Leah Smith

Olympic Medalist Leah Smith Announces Retirement From Competitive Swimming

Smith last competed at 2024 US Olympic Trials and had shoulder surgery for a torn labrum in December 2024. She got married in September 2025.

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Updated All-Time Team Title and Individual Title Rankings (NCAA Women’s D1 Swimming & Diving)

The Virginia women have 59 all-time NCAA event titles – and 55 of them have come during their current six year championship run.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 67.1% Predict Missy Franklin’s 200 Free Will Be Next Pre-2020 NCAA Record To Fall

After Mallory Comerford was the only swimmer to join Franklin sub-1:40 for a decade, UVA’s Gretchen Walsh and Anna Moesch have done so in the last 12 months.

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2026 ACC Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The individual swimming events begin in earnest as the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free prelims are set to be contested in Atlanta.

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The Female Swimmers With The Fastest Four-Stroke 800 IM Add-Ups – 2026 Version

As the most dominant 400 IM swimmer in the world right now and potentially in history, Summer McIntosh dominates the women’s 200 meter distance add-up

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How Unusual Is Rylee Erisman’s 21.6 in the 50 Free + 4:34 in the 500 Free?

Only one other swimmer in history has been under 4:35 in the 500 yard free and under 21.7 in the 50 yard free – and Erisman did it at 16.

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Olympic Medalist Leah Smith Marries Scot Robison in Pennsylvania Wedding

Olympic medalist Leah Smith married longtime partner Scot Robison in an outdoor Pennsylvania ceremony on September 19th.

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How Many Times Have High Schoolers Been Faster Than the NCAA Record?

How many times have high school students been under the existing NCAA record? Katie Ledecky first went under the NCAA record at 15.

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Trials Australia: Lani Pallister Entra Nel Club Sub-4:00 E Conquista L’Oro Nei 400 Stile

Lani Pallister ha infranto per la prima volta in carriera il muro dei 4 minuti nei 400 stile libero, firmando una prestazione da 3:59.72

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Claire Weinstein Swims 4:00.05 In 400 Freestyle, Now #7 Performer Of All-Time

Claire Weinstein unleashed a time of 4:00.05 in the women’s 400 free, moving her to the 7th-fastest performer in the event’s history.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Preview: Youth Looks to Upend Weyant and Grimes atop the 400 IM

Two-time Olympic Medalist, Emma Weyant will look to return to the Worlds for the first time since 2022 but will have to overcome a field ladened with youth.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Weinstein Poised to Join Ledecky in Women’s 400 Freestyle

While Katie Ledecky is the odds-on favorite to win the women’s 400 free, Claire Weinstein established herself as the front-runner to join the worlds team.

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Gretchen Walsh’s 46.97 100 Butterfly Is The Top SCY Swim Of My Lifetime

No other woman has ever been under 48-seconds. Just four years ago, the first woman broke 49 seconds. Now, Walsh broke 47 seconds.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Battle of the Freshmen in the 1650

The women’s mile has a lot of talent returning from last year, buta pair of freshman are battling for the top of the podium including UVA’s Katie Grimes.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Grimes & Cox Look to Spoil a Repeat Gator Party atop the 500 Free

With 17 A-Cut entrants, this is the fastest 500 free the NCAA has seen in years and the Gator pair of Sims and Weyant will be hard pressed to repeat atop the podium.

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