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High school junior Jack Grimley from King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama for the 2026-27 school year. He told SwimSwam:
“Alabama had amazing team culture, beautiful facilities and world class resources athletically and academically. Most importantly I felt and a connection with the team and coaches and they made me feel at home.”
After a somewhat lackluster 2025 recruiting class, Alabama is off to a hot start with their class of 2026; Grimley follows future “Crimson Tide 2030” teammate Bogdan Zverev of Sarasota, Florida, who pledged to the Tide last week.
He will join his older sister, Auburn freshman Taylor Grimley, in the SEC.
Grimley swims for The Haverford School and Suburban Seahawks Club. He specializes mainly in distance free and IM. As a sophomore last season at the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming Championships, he placed 11th in the 200 free (1:43.44) and 5th in the 500 free (4:39.69). He clocked his best time in the 200 free (1:43.09) in August at the End of Season Prelim & Finals August Invitational, where he also improved his lifetime bests in the 100 breast (1:01.79) and 400 IM (4:03.39). His best 500 time dates from December 2022’s NCSA Winter Invitational. There, he exploded with PBs in the 100/500/1000/1650 free), 100/200 back and 100 fly.
Grimley had a successful LCM season this summer, wrapping up at NCSA Summer Championships with best times in the 400 free (4:10.63), 1500 free (16:23.23), and 400 IM (4:39.49). Earlier in the summer he had improved his times in the 200 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 100/200 fly, and 200 IM.
Best SCY times:
- 1650 free – 15:37.93
- 1000 free – 9:32.92
- 500 free – 4:35.68
- 200 free – 1:43.09
- 400 IM – 4:03.39
Grimley will head to Tuscaloosa in the fall of 2026. Alabama finished 7th out of 10 teams in the men’s meet at the 2024 SEC Championships. This season, the conference has expanded to include Texas, making it even more competitive. ‘Bama had four 500 freestylers under the 4:30 mark last season: Charlie Hawke (4:11.02); Leonardo Alcantara (4:18.42); Connor Carlile (4:28.38); and Blake Peeples (4:29.99). Grimley will suit up for the Crimson just after All-American Hawke finishes his senior year.
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Alabama is on the rise, will be taken seriously at the SEC level again. Haters don’t know what they’re talking about
Yay!!!! Congratulations we’re so happy for you Jack!!! Roll Tide! 🌊
This program is honestly about to shoot up, I could definitely see Coach Margo getting the team to a 3rd place finish (mens), with honorable freshman and a talented transfer class,alabama is about to do great things,
3rd Place at NCAA’s? Hmmm…
Absolutely delusional. We may as well be injecting black tar and nodding out.
SECS is what they probably were referring to
They’re nowhere near top 3 at SECs good. In a few more margo seasons we may be losing top 3 in Alabama status.
Not even in the SEC. Florida, Texas, Auburn, Tennessee,and Georgia who are they beating? Recruiting is bouncing back but they have to outcoach these programs. 5th in conference and top 15 are great goals for the men. They don’t have any stud incoming freshman, top recruit is 109. Hawke carried that ncaa score and he’s got 1 year left, they need to replace some star power
Our program is a joke! It’s my 4th year, and I’m only staying b/c of needing to graduate. We did not practice today b/c the coaching staff wanted the day off. Last night’s practice was a joke.
I think anyone interested in coming to Bama needs to reconsider their swim choice until our AD hires a real coach!
You wish you swam for UA. Gotta love those haters!
I do not wish I swam for a school where the AD threatened to cut the sport 5 months ago.
I wish I played football for them, because then I’d be getting PAID, but I do not wish I swam for them.
Missy, It doesn’t take a genius to see that she is in way over her head with the job. The recent hires are mere window dressing to appeal to who she needs to to get acceptance. Deloof is a great person from what I hear, but is she a proven coach to get paid a salary at Bama? What about the experience of others, but mostly herself. A lot of these recruits might be great kids, but can they compete at the SEC level to get 3rd this year? From my intel, Bama has refused to talk anybody in-state, is this the relationship they want to have regionally?
Reminds me of the years they had that McIlwam character coaching… Read more »
Jeremy Rosen is still the best bama recruit ever!! Top 8 at NCAA’s loading 🔛🔝
2 commits for a coach who hopefully isn’t there for 2026 🥳
Keep Margo there! We got have a team close to us at SEC’s that our kids can aspire to beat!
The team and coaches might not be there in 2026…
That’s always a given whenever you hire a Byrne as your AD. They eliminate swimming like it stole their girl.
Let the haters hate… Greg Bryne is the best AD in the country. Other colleges dream to be elite like Bama….Roll Tide!
Letting Jonty walk and hiring Coley is legitimately unforgivable. Didn’t Arizona start to freefall in the rankings are Byrne’s first 4 years at Arizona as well? Interesting how history repeated itself. Oats was a great hire, but his volleyball hires have been awful, the game of softball has clearly passed by Patrick Murphy, and remember when our gymnastics team was extremely good??? Byrne literally hired a baseball coach who would bet against us.
Blessed at Alabama… Rolling in money supporting non revenue generating sports. Roll Tide! 🏈 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏀🏀🏀⚾️⚾️⚾️🐐🐐🐐
I believe Grimley’s best 1000 time was actually to his feet in the first 1000 of his 1650! He was 9:26.86! Awesome article though!
Rumor on the river is that he also runs a very successful swimming meme account