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NCAA Reportedly Considering Allowing Five Years of Eligibility Across All Sports

Student-athletes have a five-year clock to complete four collegiate seasons, but have had the option of competing in five seasons coming out of the pandemic.

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NCAA Student-Athletes Receive Estimates of House Settlement Payouts; To Mixed Reviews

NCAA athletes have started to receive their estimated settlement payments from the House v. NCAA class action lawsuit, with athletes reporting mixed reviews.

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Shouts From The Stands: Unofficial Swammy Awards – Relay Swimmers of the Year (Men’s 100 Free)

Hunter Armstrong was a clutch relay performer for the Americans at the Olympics in Paris, pushing them to gold in the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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World Jr Champ Leah Hayes on Being a Part of UVA: “This is just, that team”

Growing her skills and focusing in on details, Hayes has already gone best times in the 200 Breast and 400 IM and neared PBs in the 200 IM and 200 free.

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arena Swim of the Week: Ellie Clarke Drops 200 IM Best Time At Carmel Winter Invite

Racing at the Carmel Winter Invite on Dec. 27, Clarke dropped big in the 200 IM, getting down to 2:01.04 to rank 9th this season among 15-year-old girls.

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Florida Swimming & Diving To Honor Seniors on Friday Against Indiana

Friday marks the fifth meeting between the two programs, with the Florida men holding a 4-0 advantage in the all-time series record.

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South Carolina Swim & Dive Kicks Off 2025 With Dual Meet At Virginia Tech

The dual meet takes place Saturday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center and begins at 12:00 p.m.

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Inizia L’Avventura Australiana Di Thomas Ceccon E Alberto Razzetti

Thomas Ceccon e Alberto Razzetti in collegiale a Brisbane: allenamenti d’élite per puntare ai prossimi successi internazionali.

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SwimSwam’s Top 10 Most-Liked Instagram Posts of 2024

With the Olympic year in full force, posts about World Records, Olympic qualifiers, and Dirty Doubles dominated the SwimSwam Instagram account in 2024.

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Wisconsin HS D1 State Finalist Alex Heinrich Chooses Florida State For 2025

With some top swimmers graduating, Heinrich’s arrival could be timely, as his 500 free time of 4:33.93 could strengthen the distance group at Florida State.

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Oakland University Gains Futures Finalist Lydia Soldatke For 2025

Soldatke’s 100 back time (53.93) and 200 back time (1:56.62) would have placed 1st at last season’s Horizon League Championship.

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UVA Freshman Standout David King: “I hadn’t doubled or lifted coming into this year”

King, a native of Charlottesville, had grown up training with Gary Taylor at the local YMCA. Taylor is now in his first season as a UVA Associate head coach

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Now with Olympic & World Champ Experience, Emma Weber Looking to Show What She Can Do in March

Weber scored points in 2 events at the NCAAs for the first time, qualified for her first Olympics, and capped the year in Budapest at SC World Champs

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2024 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach of the Year – Zheng Kunliang (CHN)

Zheng coached Pan Zhanle to a phenomenal year that included breaking the world record twice int he 100 free, two Olympic gold medals and four world titles.

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Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Drop Push To Unionize

The move is being made in order to avoid potential legal and political risks in anticipation of personnel changes within the NRLB with a new U.S. President.

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