Previews & Recaps

Japan Tops Asian Age Group C’ships With 79 Total Medals

The 2019 Asian Age Group Championships wrapped up, but not before the nation of Japan topped the medal table with an impressive 79 pieces of hardware.

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India’s Nataraj Puts Up Another Strong 100 Back Performance At Asian Age

India’s newly-minted 100 backstroke national record holder collected gold on the penultimate night of competition at the 2019 Asian Age Championships.

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SwimSwam’s Comprehensive 2019-2020 College Swimming Preview Index

Stay on top of our team-by-team previews, recruiting class rankings, NCAA event-by-event winner picks and more with this comprehensive links index.

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17-Year-Old Kim Min-Ju Becomes Korea’s 2nd Fastest 50 Freestyler Ever

17-year-old Kim Min-ju made some magic happen in the women’s 50m freestyle on night 2 of the Asian Age Group Championships in India.

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Kida & Toyoda Claim Japan’s Open Water Titles, Keep Tokyo Hopes Alive

Japan’s Open Water Championships took place over the weekend, with potential Tokyo 2020 qualification berths on the line for the men’s and women’s 10k.

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Uzbekistan’s Mustafin Hits FINA Olympic ‘B’ Cut To Open Asian Age C’ships

The 10th edition of the AASF Asian Age Group Championships kicked off in India today. Vladislav Mustafin of Uzbekistan was among the gold medalists.

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Texas Men, Women Release 2019-2020 Schedule; No Swimming at HOF Invite

The Texas Longhorns have released their much-anticipated schedule, confirming that the annual Texas Invite will not feature swimming.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Sept. 23 – Sept. 29, 2019

The Florida Gators have a busy week: the women swim 3 separate dual meets Thursday/Friday/Saturday while the men swim a triangular Friday and a dual Saturday.

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Whittle & Richards Among Young Guns At Derventio Excel Baseline Meet

The reigning European Junior Champion in the men’s 100m freestyle, Matt Richards, raced a heavy schedule at Derventio Excel’s Open SC Meet this weekend.

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Tommy Cope Swims 54.0/1:58.3 Breaststrokes as Michigan Sweeps Miami (OH) & Navy

Maggie MacNeil swam a 49.54 in the 100 free, touching the wall as the only swimmer under 50 seconds.

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Elite Squad Assembly Adds Spice To Scottish Nat’l Team Championships

Mark Szaranek was among the competitors vying for the Scottish National Team Championships title today in Glasgow, with the former Gator taking the 100m IM.

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Abbey Weitzeil Retains Queen of the Pool Title In Record Time

Cal senior standout Abbey Weitzeil has retained her title of Queen of the Pool, winning the meet in a new record time.

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Cal’s Zheng Quah Crowned 2019 King of the Pool, Wins 4 of 5 Events

Cal senior Zheng Quah became the 2019 King of the Pool at the annual Cal/Cal Poly dual meet, winning 4 of the 5 pentathlon events.

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SwimSwam’s 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Preseason Picks

The NCAA swim season is upon us, and it’s time for a time-honored tradition: SwimSwam’s staff predicting NCAA event champions half a year out.

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Indiana, Virginia, Georgia Expected at Tennessee Invite In November

A handful of top teams are expected to attend the Tennessee Invite this November, including Indiana, Virginia and Georgia.

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