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• 2026 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

  14-08-2026 18:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Live Stream (USA Swimming YouTube)
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2DAY 3 PRELIMS HEAT SHEET
  We move into the second half of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships with a little bit of everything here on Day 3 in Irvine, with four events on tap, one of each stroke and across
  
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• Bobby Finke Announces Engagement to Fellow Florida Alum Ellie Zwiefel in Rome

  23-08-2026 21:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Olympic Champion and former World Record holder Bobby Finke has announced his engagement to long-time partner Ellie Zwiefel, a former swimmer at the University of Florida, while in Rome, Italy.
  Finke and Zweifel shared a collaborative post on Instagram yesterday to share the news, with the fitting caption “When in Rome”View this post on InstagramThe two have been together since 2018, when both of them were student-athletes at the University of Florida.
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• Bobby Finke Announces Engagement to Fellow Florida Alum Ellie Zweifel in Rome

  23-08-2026 21:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Olympic Champion and former World Record holder Bobby Finke has announced his engagement to long-time partner Ellie Zweifel, a former swimmer at the University of Florida, while in Rome, Italy.
  Finke and Zweifel shared a collaborative post on Instagram yesterday to share the news, with the fitting caption “When in Rome”View this post on InstagramThe two have been together since 2018, when they were both student-athletes at the University of Florida.
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• Is there Swimming Beef Between Thomas Ceccon and Apostolos Christou?

  23-08-2026 20:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Giusy Cisale contributed to this report.
  Swimming may not be like many sports in which athletes openly express their dislike for one another, lighting a bitter fire between two athletes that seems never to extinguish. It’s not very often that swimming sees a rivalry like Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas, whose anger toward one another lasted decades both on and off the court. Or Muhammad Ali calling Joe Frazier ‘stupid’ and ‘too ugly to be the
  
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• A Way Too Early Look at LA 2028 – Setting the Stage

  23-08-2026 18:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Barry Revzin on SwimSwam
  Now that the Commonwealth Games, the European Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships are all over, it’s time to take a breather and look ahead. Far ahead. We’re now just two years away from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics!I realize that two years out is way, way too early to start making medal predictions. After all, in 2018, nobody would’ve called Lydia Jacoby a medal contender in the 100 breast for the Tokyo Olympics. For that matter, nobod
  
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• Who Is Running for the USA Swimming Board of Directors in 2026?

  23-08-2026 18:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Three seats on the USA Swimming Board of Directors are up for grabs on September 2026 during the House of Delegates meeting, and USA Swimming has released its official election document.
  Two At Large Nominee spots are up for grabs, as is an Athlete Representative spot. Running for the former positions are U.S. Olympian Tom Dolan, former South African international Byron Jeffers, Masters Swimmer and businesswoman Ann Senn, NCAP Owner Tom Ugast, and coach
  
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• Siskos, Pilato, Mancini Claim Day 1 Golds at 2026 Mediterranean Games

  23-08-2026 18:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 MEDITERRANEAN GAMESAugust 21st – September 3rd, 2026
  Taranto, Italy
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Live ResultsRetta Race contributed to this report.
  The 2026 Mediterranean Games kicked off this week, shortly after the European Championships just concluded from Paris, France.
  This multi-sport event is taking place in Taranto, Italy, featuring over 4,000 athletes representing 26 nations across various Olympic disciplines.
  Of note, this year’s Games were origi
  
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• Illinois High School Finalist Sofia Piater Sends Verbal Commitment to Wisconsin for 2027

  23-08-2026 02:04 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.
  Wisconsin picked up a verbal commitment from Illinois High School State finalist and sprint freestyle and backstroker Sofia Piater for the class of
  
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• Duke Nabs Illinois LSC Record Holder Teddy O’Donnell For Recruiting Class of 2027

  23-08-2026 01:36 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.
  Summer Juniors finalist and Illinois LSC record holder Teddy O’Donnell has verbally committed to Duke from the high school class of 2027.
  
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• Futures Finalist Owen Lippoldt Sends Verbal Commitment to Minnesota for 2027

  23-08-2026 01:04 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.
  Owen Lippoldt, a Futures finalist from Illinois, has sent his verbal commitment to Minnesota for the class of 2027.“I am super excited to
  
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• 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Finish Drop 2 With Over 6 Million Tickets Sold

  22-08-2026 22:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Drop 2 has concluded for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and more than 6 million tickets have been sold. LA28 has said that the “vast majority of available inventory sold.” The next opportunity to purchase tickets will come in early 2027.
  All aquatics sport tickets sold out for standard tickets during drop 2 as no tickets remained for swimming, open water swimming, water polo, artistic swimming and diving. The VISA presale began with limited quantities of sw
  
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• Reigning Champion Texas Men Return Most Points For 2027 NCAA Season

  22-08-2026 22:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  Yesterday, we looked at the women’s returning points for the 2026-202 season and today we are taking a look at the men’s. The two-time champion Texas men are looking very good to challenge for a third straight title in 2027 with the most returning points for the season.
  See the women’s returning points breakdown here.
  At the 2026 NCAA Championships, the Texas men scored 284.5 individual points, just half-a-point more than Florida’s individua
  
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• Former Kentucky Head Swim Coach Lars Jorgensen Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed by Two Former Swimmers

  22-08-2026 20:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Former University of Kentucky head swim coach Lars Jorgensen has settled a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment and sexual assault that was brought by two of his former swimmers in U.S. District Court.
  Terms of the agreement were not released, though it was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the plaintiffs cannot file the same lawsuit again.
  The settlement does not affect the claims against the other defendants in the case, which are the University of Kentuck
  
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• European Aquatics Swim Safe Awards 15 Federations, Including Russia, At EA Swim Safe Conference

  22-08-2026 20:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  Before the European Aquatics Championships started earlier this month, the organization held their “Swim Safe” Conference, and they awarded 15 member federations on the opening night of the conference.
  The EA Swim Safe Conference started on August 7th, and opened with the European Aquatics President, Antonio Silva, stating “This is a very important milestone for European Aquatics and for our Swim Safe programme.”
  “Each year in Europe w
  
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• Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 8/22/2026

  22-08-2026 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  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.
  Steven Zhou-He, 14, TAC Titans (NC): Zhou-He had an incredible showing at the Futures Championships in Greensboro at the beginning of the month, setting four new best times, making one ‘A’ final and winning another ‘B’ final as a 14-
  
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• 6 Feet or 60 Feet? The Psychology Behind Your Fear of Deep Water

  22-08-2026 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sanuj Srivastava on SwimSwam
  For many beginners, swimming in shallow water feels comfortable until they reach the deep end. Suddenly, the same pool that felt safe starts to feel frightening.
  You may start thinking:
  “What if I can’t touch the bottom?”“What if I stop swimming?”“What if I drown?”
  The interesting thing is that, in many cases, the biggest difference between shallow and deep water is not the swimming technique, it is your psychology.
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• Sprint Set: Broken Power 50s for Tempo and Speed

  22-08-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  A high stroke rate is part of what makes sprint freestyle so… sprinty.
  The fast arm turnover creates heaps of white water and helps swimmers propel themselves down the pool at greased-up-tech-suit speeds.
  But stroke rate isn’t the whole story with elite sprinters—you need to be able to hold water as well.
  That’s what this sprint set is all about.
  Fast arms that displace lots of water.
  Grab some resistance (drag chute, resistance tubin
  
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• College Swimming League Announces International Broadcast Agreement With DAZN

  22-08-2026 01:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The College Swimming League has secured an international broadcast deal with DAZN for its upcoming inaugural season. DAZN will be the exclusive free-to-watch home for all eight CSL matches for viewers outside of the U.S..
  CSL COO Kyle Sockwell said,  “Partnering with DAZN is a major commercial milestone that delivers unprecedented global reach for our premium sponsors and media partners. Launching September 24, this deal monetizes and scales college swimmin
  
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• Cornell Picks Up Summer Juniors Qualifier Alexa Chang For 2027

  22-08-2026 00:53 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.
  Summer Junior Nationals qualifier Alexa Chang has sent her verbal commitment to Cornell University for the class of 2027.
  “I am so excited to
  
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• Raleigh Area Masters Breaks Three Masters Relay World Records At Masters Southeast Zones

  22-08-2026 00:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Southeast Zone Masters ChampionshipsSaturday, August 15 — Sunday, August 16, 2026
  Cary, North Carolina — Triangle Aquatic Center
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Full Meet Results Available on Meet Mobile: “2026 Southeast Zone LCM Championship”The 2026 Southeast Zone Masters Championships raced last weekend, and a group of four Raleigh Area Masters swimmers broke three Masters relay world records, taking down the 4×100 free, 4×50 medley, and
  
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• U.S. Olympian Phoebe Bacon Moving To Charlottesville To Train With Virginia Pro Group

  22-08-2026 00:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  U.S. Olympian and LCM World Championship silver medalist Phoebe Bacon has announced that she will move to Charlottesville, Virginia to train with the Virginia pro group. Bacon makes the move after previously staying as a post-grad at her alma mater Wisconsin.
  “I wish I could put into words everything Wisconsin means to me — unfortunately words alone cannot convey the love I have for Madison and the lifelong memories I have created over these last six years
  
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• Alabama Senior Sydney Blackhurst Wins $10,000 In SEC Startup Competition For Adaptive Swim Lessons

  21-08-2026 22:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  Alabama swimming senior Sydney Blackhurst recently competed at the SEC Startup Competition and won the grand prize of $10,000 for her adaptive swim lesson foundation, Beyond Barriers.
   
  View this post on Instagram
   
  A post shared by SEC Academics (@secacademics)SEC Startup is a competition designed specifically for student-athletes at SEC schools to “foster entrepreneurship”. The contest, which is televised, sees student-athletes present their
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: Curtis, Douglass & Liebmann World Records Biggest Surprises of Euros & Pan Pacs

  21-08-2026 21:37 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.
  We’re coming off an action-packed week of racing that saw no shortage of phenomenal swims, breakthrough performances and massive upsets with the European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships running simultaneously.
  We r
  
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• Virginia Women Primed For 7th NCAA Title With Most Returning Points From 2026

  21-08-2026 21:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  With the summer international season mostly wrapping up, we are starting to shift our focus to the 2026-2027 NCAA Swimming and Diving season.
  When it comes to predicting NCAA finishes for this year, one of the major components is the number of points each team will return from the 2026 NCAA Championships. While these numbers don’t tell the whole story, they give us a good starting point for predictions before the season begins.
  The University of Virginia wome
  
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• Former Hoosier Will Jansen Named Diving Coach At Toledo

  21-08-2026 19:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Toledo Athletics
  TOLEDO, Ohio – University of Toledo women’s swimming and diving head coach Jacy Dyer announced the hiring of Will Jansen as the diving coach for the program on Wednesday.
  “I am so excited to have Will join our staff,” said Dyer. “Will is extremely passionate about diving. I can’t wait for him to bring that passion and excitement to the entire Toledo Swimming & Diving program. Will is go
  
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• Olympic Champion Becky Adlington Offering 5,000 Free Swim Lessons To Help Young People After BBC Report

  21-08-2026 18:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  Following an alarming BBC Report detailing how a sizable percentage of youth swimmers in England aren’t able to swim 25 meters, Olympic champion Becky Adlington is stepping up to try and help.
  Adlington is offering to work with local councils and provide 5,000 free lessons for the rest of the summer through her swimming school.
  The BBC report, which was based on Department for Education data, said that 28% of Year 6 children on average left school unable to swim
  
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• NCAA Wins Court Battle, But Fifth-Year Eligibility Fight For Class of 2022 Is Far From Over

  21-08-2026 18:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  The NCAA picked up a significant legal victory on Friday as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit stayed a sweeping federal injunction that had granted thousands of athletes from the 2022 recruiting class another season of NCAA eligibility.
  The stay pauses Judge Charlotte Sweeney‘s ruling in the Wisne v. NCAA case while the NCAA appeals, putting members of the high school class of 2022 who had planned to use a fifth year of eligibility in 2026-27 i
  
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• Hartwick College Swimmer Matthew Cole Dies In Motorcycle Crash

  21-08-2026 17:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  The Hartwick College swimming and diving program in New York is mourning the loss of one of its own.
  Matthew Cole, 21, who was about to enter his senior season with the program, died in a motorcycle accident on Tuesday morning.
  New York State Police said Cole was riding a motorcycle on Tuesday morning on State Route 8 when he veered into the other lane and hit a tractor-trailer, which caused him to leave the road and hit a tree.
  State police said Cole was pronounced d
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: Andre Labara Smashes Australian Age Record, Nears Phelps With 4:16 400 IM

  21-08-2026 16:34 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 to ex
  
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• Why Sprinters Need to Train Starts More

  21-08-2026 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  One of the coolest parts of sprint swimming events is the start.
  Especially when elite sprinters get after it.
  The way the block nearly rattles out of the bulkhead. The extended flight and clean entry. And then waiting to see who emerges first and in what place.
  But for the enterprising sprinter looking to go faster on race day, it’s worth asking—how many starts are you actually doing in training?
  Why the Start is so Crucial for Sprinters
  For the
  
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