Summer 2025 comes to a close which means the 2025-2026 college season is starting soon. Highlighting some of the biggest transfers for this season are Bella Sims, Adam Chaney, and Baylor Nelson.
Out of the 107 transfers in the SwimSwam database, 62 of them came on the men’s side while 45 are from the women’s side. Arizona State was the most popular destination for transfers with eight total incoming. Indiana and Quincy (D2) have five transfers each.
Among the biggest names on the women’s side are Bella Sims and Lucy Mehraban. Sims, an NCAA Champion, previously spent the last two years at Florida and now joins Michigan. Mehraban, an NCAA relay All-American, spent two seasons at Louisville but joins the Texas Longhorns this upcoming season.
The men’s side was busier this offseason with NCAA Champion Adam Chaney transferring from Florida to Arizona State for his final season. Baylor Nelson, an NCAA ‘A’ finalist, transfers from Texas A&M to Texas.
Several NCAA Champions will transfer to the Division I level. Two sport NCAA All-American Bryn Greenwaldt is transferring from Division II Augustana to Virginia while Division III Champion Natalie Garre is transferring from Division III Bowdoin to Brown. Bengisu Caymaz is transferring from Division III Kenyon to Virginia Tech.
In addition to moving up divisions, other transfers have made their mark going from the club to varsity level. Daniel Gustin competed at the club level for Santa Clara and will join NYU this fall.
**Credit To Anne Lepesant For Her Amazing Recruits And Transfer Database**
| Division | Conference | College | Team | Name | Home State | Previous School (or Club if non-US) | USAS Club | LSC (ZZ for non-US) | Transfer |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Alabama | M | Aaron Gasiewicz | NY | University of Kentucky | UNAT | KY | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Alabama | M | Nell Cagle | SC | Ohio State University | BAMA | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona | W | Elise Clift | TX | University of Virginia | LAC | NT | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | M | Adam Chaney | OH | University of Florida | UNAT | FL | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | M | Andrew Taylor | FL | University of Florida | FLOR | FL | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | M | Brayden Taivassalo | Canada | University of Texas | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | M | Jon Reiter | HI | California Baptist University | ISC | HI | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | M | Jordan Tiffany | UT | Brigham Young University | UNAT | UT | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | M | JT Ewing | VA | NC State | UNAT | NC | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | M | Remi Fabiani | Luxembourg | California Baptist University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | Big 12 | Arizona State | W | Avery Spade | AZ | Indiana University | ISC | IN | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Auburn | W | Samantha Hamilton | CA | University of Kentucky | UNAT | KY | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Ivy League | Brown | W | Natalie Garre | MD | Bowdoin College | NCAP | PV | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | MPSF | Cal Baptist | M | Eli Rollen | FL | Oklahoma Christian University | RCKT | FL | Yes |
| NCAA D3 | NCAC | Denison | W | Gwendolyn Bakker | TN | University of Illinois | UNAT | IL | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Duke | W | Annika McEnroe | SC | Cal Berkeley | CAL | PC | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | AAC | East Carolina | W | Alyssa Jackson | NC | UNC Asheville transfer | TAC | NC | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Summit | Eastern Illinois | M | Abdelrahman Awad | Egypt | University of Indianapolis | LESD | LE | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Summit | Eastern Illinois | W | Maja Przybylska | Poland | Indian River State College | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | Summit | Eastern Illinois | W | Remingtyn Bokos | IL | Indian River State College | RISE | IL | Yes |
| NCAA D3 | UAA | Emory | W | Sammi Thiele | TX | Austin College | UNAT | ST | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | MAAC | Fairfield | M | Balazs Ament | Hungary | Barry University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | MAAC | Fairfield | M | James Robinson | England | Fresno Pacific University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | MAAC | Fairfield | W | Allie Bashor | NY | Long Island University | UNAT | MR | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Florida | M | Ahmed Hafnaoui | Tunisia | Indiana University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Florida | W | Aspen Gersper | FL | University of Virginia | UNAT | VA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ASUN | Florida Gulf Coast | W | Aislyn Barnett | CO | Auburn University | AU | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ASUN | Florida Gulf Coast | W | Nora Hetyei | Hungary | University of Houston | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D2 | SSC | Florida Southern | M | Daniel Meszaros | Hungary | Ouachita Baptist University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Florida State | M | Aidan Siers | FL | Auburn University | UNAT | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D2 | GLIAC | Grand Valley State | M | Mahmoud Abdelkarim | Egypt | Lewis University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Indiana | M | Aiden Sadler | University of Georgia | *Diving* | Yes | ||
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Indiana | M | Luke Whitlock | IN | University of Florida | FAST | IN | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Indiana | M | Travis Gulledge | TX | Texas A&M University | TFA | NT | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Indiana | W | Jonette Laegreid | Norway | Drury University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Indiana | W | Macky Hodges | CA | University of Southern California | TST | CA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Iowa | W | Audrey Olen | WI | Auburn University | ESC | WI | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Kentucky | M | Esteban Nunez Del Prado Pizarro | Bolivia | Grand Valley State University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Kentucky | W | Olivia Stewart | GA | Auburn University | UNAT | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D2 | SAC | Lenoir-Rhyne | W | Sydney Strauss | NC | University of Lynchburg | UNAT | VA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ASUN | Liberty | W | Kayla Walsh | NC | Auburn University | *Diving* | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Louisville | M | Max Hatcher | TX | University of Texas | TXLA | ST | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | LSU | M | Albert Bouley | Canada | University of Toronto | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | LSU | M | Luke Stibrich | TX | University of Texas | TXLA | ST | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Michigan | W | Bella Sims | NV | University of Florida | SAND | CA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Minnesota | M | John Watson | NE | University of Missouri | UMIZ | MV | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Missouri | M | Brady Johnson | IL | Arizona State University | FMC | IL | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Missouri | M | Quinlan Gould | OR | Arizona State University | LOSC | OR | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | MVC | Missouri State | M | Ilias El Fallaki | Morocco | New Jersey Institute of Technology | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | MVC | Missouri State | M | Jack Ailshire | MO | Auburn University | MSU | MV | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | MVC | Missouri State | M | Mate Miszlai | Hungary | William Carey University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | MVC | Missouri State | M | Tomas Chocholaty | Czech Republic | University of Utah | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | NC State | M | Landon D’Ariano | PA | University of Texas | UNAT | ST | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | NC State | W | Julie Rose | Denmark | University of Cincinnati | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | MWC | Nevada | W | Isabelle Gomez | OH | Liberty University | LIBU | VA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | North Carolina | M | Hudson DeGroote | NC | North Carolina State University | MOR | NC | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | North Carolina | M | Michael Cotter | NC | University of Texas | UNAT | NC | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Horizon | Northern Kentucky | W | Macy Ganshert | WI | University of Missouri, St. Louis | BAC | WI | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Notre Dame | M | Jeremy Kelly | TX | University of Texas | TXLA | ST | Yes |
| NCAA D3 | UAA | NYU | M | Daniel Gustin | Chile | Santa Clara University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Ohio State | M | Isaac Fleig | WI | Arizona State University | UNAT | AZ | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Ohio State | M | Jack Schuster | CO | Arizona State University | AQUA | CO | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Ohio State | M | Rasmus Hanson | Sweden | Fresno Pacific University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | Ivy League | Penn | M | Eddie Jin | TX | University of North Carolina | UNAT | NC | Yes |
| NCAA D2 | GLVC | Quincy | M | Gergely Torok | Hungary | Union Commonwealth University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D2 | GLVC | Quincy | M | Jaedon Lynch | England | Union Commonwealth University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D2 | GLVC | Quincy | M | Marcelo Rojas | Peru | University of Cumberlands | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D2 | GLVC | Quincy | M | Parker Ehrreich | MN | Simpson College | UNAT | MN | Yes |
| NCAA D2 | GLVC | Quincy | W | Lise Puissant | Belgium | Union Commonwealth University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | AAC | Rice | W | Antonina Harned | FL | University of Nebraska | *Diving* | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | AAC | Rice | W | Morgan Robson | TX | University of Texas | *Diving* | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Rutgers | W | Ana Hazlehurst | MD | Indiana University | UNAT | IN | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | MWC | San Jose State | W | Karlee Marusik | WI | Florida State University | WEST | WI | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | SMU | M | Leo Pelaez | TX | Indiana University | ISC | IN | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | South Carolina | W | Taylor Grimley | PA | Auburn University | SSC | MA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | MVC | Southern Illinois | M | Nickolas Kosta | Cyprus | North Carolina-Wilmington | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | A-10 | St. Bonaventure | M | Grant Chapa | TX | Brigham Young University | UNAT | UT | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | A-10 | St. Bonaventure | M | Joseph Pyon | FL | Brigham Young University | UNAT | UT | Yes |
| NCAA D2 | SSC | Tampa | M | Aidan Clements | FL | Auburn University | UNAT | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D2 | SSC | Tampa | M | Britton Spann | GA | Auburn University | AU | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D2 | SSC | Tampa | M | Joshua Noll | IL | Auburn University | AU | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Tennessee | M | Kamal Muhammad | GA | University of Virginia | UNAT | VA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Tennessee | W | Lilly Daley | Canada | University of Florida | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Tennessee | W | Simone Moll | South Africa | University of Miami (FL) | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Texas | M | Baylor Nelson | NC | Texas A&M University | TXLA | ST | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Texas | M | Jacob Wimberly | TX | Texas A&M University | MTRO | NT | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Texas | W | Lucy Mehraban | MI | University of Louisville | UNAT | KY | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Texas A&M | M | Daniil Pancerevas | Lithuania | Virginia Tech | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Texas A&M | M | Jack Madoch | WI | University of Virginia | UNAT | VA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | SEC | Texas A&M | W | Ava Whitaker | TX | Indiana University | ISC | IN | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | MPSF | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | W | Kayla Noe | TX | Saint Peter’s University | UNAT | GU | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | UCLA | W | Virginia Tiberti | Italy | University of Tennessee | *Diving* | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | CAA | UNC-Wilmington | M | Andy Commins | NC | Auburn University | UNAT | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | CAA | UNC-Wilmington | M | Wilson Tuttle | NC | Indiana University | MOR | NC | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | USC | M | Reid Caswell | OH | Ohio State University | OSU | OH | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | USC | W | Daniela Karnaugh | NJ | Indiana University | SCAR | NJ | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | USC | W | Nicole Maier | Germany | Miami University (OH) | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Virginia | W | Bryn Greenwaldt | MN | Augustana University | UNAT | SD | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Virginia | W | Lawson Ficken | CO | Auburn University | AU | SE | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Virginia | W | Melissa Nwakalor | MD | University of Richmond | UNAT | VA | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Virginia Tech | M | Matthew Cairns | England | University of Florida | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Virginia Tech | W | Bengisu Caymaz | Turkey | Kenyon College | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | ACC | Virginia Tech | W | Bianca Costea | Romania | University of Louisville | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Wisconsin | W | Justine Delmas | France | Indiana University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | B1G | Wisconsin | W | Lucie Delmas | France | Indiana University | ZZ | Yes | |
| NCAA D1 | Horizon | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | M | Sam Lorenz | WI | University of Wisconsin | SSTY | WI | Yes |
| NCAA D1 | Ivy League | Yale | M | Lars Kuljus | Estonia | University of Arizona | ZZ | Yes |
Alexia Duncan W (Soph) (Big12) transferred from Utah to Houston, a better deal, a better culture, and qualified for NCAA D1 with 3 others from Houston.
This article is missing a TON of swimmers who transferred out of UK (both men and women) – they transferred to other D1, D2 and even D3 schools
Drew Huston (grad transfer) from Cal Poly to USC and krishna clark from cal poly to hawaii
Looks like Cale Martter from ASU went to UGA
Is most of this because of roster limits?
Hard to quantify “most.” Portal/NIL incentives/coaching changes is still responsible for a lot of it like in any other year. I would say less than half is roster limits, so probably not most.
Looks like Diggory Dillingham left USC after a year for LSU according to his insta bio and the fact that he swam at Louisiana states recently.
Didn’t Aaron Shackel transfer from Texas to Indiana?
Olivia Stewart and Samantha Hamilton can just swap lockers, apartments, etc.