2019 W. NCAA Championships: Cal’s Darcel, IU’s Jensen Out of 200 IM
In the 200 IM, Cal’s Sarah Darcel, the 12th seed, has opted out of the 200 IM. She was one of Cal’s top seeded swimmers in the event, with only Izzy Ivey in front of her at #10.
Ohio State Continues Prep for U.S. Collegiate Synchro Championships
The Buckeyes are just a week away from the preliminary competition of U.S. Collegiate Nationals in Texas.
South Africa’s Dune Coetzee Punches Spot At World Juniors
16-year-old Dune Coetzee led the charge of young South Africans with an impressive 400m freestyle effort of 4:15.02.
Brazil Lays Out 2019 Racing Schedule
Check out when Brazilian stars, such as Bruno Fratus, may be racing this year, as the CBDA released the nation’s swimming plan.
Emily Seebohm Foregoing Australian Nationals For FINA Champions Series
Aussie Emily Seebohm will be opting out of the Australian National Championships, but is on-board with both the FINA Champions Series, as well as the International Swimming League.
LEN’s Learn to Swim Project Gets Firm EU Backing in Brussels
EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani welcomed LEN’s and its 52 member federations’ efforts to make swimming a Pan-European activity.
Perth Ready to Host WPWL Intercontinental Cups
Both the men and women’s FINA Water Polo World League Intercontinental-Cups are set to kick-off in Perth, Australia, next week from March 26-31, with sixteen (2x eight) teams that will battle it out in the pool to hopefully secure a berth to the Super Final.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Grgic’s Historic Age Group 1500 Free
Sure, mile times aren’t as eye-popping as 50 frees. For whatever reason, a fast sprint time can be a headline by itself (17.63, 21.11, 46.91), while a distance time requires some more context. Maybe that’s why Franko Grgic’s (left) 14:56.55 in the long course mile was such and under-discussed swim from the past week.
Landon Gentry Makes Top Five 13-14 200 FL Rankings At NCSAs
NCAP swimmer Landon Gentry swam a 1:48.79 in the 200 fly and now ranks #5 all-time in the boys 13-14 age group.
2018 A Finalist Sarah Darcel Out of NCAAs; Teammate In As Next Alternate
Sarah Darcel, who scored 12 points as a freshman last year, is scratched out of the 2019 NCAA Championships. Her teammate Sophie Krivokapic-Zhou is the next alternate, and has been added to the meet, NCAA documents indicate.
2019 W. NCAA Championships: 800 Free Relay Race Videos
Watch heats two and three of the 2019 women’s 800 free relay.
2019 W. NCAA Championships: Day 1 Photo Vault
SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture the first day of the 2019 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships.
Bolles Breaststroker Carly Schwab Makes Verbal Commitment to Florida
Bolles breaststroker Carly Schwab has verbally committed to swim for the University of Florida beginning in the 2020-21 school year.
Top-Seeded Peter Larson Scratches 200 Free On Day 3 of NCSAs
Peter Larson of Edina Swim Club has scratched out of the 200 free, where he was the top seed. He’s one of three scratches out of the top 8 on day 3 prelims of the NCSA Championships.
2019 W. NCAAs Day 1: Who Looks Like They Hit Their Taper?
In which we totally overreact to swims from night one.
