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Duke Introduces Men’s Swimming & Diving Incoming Class

Head coach Dan Colella and the Duke men’s swimming and diving program announced its 2019 incoming class, includes 11 swimmers and divers.

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WP Champions League Semifinals Set, Ferencvaros is in for First Time Since 1989

Olympiacos Piraeus and Pro Recco will meet in the semis to replay last year’s Champions League final, while Ferencvaros faces Barceloneta.

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14-Year-Old Pilato Of Italy Moves To #4 In World Rankings In Women’s 50 Breast

14-year-old Benedetta Pilato has lowered her own National Junior Record in the women’s 50m breast on day 1 of the Tiro A Volo Meet in Rome.

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Former High School Teacher, Coach Sentenced to 30 Years For Child Porn

A former high school teacher and swim coach in the Kansas City area has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for filming a sexual encounter with a minor.

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Fish Out of Water: The SwimSwam Podcast – Episode 1

In the first episode of the Fish Out of Water podcast, host John Culhane discusses the professionalization of swimming with Olympic medalist Cody Miller.

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Nebraska State Champion Ross Pantano Announces Commitment To Seton Hall In 2019

Pantano will arrive at Seton Hall in the fall of 2019 with the team’s best backstroke times, even just an incoming freshman.

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LIMA 2019 Delivers VIDENA Aquatic Center to Peruvian Swimming Federation

Lima 2019 delivered the VIDENA Aquatic Center to the Peruvian Swimming Federation and the National Paralympic Association of Peru on June 4.

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Mizuno Introduces GX-Sonic IV, Engineered for Speed

Mizuno released the latest iteration of the Mizuno tech suit – the GX-Sonic IV – for start of summer competition season.

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Free/Back Specialist Hallie Wilson to Join the Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Hallie Wilson, a nationally-recognized artist and free/fly specialist from Richmond, Virginia, has committed to swim for Lehigh next fall.

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USA Water Polo Names World University Games Rosters

Five men each from Stanford and UCLA along with four women each from UCLA and USC highlight the USA Men’s and Women’s World University Games rosters.

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Jack Cartwright’s Aussie World Trials Entry Mystery Solved, But It’s Not Good

Sprint ace Jack Cartwright was only entered in the men’s 1500m free, an off-event at that, at Aussie World Trials. We now know why.

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Cori Meyette Named Assistant Coach at Pomona-Pitzer

The Pomona-Pitzer Swim & Dive program is proud to announce the hiring of Cori Meyette as the new assistant coach for the upcoming 2019-20 Swim & Dive season.

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Italy’s Vergani Receives 3-Month Suspension, But May Yet Compete At Worlds

Italian sprinting ace Andrea Vergani may yet swim at the 2019 World Championships next month, despite having tested positive for banned substance.

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USA Swimming Introduces Disaster Relief Grants for Teams

Grants are to be used for replacing or repairing material losses, though if swim team members have been displaced for extended periods of time, the grants may also be used to cover those families’ team dues.

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Andrea Vergani Squalificato Per Tre Mesi: La Sanzione Scade il 18 Luglio

Andrea Vergani è stato squalificato per tre mesi dal Tribunale NADO Italia, con decorrenza dal 19 Aprile 2019. Questa da decisione…

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