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NCAA Men's Championships: Texas A&M's Emilio Trevino Wins Platform Title
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (452+ words) Texas A&M was close to a platform title last year with two divers in the top four. It took a new face to get them over the top. Emilio Trevino earned the program's first NCAA platform title Saturday night,…...
Gretchen Walsh Chasing Big Names in Quest for Most All-Time Top Performances in a Single Event
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (292+ words) American star Gretchen Walsh owns the top-11 times in the history of the 100-meter butterfly, and could increase that total later this week. //Swimming World Specific JS and CSS START? > //Swimming World Specific JS and CSS END? > Gretchen Walsh Chasing…...
New Hampshire's Audrey Mahoney Breaks 35-Year-Old Jenny Thompson Pool Record
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (273+ words) New Hampshire senior sprinter Audrey Mahoney didn't just take down a pool record on Friday. She downed a mark older than her from the state's greatest ever swimmer. Mahoney clocked in at 22. 98 seconds Friday in a two-day dual meet against…...
Alex Walsh Uses Dominant Breaststroke to Claim 200 IM Title
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (23+ words) Alex Walsh will return to World Championships medal contention in the 200 IM while Phoebe Bacon picked up a surprise second-place finish....
USA Swimming Elects Brent Lang as Board of Directors Chairperson
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) The USA Swimming Board of Directors on Tuesday announced the election of Brent Lang as its new chairperson. Lang was the unanimous choice by the board. He will serve a four-year term through September 2029. He replaces Natalie Coughlin, who last…...
Gretchen Walsh Blasts No. 6 Mark in History in 100 Butterfly
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (234+ words) En route to victory in the 100 butterfly at the USA Swimming Pro Series stop in Westmont, Gretchen Walsh ripped a stellar time of 55. 20....
Phoebe Bacon Uses Grit, Focus to Earn Team USA Spot in 200 IM: 'It's Been a Long Time Coming"
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) Phoebe Bacon made two Olympic teams as a backstroker and won multiple NCAA championships as a backstroker. But when the backstroke events didn't develop into a spot on Team USA at the 2025 U. S. National Championships, Bacon showed the same grit and…...
Isabelle Stadden Joins U. S. Women's Backstroke Mix With Breakout Westmont Performance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (663+ words) David Rieder is a staff writer for Swimming World. He has contributed to the magazine and website since 2009, and he has covered the NCAA Championships, U. S. Nationals, Olympic Trials as well as the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the 2017 World Championships…...
Mitchell Schott Breaks Michael Phelps Pool Record as Princeton Sweeps Quad Meet
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) Mitchell Schott took down the United States Naval Academy pool record of Michael Phelps set in 2009 Friday as Princeton swept a quad meet Friday and Saturday. Schott went 1: 32. 72 in the 200 free. That downed the mark of 1: 33. 14 set by Phelps in…...
French Star Leon Marchand Replicating Olympic Schedule at Fort Lauderdale Open
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (634+ words) Swimming World //Swimming World Specific JS and CSS START? > //Swimming World Specific JS and CSS END? > French Star Leon Marchand Replicating Olympic Schedule at Fort Lauderdale Open When Leon Marchand competes at next weekend's Fort Lauderdale Open, the French superstar…...