Articles by Anne Lepesant

U.S. Open-Qualified Sprinter Jack Cunningham Announces Verbal Commitment to Princeton (2027)

Double-legacy Princeton Swimming and Diving recruit Jack Cunningham will join a stellar sprint group when he joins the Tigers in 2027.

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“Best of the Rest” Butterflyer Ethan Chung Verbals to Penn Quakers for 2026-27

Butterflyer Ethan Chung from NASA Wildcats has elected to swim and study at Penn next year.

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2027 “Honorable Mention” Jacob Bougaieff Adds Verbal to Already-Loaded Stanford Class of 2031

Quickly-improving breaststroker Jacob Bougaieff from Dad’s Club Swim Team in Houston has made a verbal commitment to join the Cardinal in 2027.

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New SwimSwam Feature: Our Commitment Databases Are Now Available on the Site

Now you can access our master databases for the current recruiting classes whenever you want – you’ll find them under the COLLEGE tab on the homepage.

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Summer Juniors ‘A’ Finalist Leila Stafford (2027) Hands Verbal Commitment to Michigan

Flying Fish Arizona’s Leila Stafford, a Summer Nationals qualifier in the 200/400/800 free, has elected to swim and study at Michigan in 2027.

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Louisville Secures Verbal Commitment from Summer Nationals Qualifier Isaac Litwiller (2027)

Quicksilver Swimming’s Isaac Litwiller dropped 1.2 in the 100 free and 8.4 in the 200 free last season to become one of the top sprinters in the class of 2027.

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2027 “Best of the Rest” Sprinter Micah Tennison Verbals to In-state Texas A&M Aggies

Micah Tennison has the potential to add firepower to the Aggies’ 4×100 and 4×200 relays, in addition to his individual events, from 2027-28 onward.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Meredith O’Grady (2026) Sends Verbal Commitment to In-state UCLA

Meredith O’Grady, who trains under her father at the Spartans of La Canada, will head to Westwood next fall to become a UCLA Bruin.

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Futures Qualifier Phoenix Rose (2026) Commits to CAA Champions UNCW

Foothills Swim Team’s Phoenix Rose, a Futures qualifier in the 50 free and 100 fly, will swim for the UNCW Seahawks beginning next fall.

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Harvard Women Kick Off Class of 2027 With Verbal From US Open Qualifier Grace McCarthy

SwimMAC’s Grace McCarthy will join the Crimson in 2027 with Ivy League scoring times in the 100/200 free and 100/200 breast.

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Summer Nationals Qualifier Colt Chaires Verbally Commits to Ohio State for 2027-28

NCAC’s Colt Chaires, a Summer Nationals-qualified mid-distance/distance specialist, will take his talents to Ohio State in 2027-28.

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“BOTR” Sprinter Jake Lloyd (2026) Flips Commitment from Texas A&M to Arizona State

A 2026 “BOTR” sprinter and NAG record-holder in 3 relays, Jake Lloyd has announced his decision to swim and study at Arizona State next fall.

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Lori Jiang (2027) Verbals to Penn; Will Be 3rd Sibling to Swim for the Quakers

After Joy (Penn ’25) and Kevin (Penn ’28), Lori Jiang (Penn ’31) will make the trek from Scarsdale to Philadelphia to swim for the Quakers.

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Georgia Bulldogs Pick Up Verbal Commitment from #5 Nikki Nixon for 2027-28

After her sophomore year of high school, Nixon was within .5 in the 100 fly and .75 in the 200 fly of what it took to score at 2025 NCAAs.

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22.7/49.8 Sprinter Khanh Seaton Verbally Commits to Michigan for 2027-28

Rapidly improving Khanh Seaton from Albany Armada Aquatics has given a verbal commitment to Michigan for 2027-28.

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