This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the first Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont, NCAA roster cuts, and more.
- 0:00 SwimSwam Breakdown Introduction
- 0:24 Westmont Pro Swim
- 20:00 Thoughts on Hybrid College/Club Training
- 30:37 NCAA Roster Cuts
SINK or SWIM
- 38:46 Who would have a faster SCY 100 IM in their prime, Caeleb Dressel or Leon Marchand?
- 42:27 Will Michael Andrew swim the 200 IM at 2025 World Champ Trials?
- 45:30 Most anticipated race at 2025 Women’s NCAAs?
- 49:00 Will Adam Peaty race in 2025?
- 50:51 Should we nix NCAA Last chance meets in favor of regional “play ins”?
Agree with changing changing the Last Chance system.
I would be open to at least changing the current system a minimum of 6 or 8 schools to count as a last chance meet or limit it to 4-8 post conference meets for the whole country (with regards to functioning as last chance meets).
I have read some of the articles related to the House Settlement and I am not sure if I interpenetrated things correctly.
I thought that conferences outside the Power 5 had the option to opt in/out and if they did not opt in the roster limits does not apply.
I thought this was specific for D1 and did not apply to D2/D3.
I also wonder if the scholarship limitations from the current system would still apply to schools and conferences that opt out of the settlement.
Dan –
Schools have the option of opting into the settlement.
If they do, they are held to the roster limits, but also permitted to share revenue and provide scholarships for all on the roster.
If they opt out, they will stick to the current rules and scholarship limits currently in place.
This applies to D1 only (as far as I know)
I may have… slightly… overstated my sink of Adam Peaty swimming this year.
Reached out to LSU about a different recruit, very solid— 45, 1:38, 4:28… and they said reach back out when he’s a 1:34… for reference, they had two guys swim 1:34 or better this year…
RIP SEC recruits…. Why wait this long to tell them?
We had a kid committed, and their SEC school told them TODAY that they were no longer allowed to swim for that school.
Heartbreaking. At least those already swimming in college have the portal. I feel especially terrible for commits who are seniors and now have their spot ripped away from them.
Was this a kid heading to that school in fall or a current junior?
Senior this year, supposed to enroll in the fall
Terrible!
When did Coleman move to NYC? I thought he lived in Austin!
I moved to Brooklyn in May 2024. I have a group of friends that all ended up in NYC so I tagged along. Was in Austin since 2017, still love it there.
The SEC will cur more than 145 men because teams are going recruit the portal as well. You are going to see over 500 men cut in D1