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Towson and UNC-Wilmington Vault Ahead of Field at CAA Men’s Champs Day One

Freshman Brian Benzing was the 200 IM runner-up before splitting a 52.38 swimming breast on Towson’s winning 400 medley relay.

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2021 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Even with four key deferrals, the high school class of 2020 lived up to the hype with five massive NCAA scorers (30+ points) and 29 total freshmen scorers.

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USA Swimming Announces Two Additional Olympic Trials Meets – Waves III and IV

The meets will act as a ‘safety net’ for swimmers at the Wave I or II meets who test positive for COVID-19 while at the meet or miss their taper. 

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Nicolo Martinenghi Smashes Italian Record, Becomes #3 All-Time 100 BR – 58.37

His time lops over three-tenths off of his old best, which was also the old Italian record, of 58.75. He passes Arno Kamminga on the all-time list.

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Soloveychik Makes It A Double With 800 Free Israeli National Record

Bar Soloveychik knocked down his second Israeli national record in nearly as many days, with the 20-year-old crushing a lifetime best in the men’s 800m free.

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2021 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Wisconsin’s Phoebe Bacon was a standout in her freshman year, scoring 51 pints and winning the NCAA title in the 200 back.

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Fabio Scozzoli Out of Italian Olympic Trials Due to Persistent Injuries

Scozzoli has undergone multiple procedures and therapeutic methods to address elbow and arm issues over the last few years.

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Day Two of Italian Trials Produces No New Olympic Roster Spots

Alessandro Miressi was .05 off of Olympic qualification in that same event tonight after his COVID-19 contraction halted training for most of February.

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Women’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2021 NCAAs

Virginia’s Class of 2019 / 2023 has been outstanding, with four top-20 recruits all scoring as sophomores and Kate Douglass winning a national title.

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15-Yo Madilyn McGlothen Wins 5FR/2IM on Night 1 of YMCA Spring Festival Oxford

Oxford host Powel Crosley Jr YMCA holds a 15-point lead over Blue Ash YMCA in the combined team scores after the first day of the 2021 YMCA Swimming Festival.

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Second Sun Yang Hearing With CAS Scheduled For May 24-28 Via Video Conference

Sun Yang’s return to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will take place during the week of May 24-28 with a hearing conducted over video conference.

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2021 Italian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Nicolo Martinenghi dropped a season-best 59.01 in the 100 breast prelims this morning, and he’ll push for a 58 tonight.

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Australia’s Jenna Strauch Swims 3 Best Times in 3 Events at NSW States

Australian National Teamer Jenna Strauch went best times in all 3 breaststroke distances while in a “heavy training load.”

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Fike Swim Launches the SWOCK

Combining the simplicity of a windsock with 21st century technology, the SWOCK will redefine swimming analytics for swimmers.

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Versatile Javier Acevedo Helps Georgia Men To Highest NCAA Finish Since 1997

You don’t often see a 200 backstroke A-finalist swim breast on a 200 medley relay, but senior Javier Acevedo was doing it all for Georgia last week.

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