Leah Hayes

Top Three Times In Each NCAA Event Before 2025-26 Midseason Invites: Women’s Edition

Virginia junior Claire Curzan currently leads the country in two events, the 200 back and 100 fly, and she is 2nd in the 100 back.

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2025 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Virginia Cavaliers Dual Meet Live Recap

Friday afternoon features a battle between two of the ACC’s traditional powerhouses, as the UNC Tar Heels take on the UVA Cavaliers in Charlottesville.

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Virginia Freshman Sara Curtis Swims 21.1 in the 50 Free at a Dual Meet in October

UVA freshman Sara Curtis swam a monster 21.18 in the women’s 50 freestyle to move up to the #12 performer in history, and it’s only October.

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Several Virginia Undergraduates Withdraw From Westmont World Cup Stop

Claire Curzan is among the group of Virginia undergraduates who have pulled out of the Westmont stop of the World Cup circuit.

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Florida vs. Virginia Dual Meet: Session 1 Live Recap

East Coast powerhouses Florida and Virginia collide in Gainesville for a one-day, multi-session dual meet, in the Cavaliers’ season opener.

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Thomas Heilman Breaks Three Meet Records to Help Orange Defeat Blue in UVA Intrasquad

Virginia freshman Thomas Heilman broke three Intrasquad records in the 150 free, 150 fly, and 50 fly events to help lead the Orange team to victory.

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2026 College Swimming Previews: Curzan, Grimes Lead #1 Virginia Women Into Post-Walsh Era

Claire Curzan is Virginia’s lone returning individual NCAA champion from 2025, as the junior aims to defend her titles in the 100 and 200 back.

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2025 Golden Goggles Interviews: US National Team Members on their Favorite Season Memories

As the US National Team walked the blue carpet at the 2025 Golden Goggle Awards, SwimSwam was there to ask them their favorite memories from the past season.

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2025 Golden Goggles Interviews: What Your Favorite Swimmers Wore on the Blue Carpet

At Golden Goggles, athletes may dress “black-tie casual,” or in another manner befitting a formal dinner and awards ceremony with the word GOLD in the title.

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Kate Douglass, Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh Nel Roster USA Per I Pan Pacifici 2026

Gli Stati Uniti hanno svelato la squadra per i Pan Pacs 2026 di Irvine: 26 donne e 26 uomini comporranno il team che gareggerà in casa

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U.S. 2026 Pan Pac Roster Announced: Exactly as Predicted with Douglass Debuting in Five Events

2025 World Champion Kate Douglass will have her hands full, as the UVA based swimmer leads the Pan Pac roster with five qualified events…

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Top 10 Swims From the 2025 World Junior Championships

Rylee Erisman’s 52.79 100 freestyle was one of the top swims of the 2025 World Junior Championships, breaking the Championship Record by almost a second.

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World Juniors Sees Erisman, Dobson added to the US Pan-Pac Team, Roster Appears to be Final

Rylee Erisman’s 15-16 NAG record of 52.79 in the 100 free booked her a spot on the Pan-Pacs roster, as did Kennedi Dobson massive new PB of 4:06.66 in the 400 free.

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2025 World Junior Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Expect a fast and furious Day 4 Finals session with eight of the ten events being contested finals and half of the ten only 50 meters long.

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Two Days Before Her 16th Birthday, GB’s Amalie Smith Resets her 2nd Age Group Record

Great Britain’s Amalie Smith reset her 2nd 15-year-old Age Group Record of the week as she captured silver in the 200 IM this evening.

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