Swimming news

• Griffin Lin Moves To #1 This Season Among 11-Year-Olds In 100, 200 Breast At Western Zone AG Meet

  25-08-2026 23:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  2026 Western Zone Age Group ChampionshipsAug. 5-8, 2026
  Boise, ID
  LCM
  Results Griffin Lin continues to show he can excel at any prominent meet, not just in his home state of Hawaii.
  At the Western Zone Age Group Championships, the 11-year-old Lin made movement up the rankings in the boys’ 11-12 age group.
  Lin produced personal best times in the 100 breast (1:15.53) and 200 breast (2:43.73), moving up to 1st in both those events this season among 11-yea
  
  Read more

• Walsh, Douglass & McIntosh Lead arena to 51 Medals and Multiple World Records at 2026 Pan Pacs

  25-08-2026 20:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of arena, a SwimSwam partner.
  Portland, Oregon, August 25, 2026 – arena’s international team of elite athletes turned in one of their strongest team performances of the year at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, combining for 51 medals, 33 individual medals and a share of every world record broken across the four-day meet in Irvine, California (August 12–15).
  Kate Douglass provided the headline moment, breaking the world record
  
  Read more

• Olympic Medalist Tomoru Honda May Be Facing Jail Time For Traffic Incident

  25-08-2026 20:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  There is an update to the ,driving-violation criminal case we reported earlier this month, and things may not be looking good for 2020 Olympic Games silver medalist Tomoru Honda of Japan.
  24-year-old 200m butterfly specialist Honda was removed from the Japanese rosters for both the Pan Pacific Championships and the Asian Games for violating the Act on Punishment of Offenses Relating to Driving, a condition that typically involves dangerous driving causing injury.&n
  
  Read more

• Former Florida Tech Swimmer Receives Formal Suspension From SafeSport

  25-08-2026 18:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  A former Florida Tech swimmer who was given a temporary suspension in December 2024 amid allegations of misconduct has now received a formal sanction from the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
  In SafeSport’s weekly sanction and arbitration decision update issued on Tuesday, Elias Econopouly‘s misconduct status has been updated to “Criminal Disposition – involving Minors,” and “Criminal Disposition – Sexual Misconduct,” noti
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 2026 Mediterranean Games: Razzetti, Angiolini, Alzetta Keep Italy Going Strong

  25-08-2026 17:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 MEDITERRANEAN GAMESAugust 21st – September 3rd, 2026
  Taranto, Italy
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Live ResultsThe penultimate night of swimming action transpired at the 2026 Mediterranean Games, with the nations of Italy, Greece and Portugal still situated atop the medal table.
  Lisa Angiolini helped the Italian cause by grabbing gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke as a follow-up to her 200m breaststroke victory the previous evening.
  31-year-old Angiolini stop
  
  Read more

• 3 Resisted Sprint Training Lessons From an Olympic 50 Freestyler

  25-08-2026 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Resisted sprint training is one of the main strategies swimmers use to get faster.
  Chutes, power towers, buckets, cords, wearing nine XXXL swimsuits at the same time—add the resistance and get after it.
  But the amount of resistance we use has a big impact on whether it lands on race day.
  Like a good slice of pizza, more isn’t automatically better. Pulling a cable-creaking load across the pool can boost confidence, but if your stroke is falling apa
  
  Read more

• Why the 2026 ASCA World Clinic Is Worth the Investment

  25-08-2026 12:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA)
  In just two weeks, hundreds of swimming coaches will gather in Orlando for the 2026 ASCA World Clinic, presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps.
  If you’re still deciding whether to attend, here’s the simplest reason to go: Investing in yourself as a coach is an investment in your athletes.
  Full schedule and registration at www.ascaworldclinic.com
  Arrive Curious – Leave Inspired!
  The 2026 World Cli
  
  Read more

• Penn State Adds Omar Ojeda To Staff As Assistant Diving Coach

  25-08-2026 12:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Penn State Athletics
  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State swimming and diving head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has added assistant diving coach Omar Ojeda to her staff.
  Ojeda recently served on the diving staff at Liberty University in 2025-26, first as a volunteer diving coach in 2025 and as a graduate assistant diving coach in 2026. He helped three divers to compete at NCAA Zone Championships and coached the school’s first diver to compet
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Spectrum Aquatics Introduces Dash Starting Block: The Next Generation of Affordable Competition Platforms

  25-08-2026 12:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Spectrum Aquatics, a SwimSwam partner.
  Spectrum Aquatics, a PlayCore company, is proud to introduce the Dash Starting Block, the next evolution in commercial competition starting platforms. Designed as the successor to the trusted Record Breaker Starting Block, Dash delivers a large, durable, and fully customizable competition platform at an economical price point while providing a clear upgrade path for the future.
  Built for long-term value, D
  
  Read more

• Corey Murphey Breaks Two Marathon Swimming Records En Route to Completing Double Crossing of Lake Tahoe

  25-08-2026 04:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Corey Murphey broke two marathon swimming records en route to becoming only the fourth person ever to complete a double-crossing of the length of Lake Tahoe in late July. Swimming 21.3 miles each way to reach 42.6 miles total, Murphey broke the record times for both the north-to-south directional length and double-length.
  Murphey began her trek in Incline Village on July 21st, swimming to Camp Richardson and reaching the turnaround point in exactly 10 hours to brea
  
  Read more

• Lafayette Removes Interim Head Coach Title, Names Mike Rinde Permanent Head Coach

  25-08-2026 02:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Lafayette College has named Mike Rinde as its next permanent head coach of its men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. Rinde was promoted to interim head coach earlier this month after longtime head coach Jim Dailey retired after 32 seasons as head coach with the program.
  “I would like to thank Sherryta, the entire leadership team and the selection committee, for this incredible opportunity,” Rinde said. “Their support for me duri
  
  Read more

• Leon Marchand Hints at Potential 200/400 Free For Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

  25-08-2026 00:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Going into the European Championships, dealing with a re-aggravated hip adductor injury that kept Leon Marchand out of several signature events, his focus shifted to a more freestyle- and butterfly-dominated event lineup in Paris. However, that proved to be an eye-opening experience for both Marchand and fans alike.
  Marchand was electric, winning both the 400 free and 200 fly events in Paris, including a blistering 3:43.14 in the 400 free, the fastest time in the fie
  
  Read more

Follow @UKSwimmingNews on Twitter!