Articles by Will Baxley

Madrid’s M-86 Finishes 1st Phase of €12 Million Renovation As Pool Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

The former largest aquatic center in the world celebrated 40 years of swimming as it enters its (delayed) second phase of renovation

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Budapest 2027 Adds 4 V. 4 Water Polo As New World Championships Sport

A smaller, open water, more fast-paced version of traditional water polo is debuting in the professional swimming sphere this year

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Lismar Lyon Kills Supersuited South American Record With 25.63 50 Fly

Venezuelan star Lismar Lyon enters the world top ten and becomes the only non-Argentine/Brazilian woman in the continent record book

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13 Water-Related Deaths Reported Since Start Of Record UK Heat Wave

13 deaths, many of them teenagers and in inland open water, have been reported since the start of a record heat wave in the United Kingdom

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LA 2028 Water Polo Qualification Standards Released: Women Will Now Have Equal Team Numbers To Men

12 women’s water polo teams will compete in the LA 2028 water polo tournament, up from 10, to match the number of mens’ teams for the first time

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Lismar Lyon Downs 2 Venezuelan Records In Sacramento

Reality TV competition star and professional swimmer Lismar Lyon nabbed new Venezuelan records to close the 2026 Pro Swim Series

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Katharine Berkoff Ends Meet Early With 200 Back Final Scratch In Sacramento

Katharine Berkoff, Phoebe Bacon, and Caroline Bricker headline the scratch list for the final night of competition in Sacramento

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High Diving World Cup Fort Lauderdale: Iris Schmidbauer & Catalin-Petru Preda Get Gold In Florida

A healthy mix of veterans and breakout stars kicked off the world-level high diving season in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this weekend

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Carter Leach Gives 2026 Commitment To Texas Permian Basin

Leach has made big strides in his 200 and 100 freestyles this year, making him the New Yorker a potential relay contender for UTPB

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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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