arena Swim of the Week: 12-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Drops 4:44 500 Free
Pleasanton Sea Hawks’ Mijatovic dropped nearly six seconds from his previous best time to move into fourth all-time in the 11-12 age group.
Russian Swimmer Rejects Calls To Remove Meets From Russia
Russian swimmer Daniil Antipov feels as though athletes are being unfairly blamed for actions made outside of their control by the Russian government.
FINA Pulls Some Competitions from Russia; No Movement on Worlds Yet
FINA has pulled hosting duties for upcoming water polo, diving, and artistic swimming competitions from Russia, but are taking a wait-and-see approach about the two planned World Championship events.
LEN Condemns Acts of Violence, Will Move Euro League Matches from Russia
LEN, the governing body for aquatics in Europe, has pulled an upcoming women’s water polo match from Russia and will reschedule for a neutral site.
IOC Urges International Sports Federations To Pull Events From Russia, Belarus
The IOC is calling for sporting events scheduled to be held in Russia or Belarus to be relocated or canceled amidst the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
High-Level International Meets For March 2022
Multi-Olympic medalist Duncan Scott is entered in the Edinburgh International Swim Meet slated for March. See what other meets are on the agenda.
2022 Big East Champs: Nova Women Open Huge Lead, Xavier Men Holding On (Day 2)
Villanova senior Kelly Montesi took the next event, the women’s 200 IM, in a ‘B’ performance of 1:59.24.
2022 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Ups/Mids/Downs
Tomer Frankel was one of 10 Hoosiers to qualify for an ‘A’ final on Thursday morning, as Indiana is currently projected to take the team lead from OSU.
2022 Women’s MAC Champs: Akron breaks 3 Pool Records on Day 2, Expands Lead
Akron has begun to pull away from Buffalo as we head into day 3 of the 2022 MAC Championships.
Blake Pieroni Out of 2022 US World Trials, Plans To Have Knee Surgery In March
Pieroni announced on Instagram Friday morning that he won’t be competing at the upcoming U.S. World Championship Trials in April due to a knee injury.
FINA Opens Applications For Aquatics Integrity Unit
Elections for Aquatics Integrity Unit members will take place at FINA’s Extraordinary Congress that will be held in Budapest on June 19.
VA High School State Champion Matthew Heilman Commits to Virginia (2022)
Matthew Heilman, a local Charlottesville swimmer, has committed to swim for the University of Virginia beginning fall 2022.
Swimmers’ Alliance Critical of FINA, ISL For Lack of Involvement In Scheduling
The International Swimmers’ Alliance has called to have more athlete participation in the scheduling decisions made for the global swimming calendar.
PAC-12 Women’s Championships Day 3 Prelims Notable Scratches
After scratching the 200 freestyle, the event that put her on the Olympic team, Brooke Forde of Stanford will seek her 3rd consecutive 400 IM title.
2022 NEC Championships: Meet Records Fall As Bryant Men, CCSU Women Hold Leads
The Bryant men remain in the lead after three days, while the Central Connecticut women also maintain their lead from day two over the Bulldogs.