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• College Swimming League Match 6 (Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee): Live Recap

  23-10-2026 23:30 via SwimSwam
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  College Swimming League Match 6October 23, 2026
  Athens, GA
  Heat Sheet
  Live Stream
  How to Watch
  Rules
  Current Standings
  Starts at 5:30 PM ET
  Teams: #4/#4 Tennessee, #13/#16Georgia, #16/#19 Alabama, #21/#21 Auburn
  PreviewWelcome to the final regular season match of the 2026 College Swimming League!
  After this meet, there will be just two matches remaining, the wild card and the Championship! Follow along as we do our best to keep up with the fast paced recap. We will
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: Walsh/Douglass, McEvoy/Kornev Rivalries Highlight Storylines At Short Course Worlds

  23-10-2026 22:41 via SwimSwam
  
  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 intrigues them the most about the upcoming Short Course World Championships:
  Question: Which potential storyline at SC Worlds is most exciting?
  RESULTSWalsh v. Douglass in sprint free, 100 IM
  
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• Junior Nationals Qualifier Abby Stidham-Ebberts Verbals To Northern Colorado For Fall 2027

  23-10-2026 22:39 via SwimSwam
  
  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.  
  Junior Nationals qualifier Abby Stidham-Ebberts has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Northern Colorado beginning
  
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• Milou Van Wijk Wreaks Havoc On Day Two Of 2026 Dutch Qualifiers

  23-10-2026 22:29 via SwimSwam
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 DUTCH QUALIFIERSThursday, October 22nd – Sunday, October 25th
  Rotterdam, Netherlands
  SCM (25m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap
  Live Results
  LivestreamDay two of the 2026 Dutch Qualifiers unfolded in Rotterdam today, with the nation’s swimmers vying for potential roster spots for this year’s Short Course World Championships in Beijing in December.
  21-year-old Milou van Wijk made her presence known across multiple events, first taking the women’s 100m free, fol
  
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• Futures Champion Radford Walker to Compete for William & Mary Starting Fall 2027

  23-10-2026 21:00 via SwimSwam
  
  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.
  James “Radford” Walker, a Futures Championship relay winner and Winter Junior qualifier, has announced his verbal commitment to swim for the Colleg
  
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• Rules, Rosters for Australian Team-Based Swim GP Meet Released

  23-10-2026 20:39 via SwimSwam
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Swimming Australia has released details and rosters for the upcoming team-based Swim GP meet in Melbourne on November 13 and 14.
  Team Kraken, Wahoo, KingTide and Tsunami will race for points and bragging rights (no prize money was announced) under the lights. The meets will feel similar to the base established by the International Swimming League, but will also incorporate a few wrinkles including fan voting for relays, bonus points, and “coaches calls.”
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• Joey, Billy and Parker — Sam, Archie and Herbie: A College Swimming Story about Belonging

  23-10-2026 20:34 via SwimSwam
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Tom Paullin
  Samantha (or “Sam”) is one of my new best friends whom I have never actually met in person. Almost weekly, we talk for 30 or 40 minutes about the CSCAA Advocacy Council, an initiative she’s starting for the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. Our calls are usually busy, but we’ve found enough time to build a personal relationship. Since we’re both former swimmers and coaches who transitioned into administrative rol
  
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• College Swimming League Match 6 (Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee): Heat Sheet and Preview

  23-10-2026 19:50 via SwimSwam
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  College Swimming League Match 6October 23, 2026
  Athens, GA
  Heat Sheet
  Live Stream
  How to Watch
  Rules
  Current Standings
  Starts at 5:30 PM ET
  Teams: #4/#4 Tennessee, #13/#16Georgia, #16/#19 Alabama, #21/#21 AuburnWe have almost made it to the final match of the 2026 College Swimming League season, and after tonight’s match we will know the wild card match lineup as well as the 3rd team in the Championship match.
  Lane AssignmentsTennessee
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• Winter Juniors Qualifier Cooper Walkup Sends Verbal To Alabama For Fall 2028

  23-10-2026 19:45 via SwimSwam
  
  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.
  Winter Juniors qualifier Cooper Walkup has announced his verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Alabama beginning in the fall of 2028. He
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: ASU Freshman Oliver Munn Narrowly Misses Swedish Record With 57.54 100 Breast (SCM)

  23-10-2026 19:38 via SwimSwam
  
  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 to examin
  
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• How U.S. Swimmers Can Earn A Berth On The Short Course Worlds Roster At Next Week’s Trials

  23-10-2026 18:31 via SwimSwam
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2026 Short Course World TrialsOctober 28-31, 2026
  Westmont, IL — FMC Natatorium
  SCM (25 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Selection Criteria
  Psych SheetsAnticipation is starting to build for the first-of-its-kind U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials, as American swimmers will vie for a spot on the SC Worlds roster next week in Westmont.
  The selection criteria for the competition is relatively straightforward, though we figured we’d give it a quick run through so the
  
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• Dean Boxall, Byron MacDonald, Ben Higson, and Rocco Meiring Announced As Commonwealth Coaches For All-Star ISL Match

  23-10-2026 18:11 via SwimSwam
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  The International Swimming League has announced Dean Boxall, Byron MacDonald, Ben Higson, and Rocco Meiring as the Commonwealth coaches for the ISL All-Star Match in December.
  The match, which will happen on December 19th, will be the ISL’s first match back since the cancellation of the 2022 season. The meet will be a four team format of the United States vs the Commonwealth vs Europe vs the Rest of the World, and today they announced the first four coaches for t
  
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• Dean Boxall, Byron MacDonald, Ben Higson & Rocco Meiring Announced As Commonwealth Coaches For All-Star ISL Match

  23-10-2026 18:11 via SwimSwam
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  The International Swimming League has announced Dean Boxall, Byron MacDonald, Ben Higson, and Rocco Meiring as the Commonwealth coaches for the ISL All-Star Match in December.
  The match, which will happen on December 19th, will be the ISL’s first match back since the cancellation of the 2022 season. The meet will be a four team format of the United States vs the Commonwealth vs Europe vs the Rest of the World, and today they announced the first four coaches for t
  
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• Four-Time North Carolina High School State Champion Campbell Lange Verbals To Notre Dame For Fall 2028

  23-10-2026 17:47 via SwimSwam
  
  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.
  Four-time North Carolina high school state champion Campbell Lange has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Notre Dame be
  
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• Olympic & World Champion Matt Richards, 23, Joining Florida Gators In Spring 2027

  23-10-2026 16:20 via SwimSwam
  
  By James Sutherland 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.
  British Olympic and world champion Matt Richards is joining the Florida Gators in the spring of 2027, the team announced Friday.
  Richards, who is 23
  
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• NAIA To Vote November 4 On 5th Years, Age Based Eligibility

  23-10-2026 15:37 via SwimSwam
  
  By Lander Eicholzer on SwimSwam
  NAIA member schools are set to vote November 4 on a major shift in the Association’s eligibility requirements. 
  The proposals, introduced in April by the Path Forward Task Force at the annual NAIA convention, would eliminate the current four-year eligibility rule in favor of one of two new competition models.
  The first proposal would allow for five seasons of eligibility in 10 academic terms. The change would extend progress to degree requirements to a fifth se
  
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• Kai Van Westering Nails Dutch Record In SCM 200 Backstroke In Rotterdam

  23-10-2026 15:11 via SwimSwam
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 DUTCH QUALIFIERSThursday, October 22nd – Sunday, October 25th
  Rotterdam, Netherlands
  SCM (25m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Live Results
  LivestreamThe 2026 Dutch Qualifiers kicked off yesterday from Rotterdam, with the nation’s swimmers vying for potential slots on the roster for this year’s Short Course World Championships coming up in December in Beijing.
  Already through just the first day of racing, we saw one national, one youth national and two meet records bite the
  
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• Junior National Champion Katrin Otaegi, “Honorable Mention” for 2028, Sends Verbal Commitment to Cal

  23-10-2026 14:49 via SwimSwam
  
  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.
  Katrin Otaegi from Dublin, California, has announced her intention to remain in the San Francisco Bay Area to swim and study at the University of Californ
  
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• Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 10/23/2026

  23-10-2026 14:30 via SwimSwam
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamBrought to you by Spectrum Aquatics, a SwimSwam partner, our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
  Lubo Liu-Tchorbadjiyski, 15, New Trier Aquatics (IL): Liu-Tchorbadjiyski set a trio of best times racing at the SCST Speedo Fall Classic Oct. 9-11, doing so while he was still 14 (he has since aged up, according to USA Swimming). His headlining performance came
  
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• Futures Breaststroke Champion Charlie Camplin Verbals to NC State for 2027-28

  23-10-2026 13:35 via SwimSwam
  
  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.
  High school senior Charlie Camplin, from Morrisville, North Carolina, has announced his intention to swim and study at North Carolina State University beg
  
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• Jamaican Sprinter Julian Willoughby Verbally Commits to Penn for 2027-28

  23-10-2026 12:47 via SwimSwam
  
  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.
  Julian Willoughby from Kingston, Jamaica, has made a verbal commitment to the admission process* at the University of Pennsylvania for 2027-28. At the tim
  
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• Walsh, Douglass, and Kharun Highlight Short Course World Trials Psych Sheets

  23-10-2026 01:55 via SwimSwam
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Short Course World TrialsOctober 28-31, 2026
  Westmont, IL — FMC Natatorium
  SCM (25 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Selection Criteria
  Pre-Scratch Psych SheetsThe pre-scratch psych sheets are out for the 2026 USA Swimming Short Course World Trials.
  Headlining the psych sheets are Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, and Ilya Kharun. Walsh, who had a very impressive showing at the last SC World Championships, is entered in five events next week, the 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly,
  
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• Sectionals Finalist Meagan Gordon Sends Verbal to Boston University for Fall 2027

  23-10-2026 01:26 via SwimSwam
  
  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.
  Meagan Gordon, a Sectionals finalist and California state championships qualifier, will trade in the west for the east next season, as the California n
  
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