University of Wisconsin Adds Freestyler Sarah Larsen to Class of 2029
The addition of Larsen in 2025 will help stent the bleeding from Wisconsin’s future loss of top-performing distance freestylers.
Walsh’s Historic Split and Ramadan’s Triple Highlight Wins for Cavalier Women and Hokie Men
Youssef Ramadan’s three individual wins helped the VT men beat UVA for the third-straight year, while the UVA women won despite key names still in Knoxville.
Watch: Summer McIntosh Breaks Katie Ledecky’s U.S. Open Meet Record in 400 Free (3:59.42)
McIntosh, 17, reached the wall in 3:59.42, sneaking under Ledecky’s U.S. Open meet record of 3:59.71 from last year, when Ledecky won by just .08 seconds.
2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Alex Walsh will take on UVA teammate Ella Nelson and Tennessee’s Mona McSharry in tonight’s final of the women’s 200 breaststroke in Knoxville.
2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh are set for a women’s 200-yard freestyle showdown against University of Virginia teammate Aimee Canny on Thursday night.
2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Alex Walsh, the two-time defending NCAA champion in the 400 IM, will swim the 200 free on Thursday along with younger sister Gretchen.
2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Virginia women claimed the top seed in all individual events on Day 1 of the Tennessee Invite, with American record holder Gretchen Walsh leading the 50 free.
Aimee Canny Posts 500 Free Time (4:36.26) That Would Have Won 2023 NCAAs
Canny, in her first time swimming the 500-yard freestyle, posted a time that leads the NCAA by over two seconds and would have won at 2023 NCAAs.
2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
Jordan Crooks headlines the men’s 50 freestyle on Day 1 of the Tennessee Invite, where the meet is running LCM for prelims and SCY for finals.
2023 Virginia Vs. Texas Dual Meet: Day 2 Live Recap
Texas and Virginia return to action this morning in Charlottesville in a shorter format with no “super finals,” but still plenty of chances for fast swims.
2023 Virginia vs. Texas Dual Meet: ‘Super Finals’ Live Recap
Texas (No. 2 women/No. 7 men) visits Virginia (No. 1 women/No. 15 men) for a weekend matchup that starts with some winner-take-all “superfinals” on Friday.
“Best of the Rest” Distance Ace Lily Gormsen to Join Sister at UVA in 2025-26
Lily Gormsen has verbally committed to UVA for 2025. She will overlap 2 years with her sister, Cavan.
SwimSwam’s 2024 Women’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks
It was nearly unanimous among the nine writers contributing to this report that the Virginia women will again sweep the relays at the NCAA Championships.
G. Walsh Swims 21.28 50 Free, Curzan Clocks 22.19 50 Fly Split At UVA Intrasquad Meet
Once again, Gretchen Walsh, Claire Curzan, and the other UVA women are showing ridiculous early-season speed at the UVA intrasquad.
2024 College Swimming Previews: #1 Virginia Women Aim for 1st Four-Peat of 21st Century
It feels like the end of an era with Douglass gone, but a stacked recruiting class combined with a veteran core has the Virginia women set for the future.
