College

Thomas Finello, USC’s #2-Returning Sprinter, Medically Retires

An already-thin USC men’s sprinting group has lost one of its top performers from last season, Thomas Finello, to a medical retirement.

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UVA Scores Verbal Commitment from Fifth 2024 Top-20 Recruit: #17 Charlotte Wilson

The rich get richer. #17 Charlotte Wilson is the fifth top-20 recruit from the class of 2024 to verbal to the University of Virginia.

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Canadian Junior Pan Pacs Finalist Brayden Taivassalo (2023) Commits to Texas

Canadian breaststroker Brayden Taivassalo has announced his intention to join the University of Texas men’s class of 2027 next fall.

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What Happens When You Put an 18.2 Sprinter in the 500 Free?

We learned a lot of interesting things from Cal’s dual meet against Pacific, where most star swimmers, including Bjorn Seeliger, swam secondary events.

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Florida Adds Verbal Commitment from #13 Elise Clift to Class of 2028

One of the top distance freestylers in the high school class of 2024, Elise Clift is heading to Gainesville.

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Michigan State Will “Work To Strategize A Plan” To Reinstate Swim & Dive Programs

The school will begin discussions to reinstate the swim and dive programs, which were controversially cut in October 2020.

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Brown Announces Hiring of Olympic Medalist Nick McCrory as Volunteer Dive Coach

McCrory won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in the 10-meter synchronized event and finished ninth individually in the 10-meter.

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Futures Finalist Viola Teglassy Commits to UNLV for 2023-24

Viola Teglassy, a Futures finalist in the 50 free and 200 breast, will swim for the UNLV Rebels in the class of 2027.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: SCM World Records, NCAA History, and Simone Back in Action

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss 2 new world records, swimming in the NCAA, and Simone Manuel’s return to racing.

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Summer Jrs Qualifier Ashlyn Hernandez (2024) Verbally Commits to Washington State

Ashlyn Hernandez’s best times would have scored in the B final of the 200 breast and the C final of the 100 breast at 2022 Pac-12s.

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#7 Lily Christianson, Junior National Champion, Commits to NC State (2024)

The NC State Wolfpack received a verbal commitment on Thursday from their second top 10 recruit in less than a week: Lily Christianson from Indiana.

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World Championships Bronze Medalist Leah Hayes Verbally Commits To UVA

Hayes is the #2-ranked recruit in the girls class of 2024, and comes in with the accolades of being a worlds medalist and a former world junior record holder.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: October Edition

After a flawless start to the season, Josh Liendo and the Florida Gators have overtaken Texas and now hold the #2 spot in our October Men’s Power Rankings.

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2022-2023 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: October Edition

Torri Huske and the Stanford women have looked strong this season, bumping up them to the #2 slot in the second edition of our NCAA power rankings.

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Florida State To ‘Paint it Pink’ on Friday vs. Georgia Tech

The Florida State swimming and diving teams will host the annual ‘Paint it Pink’ meet on Friday at 12 p.m., at the Morcom Aquatics Center.

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