Articles by Will Baxley

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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Sven Schwarz Turns In 14:40.93 Mile, Giving Germany Top 3 Global Performers This Season

Sven Schwarz posted the #2 time in the world this season, behind fellow German Johannes Liebmann, to kick off the 2026 Berlin Swim Open

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Agostina Hein Smashes 2 South American Records Back-To-Back With 8:22.0 800 Free, 2:10.82 200 IM

17-year-old Agostina Hein kicked off the South American Youth Games with two South American records less than 15 minutes apart

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California Age Grouper Daniela Linares Danzos Blasts 2:10.72 Mexican National Record In 200 Back

With Linares Danzos’ record, three different women have broken each of the three Mexican LCM women’s backstroke records in the past year.

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Celia Pulido Ties Own 50 BK National Record At Mexican National Selection Meet

Celia Pulido builds on a hot streak with another national record and several wins during the first half of Mexico’s Elite Championships

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St. Petersburg Aquatics Qualifies Three To 2026 Junior Open Water Worlds

The Tampa Bay region of Florida accounts for six of the 12 American qualifiers to the 2026 Junior Open Water World Championships in Argentina

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Rice University Picks Up IM & Distance Ace Liliana Hineman For 2027

Liliana Hineman is a Summer Juniors qualifier who has 400 IM and distance times that will put her top 8 in Rice’s American Conference

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