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Amherst College Picks Up Versatile Swimmer Ava Insteness For 2025

Insteness has the potential to be a major asset for Amherst. Last season, her time in the 200 back would have been the fastest on the team.

Army West Point Gains BOTR Breaststroker Elonzo Santos (2026)

Santos’s times in the 100 breast and 200 breast would have qualified him for the ‘A’ final at the 2025 Men’s Patriot League Championships.

Freestyler Catie Brenneman Stays In-State With Commitment To Notre Dame For Fall 2026

Freestyle specialist Catie Brenneman has decided to stay in-state with her commitment to continue her academic and swimming career at Notre Dame.

Cal Reloads Its Butterfly Ranks With British Trials Sensation Jack Brown

Jack Brown will become the latest GB star to join the US College system, and will head out west to bolster Cal’s fly group

Gwendolyn Bakker Transferring To Denison (D3) After Two Years At Illinois

Bakker’s best times would have scored at 2025 Division III NCAAs, with her 100 breast making the ‘A’ final and 200 breast the ‘B’ final.

Northwestern Adds Divers Chloe Sharpe and Ryan Augustine for 2023-2024

Divers Chloe Sharpe and Ryan Augustine will be joining the Northwestern Diving Team for 2023-2024, as announced by Northwestern in mid-December.

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US News

SwimSwam Surge

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

SWIM DATA

Raito Numata’s 4:12.10 400 IM Marks The Fastest-Ever For 16 & Under Boys

A Closer Look At Katie Ledecky’s Longevity

Ledecky Ties Debbie Meyer & Donna De Varona For Most Individual LC World Records By U.S. Woman

Texas Men Return the Most NCAA Points, While Cal’s Streak Goes Into Serious Rebuild Mode

In College

Freestyler Catie Brenneman Stays In-State With Commitment To Notre Dame For Fall 2026

CSCAA To Propose Addition Of Stroke 50s, New Qualification Model For NCAA Championships

Kentucky Hires Karissa Kruszewski as New Associate Swimming and Diving Coach

Amid Nationwide Cuts, Pacific Is Reviving Its Diving Programs And Adding Two New Sports

In Training

The Imperative – Improved Technique Development: Volume 3

New In Commit: Streamlined User Experience with Smarter Navigation and Search Tools

Making It All Clear: How Coach Braden Holloway Goes Beyond The Surface To Boost Improvement

Unleash Your Unstoppable this Memorial Day with 30% OFF all PHENOM Tech Suits

In Video

Gold Medal Minute

Olympic Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Would Like To Do Rowdy Gaines’ NBC Job

10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games

Gretchen Walsh Unpacks Her Olympic Debut and Looks Ahead To New Goals, a 54 100m Butterfly

9-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Murphy Unpacks Team USA’s Paris Performance

In Lifestyle

SwimSwam Pulse: Urlando, Hobson Have Best Shot At Individual Gold For U.S. Men (Minus Finke)

How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

Paralympic Medal Winning Swimmer Ali Truwit Appears in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

The Hellespont Race Opens Entries To All

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Northwestern Adds Divers Chloe Sharpe and Ryan Augustine for 2023-2024

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Raito Numata’s 4:12.10 400 IM Marks The Fastest-Ever For 16 & Under Boys

A Closer Look At Katie Ledecky’s Longevity

Ledecky Ties Debbie Meyer & Donna De Varona For Most Individual LC World Records By U.S. Woman

Texas Men Return the Most NCAA Points, While Cal’s Streak Goes Into Serious Rebuild Mode

Freestyler Catie Brenneman Stays In-State With Commitment To Notre Dame For Fall 2026

CSCAA To Propose Addition Of Stroke 50s, New Qualification Model For NCAA Championships

Kentucky Hires Karissa Kruszewski as New Associate Swimming and Diving Coach

Amid Nationwide Cuts, Pacific Is Reviving Its Diving Programs And Adding Two New Sports

The Imperative – Improved Technique Development: Volume 3

New In Commit: Streamlined User Experience with Smarter Navigation and Search Tools

Making It All Clear: How Coach Braden Holloway Goes Beyond The Surface To Boost Improvement

Unleash Your Unstoppable this Memorial Day with 30% OFF all PHENOM Tech Suits

Olympic Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Would Like To Do Rowdy Gaines’ NBC Job

10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games

Gretchen Walsh Unpacks Her Olympic Debut and Looks Ahead To New Goals, a 54 100m Butterfly

9-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Murphy Unpacks Team USA’s Paris Performance

SwimSwam Pulse: Urlando, Hobson Have Best Shot At Individual Gold For U.S. Men (Minus Finke)

How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

Paralympic Medal Winning Swimmer Ali Truwit Appears in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

The Hellespont Race Opens Entries To All

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