Olivia Bray

2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards Announced; Sticklen, Kos & Crooks Named Swimmers of the Year

The Southeastern Conference announced the annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving awards to conclude the 2024-25 season.

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Sticklen, Capitani Claim Top Honors As Texas Sweeps Women’s SEC Swim & Dive Awards

Emma Sticklen won her third-consecutive NCAA title in the 200 fly, destroying the NCAA record, as she earns SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Year honors.

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Florida’s Alex Painter Named SEC Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year

Painter becomes the 15th overall and the third-straight Gator to earn the Southeastern Conference’s Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year award.

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LSU’s Carson Paul Named SEC Men’s Divers of the Year; Lavenant Named Co-Women’s Winner

Paul’s honor as the SEC Male Diver of the Year marks the first for LSU since Curt Billings received the recognition in 1993.

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Women’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2025 NCAAs

Gretchen Walsh and Claire Curzan lead their respective high school classes in career scoring coming out of the 2025 NCAA Championships.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2025 NCAA Event Predictions – Women’s Edition

Louisville’s Gabi Albiero was an ‘A’ finalist in the 50 free and 100 fly at Women’s NCAAs after we didn’t pick her to finish in the top eight in either event.

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Emma Sticklen Lowers Own 200 Fly NCAA Championship Meet Record to 1:49.90 in Prelims

Emma Sticklen of Texas took .05 off the NCAA Division I Championship Meet Record in the 200 fly in prelims on Saturday.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

It’s been an incredible week of racing in Federal Way, and we’re in for even more excitement today.

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How Has the New Day 3 Event Lineup Affected Swimmers at 2025 Women’s NCAAs?

The extra 23 minutes helped Miranda Grana, now at Indiana, make the A finals in both the 100 fly and 100 back.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Sticklen Rematches Walsh As She Vies For Three-Peat In 200 Fly

Sticklen’s gone under 1:50 a whopping five times already this season, culminating in her lifetime best of 1:49.17 at the SEC Championships.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: US Olympians Looking for Redemption Highlight 100 Backstroke

Bella Sims and Claire Curzan are both looking for redemption after missing the US Olympic Team last summer and will lead the NCAA 100 back field.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Here She Goes Again – Gretchen Walsh Flying Towards Victory in 100 Fly

Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh is almost guaranteed to win gold in the 100 fly, but Stanford’s will be doing her best to chase her down.

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2025 Big 12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

ASU holds the top seed in five of tonight’s six individual events, including the 100 fly, where Ilya Kharun may have some records in his sights.

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Texas Women Dominate First SEC Championships, Winning by More than 250 Points

In their first year in the SEC, the Texas Longhorn women won the Conference Title, coming in more than 200 points ahead of defending champs Florida.

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2025 SEC Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Emma Sticklen and Luca Urlando broke the 200 butterfly championship records during prelims, putting fans back on record watch for Day 5 finals.

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