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• Distance Freestyler Elle Floyd Commits to Salisbury University

  09-12-2025 00:22 via swimswam.com
  By Anya Pelshaw 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.
  Elle Floyd of Olney, Maryland has announced her commitment to stay in-state as she has committed to continue her academic and athletic careers at
  
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• 30-Yr-Old Lisa Angiolini Breaks SCM 200 Breast Italian Record

  12-12-2025 22:51 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 ITALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, December 11th – Saturday, December 13th
  Riccione, Italy
  SCM (25m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Entry List
  Day 1 Recap
  Live ResultsDay two of the 2025 Italian Short Course Championships brought about our first national record of the competition, with 30-year-old veteran Lisa Angiolini making her presence known in the women’s 200m breaststroke.
  Angiolini stopped the clock at a rapid result of 2:18.96, a time which overwrote
  
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• 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships — East: Swims You Might’ve Missed Night 2

  12-12-2025 22:37 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2025 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – EASTDecember 10-13, 2025
  Indianapolis, Ind.Prelims: 10 a.m. ESTWednesday (1000 free): 1 p.m. EST
  Finals: 5 p.m. ESTWednesday (relays): 4 p.m. EST
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day Two | Day Three
  Finals: Day One | Day TwoDay two of the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior East Championships saw a number of very fast swims from the top of the meet with R
  
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• 2025 Speedo Winter Juniors — East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

  12-12-2025 22:30 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2025 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – EASTDecember 10-13, 2025
  Indianapolis, Ind.Prelims: 10 a.m. ESTWednesday (1000 free): 1 p.m. EST
  Finals: 5 p.m. ESTWednesday (relays): 4 p.m. EST
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day Two | Day Three
  Finals: Day One | Day TwoDay 3 Finals Heat Sheet
  It is time for the 3rd finals session of the 2025 Speedo Winter Juniors — East Championships,
  
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• Texas High School Swimmers Shine at Bob Stallings Aggieland Invitational

  12-12-2025 21:50 via swimswam.com
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2025 Bob Stallings Aggieland InvitationalNovember 8, 2025
  College Station, TX
  25 yards (SCY)
  Results: Meet Mobile “2025 Bob Stallings Aggieland Invitational”The Bob Stallings Aggieland Invitational brought together some of Texas’s rising talents last month, with the high school team competition seeing a number of top swims from young athletes.
  Westwood High School’s Araiya Ferron got heads turning with her performance in the girls’ 50
  
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• Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Shaine Casas Cracks Top 10 All-Time With 50.24 100 Fly

  12-12-2025 21:50 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamAmerican Shaine Casas exploded in the final of the men’s 100 fly during last week’s U.S. Open, setting a new meet record and personal best time to move into the top 10 all-time.
  Casas, 25, put up a time of 50.24, edging out Canadian Ilya Kharun (50.40) for the victory and breaking his own U.S. Open meet record of 50.78, set in the prelims. His prelim swim lowered his meet record of 51.03, set in 2023.
  But more importantly than the meet record,
  
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• World Aquatics Outlines Open Water Qualifying Process For 2028 Olympic Games

  12-12-2025 21:25 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  LA28 and World Aquatics have released the qualifying process for the open water spots at the 2028 Olympic Games, with the time standards for the pool swimming competition also being announced this week.Full Open Water Qualifying DocumentThere will be 44 Olympic quota spots for open water, 22 per gender, which matches what we saw at the Paris Games.
  Qualifying for open water will begin at the 2027 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, where the top three men an
  
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• John Shortt Breaks Irish Record in the 200 IM to Kick Off Irish Winter Swimming Championships

  12-12-2025 21:15 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2025 Irish Winter Swimming ChampionshipsDecember 12-14, 2025
  National Aquatic Centre, Dublin, Ireland
  Short Course Meters (25m)
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results (not working)
  Live Results also on Meet Mobile: “2025 Irish National Winter Championships”World Junior Champion John Shortt took on a new event on day 1 of the Irish Winter Swimming Championships, in the process crushing not only his own personal best, but also the Irish Record in the event.
  Best kno
  
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• WATCH: All Race Videos From The 2025 Australia vs. The World Meet

  12-12-2025 21:12 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2025 AUSTRALIA vs. THE WORLDFriday, December 12th
  The Valley Pool, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
  SCM (25m)Last night, the inaugural Australia vs. The World meet went down at The Valley Pool in Brisbane, and it was nothing like a typical swim meet.
  Instead of the usual heats, semifinals, and finals, we got 25m sprints, back-to-back skins rounds with barely two minutes to recover, relays chosen by fan vote seconds before the start, and Power Plays that could d
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 75.9% Want To See SCM North American Championship Meet

  12-12-2025 21:02 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 if they would be interested in a SCM championship meet on North American soil in non-SC Worlds years:
  Question: In non-SC Worlds years, should the U.S./North America run a SCM championship
  
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• 2025 Australia vs. The World – Photo Vault

  12-12-2025 21:01 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2025 AUSTRALIA vs. THE WORLDFriday, December 12th
  The Valley Pool, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
  SCM (25m)Last night, the inaugural Australia vs. The World meet went down at The Valley Pool in Brisbane, and it was nothing like a typical swim meet.
  Instead of the usual heats, semifinals, and finals, we got 25m sprints, back-to-back skins rounds with barely two minutes to recover, relays chosen by fan vote seconds before the start, and Power Plays that could d
  
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• Michigan State Receives $401 Million Commitment from an Alum; Most Will Go to Athletics

  12-12-2025 20:14 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Greg Williams, CEO of the insurance firm Acrisure, has announced a $401 million financial commitment Michigan State University athletics. The donation is the largest single commitment in the history of the university and one of the largest single commitment amounts in college athletics history.
  The commitment will include renaming Michigan State’s football stadium after Acrisure, which is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The firm is touted as the 6th-largest ins
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: Jackson Hartzler Explodes For 3:45.0 400 IM, #9 All-Time In 15-16 AG

  12-12-2025 20:12 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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• Nationals Finalist Matt Krause to Swim for Indiana University-Bloomington Next Fall (2026)

  12-12-2025 18:44 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.
  Matt Krause, who earned a second swim at the 2025 U.S. National Championships, is headed to Bloomington next fall to compete for Indiana Univer
  
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• Swimming Took Its Blazer Off: Australia Vs The World As Pure Spectacle

  12-12-2025 18:25 via swimswam.com
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  Here’s the thing.
  Australia vs The World was messy. Loud. Confusing. At times borderline unhinged. And that’s exactly why it worked – mostly.
  What I Loved
  First of all: the courage.
  This meet didn’t ask permission. It just showed up, flipped the table, and said: “Keep up.”
  I loved that nothing felt safe. No one could hide behind splits, heats, or second chances. You mess up once, you’re gone. Skins racing with two-minute turna
  
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• 2026 Nike Swim Camp at the University of Missouri – Sign Up Today

  12-12-2025 17:30 via swimswam.com
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  2026 Nike Swim Camp at the University of Missouri – Sign Up Today
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  May. 30 – May. 31, 2026
  Co-Ed | Ages: 9 – 18Nike Swim Camp at University of MissouriStarts & Turns Emphasis | Overnight | $499Add to CartStarts & Turns Emphasis | Day | $429Add to CartLimitedMay. 31 – Jun. 4, 2026
  Co-Ed | Ages: 9 – 18Nike Swim Camp at University of MissouriComplete
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #1061

  12-12-2025 17:00 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:Capacity (Base) Building
  Target age group:15-18 years old
  Target level:Senior Age Group/ High Sc
  
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• Scoring Out NCAAs After Midseason Invites: Men’s Edition

  12-12-2025 16:33 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Now that the midseason invitational meets have wrapped up in the NCAA, it’s time for a pre-Christmas check-in to see how things stand as we prepare for the winter semester and a fast and furious few months to kick off 2026 before the real show begins in March.
  Below, we’ve outlined how a theoretical Men’s NCAA Championship would be scored based on times produced so far this season, without diving, using data from the Swimulator, which you can fin
  
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• Katie Ledecky Invite Day 1: Vanessa Delev Swims #1 200 Back Time This Season for 11-12 Girls

  12-12-2025 15:47 via swimswam.com
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2025 Katie Ledecky InvitationalDecember 11-14, 2025
  Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD
  25 yards (SCY), Prelims/Finals
  Psych Sheet
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational”The Katie Ledecky Invitational, formerly known as both the NCAP Invitational and Tom Dolan Invitational over the years, kicked off in Maryland on Thursday with some strong performances from the evening’s distance swimmers.
  Badger Swim Club’s V
  
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• Ryan Brimer Named Interim Director Of Swimming & Diving At Cal State Bakersfield

  12-12-2025 15:39 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  California State University, Bakersfield has announced that swimming & diving assistant coach Ryan Brimer has been named the Interim Director of Swimming and Diving.
  The move comes on the heels of Head Coach and Director of Swimming Eric Bugby resignation from his position less than three months after the school announced his hiring on August 7th. Bugby replaced Chris Hansen, who retired after being placed on administrative leave in February of last year
  
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• 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

  12-12-2025 15:30 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – WestDecember 10 – 13, 2025
  Lee & Joe Jamil Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas
  SCY (25 Yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results (also available on Meet Mobile: “2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors”
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 2
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2
  Day 3 Prelim Heat Sheet – Girls
  Day 3 Prelim Heat Sheet – BoysThe third day of the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West is
  
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• 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

  12-12-2025 14:53 via swimswam.com
  By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
  2025 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – EASTDecember 10-13, 2025
  Indianapolis, Ind.Prelims: 10 a.m. ESTWednesday (1000 free): 1 p.m. EST
  Finals: 5 p.m. ESTWednesday (relays): 4 p.m. EST
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day Two
  Finals: Day One | Day TwoDay 3 Prelims Heat Sheet – Girls
  Day 3 Prelims Heat Sheet – Boys
  Day 3 of the 2025 Winter Junior Championships – East will kick-o
  
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• Ryan Lochte Will Appear on Reality Cooking Show ‘Worst Cooks in America’

  12-12-2025 13:30 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Six-time Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Ryan Lochte will join the cast of Season 30 of the television show Worst Cooks in America, where he will compete for a $25,000 prize for charity. That’s less than the $50,000 that has historically been awarded for celebrity seasons.
  Lochte is one of 10 contestants on season 30 and the only professional athlete on the season.
  The show, which has had about a dozen celebrity seasons in 30 seasons, takes contesta
  
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• Tyler Melbourne-Smith Breaks Through With 3:36.09 SCM 400 Free, #2 British Swimmer Ever

  12-12-2025 12:32 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 SWIM ENGLAND NATIONAL WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, December 11th – Sunday, December 14th
  Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview
  Draft Program
  Day 1 Recap
  Start Lists/Live ResultsThe 2025 Swim England National Winter Championships kicked off from the storied Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. The fields on both the men’s and women’s sides are strong, despite some of th
  
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• See 26 Swim Camps You Might Love This Winter and in 2026

  12-12-2025 11:12 via swimswam.com
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  These swim camps are headed by some of the best coaches in swimming. Stay tuned. More swim camps will be listed soon.
  2025 Sergio Lopez Winter Breaststroke Swim Camp – Sign Up Today
  Come join 4-time Olympic Coach and 1988 Bronze medalist, Sergio Lopez, as he teaches you the techniques and drills that have helped Olympians and World Ranked Swimmers around the world.
  2026 Gator Swim Camp – Sign Up Today
  The University of Florida GATOR SWIM CAM
  
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• 2025 Australia Vs The World Live Recap

  12-12-2025 08:48 via swimswam.com
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  2025 AUSTRALIA vs THE WORLDFriday, December 12th
  The Valley Pool, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview
  Streaming liveGood morning, friends. Settle in — I’m here to guide you through one of the most delightfully unpredictable swimming events we’ve witnessed in a long while. And truly, what better occasion to sign off my very first live recap in a non-native language than a meet that proudly rewrites every rul
  
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• 2025 Speedo Winter Juniors – West: Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 2

  12-12-2025 07:30 via swimswam.com
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – WestDecember 10-13, 2025
  West: Lee & Joe Jamil Texas Swimming Center (Austin, Texas)
  Start TimesPrelims: 9:00 am CT / 10:00 am ET
  Finals: 5:00 pm. CT / 6:00 pm ET
  SCY (25 Yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 2
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2Thursday Finals Heat Sheet
  Day 2 of the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West is done and dusted, and endeavour as we might it can be tough to
  
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• Davis Jackson Highlights Scratches Heading Into Winter Juniors East Friday Prelims

  12-12-2025 04:40 via swimswam.com
  By Jake Bridges on SwimSwam
  2025 Winter Junior Championships – EastDecember 10-13, 2025
  Indianapolis, IndianaPrelims: 9 a.m. EST
  Finals: 5 p.m. EST
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day Two |
  Finals: Day One | Day Two 
  TAC Titans’ Davis Jackson has scratched the boys’ 100 butterfly heading into the Speedo Winter Junior National Championships – East Friday prelims session. 
  The scratch will leave Jackson more re
  
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• Collin Holgerson Swims 45.06 in the 100 Back, Fastest 17-Year-Old in History

  12-12-2025 04:38 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2025 Winter Junior Championships – EastDecember 10-13, 2025
  Indianapolis, IndianaPrelims: 9 a.m EST
  Finals: 5 p.m EST
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day Two
  Finals: Day One | Day TwoSwimAtlanta’s Collin Holgerson finished the night at the Winter Junior Championships East meet with an all-time split on a medley relay leadoff.
  The 17-year-old Tennessee commit split 45.06 in the 100 backstr
  
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• Colorado School of Mines Lands FL HS 2A Finalist Monica DiGaetani (2026)

  12-12-2025 03:23 via swimswam.com
  By Casey Murphy 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.
  Breaststroke and freestyle specialist Monica DiGaetani has verbally committed to continue her academic and swimming career at the Colorado School of Mi
  
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