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NPSF, APSP to Unity to Form New Organization

The National Swimming Pool Foundation® (NSPF) and the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) today announced that the organizations will unify to form the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance.

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Arkansas, Texas A&M, South Carolina Earn SEC Weekly Awards

Anna Hopkin, Brooke Schultz and Vanessa Herman of Arkansas; Angel Martinez, Sam Thornton and Claire Rasmus of Texas A&M and Anton Down-Jenkins of South Carolina picked up weekly awards from the SEC.

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New Hampshire’s Metzler, Cullather; VMI’s Hopta Tabbed by America East

New Hampshire’s Anna Metzler and Erin Cullather were tabbed as America East Women’s Swimmer and Diver of the Week, while VMI’s Stephen Hopta garnered the men’s swimming honor.

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UNLV’s Cawley Earns WAC Diver of the Week Nod

UNLV sophomore Jesse Cawley won the weekly diving award from the Western Athletic Conference after a great weekend during the UCLA Dive Invite.

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Liberty’s Pitto Named CCSA Women’s Swimmer of the Week

After a dominant showing at UNC Asheville on Saturday, Liberty freshman Gianni Pitto was named CCSA Women’s Swimmer of the Week.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Berkoff Moves to #5 All-Time In 17-18 200 BK

It was a banner weekend for high school senior Katharine Berkoff, who moved to #5 all-time among USA Swimming’s 17-18 historical ranks in the 200 yard backstroke.

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Mendolicchio Repeats as Mountain West Swimmer of the Week

For the second consecutive week and third time this season Fresno State junior Manuela Mendolicchio has been named MW Swimmer of the Week.

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Practice + Pancakes: Tennessee Women Work Technique, Turns, and Tempo

The SwimSwam Southeast Pancake Tour of 2019 is completed, and now we sit back and reap the benefits. Namely, we get to see what these teams did over winter

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James Madison Sweeps CAA Weekly Honors

Juniors Bonnie Zhang and Hope Byrum swept the Colonial Athletic Association weekly honors, earning CAA Swimmer of the Week and Diver of the Week nods.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 86% Think HS Athletes Should Be Allowed To Train Club

A huge majority of SwimSwam voters said that swimmers should be allowed to train full-time with a club while still competing for their high school team.

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Milly Boulding, Sophie Smith, Michael Hewitt Take Gold In Sunderland

See how some of the age groupers across the pond performed at the 2019 City of Sunderland Amateur Swim Club New Year Meet.

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Bryant’s Rice, Abernethy Garner NEC Weekly Honors

Bryant University women’s swimming and diving seniors Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) and Kelci Abernethy (Chandler, Ariz.) have been named the Northeast Conference Swimmer and Diver of the Week.

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Power 5 Conferences Will Meet, Vote On Proposals This Week

Representatives from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC will meet this week to discuss 11 proposals ranging from mental health services for athletes to rules on sports agents for college athletes. The meeting is part of the autonomy process for the so-called “power 5” conferences, now in its fifth year.

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Dickinson College Swimmer Dies of Car Crash Injuries

On January 3rd, Syracuse, NY-native Jeff Gabriel, died from injuries sustained in a car crash. The 20-year-old swimmer leaves behind…

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Aussie Participation In FINA Champions Series Unlikely

Both Maddie Groves and Cate Campbell speak to the ‘awkward timing’ of the FINA Champions Series.

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