UVA Sets New American Record, Townley Haas Announces Retirement, US Coaches Selected for Worlds, College Championship Season Starts, and UIC Reinstated for Post-Season

Nesty and DeSorbo Named U.S. Coaches for 2022 FINA World Championships

USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced that Anthony Nesty and Todd DeSorbo will be the head coaches of for the U.S. men’s and women’s swim teams, respectively, competing at the 2022 FINA World Championships. The competition will take place June 18-July 3, 2022, in Budapest, Hungary.

“Todd and Anthony are both incredibly accomplished and successful coaches, but also very thoughtful and supportive individuals,” USA Swimming National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko said. “As assistant coaches at the Olympic Games in Tokyo last summer, they really connected with the athletes who showed them a lot of respect and excelled under their coaching philosophies. I look forward to seeing how these two will help lead our team to success in Budapest.”

2022 SEC Championships: Alabama Women, Florida Men Set Relay Marks

It took all of one event for the 2022 SEC Championships to live up to their hype Tuesday afternoon. A meet and conference record went by the wayside in the first event of the day, courtesy of the Alabama women’s 200 medley relay. The flying start is a promise of more to come in the four-day meet hosted by the University of Tennessee.

UIC Reinstated by Horizon League in Time for Swimming Championships

The Horizon League has reversed its decision and will allow the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) athletic teams to compete in winter championships after all.

The league had originally banned UIC for not having their intention to leave the conference completed in writing by the proper date. The school is slated to move to the Missouri Valley Conference next year.

The announcement originally came just a week before the Horizon League Swimming Championships, which take place this week.