Former Arizona State swimmer Cameron Craig has entered the NCAA transfers database, which stands as a first step to returning to collegiate swimming.
Earlier this summer, Craig swam his first race in 14 months in Michigan. He was the 2017 Pac-12 Champion in the 100 and 200 yard freestyles, but before June had not raced since the 2018 NCAA Championship meet – where he placed 13th overall in the 200 free. In January, he told SwimSwam that he would be leaving Arizona State, saying at the time that he was unsure about whether he would return to the NCAA. An entry in the transfers database does not guarantee that an athlete is transferring, but does alert potential destination coaches of their availability to transfer.
He’s been training with Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics in Holland, Michigan recently, alongside US National Team breaststroker Devon Nowicki, among others.
Craig raced at US Nationals last week where he swam the 100 free and 100 fly. In the 100 free, he finished 24th (8th in the C final) in 52.09 after a 49.75 in prelims; in the 100 fly he finished 20th overall (2nd in the C final) in 52.46. He also split a 48.90 on the anchor leg of an MLA relay and a 52.40 fly split on their medley relay. His time in the individual 100 fly was a new lifetime best.
Craig’s Lifetime Bests, Yards/Meters:
- 50 free – 19.50/23.35
- 100 free – 41.95/49.18
- 200 free – 1:31.71/1:49.24
- 100 back – 47.33/54.74
- 200 back – 1:47.47/2:07.27
- 100 fly – 47.18/52.46
- 200 IM – 1:42.75/2:06.20
Bama would be a great fit for Cameron. Four of his MLA club teammates are already heading to Bama this fall.
Cameron (or Sam Dissette/free or Tyler Sesvold/fly) could immediately compete to earn a relay spot as the freestyle or fly leg on a potential Bama repeat NCAA championship medley relay, along with Zane Waddel’s world champion caliber backstroke leg and Liam Bell’s breaststroke leg.
Excellent choice
Great name
He’ll be a buckeye
Will IU get ANOTHER 100 free rotation?
Senior Pieroni
Senior Zapple
Senior Craig???
The transfer portal is not open to the public. If a swimmer announces “I am going to transfer” publicly Swim Swam should cover that. But drafting stories on swimmers in the portal before they are ready to make the statement publicly is sort of shady on your part especially since the information is being passed to you by someone that should not be sharing the information. If the NCAA wanted it public they would make the list public but they haven’t. Maybe respect that and respect the swimmers privacy.
It’s called journalism.
Then let swim swam release their source’s name. If they are going to let us know the swimmers in the portal that is closed to the public. Let us know your source.
thats not how journalism works
Correct. Statement from athlete=journalism. Statement from NCAA regarding their closed to the public transfer portal=journalism. Coach letting swim swam know a swimmer has entered the portal=gossip. Who ever is feeding the news swim swam should be ashamed of themselves. You have access to a private document and you are hiding behind a veil of secrecy just so you can make a swimmers life even more complicated as they try and figure out where they want to go or maybe if they eventually want to stay.
I think they’ve done a great job keeping us informed. I haven’t seen any baseless speculation at the expense of the athlete in their articles
I totally agree with you. Whoever leaks the confidential info should be ashamed and is absolutely unprofessional. I know some families whose kids were not happy with the college team/coach. Then their old club team coach asked ‘why aren’t you in the transfer portal? I am checking daily.’ This coach has NO business with NCAA swimming, but unfortunately he has some access to the portal/info.
Bama!
Hey, 1:31 2free very fast. Somebody pony up some $$$ please
Happy to see this guy back in the pool… have a feeling he will not be switching to a big, high-profile school, more likely staying close to home and sticking with someplace small… but we shall see.