Pittsburgh, PA

Orange, CA

At the 2024 Pennsylvania Championships, Smith placed 9th in the 200 IM (2:11.57) and 13th in the 100 breast (1:08.39) to help Fox Chapel to a runner up finish Current photo via CJ Smith. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all...

Claudia “CJ” Smith will attend Chapman University starting this fall

Tempe, AZ

With the loss of most of their stars, Arizona State sophomore Ilya Kharun will be the Sun Devils' top returning performer after winning a pair of Olympic medals in Paris. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Read more about how the standards are set here. While the standards don’t ultimately...

How Much Faster Did the 2025 NCAA D1 Swimming & Diving Championship Cuts Get?

Carbondale, IL

Hampel replaces Ivan Sanchez, who left SIU after six seasons to join the University of Kentucky staff in June. Current photo via SIU Athletics. Southern Illinois University has named Michael Hampel the new assistant coach of the swimming & diving program, joining the Salukis after two seasons as an assistant at Keiser University.

SIU Adds Michael Hampel To Swimming & Diving Staff As Assistant Coach

9x Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky has been named the women’s flag bearer for the US at the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony. She becomes the 3rd ever swimmer for the US to ever be selected to be a flag bearer for either the opening or closing ceremony. Ledecky...

Katie Ledecky Selected As US Women’s Flag Bearer For Closing Ceremony In Paris

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

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Don’t let the gravity of France’s situation - playing a home game for the gold medal - detract from the pressure on the U.S.

Team USA vs. France will be pressure cooker for men's basketball gold medal

Los Angeles, CA

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

Florida State

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

SCM (25m) On the heels of swimming at the 2024 Olympic Games, the 2024 Queensland Short Course Championships kicked off at Brisbane Aquatic Centre. Day one consisted of the men’s and women’s 800m freestyle events, with Riley Meares taking the former and Rylee Smith winning the latter. 15-year-old...

2024 Queensland Short Course Championships Kick Off From Brisbane

Fort Worth, TX

The remainder of Thursday's CrossFit Games action was suspended, and it is not yet known if the competition will continue this weekend. Stock photo via Andrea Masini. Serbian CrossFit competitor Lazar Dukic drowned at the end of his 800-meter swim at the 2024 CrossFit Games on Thursday, raising questions about the safety measures in place at the annual event in Fort Worth, Texas.

Lazar Dukic Drowns at CrossFit Games, Raising Questions About Event’s Safety Measures

Women's Fastbreak On SI

Team USA will face France for gold in both men's and women's basketball, the first time the Olympics gold medal game has featured the same matchup for both.

Team USA Faces France for Gold In Both Men's and Women's Olympics Basketball

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The U.S. women's basketball team defeated Australia 85-64 at Bercy Arena on Friday to advance to Sunday's gold medal game in Paris. Why it matters: The U.S. women's hoops team, which features Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, A'ja Wilson and a host of WNBA All-Stars, has dominated throughout the tournament as it seeks an eighth consecutive gold medal.

U.S. women's basketball downs Australia to reach gold medal game in Paris

New York City, NY

Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello’s Australian Opals hung around, a bit, Friday. Just a tad. Then, two of her New York players, along with other members of Team USA, decided enough was enough. The Australians only trailed Team USA by four points after the first quarter, as the Opals...

BROOKLYN TO PARIS: New York Liberty players, coach to compete for three women’s basketball medals

The two best swimmers of the Olympics, Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh, both train in the U.S., but neither are American. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. A famous swimmer asked us on Wednesday for an analysis of ‘Olympic swimming medalists who aren’t Americans, but trained in America.’

How Many Non-Americans, Who Trained In the U.S., Won Olympic Swimming Medals?

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Mercersburg, PA

Hurst: “With the history of the program, strength of the academics, support of the administration and the alums...the sky’s the limit.” Current photo via courtesy of Mercersburg. courtesy of Mercersburg Academy. Mercersburg is pleased to introduce Matt Hurst as the new head swimming coach. Hurst, who coached...

Hurst Brings Collegiate Coaching Experience to Mercersburg Swimming

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The upcoming gold medal game between Team USA and France at the 2024 Paris Olympics promises to be an epic showdown, and we're breaking down the key matchups and players to watch. Before we dive into the analysis, don't forget to join us for our pregame and postgame shows on FYF Sports Debates. You can watch it live here: FYF Sports Debates.

LIVE: USA vs. France Gold Medal Game

Atlanta, GA

A former member of the Brazilian National Swim Team, Moussalem brings a range of competitive and coaching experience to his new role as assistant coach. Current photo via Georgia Tech Athletics. Georgia Tech hired Iago Moussalem as the new assistant coach of men’s and women’s swimming and diving, the department...

Iago Moussalem Hired as New Swim & Dive Assistant Coach at Georgia Tech

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Here is everything you need to know about Team USA vs. France, including TV and streaming options for Saturday's gold medal game.

USA vs. France channel, time, TV schedule to watch 2024 Olympics men's basketball gold medal game

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Maccabi USA Seeking Swimmers To Represent The USA At 2025 Maccabiah Games

Maccabi USA will be fielding teams at the U16 age division (ages 14-16) for boys and girls, Open age division (ages 17-35) for men and women,...

Maccabi USA Seeking Swimmers To Represent The USA At 2025 Maccabiah Games

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