Amro Al-Wir

Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

Destin Lasco led Cal to the top of the charts in the class re-ranking, outscoring all but three other teams on his own over four seasons.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: Relay Power and Young Stars Propel #6 Florida Men

After a monstrous relay performance at NCAAs, the Gators reload this season with a stacked freshman class set to make an immediate impact.

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Baylor Nelson Chooses 200 Back Over 200 Breast: SEC Champs Day 5 Prelims Scratch Report

This post will note the scratches for today’s events among the swimmers who were seeded to make finals (top 24). 

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College Swimming Previews: #3 Florida Men Pull No Punches Despite Growing Pro Team

Despite incurring significant losses, the Florida men have reloaded and appear poised to repeat as the third-place team at NCAAs for the third year in a row.

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Farida Osman Qualified For 5th-Straight WC 50 Fly Final (Day 6 Africa Recap)

Farida will take a run at snagging her third-straight 50 butterfly medal during the final on day 6 of the 2022 World Championships.

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Arno Kamminga Scratches 200 Breaststroke Semi-Final due to Illness

Kamminga was the 10th seed heading into the finals. He won the silver medal in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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16 Current & Former Florida Gators To Compete At 2022 FINA World Championships

Those 16 athletes represent seven countries: United States (8), Venezuela (2), Colombia (2), Jordan (1), Germany (1), Egypt (1) and Argentina (1).

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Georgia’s Ng Goes Three Best Times in 100 Backstroke at Bulldog Last Chance

Wesley Ng posted a 45.73 in the 100 backstroke in prelims on Sunday to rank him #20 in the NCAA this year. This moves him up from his #26 time on Saturday.

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WATCH: Two SEC Records Broken, Urlando Breaks Meet Record in 2Fly (Race Videos)

Urlando held the fastest time in the NCAA before Nicolas Albiero swam at ACC Champs. The Alabama women broke another SEC record with fast reaction times.

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Dressel and Ledecky Highlight University of Florida Intrasquad

The University of Florida held an intrasquad in place of their dual meet against Texas A&M that was canceled due to COVID-19.

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College Swimming Previews: #3 Florida Men Look Steady After Golden Summer

The University of Florida men remain one of the strongest teams in the nation and returns all but one of its 2021 NCAA scorers.

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Euro Jrs Gold Medalist Aleksas Savickas Verbally Commits to Florida for 2022-23

Lithuanian breaststroker Aleksas Savickas, the gold medalist in the 200 breast at Euro Juniors this summer, has verbally committed to Florida for 2022.

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Amro Al-Wir Rounds Out Jordan’s Largest Olympic Swimming Roster In History

Jordan has sent 2 swimmers to the last 7 Olympic Games but Al-Wir’s addition to the Tokyo 2020 squad brings them up to 3 for this year’s Games.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along live as racing gets underway at the fourth and final prelims session of the 2021 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis.

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Osman and Dressel Each Seek Their Fourth Wins at the Last Day of the ISCA Cup

The ISCA Senior Cup wraps up today. Both Farida Osman and Caeleb Dressel are seeking their fourth event wins of the meet.

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