Claire Curzan

Wisconsin Adds Beata Nelson To Staff As Assistant Coach

Nelson graduated from Wisconsin in 2019 and was the NCAA record holder in both backstroke events. She has trained in Madison as a pro.

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2025 World Champs Preview: Sjostrom’s Pregnancy Leaves Opportunity in the Women’s 50 Free

American Gretchen Walsh is the top seed in the women’s 50 free, but she didn’t make the podium at last year’s Olympic Games.

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Leah Shackley 2:05.99 Nei 200 Dorso: Sesta Americana All-Time Quarta Al Mondo

L’americana abbassa per la seconda volta il primato dei World University Games e si inserisce nella top 6 USA di sempre nei 200 dorso.

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Leah Shackley Breaks Own WUGs Record With 2:05.99 200 Backstroke, T-#6 American All-Time

Shackley is now tied with Maya DiRado as the 6th fastest American all-time. She has dropped over two seconds in the race this season alone.

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Todd DeSorbo And The Power of Confidence

DeSorbo has coached the University of Virginia women to five consecutive NCAA Championship titles and six straight ACC crowns.

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Torri Huske Declines 200 Free Spot At Worlds, Erin Gemmell is In

Erin Gemmell is officially in the 200 freestyle at the 2025 World Championships next month after Torri Huske declined her spot today.

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2025 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The final day of the Settecollii Trophy sees the men’s 1500 free as the last event with home crowd favorite Gregorio Paltrinieri taking lane 4.

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Angelina Köhler Logs 25.55 50 Fly At Settecolli To Clip Her Own German National Record

On the first night of the 2025 Settecolli Trophy, German Angelina Köhler, the 2024 100 butterfly world champion, set a new German record in the 50 fly.

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Oldest, Youngest, Zodiacs, and the U.S. Men Get Younger at the 2025 World Championships

Santo Condorelli is making his international debut for Team USA this summer as the oldest member of the World Championship swimming team.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2025

Alex Shackell’s world class ability in the 100 and 200 fly, potential as a relay game-changer and overall unmatched versatility makes her the #1 recruit.

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Where Do the Members of the U.S. 2025 World Championships Pool Swimming Team Actually Train?

Texas has taken some heat for training the world’s best swimmers, but that hasn’t precluded them from contributing to the American effort at the same time.

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SwimSwam Pulse: McKean’s 100 Breast, Bricker’s 200 Fly Were Top Surprises of U.S. Nationals

Campbell McKean brought his best time down by over a second to win the men’s 100 breast at Nationals and give the U.S. hope in the medley relay.

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USA Swimming Names Coaching Staff for 2025 World Championships

Arizona State head coach Herbie Behm is part of a very fresh-facing USA Swimming coaching staff for the 2025 World Championships.

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SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2025 U.S. Nationals: Women’s Edition

Gretchen Walsh rolled to three wins, two American Records and four individual entries at Worlds over five days at U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.

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Cavalier Aquatics Head Coach, UVA Associate Gary Taylor Serving Two-Year Probation

Taylor admitted to emotional misconduct while coaching swimmers from 2015 until 2022 at NC State, Auburn and Cavalier Aquatics.

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