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SwimSwam’s Non-Endorsement for the USA Swimming Board of Director Elections

It’s time for a change at USA Swimming’s Board of Directors. Your guess as to what that change should be is as good as mine.

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Ranking The 2025 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions

Ethan Reniewicki gives Ohio State another sprint freestyle stud after dropping some big bests, for a Buckeye class that could make a splash at Big Tens

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Katharine Berkoff on First World Title, Illness in Singapore, & Insane NCS Backstroke Group

Olympic medalist Katharine Berkoff kept her momentum rolling from Paris, capturing 2 golds and a bronze in Singapore at the 2025 World Championships

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Outside The Lanes: A Pro Swimmer’s Story of Resilience, Reinvention & Redefining Success

A review of Outside the Lanes: A Pro Swimmer’s Story of Resilience, Reinvention, and Redefining Success, by Becca Mann (Blue Star Press).

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What Does Team USA’s International Future Look Like Based On Their Fastest 2025 Times?

What does the future of Team USA look like heading into a home Olympic Games from a holistic standpoint, taking into consideration the year as a whole?

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Former Notre Dame Coach Kameron Chastain Leaves Profession to Pursue a Career in Golf Instead

Chastain, who spent three years as an assistant at Notre Dame and seven at his alma mater Louisville, will pursue a career in the administrative side of golf.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 356 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Looking for a job in swimming? Go here to see 356 Swim Jobs.

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UCLA Swim & Dive Announces 2025-26 Schedule

Head Coach Jordan Cordry and the UCLA swimming and diving program officially announced its 2025-26 schedule on Friday.

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Indiana Swimming and Diving Announces 2025-26 Schedule

Indiana swimming and diving coaches Ray Looze and Drew Johansen announced on Friday (Aug. 29) the program’s schedule for the 2025-26 season.

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Caso Pilato-Tarantino, Butini: “Una Grande Sciocchezza-La Federazione Non Resterà In Silenzio”

Il direttore tecnico Cesare Butini sul caso Pilato-Tarantino: «Una grande sciocchezza, la Federazione non resterà in silenzio».

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Alexis Cook (2026) to Become 2nd Gen Mizzou Swimmer

Summer Juniors qualifier Alexis Cook will follow in her mother’s footsteps when she suits up for the Mizzou Tigers in the class of 2030.

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23.5/51.8 Freestyler Lindsey Schlegel Sends Verbal To Wisconsin–Green Bay For Fall 2026

Lindsey Schlegel, a native of Muskego, Wisconsin, has committed to swim and study at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.

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Israeli National Record-holder Ofek Adir Verbally Commits to Yale for 2026-27

Ofek Adir, a distance freestyle and open water specialist who holds Israel’s national record in the SCM 1500 free, is headed to Yale in 2026-27.

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6’6” Sprinter Dillon Albertyn (2026) Sends Verbal Commitment to Arizona State

Summer Nationals qualifier Dillon Albertyn from Seahawks Swim Club has verbally committed to Arizona State University for 2026.

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Former Buckeye Diving Great Lyle Yost Crosses Rivalry Lines, Joins Michigan Coaching Staff

Former Ohio State All-American diver Lyle Yost has taken a job at That School Up North, being named the new assistant…

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