Articles by Will Baxley

Which NCAA Women’s Teams Had The Most Points From International Athletes?

Florida had the highest percentage of points from international swimmers at 2026 DI NCAAs, with Italian Anita Bottazzo leading the way.

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Which NCAA Men’s Teams Had The Most Points From International Athletes?

Led by Canadian Josh Liendo, the Florida men derived over 80% of their individual swimming points from athletes outside of U.S. borders

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Moesha Johnson Wins First 2026 Open Water World Cup Stop By 48 Seconds

Moesha Johnson and Florian Wellbrock carried their 2025 momentum into the first stop of 2026’s Open Water World Cup, claiming the 10k titles

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Kylian Mbappé Is Impressed By How Much Leon Marchand Trains

Marchand attended a French national soccer team game and talked with superstar Kylian Mbappé about their sports’ training and competition regimens

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Wellbrock, Paltrinieri, & Betlehem To Clash At OW World Cup Stop In Egypt This Weekend

The first stop of the 2026 Open Water World Cup in Somabay, Egypt, will draw most of the world’s biggest open water stars

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Lucy Bell Defends 200 Breast NCAA Title In 2:02.38: #3 All-Time Performer, 2 Second Drop From 2025

Bell executed a win that was 1.9 seconds swifter than her 2025 win, moving past Lilly King and splitting nearly even last 3 50s in the process

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NC State Commit Zoe Smith Hits New PB Of 47.80 100 Free To Close Columbia Sectionals

Zoe Smith had an electric last session, blasting a time that would put her among NC State’s top four 100 freestylers this season.

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Texas Commit Ellis Crisci Pops 4:17.07 500 Free PB, #1 17-Year-Old This Season

Ellis Crisci, Ty Thomas, and Lexie D’Amico dropped nationally ranked times on Saturday of the 2026 Columbia Sectionals meet.

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Luca Hoek Downs Spanish NR With 21.93 50 Free, #5 All-Time 18 & Under

Luca Hoek broke his own national record in the 50 free and inches closer to the WJR, just one day after turning 18 years old

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Three Takeaways From The 2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Latin America Edition

Chilean Kristel Köbrich went 50 seconds faster than the Master’s World Record for her 40-44 age group with her 16:38.98 mile in Westmont

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Celia Pulido Lowers Own Mexican National Record In 50 Back To 27.88

Celia Pulido has continued the party of Mexican national records from 2025 into the new year with a 27.88 50 back at the Westmont PSS

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China Clean Sweeps Every Event At First Diving World Cup, 1-2s All Individuals

It doesn’t get more dominant than the Chinese team at Montreal Diving World Cup, including a two-gold debut by 14-year-old Zhao Renjie

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14-Year-Old Aya Gillis-Pade Rocks 1:55.20 200 Back To Close Roseville Sectionals

Gillis-Pade dropped a nation-leading time among 13-14 girls in the 200 back, joining a slew of elite performers on the last night in Roseville

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William & Mary Women Take Back CAA Crown, UNCW Men 5-Peat

University of North Carolina Wilmington’s mens team have won five straight CAA conference champs, while William & Mary took the women’s trophy

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Lauren Lonsdale & Shareef Elaydi Hit #1 Age Group Rankings On Day 3 Of Roseville Sectionals

Beyond Mijatovic’s earth-shattering NAG, Shareef Elaydi (16, 1:55.12 200 br) and Lauren Lonsdale (14, 4:45.11 500 fr) also put up national #1 times

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