The Powerlist

2026 Women’s NCAAs: Texas’ Berit Berglund Scratches, Kentucky’s De Goeij Called Up

Berit Berglund scratched out of NCAAs on March 13, the same day that she entered the transfer portal after three years at Texas

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Kazushi Imafuku Downs Kosuke Hagino’s 2013 JPN High School Record In 400 Free

Kazushi Imafuku ripped a new 400m free lifetime best in Japan, overtaking the national high school record Kosuke Hagino established over a decade ago.

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Miami-OH Men In Swimsuits Help Distract SMU During Free Throws In March Madness First Four Game

Miami-OH men’s basketball head coach said even he got distracted when the men’s swimming and diving team appeared courtside in speedos.

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Tang Qianting Sets New Asian Record In Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Tang Qianting shaved time off of her lifetime best to establish a new Chinese national and Asian continental record in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

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Anna Moesch on 1:39.0: “Worked on, all year, being really comfortable with uncomfortable”

Virginia sophomore Anna Moesch made history last night, anchoring UVA’s 800 free relay to victory in the fastest 200 free split ever, 1:39.00. After the race

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Mitsunaga Ties National 50 Fly Record On Day One Of Japan Swim

On day one of the 101st Japan Swim, 20-year-old Shoon Mitsunaga tied the reigning national record to take men’s 50m butterfly gold.

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2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 2 Prelims Preview

The first full prelims session of 2026 NCAAs are here. How much faster may things get with only an ‘A’ final at night?

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17-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Lowers Own 100 Breast World Junior Record To 58.67

Shin Ohashi of Japan, who just turned 17 earlier this month, crushed a new World Junior Record of 58.67 in the 100m breaststroke tonight in Japan.

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2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 2 Prelims Scratches – OSU’s Finlin Drop 400 IM

After scoring in last night’s 1650 free, OSU’s Emma Finlin has opted to not take to the block this morning in the 400 IM, where she was the 44th seed.

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Double Swim-Off Settles Three-Way Tie for 16th in Men’s 50 Free At Division III NCAAs

How much do ‘B’ finals matter? Enough to swim the 50 free three times in prelims, for a chance to swim it again at night!

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Ceccon Ed I Big Mondiali A Shenzhen: Livestream Per Seguire Il China Swimming Open

Dal 19 al 22 marzo lo China Swimming Open riunisce stelle mondiali e nazionali: attesi Ceccon, Chalmers e il blocco cinese.

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How do Women’s Teams Typically Perform at NCAAs? (2026 Edition)

As we’ve done in previous years, we wanted to take a look at how teams have performed in recent years compared to their seeding.

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2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Photo Vault

Take a look at the photos from day one of the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, courtesy of SwimSwam photographer Jack Spitser.

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Women’s NCAAs Day 1 Scoring Analysis: Texas, Indiana, and Florida Among the Biggest Winners

Florida was +19 versus their seeded score, racking up 31 points and ended the day in 11th.

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2026 NCSA Spring Championships: Sadie Buckley Wins 200 Free in 1:45.74 on Night Two

Nation’s Capital 16-year-old Sadie Buckley, a 2027 Texas commit, won the women’s 200 freestyle in a personal best time 1:45.74.

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