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Minneapolis, MN

McHugh was best known for dominating the 100-yard breaststroke from 2021 to 2023, and remains one of the fastest swimmers in history for the event. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Four-time NCAA champion and former University of Minnesota swimmer Max McHugh will be hanging up the goggles, which he...

Four-Time NCAA Champion Max McHugh Announces His Retirement From Swimming

Gainesville, FL

Anthony Nesty, the head coach at the University of Florida and of the 2024 U.S. Men's Olympic team, also won this award in 2022. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) awarded Anthony Nesty the 2024 George Haines Coach of the Year title at the...

Anthony Nesty Wins 2024 ASCA George Haines Coach Of The Year

Austin, TX

Previously working as a graduate assistant, Pollard was named an assistant diving coach with the Longhorns prior to the start of the 2024-25 campaign. Current photo via Texas Athletics. Former All-American diver Manny Pollard has officially joined the University of Texas coaching staff after spending the last three seasons with...

Texas Adds All-American Manny Pollard To Full-Time Staff As Assistant Diving Coach

Colorado State

Bend, OR

Nickell replaces Megan Oesting, who left Bend Swim Club this January to become the technical director of the Malaysian Swimming Federation. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. On Saturday, Jim Nickell was appointed as the new head coach and executive director of Bend Swim Club in Bend, Oregon. He replaces...

Jim Nickell Named New Head Coach And Executive Director Of Bend Swim Club

LCM (50m) The 100th edition of the Japan Student Championships got underway today from Tokyo with multiple Olympians taking to the pool. 19-year-old Tomoyuki Matsushita, Japan’s sole swimming medalist in Paris, took on his pet event of the men’s 400m IM. Matsushita sneaked to the wall just .14 ahead of runner-up Kosuke Makino to give his Toyo University squad the gold.

Olympic Silver Medalist Matsushita Reaps 400 IM Gold At JPN Student Championships

LCM (50 meters) Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5. Over halfway through the swimming portion of the 2024 Paralympic Games, day 6 was no less exciting as numerous records continued to fall in the pool. Men’s 100 Backstroke – S7...

2024 Paralympics: Daria Lukianenko Shatters Own WR in SM13 200 IM During Day 6 Finals

Los Angeles County, CA

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Read up on the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines featuring British diver Tom Daley and Aussie superstar Emma McKeon. Archive photo via Aquatics GB. Get your news fix on happenings outside the pool with the latest ‘Beyond the Lane Lines.’ With each edition, we collect personal stories, little-known facts, and general items of interest from around the world. Read on and learn something new this week.

Beyond The Lane Lines: Diver Tom Daley’s Trunks Fetch Over $13000

Thomas Nguyen is best known now for being a contestant on the 21st season of The Bachelorette. But before that, he was an NCAA DII All-American Current photo via ABC/The Bachelorette. Thomas Nguyen is best known now for being a contestant on the 21st season of The Bachelorette. But before...

The Bachelorette’s Thomas Nguyen Discusses Discusses Experience with Reality TV, Pro Swimming

LCM (50 meters) Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5. It’s day six of prelims at the 2024 Paralympic Games; we’re over halfway through the meet and the fast swims keep coming. 28x Paralympic medallist Teresa Perales took down the 12-year-old Paralympic record in the women’s 100 freestyle S2 during the S3 classification’s heats. Swimming up a classification, Perales qualified sixth for finals with a 2:05.53, torching Iryna Sotska’s record from 2012 by 25.32 seconds. She joins a final that includes top qualifier Leanne Smith, the Tokyo silver medallist, and Rachel Watson, who broke the Oceanian record in 1:37.84 to qualify third overall.

2024 Paralympics: Gilli and Chambers Set For IM Battle, Perales Sets Paralympic Record

The 20-year-old Jacoby, who has two seasons of college eligibility remaining, will remain at the University of Texas and pursue her degree. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Lydia Jacoby has cut her NCAA career short, opting to forgo her remaining college eligibility and become a professional swimmer. Jacoby, 20,...

Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Jacoby Opts To Forgo Remaining NCAA Eligibility, Turn Pro

LCM (50 meters) Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7. The exciting races continued on Day 8 of swimming at the 2024 Paralympic Games, with another four world records and four Paralympic records being broken across the 13 events of the evening.

2024 Paralympics: China Sees Athletes Medal in 5 Events in Strong Pool Showing on Day 7

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Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

Salem, OH

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

It's been 35 years since the original Baywatch TV series premiered on NBC in the 1989-1990 season. One year later, it was syndicated and became one of the most popular TV shows on the planet. The show's original cast included David Hasselhoff, who stayed with the series through its entire run. During that time, he was joined by other actors, including (but not limited to) Pamela Anderson, Alexandra Paul, and Jason Simmon. At the time, Simmons, who is gay, was in the closet.

The Once-Secret Gay Life of 'Baywatch' Actor Jaason Simmons: 35 Years After The Beach Drama's Debut

Washington, DC

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A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

Farrow completed the swim in 22 hours and 48 minutes, which, if ratified, is almost three hours faster than the previous fastest time by a woman. Stock photo via ChrisTanouye/www.ChrisTanouye.com. Sam Farrow, a British endurance swimmer from the Greater Manchester area, is believed to have broken a world record for...

British Swimmer Sam Farrow Sets New Women’s Record for Fastest Lake Geneva Crossing

Indianapolis, IN

The NCAA has released their standards for the 2024-2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. The qualifying standards for the 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships have been released. The championships are set to be hosted at IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana from March 12-15,...

NCAA Releases 2025 DII Swimming and Diving Qualifying Standards

Las Vegas, NV

Murphy, Lochte and Max Irving joined forces for a wing-eating contest against competitive eater Matt Stonie in the Netflix show Chestnut vs. Kobayashi. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Taking a break from their usual roles of competing in the water, swimming stars Ryan Murphy and Ryan Lochte teamed up...

Ryan Lochte and Ryan Murphy Team Up for Wing-Eating Contest on Labor Day

The latest in a stream of criticisms about the Paris Olympic Village, Australian swimmer Titmus says Olympic Village did not wash sheets for two weeks. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. There hasn’t exactly been a shortage of criticisms for Paris’ Olympic Village, and concerns about personal hygiene are the...

Ariarne Titmus Describes Unwashed Sheets & Lack of Toilet Paper in Olympic Village

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Rod Hansen Becomes First Three-Time Winner of ASCA/F&F Age Group Coach of the Year Award

Rod Hansen is the first coach in the 11-year history of the award to win in back-to-back seasons and the first to win the award three...

Rod Hansen Becomes First Three-Time Winner of ASCA/F&F Age Group Coach of the Year Award

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