Brazilian Junior National Champion Guilherme Caribé (2022) Verbals to Tennessee
Brazilian sprinter Guilherme Caribé will join Tennessee with times that would already score individually at SECs. He will also bolster the Vols’ relays.
USC Trojans Pick Up German Sprint Record-holder Artem Selin for Fall 2021
German national Artem Selin will be an immediate impact player for the Trojans with a 50 free converted time that would have scored top-8 at NCAAs.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: New Cast of Characters In Men’s 400 Free
Elijah Winnington comes in as the odds-on favorite in the men’s 400 frees due to the absence of reigning Olympic and World Champions Mack Horton and Sun Yang.
Hosszu Not Defending 100 Back & Other Gold Medals Up For Grabs
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will not be swimming the 100m backstroke in Tokyo, which leaves yet another golden opportunity open for another swimmer.
Siphiwe Baleka Takes Olympic Appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport
Siphiwe Baleka, the 50 year old who is attempting to represent Guinea-Bissau at the Olympics, has taken his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Kregor Zirk and Eneli Jefimova To Make Olympic Debuts For Estonia In Tokyo
Zirk and Jefimova will be swimming at their first-ever Olympic Games while teammate Martin Allikvee will make his second appearance for Estonia.
William & Mary Swimming Adds Tennessee Volunteer Asst. Colby Kubat to Staff
Colby Kubat (pictured with his wife Allie) spent last season as a volunteer assistant at Tennessee. He’ll now begin his first paid Division I coaching job.
Shymanovich, Shkurdai, And Zmushka Set To Race For Belarus At Tokyo 2020
Ilya Shymanovich will be fighting to reach the 100 breast podium in Tokyo as he attempts to become Belarus’ second-ever Olympic swimming medalist.
From Idol To Teammates: McIntosh Watched Oleksiak In 2016, Joins Her In 2021
Summer McIntosh got a picture with Penny Oleksiak at the 2016 Olympic Trials. Five years later, the two are Canadian Olympic teammates.
World Champion Simona Quadarella Delays Trip to Tokyo Due to Gastroenteritis
World Champion Simona Quadarella did not travel to Tokyo with the Italian National Team due to a diagnosis with Gastroenteritis.
Kentucky’s Mason Wilby Posts 1:55.97 LCM 200 Fly, #5 British Performer All-Time
University of Kentucky rising senior Mason Wilby absolutely obliterated his lifetime best, and the field, in prelims of the men’s 200 fly.
Merve Tuncel Leads Turkish Olympic Entries With 400/800/1500 Freestyle Triple
Tuncel will lead the country into the Games fresh off a triple gold medal haul at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships.
Gary Hall Jr. And Gary Hall Sr. Criticize USOPC’s Proposed Flag Redesign
Olympic medalists Gary Hall Sr. and Gary Hall Jr. appeared on Fox News this week, criticizing the USOPC’s proposal to “rebrand” its American flag logo.
Liam Custer on Stanford Commit, Ascent to Class of 2022’s Top Distance Star
Custer also goes into detail about training during the COVID pandemic and the improvements he’s made in the last year, which are substantial ones on paper.
Pollution Concerns Arise Around Tokyo Site for Triathlon & Open Water Swimming
While the worst of the heat fears seem to be waning for open water swimmers, triathletes, and other outdoor athletes, the issue of water quality persists.
