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• IOC Annual Report Shows First Normal-Cycle Operating Loss Since 2017

  14-07-2026 22:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released its annual report for 2025, a landmark year as it made the Presidential transition from German Thomas Bach to Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry.
  According to a report from The Sports Examiner, the IOC, excluding the COVID-19-impacted year of 2020, recorded its first operating loss since 2017, the year after the 2016 Rio Olympics.
  The report shows that the IOC distributed 90% of its revenue back to the Olympic Move
  
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• SMU/Empire KC’s Andy Baklanov Rips 1:58.02 200 BK at Columbia Sectionals – #5 American this Season

  16-07-2026 18:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
  2026 Speedo Summer Sectionals – Central Zone SouthJuly 15-18, 2026
  Mizzou Aquatics Center, Columbia, MO
  LCM (50m)
  Results on MeetMobile (“Speedo Summer Sectionals – Central Zone South”)The Speedo Sectional meet in Columbia, MO kicked off yesterday at the Mizzou Aquatics Center. Day 1 was a full day of racing, featuring the 50 fly, 200 back, 50 free, 200 breast, women’s 800 free, and men’s 1500 free.
  In the men’s 200 back, A
  
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• How Much Will New Texas Associate Head Women’s Swim Coach Brandt Nigro Make?

  16-07-2026 17:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Brandt Nigro, the new associate head coach of the University of Texas women’s swimming & diving team, will earn a base salary of $125,000 annually in his new role. That is in addition to a $20,000 moving allowance, $2,000 relocation allowance, and $7,000 temporary housing allowance.
  The agreement has no fixed term.
  Nigro comes to the Longhorns after seven seasons as the head coach at Army-West Point.
  While Army-West Point does not make their coaching contrac
  
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• Simone Manuel Fires Off Season-Best 53.15 100 Free On Day 1 of Austin Sectionals

  16-07-2026 16:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2026 Speedo Sectionals – AustinJuly 15-19, 2026
  Austin, Texas
  Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2026 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs”Simone Manuel highlighted the opening day of the 2026 Speedo Sectionals in Austin with a very impressive performance in the 100 freestyle, while many of her Texas pro group teammates also performed well in their home pool.
  Manuel, 29, put up a time of 53.15 in the wome
  
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• Fitter & Faster And ASCA Announce Finalists In 4 Divisions For 2026 Age Group Coach Of The Year

  16-07-2026 15:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA)
  The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps have announced the TOP 5 AGE GROUP COACH OF THE YEAR FINALISTS for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The finalists will be introduced and honored during the opening session of the 2026 ASCA World Clinic on September 9 at the Rosen Centre Resort in Orlando, Florida. The national winner of each division will then be revealed li
  
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• Why Water Enters Your Nose or Mouth While Breathing in Freestyle

  16-07-2026 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sanuj Srivastava on SwimSwam
  One of the most common complaints from beginner swimmers is, “Water keeps going into my nose or mouth whenever I try to breathe.”
  As a coach, I see this mistake almost every day at my pool. Most beginners hold their breath underwater and then try to exhale and inhale at the same time after their mouth comes out of the water. This leaves them with very little time to breathe, causing them to rush the movement and often inhale water instead of air.
  The c
  
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• Why Strong Glutes Improve Underwater Dolphin Kick Speed

  16-07-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  One of the biggest mistakes I made over the years was treating the dolphin kick purely like a leg extension exercise.
  I obsessed over the downkick and how hard I could drive it with my quads and knees.
  Naturally, this meant endless reps on the leg extension machine at the gym. Leg up, leg down. Move that weight stack.
  But not a lot of great dolphin kicking broke out as a result of this training. Turns out, this was only solving part of the challenge.
  When swi
  
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• Swimming World Cup Qualifier Gabriel Ardeleanu Commits to Ohio State for Fall 2027

  16-07-2026 01:28 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.
  Canadian freestyler Gabriel Ardeleanu, who raced at the 2025 World Cup stop in Toronto, has announced his verbal commitment to swim for The Ohi
  
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• Team Redbird Soars at 16th Annual Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Swim Meet

  15-07-2026 22:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Andrea Basaraba Kilgallon
  Team Redbird took flight at the 16th Annual Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet in Mission Viejo, California over the weekend, shattering all five women’s 280+ long course relay world records in a single day: the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle, and the 200m and 400m medley. (For the 280+ age group, the team’s combined age must equal 280 or greater.)
  The dominant victories included a new 800m freestyle relay world record by
  
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• Robert Legg Moves Into Top Five All-Time In Two Events For Boys’ 10 And Under Age Group

  15-07-2026 21:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  2026 Napa Valley Swim Team Summer PlungeJune 27-28
  Napa, CA
  LCM
  ResultsIt wasn’t one, but two big moves up the all-time boys’ 10 and under age group (LCM) rankings for Robert Legg.
  At the Napa Valley Swim Team Summer Plunge, the 10-year-old Legg produced a personal best time of 2:13.20 in the 200 free, which moved him into 5th all-time in the boys’ 10 and under group and 1st this season.
  The time was more than five seconds ahead of his previous perso
  
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• Logan Robinson, Arsen Kozhakhmetov Have Strong Outings at Richard Quick Invite

  15-07-2026 21:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  AUB Richard Quick InvitationalJune 26-28, 2026
  James E. Martin Aquatics Center, Auburn, AL
  LCM (50 meters)
  “2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational” on Meet MobileFlorida State’s Logan Robinson and New Auburn Tiger Arsen Kozhakhmetov, a rising junior transfer from NC State, each stood out with strong showings in Auburn at the Richard Quick Invitational in late June, with Robinson notching two best times, while Kozhakhmetov nearly downed a career best of
  
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• Mollie O’Callaghan Has Stress Fracture in Back, Still Racing This Summer

  15-07-2026 20:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  World record holder Mollie O’Callaghan announced on Instagram Tuesday that she was diagnosed with a stress fracture and bone oedema in her lumbar spine, but that she still intends to race at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.View this post on InstagramThe post stated:
  “One week to go until we set off for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs. 

I’m so honoured to be putting on the green and gold again for my secon
  
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• Egor Kornev on Euro Champs: “My Goal is to Arrive, Do my Job… Improve my Results, and Leave”

  15-07-2026 19:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France — Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  Roster IndexAs the European Championships draw near, eyes will be set on the continent’s top talents as they look to continue a record-breaking season in the pool. Among the biggest breakout stars this season has been Russian sprinting sensation Egor Kornev, whose goals are about as cut and dry as they could be.
  In a repo
  
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• Group of 11 Division I Athletes File Class-Action Lawsuit Against NCAA Over New Eligibility Model

  15-07-2026 17:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  The NCAA is facing a federal class-action lawsuit over its new five-year eligibility model.
  A group of 11 Division I student-athletes, including standout basketball player Cade Tyson, have filed the class-action suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in hopes of securing an additional season of eligibility.
  The NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously approved the new age-based eligibility model last month, which grants student-athletes five
  
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• Bella Sims, Major Monroe Highlight Performers at SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invite

  15-07-2026 17:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  CA SAND John Sullivan Firecracker InvitationalJune 26-28, 2026
  Pavilion Center Pool, Las Vegas, NV
  LCM (50 meters)
  “2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv” on Meet MobileSeveral top talents gathered in Las Vegas for the John Sullivan Firecracker Invitational; among those in attendance was Michigan standout and Olympic medalist Bella Sims, who turned in some of the meet’s top performances.
  Sims raced in just three events, two freestyle events and an
  
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• Futures Finalist Alexandra Sartie Barrutia Sends Verbal to Arizona for Fall 2027

  15-07-2026 16:17 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.
  Futures finalist Alexandra Sartie Barrutia, a freestyle specialist from Mexico, has announced her verbal commitment to swim for the University
  
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• Raben Dommann’s Comeback From Stroke to Canada’s Pan Pac Team: “It’s Difficult to Put Into Words”

  15-07-2026 16:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Eighteen months ago, Raben Dommann‘s life was flipped upside down.
  Having won two medals at the 2023 Pan Am Games and represented Canada at the 2024 World Championships in Doha less than a year earlier, he’d be one of the last people you’d expect to suffer a stroke. But that’s what happened on January 31, 2025.
  Twenty-three at the time, Dommann’s stroke was caused by a congenital heart defect. He underwent heart surgery last May
  
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• A Kick-First Sprint Set for Faster Swimming

  15-07-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Fast sprinting is a blurry combination of high tempo arm movement, rock-solid trunk stability, and a kick that can churn chlorine pucks out of the pool water.
  The kick’s role in sprinting is interesting in that power output actually goes down as swimmers start flirting with maximal speed.
  Why?
  When you’re sprinting with a six-beat kick and your arms are white-water turning over at full speed, there’s less time to generate force with each kic
  
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• British Paralympic Champion Sarah Storey Announces Retirement from Competition

  15-07-2026 03:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Dame Sarah Storey, a 19-time Paralympic gold medalist in swimming and cycling, is retiring from elite competition.
  Born without a functioning left hand, the 48-year-old won 74 world and Paralympic medals over the course of her career, including 19 golds across nine Paralympic Games, making her the most decorated British Paralympian in history.
  In an Instagram post, Storey said: “As a little girl my dream was to compete for my country, win gold and do so for a
  
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• Luke Barr Clocks Career Best 52.46 100 Fly at Texas Senior Circuit Meet in College Station

  14-07-2026 23:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Texas Senior Circuit Meet IVJune 26-19, 2026
  Steve Bultman Pool, College Station, TX
  LCM (50 meters)
  “Texas Senior Circuit Meet IV” on Meet MobileLuke Barr, former Indiana Hoosier and current 100-yard IM American Record holder, is still not done dropping lifetime bests. In fact, this season alone, he has found himself swimming several career-best long-course times, with his latest installment coming in College Station, Texas, at the Texas Senior Circuit M
  
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• Swimming Australia Looking To Introduce Paid Contracts To Top Athletes & Coaches By 2029

  14-07-2026 20:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Swimming Australia CEO Rob Woodhouse is hoping to provide more financial security to his country’s top swimmers and coaches to combat the lure of outside organizations, namely the Enhanced Games.
  It’s no secret that the inaugural Enhanced Games, held in May, offered massive prize money purses to its athletes, regardless of their result. And though the event was largely considered a flop in the aftermath, current swimmers couldn’t help but no
  
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• The Olympic Program Is Changing: Inside the IOC’s New Evaluation System

  14-07-2026 20:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new data-driven analysis to evaluate the sports that will be included in the Olympic program from the 2032 Olympic Games and ahead, which splits sports into their own respective disciplines, with their own athletes and venues, which then makes each sport its own removable subgroup on an Olympics-by-Olympics basis.
  Last week, the IOC announced that the Nordic Combined event would be removed from the 2030 Winter
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games Returning Champs: Scott, Clareburt & van Niekerk to Defend Multiple Events

  14-07-2026 19:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet CentralWe are exactly 10 days away from the start of the Commonwealth Games, a meet set to be held in Glasgow, Scotland’s most populous city. It’s the second straight edition of the meet to be held in the U.K., as Birmingham played host four years ago. Glasgow only got the nod after the Australian state of Victoria was set t
  
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• Victim of Swim Coach George Gibney Calls Abuser’s Conviction “A Little Bit of Utopia”

  14-07-2026 19:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  After several attempts and failures from his abusers to bring justice to George Gibney, the former Irish national swim coach was convicted earlier this month.
  On Monday, July 6, Gibney was convicted of sexually abusing four swimmers and attempting to rape one of them in the 1970s and 1980s. A jury found him guilty of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape.
  The 77-year-old was charged with 79 counts relating to sexual abuse last year, bu
  
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• Shayna Jack To Retire Following 2026 Commonwealth Games

  14-07-2026 17:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shayna Jack, one of the top female Australian sprinters for the better part of the past decade, has announced her retirement from competitive swimming following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games later this month.
  Jack, 27, made the announcement on Instagram, doing so in an emotional one-on-one video alongside longtime coach Dean Boxall.
   
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  A post shared by Shayna Jack OAM OLY (@shayn
  
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• Max Litchfield Has “Unfinished Business” Ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games

  14-07-2026 16:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Loughborough University
  By his own admission, Max Litchfield has “unfinished business” ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  The 31-year-old Team England swimmer has enjoyed a glittering career to date – including competing at three Olympic Games – yet Commonwealth glory has remained just outside his grasp.
  “It’s my second Commonwealths, and I’m really looking forward to getting up to Glasgow,” he to
  
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• The Real Reason Your Legs Keep Sinking While Swimming

  14-07-2026 15:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sanuj Srivastava on SwimSwam
  One of the most common questions I hear as a swimming coach is, “Why do my legs keep sinking?” Almost every beginner experiences this problem. Many people think their legs are simply too heavy, but that’s rarely the real reason.
  As a coach, I see beginners with sinking legs almost every day at my pool. One thing I’ve learned is that not everyone makes the same mistake. Some swimmers lift their head while trying to breathe, some keep their a
  
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• USA Swimming, arena Extend Longstanding Partnership Through 2028

  14-07-2026 15:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: USA Swimming & arena
  PORTLAND, Ore.– arena USA, a global leader in performance swimwear and equipment, today announced the renewal of its partnership with USA Swimming, extending the relationship through 2028. As an Official Partner of USA Swimming, arena will continue supporting the nation’s premier competitive swimming organization while strengthening its commitment to the athletes, coaches, clubs, and families who make up the USA Swimming comm
  
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• “I’m So Excited to Compete for Gibraltar”: Asia Kent Targets Commonwealth Games Success

  14-07-2026 15:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Loughborough University
  For Asia Kent, representing Gibraltar on the international stage has always been the dream.
  Now, with the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow firmly on the horizon, the Loughborough University swimmer is determined to seize the biggest opportunity of her career.
  The breaststroke specialist has enjoyed a rapid rise in recent years, breaking multiple national records to establish herself as one of the country’s brightest sporting talents.
  &
  
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• The Perfect Pairing: Pizza, Pasta and Places We Remember – Tell Us Yours!

  14-07-2026 15:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Liz Rosenthal on SwimSwam
  Team Dinners and The Traditions That Travel With Us
  The piping hot pizza and piles of pasta. The salads and sides prepared by parents. The restaurant patios and hotel lobbies where the group gathered to share inside jokes and make memories outside of the water.
  These are the times swimmers will remember years from now, long after they have forgotten what they went in the 200 freestyle. 
  We want to hear your team dinner stories! Share your favorite team dinner fo
  
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