Articles by Annika Johnson

Winter U.S. Open Qualifier Cole Firlie Commits to MIT

Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team’s Cole Firlie has a lifetime best time that would have won the 1650 free by nearly 2 seconds at the 2022 NEWMAC Championships.

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Nate Germonprez Blasts 1:44 200 Yard IM, #50 in 17-18 Age Group at NCSA’s Day 5

Inspire Swim Team’s Nate Germonprez, a Texas commit, shaved .22 off his lifetime best 200 IM time from Winter Juniors in December during prelims.

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Wyoming State Champion Matt Pietsch Commits to Augustana University

Capitol City Aquatics’ Matt Pietsch won the 100 back and 200 free at the WHSAA Boys 4A State Championship in February. He’ll be joining the Vikings this fall

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Gardner-Webb Gains Verbal from Futures Qualifier Hailey Williams

South Lake Aquatic Club’s Hailey Williams has lifetime best times that would have won the 500 and 1650 free substantially at the 2022 CCSA Championships.

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Yaseen El Demerdash Takes Down Two More Para Swim American Records

El Demerdash of the Lawrence Aquahawks broke the S10 50 fly American record for the second time in one month alongside his own SB9 50 breast American record.

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Sven Becker Will Bring UAA-Ready Times to Emory in 2022-2023

Winter Juniors qualifier Sven Becker has verbally committed to Emory for the fall of 2022 where he has UAA Conference finalist potential in 6 events.

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Auburn Adds Breaststroker Britton Spann to Freshman Class of 2023

Dynamo Swim Club’s Britton Spann, a current high school junior, will complete a trio of strong breaststrokers in Auburn’s class of 2027 verbal commitments.

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2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After winning the 100 breast and 10 fly so far, Michael Andrew is the top seed in the 50 free tonight. The final includes American Record holder Dressel

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Futures Qualifier Matt Shanahan Commits to Queens NC

Fresh off their 8th consecutive BMC Championship title win, Queens University of Charlotte has gained a verbal commitment from North Carolina native Shanahan

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Aydan Horrigan Stays In-State, Commits to North Florida’s Class of 2026

Coast Aquatic’s Aydan Horrigan has CCSA Conference Championship in 4 events. Her lifetime-best 400 IM time of 4:32.03 would have placed 13th this season.

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Arlington Aquatic Club’s Evelyn Meggesto Commits to Miami Hurricanes

Evelyn Meggesto, a Futures qualifier in the 200 fly, is headed south this fall to swim Division I as part of the Hurricanes’ class of 2026.

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NAU Women Win 9th Straight WAC Championship Title, UNLV Men Win Their 2nd

Northern Arizona women earned their 9th consecutive WAC title tonight after Casey Craffey won the 1650 and Maddy Rey won her 3rd individual event of the meet

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2022 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

200 fly top seed Brendan Burns earned 2 of Indiana’s 11 ‘A’ final spots tonight as the Hoosiers are projected to extend their lead over OSU.

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UNLV Men, NAU Women Maintain Leads After WAC Championship Day 3 Finals

Northern Arizona women maintained their lead after Maddy Rey won the 400 IM with a school-record time of 4:15.32 and a 2-second lead over the field.

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UNLV Men, Northern Arizona Women Lead Scoreboards After WAC Day 2 Finals

UNLV men and NAU women maintained their leads after Bolanos won the 200 IM, Mykkannen scored a 2nd place finish in the 500, and NAU’s Maddy Rey won the 500.

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