Swimming
The Empty Scorebook of a 'Loaded Matchup': CSL, Virginia's Dynasty, and the Counter-Ledger from Mirpur
Two Numbers and a Page of Adjectives: Virginia–NC State and the Unfinished Ledger of the College Swim League
David Davis and Texas A&M: A Relay Split, a Verbal Commitment, and the Unsettled Math of Long Course
Nagoya's 3:10.60 and Mirpur's 44 Golds
Beyond 29.50 Seconds: Tatjana Smith's Return and a Federation's Overdue Ledger
4:07.02, 'I Am Scared' and the ASIAD: Japan Is Building a Cluster, Not Just a Prodigy
4:07.02, 'I Am Scared' and the ASIAD: Japan Is Building a Cluster, Not Just a Prodigy4:07.02. Yumeki Kojima's 400m individual medley time—a world junior record. A...
The Empty Scorebook of a 'Loaded Matchup': CSL, Virginia's Dynasty, and the Counter-Ledger from Mirpur2:40 a.m. on a Rajshahi veranda, and the laptop screen stops moving. Match 2 ...
When the "New Michael Phelps" Says He Is Scared: Nagoya's Three Japanese Teenagers, a Flawed Ledger, and the Question a River Country Must AskIn the stands of the Aichi-Nagoya Aquatic Centre, a face from five years ago...
Two Numbers and a Page of Adjectives: Virginia–NC State and the Unfinished Ledger of the College Swim LeagueI read the piece twice at my Boston desk — once hunting the story, once hunti...
Seven Golds and One Time Still Awaiting RatificationHalf past midnight on a ghat in Barishal. The Shitalakshya runs black in fron...
David Davis and Texas A&M: A Relay Split, a Verbal Commitment, and the Unsettled Math of Long CourseLast week a Texas A&M recruiting release carried one number that outgrew ever...
Nagoya's 3:10.60 and Mirpur's 44 Golds1. Nine at night, a Rajshahi rooftop, and the number on the third leg Before...
Beyond 29.50 Seconds: Tatjana Smith's Return and a Federation's Overdue LedgerA number lit up the scoreboard at a short-course pool — 29.50. The South...
3:41.28 and a Record Still Awaiting Ratification: What the Seven-Gold Night Has Not ProvenThe spiral notebook I started at the open 50m pool in Mirpur in December 2026...