Articles by Will Baxley

Chapman Adds Distance Freestyler Derek Jones To 2025-26 Roster

Derek Jones, a Washington-native distance swimmer, will join Chapman’s incoming first-year class as a top distance swimmer.

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Two Argentine Records Fall On Final Night Of Junior Pan American Games

Ulises Saravia and the rest of the men’s 400 medley relay captured a national record for Argentina, as did Agostina Hein in the 200 IM

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Balduccini Reaches 7 Golds, Caribe Pops 21.72 50 Free On Day 4 of Junior Pan American Champs

Isabella Bedoya (CO) and Stephanie Balduccini (BR) tied for gold in the women’s 50 free, while Gui Caribe took the men’s event in 21.72

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Gui Caribe Posts 47.54 100 Free On Day 3 Of Junior Pan American Games

Brazil’s Gui Caribe led a quick 100 free field to Junior Pan-American gold in 47.54, which marks his third fastest time ever.

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Iris Tio Becomes First Artistic Swimmer To Win Worlds Medal In Every Discipline

Iris Tio Casas led Spain’s artistic swimming cohort with six medals, becoming the first athlete to medal in each of four disciplines.

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Chen Yiwen & Chen Yuxi Score Each Score Three Golds, Four-Peats In Women’s Worlds Diving

Chen Yiwen and Chen Yuxi topped the individual medal table in women’s worlds diving with 3 wins each. They also each completed a 4-peat.

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Who Were The Most Searched Swimmers Of 2025 Worlds?

Leon Marchand and Michael Phelps dominated the Google Trends most searched feature in many countries, as did Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh

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Johns Hopkins Swim Teams Joining Centennial Conference This Fall

Johns Hopkins swimming will be joining the Centennial Conference this fall after nearly a decade of swimming independently of conferences

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Brazil Fails To Earn Worlds Swimming Medal For First Time Since 2007

For the first World Championships since 2007, no Brazilian swimmers made the podium in Singapore, though Gui Caribe came close.

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2025 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Preview

Ruta Meilutyte is the top seed in the women’s 50 breaststroke as she aims for her 4th straight title in the event to close out 2025 Worlds

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2025 Worlds, Day 7 South America Recap: New Argentine Record For 30-Year-Old Ceballos

Macarena Ceballos, 30, downed her own 50 breaststroke national record from 2018 to get Argentina’s first national record in Singapore.

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2025 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Cameron McEvoy gears up as the top seed in swimming’s fastest event, while Ledecky and McIntosh prepare for a distance battle for the ages

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Mexico’s Osmar Olvera Snaps 18-Year Chinese Worlds Win Streak In Men’s 3m Springboard

Osmar Olvera brought home gold in the 3m springboard, the first time since 2005 that the medal didn’t go to a Chinese diver.

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2025 World Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview

Evgeniia Chikunova and Kate Douglass gear up for a head-to-head battle for queen of the 200 breaststroke on night 6 of the 2025 World Championships

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Blake Tierney Smashes 200 Back Canadian Record In 1:55.17

Blake Tierney took over a second off the Canadian 200 back record to top the Worlds heats, reclaiming the record from Ethan Ekk

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