College

Leon Marchand Turning Pro, Done With College Swimming

Bob Bowman confirmed that Marchand is turning professional after wrapping up his junior year at Arizona State with a national team title.

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Euro Juniors Medalist Rafael Fente-Damers Announces Verbal Commitment to Texas (2025)

French age group record-holder Rafael Fente-Damers has announced his intention to swim and study at the University of Texas in 2025-26.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53.5% Think Bowman Turns Texas Into Premier NCAA Contender In 1-2 Years

The Texas men are coming off their lowest finish since 2005 at the NCAA Championships, but new head coach Bob Bowman figures to rebuild them quickly.

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Missouri Valley Conference To Add Men’s Swimming And Diving For 2024-2025 Season

All seven swimming and diving teams from the Mid-American Conference on the men’s side will now compete with the Missouri Valley Conference.

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2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Kathryn Ackerman Of Michigan Enters Portal As Grad Transfer

Ackerman has earned an individual invite at NCAAs in all four years of undergrad with Michigan, making the 400 IM final as a freshman and senior.

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Women’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2024 NCAAs

Gretchen Walsh has tallied 171 points through three seasons of college competition, incredibly averaging 57 of the maximum 60 per year.

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Sprinter Jadyn Dauphinais Signs With Little Rock For 2024-2025

Jadyn Dauphinais of Georgetown, Tennessee, has announced that she has signed to swim and study at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Alabama’s Eric Stelmar Nominated For SEC McWhorter Post-Grad Scholarship

A two-time NCAA qualifier, Stelmar holds a 4.0 GPA in biology.

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Walsh Sisters, Sims, and Vazquez Montano Nominated for 2024 Honda Sport Award For Swim/Dive

Gretchen and Alex Walsh have both been nominated for the 2024 Honda Award for Swimming and Diving, along with Bella Sims and Aranza Vazquez.

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Is “Swimflation” A Real Thing?

Swimming has seen a breakthrough in recent years, with an increasing number of athletes breaking barriers previously reserved for the select few.

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2024 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Bella Sims led an impressive group of Florida freshmen who played a crucial role in propelling the Gators to a 3rd-place finish in the team race.

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A Summary Of Current Open Division I Head Coaching Positions

Texas A&M is one of 8 Division I schools to have their head coaching positions open as of April 10th. Four schools have already filled theirs this offseason.

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Florida Gators Scratch En Masse from San Antonio Pro Swim Series, Pros Remain

It’ll be a much smaller Gator Chomp in San Antonio as it appears as if the entire University of Florida team has scratched, leaving only the…

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Swim With Mike Raises $1 Million in Scholarship Support for Athletes With Disabilities

Named in honor of former USC swimmer Mike Nyeholt, who was paralyzed in 1981, the fundraiser upped its 43-year total to $30 million in scholarship support.

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Allyson Sweeney Steps Down As Georgia Southern Head Coach After Two Seasons

The Georgia Southern women competed in the Sun Belt Conference Championships this season finishing 3rd out of 4 teams.

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