Andrei Minakov

2025 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Keep your hardhats handy, as records could be falling left and right, even with a truncated schedule, on the first night of the 2025 ACC Championships.

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2025 ACC Men’s Fan Guide: Amidst Sea of Changes, Can Cal Crack NC State’s Stranglehold?

NC State has been the dominant team in the ACC for the last decade, but NCAA powerhouse Cal arrives with a deep team after college conference realignments.

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part V: Pac-12 Men

The Pac-12 had been getting quicker pretty much everywhere, and that will have a knock-on effect as the schools compete in their new conferences this year.

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Lucy Bell, Andrei Minakov & Lucas Henveaux Named ACC Swimmers of the Week

Stanford’s Bell claimed Women’s Swimmer of the Week while Cal’s Henveaux and Stanford’s Minakov shared the men’s award.

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Lucas Henveaux Sets Nation Leading Mile Time at Last Regular Season Meet

Lucas Henveaux highlighted Cal’s dual meet against Stanford, settting a nation leading time in the 1650 freestyle in 14:29.72

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Luca Urlando

Urlando was on fire throughout the month of January, highlighted by his American Record in the 200 fly and UGA Record in the 100 fly.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Men’s #70-61

Hugo Gonzalez won the first world title of his career in 2024, and narrowly missed a step on the podium at the Olympics. What does he have in store in 2025?

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Top 5 Can’t-Miss NCAA Dual Meets Between Now And Conference Season

The UVA/NC State/Texas/ASU quad meet looks to be the dual meet of the year. See the other top meets to watch for the rest of the season here.

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Agli Atleti Russi e Bielorussi Riconosciuti I Premi In Denaro Dei Mondiali In Vasca Corta

Atleti russi e bielorussi gareggiano come “Neutrali” ai Mondiali di Budapest, guadagnando premi in denaro e stabilendo record accreditati ai loro passaporti.

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Russian, Belarusian Athletes Will Receive Worlds Prize Money; Will Have “Neutral” Records

Russian breaststroker Kirill Prigoda led Neutral Athletes with almost $28,000 in prize money at Worlds, with three gold and three silver medals.

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Mondiali Di Nuoto In Vasca Corta: Il Riassunto Finale Dell’Edizione Di Budapest 2024

I Mondiali in Vasca Corta 2024, terminati una settimana fa, hanno visto atleti da tutto il mondo brillare alla Duna Arena di Budapest, Ungheria

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2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Post-Invites Edition

Rex Maurer and the Texas Longhorns take over the #1 spot in our NCAA Power Rankings after a dominant performance at their home invite.

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La Duna Arena Seconda Solo Al Foro Italico Di Roma: 62 Record Del Mondo Totali

Dopo i Mondiali di vasca corta il conteggio dei record del mondo alla Duna Arena di Budapest è di 62, tra cui 28 sono ancora imbattuti.

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Duna Arena Is Now Home To 62 Swimming World Records, #2 All-Time

Coming out of Short Course Worlds, Budapest’s Duna Arena has now seen 62 world records broken in it, including 28 of the current marks.

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Prigoda Splits 55.15 100 BR To Help Neutral Athletes B Break 4×100 Medley WR (Relay Analysis)

Kirill Prigoda’s split gave the Neutral Athletes ‘B’ team the lead, which they never gave up as Lifintsev, Prigoda, Minakov, and Kornev swam a WR of 3:18.68.

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