Michigan.
Georgia’s Callie Dickinson Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Earlier this year, Dickinson also received the Southeastern Conference H. Boyd McWhorter Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
Justin Vink Announced As Next Mount St. Mary’s (Maryland) Water Polo Head Coach
Justin Vink becomes the second coach in Mount St. Mary’s program history. Vink previously was an assistant for the team.
USA Swimming, USA Swimming Foundation Expand Community Impact Grant Program
An additional 11 programs will be awarded $5,000 grants in 2023 to provide aquatics programming, support diverse coaches and create competitive opportunities.
NCAA Panel Approves Clearer Definition of “Bona Fide Competition” In Swimming & Diving
Under the new rule, noncollegiate athletes cannot participate in an official program of collegiate meets.
