• Griffin Oehler Climbs National Age Group Rankings in 100/200 Back at NTG Showdown

    Griffin Oehler Climbs National Age Group Rankings in 100/200 Back at NTG Showdown
    By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
    2024 PV RMSC NTG ShowdownOctober 4-6, 2024
    Rockville, MD
    25 yards (SCY)
    “2024 NTG Showdown” on Meet MobileRockville Montgomery Swim Club’s Griffin Oehler turned in a pair of tremendous performances at the 2024 PV RMSC NTG Showdown last month.
    Oehler, who was 15 years old at the time of the meet, swept the backstroke events, winning the 100 back in a time of 48.85 and the 200 back in a time of 1:47.83. He sped into the wall well ahead of the rest o
  • 2024 Florida HS 3A Roundup: Regions Highlights and State Qualifiers

    2024 Florida HS 3A Roundup: Regions Highlights and State Qualifiers
    By Sydney Asher on SwimSwam
    2024 FHSAA 3A REGION CHAMPIONSHIPSOctober 28-November 2, 2024
    All Regions Sites
    All Results
    State Championship Psych SheetFlorida high school’s 3A region meets have concluded as swimmers across 12 districts raced within four different regions. The winners of this meet decided who will qualify for the state meet later this month.3A Region 1 Results
    3A Region 2 Results
    3A Region 3 Results
    3A Region 4 ResultsThe Ponte Vedra High School girls collected their 3rd con
  • 2024 Florida HS 4A Roundup: Regions Highlights and State Qualifiers

    2024 Florida HS 4A Roundup: Regions Highlights and State Qualifiers
    By Sydney Asher on SwimSwam
    2024 FHSAA 4A REGION CHAMPIONSHIPSOctober 28-November 2, 2024
    All Region Sites
    All Results
    State Championship Psych SheetThe top swimmers from Florida high school’s Class 4A districts meets competed in four region meets to decide who will race in the upcoming state championship. Windermere High School swept Region 2, as 35 swimmers qualified to compete in the state meet.4A Region 1 Results
    4A Region 2 Results
    4A Region 3 Results
    4A Region 4 ResultsWhile Oviedo H
  • Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Regan Smith Breaks Kaylee McKeown’s World Record In 200 Back

    Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Regan Smith Breaks Kaylee McKeown’s World Record In 200 Back
    By James Sutherland on SwimSwamRegan Smith closed out her standout 2024 World Cup campaign with a bang last Saturday, setting a new world record in the women’s 200 backstroke (SCM) at the third and final stop of the series in Singapore.
    The 22-year-old, who broke the 100 back record for the second time in as many weeks one day prior, put up a time of 1:58.83 to take down rival Kaylee McKeown‘s mark of 1:58.94 set in November 2020.
    One week earlier in Incheon, Smith broke 2:00 for the
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  • 2024-25 NCAA Digest: Kirabo Namutebi Breaks DII Record and Takeaways from Indiana vs. Texas

    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    Hello, everyone and welcome back for another NCAA digest for this exciting 2024-25 season. It was another busy week across all three divisions–let’s get into it.
    Kirabo Namutebi Breaks 50 Freestyle DII RecordThe fast swims just keep coming this season. Last week, we saw the first division record of the season, thanks to UIndy’s Kirabo Namutebi. The sophomore broke her women’s 50 freestyle Division II record, swimming a 22.03 at a tri-meet aga
  • Masters Swimmer, Cal Swimming Super Fan Steven Czekala Will Make a Jeopardy Appearance

    Masters Swimmer, Cal Swimming Super Fan Steven Czekala Will Make a Jeopardy Appearance
    By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
    Steve Czekala, a US Masters Swimming All-American, former collegiate swimmer, and one of the icons of the fanatical Cal swimming fan base, will appear on Jeopardy! on November 14.
    Czekala, who swam collegiately at the University of the Pacific, says that he first auditioned for the syndicated trivia-based show in 1986, and now 38 years later has finally made it.
    Czekala is a former USMS National Record holder as part of a Strawberry Canyon Aquatic 800 free relay in sh
  • LSU Travels To Tuscaloosa For Tri-Meet With Alabama and Florida State

    LSU Travels To Tuscaloosa For Tri-Meet With Alabama and Florida State
    By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
    Courtesy: LSU Sports
    BATON ROUGE, La. – Following a victory for the women’s team against Tulane and Houston, the LSU swimming and diving team is getting back together to travel to Tuscaloosa and take on Alabama and Florida State inside the Alabama Aquatic Center Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. CT.
    The meet between the three teams will be available to stream on SEC Network + with the live stats populating on the Meet Mobile app and divemeets.com. Follow this&
  • 15-Yr-Old Oliver Papai Logs 3:45.16 SCM 400 Free Hungarian Age Record

    15-Yr-Old Oliver Papai Logs 3:45.16 SCM 400 Free Hungarian Age Record
    By Retta Race on SwimSwam
    2024 HUNGARIAN SC CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, November 6th – Saturday, November 9th
    Kaposvar, Hungary
    SCM (25m)
    Day 1 Recap
    ResultsThe 2024 Hungarian Short Course Championships continued from Kaposvar with another national age record biting the dust.
    This time it was on the men’s side, with 15-year-old Oliver Papai firing off a new lifetime best of 3:45.16 to grab the gold and establish the new age standard in the 400m free.
    Papai held off Nandor Negy
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  • Maximus Williamson Nears PBs, Ethan Zhou Hits #17 All-Time 13-14 200 BR At LAC Fall Classic

    Maximus Williamson Nears PBs, Ethan Zhou Hits #17 All-Time 13-14 200 BR At LAC Fall Classic
    By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
    2024 LAC Fall ClassicNovember 1-3, 2024
    Justin, Texas
    SCY (25 yards)
    Results on Meet Mobile “LAC Fall Classic”Lakeside Aquatic Club teammates Maximus Williamson and Ethan Zhou highlighted the action at the LAC Fall Classic last weekend, as clubs primarily in the North Texas LSC converged at the NISD Natatorium in Justin, Texas.
    Williamson, the six-time World Junior champion and multi-event NAG record holder, won six of the seven events he rac
  • SwimAtlanta’s Parker Wheeler Shines At Great Pumpkin Invite

    SwimAtlanta’s Parker Wheeler Shines At Great Pumpkin Invite
    By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
    2024 Great Pumpkin InviteOctober 18-20, 2024
    Greenville, South Carolina
    SCY (25 yards)
    Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 SC TG Great Pumpkin Invite”SwimAtlanta’s Parker Wheeler was on fire at the Great Pumpkin Invite last month in Greenville, South Carolina, establishing some of the fastest times we’ve seen from 11-year-old boys this season.
    Wheeler’s most noteworthy swim came in the 1650 freestyle—just his second time racing t
  • Preliminary Psych Sheets Drop For AIA Arizona High School State Championships

    Preliminary Psych Sheets Drop For AIA Arizona High School State Championships
    By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
    AIA Arizona High School State ChampionshipsThe AIA Arizona High School State Championships take place this weekend. Diving is already underway and will conclude on Nov. 8. Meanwhile, swimming will take place from Nov.8 – Nov. 9, with prelims the first day and finals the next.
    Division I
    Prelims: Fri, Nov. 8
    Finals: Sat, Nov. 9
    Skyline Aquatic Center
    Girls’ Preliminary Psych Sheet
    Boys’ Preliminary Psych SheetDelaney Barbee is seeded just a tenth of
  • Georgia Set To Host NC State In Swimapalooza This Weekend

    By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
    Courtesy: Georgia Athletics
    M: Georgia (2-1, 1-1 SEC) vs. NC State (0-1, 0-0 ACC)W: Georgia (3-1, 2-1 SEC) vs. NC State (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
    Date: Friday, Nov. 8 – Saturday, Nov. 9Site: Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium – Athens, Ga.Time: 6 p.m. EST (Friday) / 11 a.m. EST (Saturday)Stream: SEC Network+Friday Swimming: https://gado.gs/cbgFriday Diving: https://gado.gs/cbhSaturday Swimming: https://gado.gs/cbiSaturday Diving:&nbs
  • 13-Year-Old Sullivan Benes Hits 9:32 1000 Free At Sandpipers Pumpkin Meet

    13-Year-Old Sullivan Benes Hits 9:32 1000 Free At Sandpipers Pumpkin Meet
    By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
    2024 CA SAND Pumpkin MeetOctober 18-20, 2024
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    SCY (25 yards)
    Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Sandpipers Pumpkin Invite”Desert Storm Swimming’s Sullivan Benes, 13, put up a blistering time of 9:32.71 in the 1000 freestyle at the Sandpipers’ Pumpkin Meet in October, taking off more than 18 seconds from his previous best of 9:51.06.
    The swim ranks Benes 2nd for 13-year-old boys this season, only trailing Revolution Aquatic
  • NC State’s Erika Pelaez Breaks Down 1:43 2Free, 1:50 2Back, 46.7 Relay Split in NCAA Debut

    NC State’s Erika Pelaez Breaks Down 1:43 2Free, 1:50 2Back, 46.7 Relay Split in NCAA Debut
    By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamFreshman Erika Pelaez showed out in her first official dual meet with NC State last week against Arizona State. Not only did she win every event she participated in, but in her first individual race, the 200 free, she broke an NC State school record, clocking a 1:43.14. Pelaez shares her perspective on what has gone so well for her at NC State so far as well as what her summer was like competing for Team USA at the Jr Pan Pacific Championships in Australia.
    Read the
  • Comparing Men’s & Women’s Records In Swimming

    Comparing Men’s & Women’s Records In Swimming
    By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
    Courtesy: Dominique Hérailh
    In virtually all sports, performance differences exist between men and women, primarily due to morphological distinctions between the sexes. This article examines several questions about how these differences vary in swimming across distances and pool sizes and even in another similar sport, track and field.
    How do performance differences evolve with distance?
    For this initial analysis, we focus on freestyle swimming because
  • 50th Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy Offers SC Worlds Qualification Opportunity

    50th Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy Offers SC Worlds Qualification Opportunity
    By Retta Race on SwimSwam
    50th NICO SAPIO SWIMMING TROPHYFriday, November 8th – Sunday, November 10th
    Sciorba Polisportivo Complex
    SCM (25m)
    Meet CentralThe 50th edition of the annual Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy is set to get underway tomorrow, Friday, November 8th.
    The 3-day competition is held in honor of Nico Sapio, a symbolic figure of Italian swimming who lost his life tragically on January 28, 1966, in the plane crash in Bremen, together with the Italian swimming team. 
    Over 1700
  • $2.1 Million Prize Money Announced For Short Course Worlds

    $2.1 Million Prize Money Announced For Short Course Worlds
    By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
    World Aquatics announced the prize money pool for the 2024 Short Course World Championships in Budapest.
    $2.16 million USD in prize money will go to the top eight finishers in each individual and relay event. The winner of each event will receive $10,000. These figures are identical to the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne. The world record bonus of $25,000 is also the same as in Melbourne.
    Compared to the 2021 Short Course World Championships in Abu D
  • New in Commit: Meet Commitment Messages

    New in Commit: Meet Commitment Messages
    By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
    Courtesy of Commit Swimming, a SwimSwam partner
    Commit Swimming has Team Management Software
    New Feature: Meet Commitment MessagesWhat is “Meet Commitment Messages”?
    When parents commit their children to meets in Commit, they can add notes to the coach, so everything is clear. Coaches can then reply in a thread related to that swimmer’s meet commitment.
    Why did we build this feature?
    Previously parents could not message coaches directly on the meet co
  • No. 4 USC Men’s Water Polo Sets Up For Sunday Visit To No. 14 UC Santa Barbara

    By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
    Courtesy: USC Athletics
    #4 USC (17-4) at #14 UC Santa Barbara (14-10)Sunday, Nov. 10 | 12 p.m. | Goleta, Calif.Series Record (since 1979): USC leads 78-13-2 (W4)Last Meeting: USC 16, UCSB 8 (Sept. 16, 2023)ESPN+ STREAM | STATS
    THIS WEEK    No. 4 USC takes a break from MPSF play to take a nonconference road trip this weekend, facing No. 14 UC Santa Barbara in a 1 p.m. matchup on Sunday (Nov. 10) at Dos Pueblos High School i
  • Honorable Mention Ranked Recruit Zack Oswald Commits To Notre Dame For 2025

    Honorable Mention Ranked Recruit Zack Oswald Commits To Notre Dame For 2025
    By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
    Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
    Zack Oswald from Newtown Square, Pennsylvania has announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic careers at Notre Dame beginning i
  • 2024 Florida HS 1A Roundup: District Highlights

    2024 Florida HS 1A Roundup: District Highlights
    By Sydney Asher on SwimSwam
    2024 FHSAA 1A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPSOctober 28-November 2, 2024
    District Sites and Dates
    All ResultsFlorida high school’s 1A teams completed their district meets late last month. The 1A teams make up Florida’s smallest schools, many of which are private schools. The teams are divided up into 12 districts that will move on to four Region meets and ultimately determine who will swim in the State Championships this month.
    FHSAA CLASS 1A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSDist
  • 2024 Florida HS 2A Roundup: District Highlights

    2024 Florida HS 2A Roundup: District Highlights
    By Sydney Asher on SwimSwam
    2024 FHSAA 2A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPSOctober 28 – November 2, 2024
    District Sites and Dates
    All ResultsThe 2A schools in Florida high school’s swimming league have wrapped up their District Championship meets. The 2A schools represent the medium-sized schools across the state, one step up from the smallest-sized schools in 1A. A total of 12 Districts competed and will now move on to four Region meets to determine who will qualify for the State Championships

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