Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Alex Beauchene Anchors Providence Men To Win In 800 Free Relay With 1:39.48 Anchor Leg

Beauchene of Providence propelled the 800 free relay to a win after Holy Cross led until the final touch. The 200 medley relay was also contested.

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Florida’s Anita Bottazzo Swims 57.49 In First SCY Meet Ever, #3 Freshman Ever

Bottazzo sits only behind Lilly King as the fastest freshman ever. Bottazzo has represented Italy at the international level.

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Virginia Men Break School Record With 3:02.01 400 Medley Relay, 0.50 Off American Record

Virginia first-year Spencer Nicholas split a 43.79 on the butterfly leg as the Viginia men were only 0.50 seconds off of the American Record.

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Gretchen Walsh Swims 48.26 100 Fly In PRELIMS, T-#3 Performance Ever

Walsh also swam a 48.26 during prelims at 2024 NCAAs, the same day she swam to a 47.42 in finals. She now holds the top 5 performances all-time.

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Rex Maurer Breaks Hours Old American Record With 4:04.45 500 Freestyle

Maurer broke the record of a 4:06.32 set by Kieran Smith in 2020 and 2021. Carson Foster swam a 4:05.81 earlier in the night.

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Houston’s Evelyn Entrekin Cracks 2:00 Mark With 1:59.97 200 IM To Open Phill Hansel Invite

The Houston women also set a new school record to highlight the night, breaking the 400 medley relay by over a second.

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Texas Longhorn Jillian Cox Swims To Huge Lifetime Best With 4:30.68 500 Freestyle

Cox has now dropped over six seconds in the event already this season and posted the top time in the NCAA tonight.

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Gretchen Walsh Swims 20.54 50 Free, #3 Performance All-Time

Walsh solely holds the top 5 performances all-time in the women’s 50 freestyle now after posting a 20.54 tonight.

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Jordan Crooks Posts 18.12 50 Free To Lead Off Tennessee’s 200 Free Relay (1:13.96)

Crooks now holds five out of the top 10 performances in the flat start 50 free all-time. The Tennessee relay was also the #6 fastest all-time.

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Gretchen Walsh Posts 20.09 50 Free Relay Split, #2 Flying Start Split All-Time

Gretchen Walsh now holds the top 4 50 freestyle flying start splits all-time, with her fastest from February with a 19.95 at ACCs.

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Bella Sims Clocks 4:31.06 500 Free, Faster Than Her Winning Time At 2024 NCAAs

Sims also swam the 2nd fastest 500 free of her career. Her best time of a 4:28.64 is from 2022 Winter Juniors from her time at Sandpipers.

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Georgia State Champion Brooke Murphy Commits To Miami-FL For 2025

Murphy won the 200 free Georgia state title last December in a 1:50.23. She also is strong in the 100 butterfly with a best time of a 55.77.

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Y-Nationals ‘A’ Finalist Amelia Betancourt Commits To UNCW For 2025

Betancourt would already make the CAA ‘A’ final in both breaststroke events and has already improved this fall.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: November 20-26

Torri Huske will be in Texas and Gretchen Walsh will be in Tennessee as the Olympic stars compete in their respective invites this week.

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NCSA Finalist Maria Webb Commits to Georgia Tech For Fall 2025

Webb finished 8th in the 200 fly this past summer at NCSAs and has already cracked the 2:00 mark before her senior year of high school.

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