World Cup Kazan Day 1 Prelims: Sjostrom, Chupkov Take Their Places
The first stop of the first FINA World Cup cluster kicked off in Kazan this morning, with this 3-day meet taking place in long course meters. Although the overall number of entrants was on the slim side, several big stars took to the Aquatic Palace to chase some cash and earn points towards the overall World Cup title.
College Swimming Previews: Soaring Ceiling For #8 Tennessee Women
Tennessee has one of the nation’s most loaded sprint groups (complete with dominant relays), but graduated its best backstroker and breaststroker, leaving a roster with a high ceiling but a few key question marks.
College Swimming Previews: Big Holes To Fill For #9 USC
Alexei Sancov will be relied upon heavily during his freshman campaign with the USC Trojans.
Chase Travis Produces Dominant Win On Day 1 Of FINA OW Junior Worlds
American Chase Travis was dominant in winning gold on day 1 of the 2018 FINA Open Water World Junior Championships.
College Swimming Previews: Kozelsky, Divers Lead #9 Minnesota
The swimming roster is a little thin, but the Golden Gophers, as usual, have one of the best breaststrokers in college swimming along with a field of talented divers.
2018 World Cup Series Kicks Off In Kazan With Olympic Star Power
Belgium’s Olympic silver medalist Pieter Timmers will be making his racing debut in Kazan after having to withdraw from this year’s European Championships due to illness.
College Swimming Previews: #10 Florida Men Face Dressel & Troy Void
The #10 Florida men will look to fill the massive void left by the departures of Caeleb Dressel and Gregg Troy.
Ranking the 2018 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12
Julia Menkhaus is a big reason why UVA slides in at #11 on the top incoming NCAA classes rankings.
Rikako Ikee Becomes First Woman Ever To Win Asian Games MVP
Rikako Ikee, just 18 years old, became the first woman ever to be awarded MVP of the Asian Games.
College Swimming Previews: #11 Tennessee Returns Zeng, Reloads Swimmers
Colin Zeng was the highest-scoring diver in the NCAA last year, and Tennessee returns the bulk of its relays, which combined for 52 points in 2018.
College Swimming Previews: McHugh Poised To Deliver For #12 Minnesota
When all is accounted for, it seems the Golden Gophers are poised to be even better than last season, at least point-wise, and having finished 15th at the NCAAs last season, they could very realistically crack the top 10 this time around.
College Swimming Previews: #12 Virginia Women Need to Fill Sprint Relay Spots
We’ll be previewing the top 12 men’s and women’s programs for the 2018-2019 season – stay tuned to our College Swimming…
Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
Masato Sakai (left) took the Olympic silver medal behind American icon Michael Phelps in the 200m fly at the last Summer Olympic Games. Since, the 23-year-old hasn’t been as explosive, leading to shoulder surgery this week.
Aussies Gearing Up For Short Course World C’ships Qualifying
Australians vying for Short Course World Championships roster spots will compete at the national short course meet taking place in October.
Sjostrom, Hosszu Among Stars Confirmed For 1st Stop of FINA World Cup
Katinka Hosszu is one of many confirmed stars who will compete on the opening leg of the FINA World Cup in Kazan.
