1+ week, 2+ day ago   (367+ words) UVA Swimming alum Kate Douglass broke the world record in the 50m Freestyle twice on Saturday at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, Calif. Douglass posted a time of 23.49 in her preliminary heat of the 50m Freestyle to set a world record....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) UVA Swimming sophomore Sara Curtis broke her own world record in the 50m Backstroke on Thursday at the 2026 European Swimming Championships in Paris. On Thursday, Curtis won gold in the 50m Backstroke, touching the wall in a world-record time of 26.56. The medal…...

2+ week, 20+ min ago   (162+ words) UVA Swimming sophomore Sara Curtis set a new world record in the 50m Backstroke on Wednesday at the 2026 European Swimming Championships in Paris. Curtis clocked a 26.63 in the semifinals of the 50m Backstroke, breaking the previous record of 26.86 that was set in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (271+ words) Four members of the UVA Swimming team won gold on the second night of the 2026 Toyota National Swimming Championships in Irvine, Calif., on Wednesday. Junior Anna Moesch won her second national title of the week, taking gold in the 200m Free....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (540+ words) Drowning rarely looks the way people expect. It can be quiet and easy to miss, especially when a person is exhausted or unable to call for help. A person in serious trouble may not be waving or shouting. They may…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (403+ words) UVA Swimming alum Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the 50m freestyle while competing at the Sette Colli Trophy, a three-day international meet held June 26-28 in Rome. Walsh’s record, which was also an American record, was the 100th American record set…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (385+ words) Back in April, UVA Swimming landed a star recruit from the transfer portal, Teagan O’Dell, the second highest scoring freshman at the 2026 NCAA Championships while swimming for Cal. The word behind the scenes in swimming circles is that O’Dell’s decision…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (311+ words) The City of Staunton marked the completion of the new $2.67 million Gypsy Hill Park Pool House on Friday. The new building, which replaces the original 1958 pool house, features zero-barrier ground-level access, individual unisex restrooms for family privacy, a modernized concession…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (268+ words) The City of Staunton is going all out to mark the start of the summer season, with a grand opening for the new Gypsy Hill Park Pool House set for Saturday. The new single-story facility replaces the original 1958 pool house,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (27+ words) A program that aims to teach kids in Harrisonburg how to swim by the time they reach the second grade will be taking registrations later this month....