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2022 CAA Swimming & Diving Championships Begin Wednesday On FloSwimming

By Rob Washburn, CAA

Feb 15, 2022

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Best Night of Swimming Yet

If you thought the first five days of swimming at the Tokyo Olympics were fun, well day six just outdid all of those in my swim nerd opinion. Every event seemed to just continually “one-up” the prior event and it just snowballed all the way down until the end leaving swim fans across the country dazed, confused, and yearning for more. Enough rambling. Let’s get into it.

Jul 31, 2021

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Swimming Catch Up

The 2020 Olympic Games have been like nothing we've quite seen before. With finals being swum in the morning and cover protocols interrupting the natural flow of athletes, the top-end speed at the event has seemingly fallen flat. With that being said, the fact that athletes have overcome all of this adversity and are still World Records is nothing to scoff at.

Jul 29, 2021

Bjugan & Clausen Take Home Golds To Close Out CAA Diving Championships

Recap by Hunter Peters NEWARK, Del. (Mar. 27, 2021) – Day two of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Diving Championships was highlighted by a pair of UNCW student-athletes as Kolbein Bjugan won the men's 3-meter diving event and Courtney Clausen was victorious in the women's 1-meter diving competition. Bjugan won the men's 3-meter dive sweeping both diving events at the 2021 CAA Championships while Clausen stood all alone atop the podium in the women's 1-meter diving competition after tying for the top spot a season ago.

Mar 31, 2021

2021 ISCA International Senior Cup Recap

As expected, the North Shore Aquatic Complex was a hub for international-level talent and racing over the past few days at the 2021 ISCA International Senior Cup. While the Lochte & Dressel storylines were definitely the focus of the event, the depth of talent was also on full display as names like Joseph Schooling and Farida Osman popped up across the web as they prepare for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as well. Once again the meet as held in the Short Course (SCY) prelims and Long Course (LCM) finals format allowing for swimmers to both put up times for the collegiate/recruiting format as well as further prepare for the Olympic Games or Olympic Trials looming in the coming months. Below we’ll break down a few highlights from each day of competition out in St. Petersburg.

Mar 31, 2021

Who To Watch At The 2021 ISCA International Senior Cup

Dates: March 23 - 27, 2021

Mar 23, 2021

Fans Rally To Push For The Rescue Of Iowa Swimming & Diving

Nearly a month ago, the University of Iowa announced that the school would be discontinuing four varsity sports programs in the continue destructive wake of COVID-19 — including both men's and women's swimming and diving. 

Sep 25, 2020

The 2028 Olympics In Los Angeles Will Be Special For Swimming

On the front page of USA Swimming's website is a ticking clock: a live countdown to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials to be held June 13-20, 2021. That competition will get Team USA ready for the subsequent 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the Games that were, of course, delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic that swept the world, and which is still greatly changing life in the United States. 

Aug 4, 2020