Swimming

4/16/2025 |  Oceanman Swimming Series Announces U.S. Launch (SportsTravel) Oceanman, a global open water swimming series with events established across Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, has announced its official launch in the United States.

4/4/2025 |  Voters in Platteville, Wis., Approve $6.9M Toward New Aquatic Facility (Athletic Business) In a highly publicized Wisconsin election, one lesser-known issue on the ballot in Platteville was an overwhelming success. Voters in Platteville, Wis., supported a $6.9 million fund to reconstruct the city’s public pool. 

3/25/2025 |  Boises State Mulls Future of Pool, Empty Since Swimming Was Cut in 2020 (Athletic Business)

Perhaps no sport requires the physical infrastructure that swimming does. So what happens to a pool when a school cuts its swimming and diving program, as an increasing number of schools unfortunately have in recent years?

3/10/2025 |  Cal Poly Cites NCAA's $2.8B Settlement as Reason for Cutting Swimming and Diving Program (Athletic Business) Cal Poly has made the decision to cut the school's swimming and diving program, citing impacts from the NCAA's $2.8 billion settlement with current and former athletes that paves the way for student-athletes to be paid. 
In a post on the school's website, president Jeffery Armstrong said the "the financial realities made the decision unavoidable."

2/18/2025 |  Family Sues USA Swimming, Swim Club and Aquatics Center Over Daughter's Death at Meet (Athletic Business) A family has filed a lawsuit against USA Swimming, Kamehameha (Hawaii) Swim Club and the Kapolei Aquatic Center after their daughter drowned at a swim meet. 
According to SwimSwam, 17-year-old Tehani Kealoha was swimming warm-down laps after a race in May 2023 when she suffered symptoms of cardiac arrest. Her mother, Jamie, was assisting timers on deck when she saw her daughter being pulled out of the water by another swimmer. Jamie said that no one knew what to do, and she began performing CPR on her daughter.