Articles by Will Baxley

EU Sport Commissioner Criticizes World Aquatics’ Decision To Re-Admit Russia & Belarus

World Aquatics’ decision to lift netural status for Russian & Belarusian athletes has triggered a negative response from Brussels

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Thomas Smith Joins Navy’s Class of 2031

Thomas Smith, a Bolles School Shark, brings talent in middle distance freestyle and butterfly to the reigning Patriot League Champions

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Kenyon Signs Turkish Freestyler Duru Turkmen For 2026

The Kenyon Owls, who placed 3rd at Division III NCAA’s this year, will add some depth to their freestyle squad with Turkmen this fall

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United States Wins Women’s Water Polo Division I Tournament

The United States, led by Ryann Neushul, and five other nations advanced to the World Aquatics Cup Final in Sydney this summer

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China Wins Every Event At Diving World Cup Super Final in Beijing

China put on an undefeated show for a home crowd in Beijing last weekend, led by names like Jia Chen, Yuming Bai, and Zongyuan Wang

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Golfo Aranci Day 2: Mexico Wins First Ever Open Water World Cup Medal, Home Water Gold For Italy

World Aquatics says that 20-year-old Paulo Strehlke is Mexico’s first ever senior open water medalist after taking silver in the 3k

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Golfo Aranci Open Water 10ks Recap – Moesha Johnson 3peats, France 1-2s Men’s Race

Sacha Velly of France won his first World Cup 10k by .2 seconds, while decorated veteran Moesha Johnson dominated her race by 25 seconds

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Open Water World Cup Golfo Aranci Preview – Can Johnson 3peat? Who Will Make USA’s Pan Pac Team?

Italian open water stars like Ginevra Taddeucci, Gregorio Paltrinieri, and Marcello Guidi have shots at gold in home waters this weekend

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Nicholas Santos & Etiene Medeiros Make Returns To Elite Level Competition

At 46 years old, Santos popped a 23.6 50 fly, while Medeiros logged a 28.4 50 back in the Brazilian stars’ first meets back out of retirement

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Southern California Defeats Cal For 2026 Women’s Water Polo NCAA Title

The Trojan women won the program’s eighth ever NCAA title in a 10-9 victory against in-state rivals Cal. Emily Ausmus won tournament MVP

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Moesha Johnson & David Betlehem Dominate Ibiza Stop Of Open Water World Cup

Moesha Johnson (AUS) and David Betlehem (HUN) seized the weekend, winning both the 10k and the 3k knockout sprint to maintain #1 world ranks

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U.S. Pan Pac Open Water Roster Update – Puskovitch, Gravley, Denigan Favorites After Ibiza

Dylan Gravley was the lone American in the top ten of the 10k in Ibiza, and he seems poised to earn a Pan Pac berth this summer

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U.S. Pan Pac Roster Spots At Stake, European Titans To Clash At Open Water World Cup In Ibiza

American pool star Claire Weinstein is one of many notable names on the U.S. contingent in Ibiza fighting for a Pan Pac open water spot

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Agostina Hein Racks Up 6th LCM Argentine Record With 4:06.25 400 Free

Two days before her 18th birthday, Agostina Hein picked up her 6th Argentine national record, taking down Delfina Pignatiello’s seven-year-old mark

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Agostina Hein Breaks 4th Argentine Record in 2 Days With 1:58.79 200 Free

Argentina age groupers Agostina Hein and Cecilia Dieleke got new national records in the 200 free and 100 back, respectively, on night 2 in Panama

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