Alex Walsh

Five UVA Olympians Throw Ceremonial First Pitch at Washington Nationals Games

The elite swimmers brought their medals all the way from the pool in Paris to the baseball field as they took turns throwing the first pitch at Nats Park.

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With Grimes In, Can Virginia Match Stanford & Florida With 13 NCAA Event Wins at One Meet?

The Virginia women are already one of the great dynasties in collegiate swimming history, but can they surpass the single-season output of teams like 2018 Stanford?

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At Long Last, Katie Grimes, #1 Recruit in the Class of 2024, Makes Her College Decision

Grimes, already a two-time U.S. Olympian, teased her college decision in an Instagram post on Wednesday night with the caption “Hoo’s ready”.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #1 Virginia Women Eyeing Historic Five-Peat

The return of Gretchen Walsh and the addition of Claire Curzan makes the Virginia women a big favorite to make it five NCAA titles in a row in March.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #4 Tennessee Women Remain Dangerous With High-End Talent

Fresh off winning an Olympic medal, Mona McSharry returns for her fifth year at Tennessee in pursuit of that elusive individual NCAA title.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: It’s Full Steam Ahead For #5 Stanford Women

The Cardinal return their entire roster from last season, led by Caroline Bricker (pictured), and add a strong freshman class along with Torri Huske.

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Huske and Walsh Highlight The 2024 Female Individual Olympic Medalists Returning to the NCAA

After an Olympic redshirt, Torri Huske (pictured) returns to the NCAA for the 2024-25 season in search of her first individual NCAA title.

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How Summer McIntosh Did Enough For 200 IM Gold Despite Douglass’ Blistering Breaststroke

The women’s 200 IM podium was populated by the 200 fly, 200 back and 200 breast olympic champions: Summer McIntosh, Kaylee McKeown and Kate Douglass.

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Come Summer McIntosh Ha Vinto I 200 Misti, Nonostante L’Incredibile Rana Di Kate Douglass

Il podio dei 200 misti è formato dalla campionessa olimpica dei 200 farfalla, dei 200 rana e dei 200 dorso. Come si è deciso l’ordine? Analisi della gara

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Alex Walsh To Undergo Meniscus Procedure; Not Expected To Impact NCAA Season

The two-time Olympian and 19-time NCAA champion will aim to lead the Virginia Cavaliers to a fifth straight national title in March.

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Junior Pan Pacs: A 10 Year Lookback

It’s been 10 years since the 2014 Junior Pan Pacs. Ten years later, how have the swimmers who debuted on a JPP team developed? (Lilly King, pictured above)

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 200 IM

Summer McIntosh swam to a new personal best of 2:06.56 in the 200 IM to win one of the most exciting races of this year’s Olympics.

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Torri Huske Sees Her Instagram Following More-Than-Triple Amid Olympic Success

After leading Team USA with 5 Olympic medals in Paris, Torri Huske saw her Instagram following more-than-triple from pre-Games numbers.

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Way Too Early Recruit Rankings: Girls High School Class of 2026

Charlotte Crush still has two years of high school left, but she’s already fast enough to challenge for NCAA titles in multiple events.

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NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Anna Keating Returning To Virginia For COVID Fifth Year

Keating made the 200 breaststroke ‘A’ final at 2024 NCAAs and swam at all four NCAAs during her career with Virginia.

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