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Kristian Gkolomeev swam 50m freestyle in 20.81 seconds at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, a PED-promoting event where the time would beat the official world record but won’t count due to doping and a banned supersuit; the meet drew scrutiny over fairness, safety, and the commercialization of sport, while some athletes argue supervised doping and bigger prize money could reform how athletes compete and are paid.
In Las Vegas, the inaugural Enhanced Games billed itself as a revolution in sport through enhancements, but it delivered few official records: the only apparent world record by Kristian Gkolomeev in the 50m freestyle (20.81s) was not official because of banned tech and doping, and most attempts fell short. Three clean athletes nonetheless won events and prize money—Fred Kerley (men’s 100m), Tristan Evelyn (women’s 100m), and Hunter Armstrong (men’s 50m back)—as the organizers touted a cultural milestone while drawing about 250,000 live viewers. The event’s provocative premise and use of banned substances and skinsuits remained controversial, and an update later corrected Armstrong’s nationality to American.
In Las Vegas, the Enhanced Games stage a no-holds-barred, PED-fueled competition across swimming, running and weightlifting with huge prize money and no post-event drug testing. Olympic medalists like Cody Miller and Fred Kerley compete alongside others as investors back the venture; supporters argue it spotlights athlete pay and potential scientific insight, while critics call it a clown show that undermines clean sport and WADA reform.
Olympic swimming legend Ryan Lochte has joined Missouri State University’s swimming staff as an assistant coach, earning about $34 per hour (roughly $30,000 annually with potential bonuses). After falling in love with Springfield during a visit with his girlfriend, Gillihan, Lochte proactively reached out to coach Dave Collins and decided to pursue coaching as a new career path, combining hard-nosed training with his passion for helping younger swimmers.
Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte is joining Missouri State's swimming and diving program as part of the coaching staff, bringing elite international experience to the Bears.
A BMJ meta-analysis of 217 trials (over 15,000 participants) shows aerobic exercise—especially walking, cycling, and swimming—provides the strongest pain relief and functional gains for knee osteoarthritis, with other exercise types helpful as complementary strategies and no increase in adverse events.
A writer swaps walking for swimming during a hot Sri Lankan holiday, quickly falling in love with cardio as she scales from 20 to 60 pool lengths a day; she highlights swimming’s low-impact benefit for joints, its full-body workout, and its calming, distraction-free focus, which together boost fitness and ease knee pain.
Tickets for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics opened to the general public today, but there are no finals swimming tickets in Drop 1; prelims are available only in the top-tier category A, with prelim prices around $1,100, while finals range from about $186 to $1,860. Finals had already sold out in the local LA/OKC presale, and organizers say additional inventory will be released in later drops. If future drops don’t free up swimming sessions, non-locals may need to rely on resale markets due to high demand.
SwimSwam’s preview of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships outlines best- and worst-case scenarios for the current top-ten teams, detailing how individual events and relays could shape the title race. With Texas as the favorite, the piece examines potential outcomes for squads like Baylor, Florida, Indiana, ASU, Tennessee, Cal, NC State, Michigan, Virginia, and Stanford, highlighting key performances, possible NCAA records, relay battles, and risks (such as DNQs) that could swing final standings.
After tying in prelims for the final spot in the 200 free, Virginia's David King sacrificed his chance to swim the final so Maximus Williamson could race; Williamson then won the NCAA title in 1:30.03, becoming the fastest American freshman to win the event since 2016 and highlighting Virginia's team-first culture.
Ahmed Jaouadi of Florida shattered the NCAA 1650 freestyle record with 14:10.03 to lead the Day 1 finals of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships in Atlanta, edging defending champ Zalan Sarkany as Florida seized the early team lead. Arizona State then captured the 200 medley relay in a meet‑record 1:20.07/1:20.08 to top the field, while Texas won the 800 free relay with a 6:05.82. After the first day, Florida/Indiana sit atop the team standings at 86 points, with Texas at 72, as the meet shifts toward the night session and the remaining relays.
Day 1 of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Championships opened with early heats in the 1650, 200 medley relay, and 800 free relay. Virginia led the morning in the 800 free relay with a 6:06.85, while Tennessee freshman Koby Bujak-Upton became the first freshman ever to crack 1:30 in the 200 free (1:29.79). Cal’s Ryan Erisman is double‑facing the 1650 and 800 free relay on opening day, and Louisville’s Nikita Sheremet anchored the 200 medley relay in 18.06 for the fastest true‑freshman leg ever. Princeton broke Ivy League ground with a 6:09.16 in the 800 free relay, and Army won the first 200 medley heat before being DQed for a negative reaction time. NC State posted the morning’s top 200 medley heat at 1:21.23. The session set the stage for a fast four‑day meet, with finals and top seeds looming in the evening program.
Virginia dominated the Day 3 400-yard medley relay at the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships, winning in 3:20.66 and extending its streak to four relay wins this week as Tennessee surged to second and Michigan climbed into the top five. Key splits saw Curtis (back) and Curzan (fly) leading, Moesch anchoring, with Aimee Canny’s 56.63 breast the fourth-fastest and Indiana freshman Liberty Clark posting the night’s fastest 45.67 free. The night highlighted breaststroke as the fastest leg and kept the team race tight heading into the meet’s final day.
Virginia is the projected champion of the 2026 Women’s NCAA DI Championships in Atlanta, scoring 569.5 points—235 more than Michigan—with Michigan, Stanford, and Texas close behind; the released psych sheets break down per-event scoring, highlight top individual scorers like Claire Curzan, and note seedings and lineup adjustments across programs.
A 13-year-old Australian boy, Austin Appelbee, swam about 2.5 miles through rough seas and then ran roughly a mile to rescue his family who had been swept out to sea, an hours-long feat that has him hailed as a hero.