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Texas A&M Director of Athletics Trev Alberts announced the hiring of Blaire Anderson as the first Director of Texas A&M Swimming & Diving Monday. Anderson spent the last seven seasons on staff at the University of Virginia, most recently as the associate head coach. She will oversee both the men...

Aaron Shackell Heading to Texas to Continue College Swimming Career He spent the first few months of his college career at Cal before returning home to prioritize training for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials. Now, Aaron Shackell will head to a new destination for the remainder of his college career...

By Makena Markert, Swimming World College Intern. Have you ever felt like you were doing everything you possibly could to get better and weren’t seeing results? Consider trying these five things that require absolutely no talent. If you incorporate them into your life, you just might see the improve...

Arizona Parts Ways with Head Coach Augie Busch The University of Arizona announced late Friday that Augie Busch will not return as head coach next season. Busch was hired as head coach in 2017. He had been an assistant coach in Tucson from 2003-11 before head coaching stints at the University of Hou...

Freshman Goalie Lauren Steele Has Had Immediate Impact for Top-Ranked UCLA Women's Water Polo Reading through the women’s water polo stat sheet from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, few UCLA players’ names appear. Not in the lists for goals or assists or points, stats you might assume tell a ...

Iowa State Hires Matt Leach Away from Washington State as Head Coach Iowa State on Wednesday announced the hiring of Matt Leach, formerly the head coach of Washington State, to the same position. Leach is the fifth head coach in Cyclones history, replacing Duane Sorenson, who announced his retiremen...

Owen McDonald Transferring From Arizona State to Indiana Following Bob Bowman's departure as head coach of the Arizona State swimming program to take over the men's team at the University of Texas, numerous Sun Devil swimmers have announced their intentions to continue their swimming careers elsewhe...

Lenoir-Rhyne Hires Sean Weddell as Head Coach Lenoir-Rhyne has hired Sean Weddell as the head coach of its men’s and women’s swimming program, just the second in program history. Weddell replaces Paul Schiffel, who retired at season’s end. He had been at the helm of the Bears women’s team since 2007...

Hubert Kos Will Transfer to Texas, Joining Bob Bowman With Longhorns During his two seasons swimming for coach Bob Bowman at Arizona State University, Hungarian star Hubert Kos evolved from a solid medley swimmer, with one European title in the 200 IM to his credit, to one of the world's premier bac...

The Evolution of Excellence: Herbie Behm’s Journey from Swimmer to Head Coach of Arizona State  Interview conducted through Walter Cronkite Sports Network Herbie Behm's journey in swimming goes beyond the narrative of a typical athletic career, as his path is marked by passion, strong leadership ski...

Every swimmer loves a good power workout. What is better than a practice full of short reps, lots of rest and a whole lot of speed? Power practices are designed for swimmers to not only train fast, but can be accomplished while wearing resistance gear. Resistance training and speed are the two bigge...

Loyola Marymount's Decision to Cut Six Teams Disproportionately Targets Women By Amanda Rives I have worked with middle schoolers in the New York City Department of Education for 22 years. As part of our social-emotional learning curriculum, we spend time discussing intent versus impact. I refle...

Western Connecticut State to Drop Men’s and Women’s Swimming Western Connecticut State is dropping men’s and women’s swimming and diving, effective immediately. The decision was announced on April 12 and is effective at the end of the 2024 academic year. "One area of resounding success throughout th...

Former University of Florida swimmers Elizabeth Beisel and Marcin Cieslak have been elected to the school's athletic Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Banquet will occur Friday, October 18, 2023, prior to the Kentucky home football game. A standout athlete at Florida, Elizabeth Beisel left her mark in ...

Alex Walsh Will Return to Virginia For Fifth Year of Eligibility Alex Walsh has led the University of Virginia to four consecutive NCAA Championships. The Cavaliers have gone from never winning a team title to a dynasty. Walsh wants to make sure she is around for as much of the dynasty as possible. ...

Vic Riggs Steps Down as West Virginia Swimming Coach Vic Riggs has stepped down as the head swimming and diving coach at the University of West Virginia, the school announced Friday. Just the fifth head coach in program history, Riggs led the way in Morgantown since 2007. He posted a 57-46 record in...

Erik Posegay Joins Bob Bowman's Staff at Texas as Associate Head Coach The University of Texas announced Thursday that Erik Posegay will become the new associate head coach of the men's swim team. Posegay heads to Austin to reunite with Bob Bowman, who was named Director of Swimming and Diving and h...

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As NCAA Women's Water Polo Tourney Nears, There's Jockeying For Postseason Momentum Is it possible that one of the Big Four does not qualify for this year’s NCAA Women’s Tournament? It happened in 2016 when Cal didn’t make the cut. Barring a major upset—Hawai’i losing early in the Big West tournamen...

The University of Kentucky has responded to the allegations of sexual assault brought forth from a recent lawsuit against former coach Lars Jorgensen, according to multiple reports. "Our top priority is the health and safety of our students and employees," the release from spokesperson Kristi Willet...