Articles by Varun Shivakumar

Russia Breaks 4×50 Medley Relay World Record at Short Course World Championships

Stanislav Donets provided a quick lead-off split for Russia as they cleared the controversial old World Record in the 4×50 Medley Relay

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Hosszu Downs Two Meet Records, Peaty Smashes National Record In First Session Of World Short Course Championships

Katinka Hosszu broke meet records in the 100 back and 400 IM while Adam Peaty smashed a national record in the 100 breast.

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Short Course World Championships Day One Prelims Live Recap

Chad Le Clos’s battle with the United States’ Tom Shields in the 100 fly will be one of many races to look out for on Day 1 of the Short Course World Championships.

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Northwestern Wildcats Land Commitment From Talented Sprint Butterflier/Freestyler Arjun Sharma

Arjun Sharma signing his National Letter of Intent for the Northwestern Wildcats

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TYR Invitational Day Two Finals Recap: Northwestern Women Post More Lifetime Bests, Spartan Men Continue To Pile On Points

It didn’t take long for fast swimming to take over at the Norris Aquatic Center on Saturday evening during the…

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TYR Invitational Day Two Prelims Recap

Day Two of the TYR Invitational in Evanston, Illinois began with a very impressive showing in the women’s 400 IM…

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TYR Invitational Day One Finals Recap: Pool Records Fall as Wildcat Women and Spartan Men Charge to Day One Leads

Day 1 Finals at the TYR Invitational saw the Michigan State Spartans charge into the overall team lead on the…

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Wisconsin Men and Women Best Northwestern At Home

The Wisconsin Badgers played host to the Northwestern men’s and women’s teams on Thursday evening with the home contingents coming…

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Depth Powers Northwestern Men & Women to Double Dual Meet Wins Against UIC and Oakland

The Northwestern Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Teams played host to the UIC Flames and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies…

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Northwestern Women Triumphant Against Illinois In First Home Meet Of The Year 160-140

One day after the Northwestern men’s team claimed their first victory of the year at Eastern Michigan University, the Northwestern…

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Northwestern Wildcats Emerge Victorious As Freshmen Lead Charge Against Eastern Michigan In Tight Finish

The Eastern Michigan Eagles played host to the Northwestern Wildcats on Thursday afternoon with the men from Evanston leaving with…

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Northwestern Men Receive Verbal From Promising Backstroke/IM Specialist Tyler Lis

Northwestern continued to strengthen  their backstroke group with their newest verbal commitment from RallySport Aquatics’ Tyler Lis. Lis is a senior…

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Northwestern Men Receive First Verbals From Loveland’s Jack Thorne and Sarasota Y’s Carter Page

The Wildcats got some good news in the form of verbals from Loveland Swim Club’s Jack Thorne and Sarasota YMCA’s Carter Page on…

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2014 Youth Olympics: Day 6 Finals Live Recap, Multiple Junior World Records Tumble On Final Day

Follow along for live updates from the final session of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.

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2014 European Championships: Day 4 Live Prelims Recaps

Sarah Sjoestroem will compete in her signature Olympic event, the 100 butterfly on Thursday.

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