Articles by Anne Lepesant

2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

46-year-old Gabrielle Rose is seeded 2nd in the women’s 100 breast, only one of 4 entrants with a sub-1:09 seed time.

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All the Links You Need to Follow the 2024 Speedo Summer Championships

The 2024 Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine, California, will get underway on Tuesday, July 23.

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2024 “Best of the Rest” IMer Charlie Bufton is Headed to NC State

2024 Olympic Trials qualifier and “Best of the Rest” designee Charlie Bufton has committed to swim at NC State beginning in 2024-25.

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Trials-Qualifying Sprinter Marshall Odom (2024) Commits to Utah

Marshall Odom will join the Utes with times that would have scored in the A final (50 free) and B finals (100 free, 100 fly) at last year’s Big 12s.

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Winter US Open Qualifier Max Goettsch Verbals to Texas for 2025-26

Free/back specialist Max Goettsch announced his verbal commitment to the Texas Class of 2029 last November.

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YMCA National Champ John Rusnock (2025) Sends Verbal Commitment to Princeton

Summer Juniors qualifier John Rusnock from Suffield Academy and Farmington Valley YMCA Tsunamis has verbally committed to Princeton for 2025-26.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Sarah Bernard to Swim for MIT Beginning in 2024-25

Commonwealth Swimming’s Sarah Bernard will join the Engineers with times that would have scored in the A finals of the 100/200 breast and 400 IM at NCAAs.

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Cal Adds “Best of the Rest” Breaststroker Arielle Brotman for 2024-25

Versatile Arielle Brotman, a US Open qualifier in the 100/200 breast, 100 fly, and 200 IM, will head north to Cal in the fall.

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Andrew Shackell (2025) Flips Verbal Commitment from Cal to Texas

Andrew Shackell, who qualified for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 200m free, has flipped his verbal commitment to Texas.

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Butterflyer Davina Huang Verbally Commits to Harvard for 2025-26

Santa Clara Swim Club’s Davina Huang is set to swim for the Harvard Crimson beginning in the 2025-26 school year.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Reese Winer (2024) Commits to Missouri State Bears

Ames Cyclone Aquatics Club’s Reese Winer, a Summer Juniors qualifier in the 100 breast, has committed to Missouri State for 2024-25.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Abigail Heizer (2025) Commits to Auburn

Abigail Heizer, a 22.7/50.4 sprinter from Spartans Aquatic Club, has verbally committed to swim and study at Auburn in 2025-26.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Goran Cindric (2025) Verbally Commits to Alabama

Summer Juniors qualifier Goran Cindric from TAC Titans has announced his intention to swim and study at the University of Alabama.

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High School Class of 2026 Recruiting Kicks off June 15

It’s June 15th! That means it’s Opening Day of recruiting for the rising high school juniors in the class of 2026.

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2x Idaho 5A State Champion Jacob Schubert Commits to Whittier (2024)

Nampa Swim Team’s Jacob Schubert will bring all-time program top-10 times to Whittier when he joins the Poets in the fall of 2024.

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