Cassidy Bayer

Alex Shackell Swims 2:07.95, Becomes 5th-Fastest 15-16-Year-Old American In History

Shackell moved up one spot in the 15-16 age group rankings by cracking 2:08 for the first time at the 2023 World Championships Trials.

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Former Cal All-American Cassidy Bayer Speaks Out For First Time On Teri McKeever

Bayer spoke on the disconnect the Cal swimmers had with McKeever and detailed her experiences swimming while dealing with an eating disorder.

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arena Swim of the Week: 13-Year-Old Audrey Derivaux Hits 2:13 200 Fly In Fort Lauderdale

Derivaux beat Katie Ledecky head-to-head while becoming the second-fastest 13-year-old in U.S. history.

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2022 Summer Junior Nationals: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Kings Academy 18-year-old Josh Zuchowski, soon-t0-be a Stanford Cardinal, led prelims of the boys 200 back in 1:59.81 this morning.

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Audrey Derivaux Breaks 11-12 National Age Group Record in 100 Meter Fly

12-year old Audrey Derivaux of the Jersey Wahoos continued to tear up the pool in Irvine, this time breaking her first National Age Group Record.

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2022 Summer Junior Nationals: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The 3rd day of the 2022 Summer Junior Nationals is here, and with it we have prelims of the 400 free, 100 fly, and 200 back.

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12-Year-Old Audrey Derivaux Hits 1:01.88 100 Fly, #2 11-12 Girl All-Time

Derivaux passes up Claire Curzan and now sits behind only Cassidy Bayer in the girls 11-12 all-time age group rankings.

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Alex Shackell Drops 2:09 200 Fly in Irvine, #9 All-Time 15-16

Carmel Swim Club’s Alex Shackell broke 2:10 for the first time to win the girls’ 200 fly, besoming the 9th all-time fastest swimmer in her age group.

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arena Swim of the Week: Audrey Derivaux Swims Fastest Girls’ 11-12 200 Fly Since 2012

Derivaux’s time of 2:18.75 is the age group’s fastest since Cassidy Bayer set the 11-12 NAG record of 2:15.02 in July 2012.

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2016 Olympic Trials Finalist Cassidy Bayer Announces Retirement

Bayer, who had struggled with eating disorders throughout her career, will be retiring after brief stints with Cal and Tennessee in her time in the NCAA.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2018-2022

Rhyan White helped lead the Alabama women to a surprise #1 ranking with 237 NCAA points out of the high school class of 2018.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2018

Despite only swimming in two NCAA meets, Taylor Ruck scored the most points out of our top-20 recruits from the high school class of 2018.

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Cassidy Bayer Is Working Her Way Back to Competition; Not Ready Yet

2016 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist Cassidy Bayer won’t race for Tennessee this season, but is still hoping to return to competition at some point.

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Shackell and Crush Swim No. 2 and 1 Times for Their Ages in 100 Fly

Earning lifetime bests, Alex Shackell and Charlotte Crush finished up the 100 fly finals as some of the fastest swimmers at their ages in history.

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Looking Back: SwimSwam’s First Interview With Torri Huske

SwimSwam first interviewed Torri Huske in 2019 after the North Virginia 6A Regional Championships when she was a high school sophomore.

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