Swimming

7/17/2025 |  12-year-old Yu Zidi of China takes stunning times to the world swimming championships (Associated Press (AP)) Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and will race at the world swimming championships later this month in Singapore.
That’s amazing.
But her age is only part of the picture.

6/18/2025 |  Had a belly full. Could Chinese swimmers have eaten 5 kilos of food en route to failed doping test? (Associated Press (AP)) The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency told senators that Chinese swimmers would have had to eat around 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of food to test for the amounts of the performance enhancer that resulted in the much-debated positive drug tests from 2021 that were later disregarded.

6/18/2025 |  Cal Poly Rejects Millions Raised to Save Swimming and Diving Program (Athletic Business) Desptie Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong lowering the fundraising goal for saving the university's swimming and diving program from $25 million to $20 million less than two months ago, only about $10 million was ultimately raised.

6/11/2025 |  SafeSport Investigation Proves Emotional Misconduct by Former Head Swim Coach at Auburn (Athletic Business) The U.S. Center for SafeSport has placed Gary Taylor, current assistant coach with UVA swimming and the head coach of Cavalier Aquatics, under a two-year probation after an investigation found Taylor guilty of emotional misconduct.

6/9/2025 |  Alfred State College Shutters Men's, Women's Swimming, Keeps Diving Afloat One More Season (Athletic Business) Following two years of uncertainty, SUNY Alfred State College has announced it will eliminate its men’s and women’s swim teams immediately and the diving team next season. The Division III school first floated the idea of cutting these programs after structural damage to the pool was discovered in 2023.