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• How Are Teams With First Year Head Coaches Performing Halfway Through the Season?

  02-01-2026 22:46 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  We are halfway through the NCAA season, and with the new year starting a few days ago, we are taking a look at how the first-year NCAA head coaches are faring with their new programs, and how the teams look after midseason invites.
  Stanford Women Transitioning Well After Meehan
  The Stanford women had been led by Greg Meehan for 13 seasons, and he guided them to three-straight NCAA team titles. In April, he left the program after accepting the position as National T
  
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• 55.1/1:56.9 Backstroker Farrah Klein Commits To South Carolina’s Class Of 2030

  02-01-2026 22:38 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  Farrah Klein will head across the country next year after committing to South Carolina’s class of 2030. She confirmed the news on Instagram,
  
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• SwimSwam’s Wild Predictions And Alter Ego Takes For 2026

  02-01-2026 22:21 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  As we venture into 2026, it’s time for the SwimSwam staff’s annual “wild” predictions about what might come in the next 12 months. We’ve also provided some alter ego takes, which are more egregious and sometimes not entirely swimming-related forecasts for the year.
  We’ll also give a brief overview of the predictions that were made one year ago and whether any of them were remotely close to happening.SwimSwam’s 2025 Wild Pr
  
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• Beyond The Lane Lines: Grand Slam Track Files For Bankruptcy

  02-01-2026 22:01 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  Get your news fix on happenings outside the pool with the latest ‘Beyond the Lane Lines.’  With each edition, we collect personal stories, little-known facts, and general items of interest from around the world. Read on and learn something new this week.
  #1 Monica Vaughan Receives OBE
  British Paralympic champion Monica Vaughan received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) earlier this month.
  Vaughan competed at the 1976 Paralympic G
  
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• 55.9/2:04.2 Breaststroker Charlie Prince Signs With Northern Michigan University For Fall 2026

  02-01-2026 21:56 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  Charlie Prince has announced his commitment to swim and study at Northern Michigan University, beginning next fall, becoming the first publicized
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: Women’s 800 Free Showdown, McIntosh’s Dominance The Top Stories of 2025

  02-01-2026 21:05 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast your vote in our newest poll on the SwimSwam homepage, about halfway down the page on the right side.
  Our most recent poll asked SwimSwam readers what they believe was the top swimming story of the year:
  Question: What was the biggest swimming story of 2025?
  RESULTSLedecky v. McIntosh (+Pallister) 800 free spectacle at Worlds &ndash
  
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• Adam Ramsay Peaty Gives Glimpse Into Star-Studded Wedding

  02-01-2026 20:23 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  As we recently reported, three-time Olympic champion and current World Record holder Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay, the daughter of world-famous chef Gordon Ramsay, celebrated their marriage at Bath Abbey in Bath, England, on December 27th with numerous stars and significant figures in attendance.
  Peaty and Ramsay got engaged on September 12th, 2024, after dating for nearly a year and a half prior.
  Today Peaty’s Instagram revealed a reel from the
  
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• Coach Jake Gibbons: From Bolles Swimmer to Leading the Next Generation at Bolles

  02-01-2026 19:26 via swimswam.com
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwamOn the GMM Podcast, we sit down with Jake Gibbons, a talented young coach at one of the most powerful prep programs in swimming history, The Bolles School.
  Jake’s connection to Bolles is personal. He swam for the Bolles Sharks from 2013 to 2015, absorbing the culture, the expectations, and the weight of a program that has produced Olympic champions and global stars. From there, his path wasn’t linear. He detoured briefly through Yale before landin
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach Of The Year – Shin Ota

  02-01-2026 18:44 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here
  Breaking the mold of the past two years, our 2025 Swammy Award winner for Asian Coach of the Year hails from the nation of Japan.
  Shin Ota of Hirakata is recognized for his impressive guidance and training of multiple World Junior record holder and our Swammy Award winner for World Junior Male Swimmer of the Year, Shin Ohashi.
  To kick off his 2025 year of racing, at the Japanese National Championships in March, Ohashi powered his w
  
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• #17 Class Of 2026 Recruit Riley Anderson Clocks 22.07 50 Free At CRA Invite

  02-01-2026 18:22 via swimswam.com
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  2025 New England CRA Winter InvitationalDec. 11 to 15, 2025
  SCY (25 yards)
  Boston Sports Institute, Wellesley, MA
  Full results under “2025 CRA Winter Invitational” on MeetMobileDuke class of 2030 commit commit and West Hartford Aquatic Team’s (WHAT) Riley Anderson was a standout at the 2025 CRA Winter Invitational last December, clocking best times in five different events and winning five titles in Wellesley.
  Anderson, SwimSwam’s No. 17-ranked gi
  
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• Junior Nationals Qualifier Lucas Jue Signs With Louisville For 2026-27

  02-01-2026 18:10 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  Lucas Jue has announced his commitment to swim for the University of Louisville, beginning in the fall of 2026. He publicized the news on SwimClou
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: Doruk Yogurtcuoglu Becomes Fastest 17-Year-Old Turk In 100 Breast

  02-01-2026 17:00 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Swim of the Week is brought to you by arena, a SwimSwam partner.
  Disclaimer: Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper detail. The Swim of the Week is an opportunity to take a closer look at the context of one of the many fast swims this week, perhaps a swim that slipped through the cracks as others grabbed the headlines, or a race we didn’t get
  
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• Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Collin Holgerson

  02-01-2026 16:36 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamUltra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer who has proven themselves over the past month. As with any item of recognition, Swimmer of the Month is a subjective exercise meant to highlight one athlete whose work holds noteworthy context – perhaps a swimmer who was visibly outperforming other swimmers over the month, or one whose accomplishments slipped through the cracks among other hig
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #1072

  02-01-2026 16:00 via swimswam.com
  By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily swimming workouts have been written using Commit Swimming. The workouts themselves are not indicative of SwimSwam’s or Commit’s views on training. They strictly reflect the opinions of the author swim coach.Workout ContextPurpose:Technique Work
  Target age group:15-18 years old
  Target level:Senior Age Group/ High School State
  
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• Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Geyer

  02-01-2026 15:18 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamCompetitor Coach of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based coach who has risen above the competition. As with any item of recognition, Competitor Coach of the Month is a subjective exercise meant to highlight one coach whose work holds noteworthy context – perhaps a coach who was clearly in the limelight, or one whose work fell through the cracks a bit more among other stories. If your favorite coach wasn&rsquo
  
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• Texas State Champion Reagan Hix Commits to Southern Indiana for Fall 2026

  02-01-2026 14:00 via swimswam.com
  By Charlotte Wells 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.
  Texas high school state champion Reagan Hix has announced her verbal commitment to swim for the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville be
  
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• Why Sprint Freestylers Use a High Head Position

  02-01-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Watch a sprint freestyler closely and through all of that splashing you’ll see it almost immediately: they ride higher in the water.
  The body is elevated and aggressive, the stroke is white-water violent and purposeful, and the head position is really high, nearly clearing the water. This isn’t just the result of trying harder or spinning the arms faster.
  Sprint freestyle is a very different stroke from your regular freestyle. We aren’t 2xin
  
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• Lifetime Metro’s CJ Friends Breaks Jack Alexy’s 13-14 NJ Record in the 100 Yard Free

  02-01-2026 03:48 via swimswam.com
  By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
  EEX Holiday Classic XXXVIIIDecember 19 – 22, 2025
  Sonny Werblin Recreation Centere (Rutgers)
  Short Course Yards (25 yards)
  Results centralOn the final day of New Jersey’s annual Holiday Classic, 14-year-old CJ Friends of Metro Area Lifetime dove into the pool for the 100 freestyle and touched the wall in 45.51, dominating the rest of the field by over 2.5 seconds. With that swim, he broke the 13-14 state record in the event, lowering the mark by 0.05 second
  
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• The Male Swimmers With The Fastest Four-Stroke 400 IM Add-Ups – 2026 Version

  02-01-2026 02:30 via swimswam.com
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  Just over two years after we initially looked at the top 400 IM add-ups, it’s time to taker another look. We’ll start with the men this time, where we have a new swimmer in top spot.
  Thomas Ceccon’s 100 fly swim from the World semi-finals this summer, where he dropped a massive 50.42 to rank 14th all-time, was the key to him claiming that place. He beat out Michael Andrew by just 0.08 seconds, 3:31.72 to 3:31.80, with his advantages on backstroke and
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: World Female Swimmer of the Year – Summer McIntosh

  02-01-2026 01:08 via swimswam.com
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here
  Would it be anyone else?
  Summer McIntosh won four world titles, set three world records, and generally looked nigh-on invincible this year. Of the top seven swims in history in her main four events – 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM, and 400 free – so 28 in total, 11 came from McIntosh in the last nine months.
  McIntosh was beaten in just one major race this year and that was the 800 free, a quinary event at best for her. Bear i
  
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• 16 Norwegian Records Fall at Norwegian Short Course Championships in Asker

  02-01-2026 00:41 via swimswam.com
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Norwegian Short Course ChampionshipsNovember 12-16, 2025
  Asker, Norway
  SCM (25 meters)
  ResultsThe Norwegian Short Course Championships in Asker hosted a flurry of broken Norwegian swimming records; 16 new national marks were set across para swimming, junior, and senior divisions.
  Jo Kebriel Nor lowered the first Norwegian para-swimming record of the championships in the men’s 200 IM S9, touching in a final time of 2:29.63. Julie-Marie Ohlgren found similar succ
  
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• 16 National Records Fall at Norwegian Short Course Championships in Asker

  02-01-2026 00:41 via swimswam.com
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Norwegian Short Course ChampionshipsNovember 12-16, 2025
  Asker, Norway
  SCM (25 meters)
  ResultsA wave of record-breaking performances was produced at the Norwegian Short Course Championships in Asker back in November, with 16 new national records set across the para swimming, junior, and senior divisions.
  Jo Kebriel Nor lowered the first Norwegian para-swimming record of the championships in the men’s 200 IM S9, touching in a final time of 2:29.63. Julie-Marie O
  
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• Winter Juniors Qualifier Jack Clippinger Verbals to Drexel For Class of 2026

  02-01-2026 00:35 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom 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.
  Winter Juniors qualifier and Virginia state runner-up Jack Clippinger has verbally committed to the Drexel University class of 2026.
  “I am so
  
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• U.S. Open Qualifier Grace Sorensen (2026) Commits to Rutgers

  02-01-2026 00:21 via swimswam.com
  By Anne Lepesant 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.
  Grace Sorensen from Bellingham, Washington, has committed to Rutgers University for 2026-27. She confirmed to SwimSwam:
  “I’m so thrilled t
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Races of 2025 (Yards Edition)

  02-01-2026 00:02 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here
  Happy New Year! For the second year, we have decided to split up the top 10 races of 2025 into yards races and meters races to ensure that swims in both courses get the recognition they deserve.
  This is the yards edition of our top 10 swims of 2025, and we are looking at some of the best swims in SCY through both the NCAA season and the USA Swimming meets. It is important to note that this is not an American/NCAA record rankin
  
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