Thomas Heilman

Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2026

Texas commit Rowan Cox is the fastest swimmer in the class in the 100 fly, ranks 2nd in the 100 back, and is strong across all freestyle distances.

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World Record Holder Caeleb Dressel Spending The Week Training At Virginia

Dressel is able to train alongside Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, and Thomas Heilman this week. He has talked about making a trip to UVA since December.

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Liam Mac Colla Flips Commitment To Virginia After Previously Committing To Villanova & Williams

Mac Colla committed to Williams College in the fall and flipped his commitment to Villanova earlier in 2026. He now will join Virginia this fall.

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2026 Fort Lauderdale Open: Day 4 Prelims Scratches — Regan Smith and Kate Douglass Drop Events

Kate Douglass has scratched the 200 IM (where she was the top seed) and the 100 fly (where she was the 4th seed) on the final day of the meet.

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2026 Fort Lauderdale Open: Day 3 Prelims Scratches – Daniel Diehl & Large NC State Contingent Out

Seeded top 8 in both the 200 back and 200 free, NC State’s Daniel Diehl has scratched out of his event for the second day in a row.

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2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open: Day 2 Prelims Scratches – Heilman, Williamson Out of All Events

2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open Wednesday, April 29 – Saturday, May 2, 2026 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center…

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Team USA Divers Deliver World-Class Performances at American Cup in Fort Lauderdale

Ahead of a major week for swimmers, the afterglow of American Cup diving still hangs in the air above Fort Lauderdale.

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Canadian 14-Year-Old Mark Aistov Swims 54.25 in the 100 Fly to Break Josh Liendo’s Age Record

Canadian 14-year-old Mark Aistov swam 54.25 in the 100 fly to take down Josh Liendo’s Canadian Age Record time of 54.76.

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Ledecky, McIntosh, Walsh, Marchand, & Kos Headline Loaded Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open Psych Sheets

11-time world champion and 13-time world record breaker Gretchen Walsh is one of the many stars set to compete at next week’s Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2026 NCAAs

Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun leads all junior swimmers with 139 career NCAA points through three championship appearances.

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Pennsylvania High School State Champ Grant Fleming Commits To Virginia For 2027

Fleming won the 100 back state title at the PIAA 3A State Championship. He has best times of a 47.24 100 back and a 1:47.94 200 back.

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2026 Men’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Virginia freshman Maximus Williamson had an incredible NCAA debut, winning a pair of national titles in the men’s 200 free and 200 IM.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Virginia’s Return To Top 10 Voted Biggest Surprise of Men’s NCAAs

The Cavaliers, 12 months removed from scoring just 14 points for a 32nd-place finish at NCAAs, placed 9th with 192 points.

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2026 NCAA Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving

Josh Liendo was the only swimmer to sweep his individual events at 2026 NCAAs as he moved to nine titles in his career, #3 all-time

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2026 NCAA Event Predictions – Men’s Edition

We picked Texas’ Nate Germonprez in the breaststroke events, but it was Cal’s Yamato Okadome getting it done, becoming the first to sweep them since 2021.

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