Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Arizona State Adds Alabama Assistant Michael White To Coaching Staff

White returns to his home state as he is originally from Scottsdale. He has spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Alabama.

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NCAA Runner-Up Anita Bottazzo Announces Transfer To Indiana

Bottazzo scored 28.5 individual points at the 2026 NCAA Championships and is a crucial relay addition to the team’s medley relays.

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Emil Perez Transferring From UNLV To South Carolina With Team-Leading 50 Free

Perez is at least the 7th transfer arriving at South Carolina this fall on the men’s side. His best time in the 50 free would have been the fastest this year.

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Michigan Adds Kyle Patnode To Staff As Assistant Coach

Patnode reunites with Matt Bowe as the two spent the 2020-2021 season together at Ohio State. Patnode was a volunteer assistant at the time.

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College Swimming League Finalizes 12 Teams For Inaugural 2026-27 Season

The #3 Indiana men are the top team on the men’s side. Tennessee, Cal, Stanford, Ohio State, and Louisville were also announced recently.

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Fairweather, Steenbergen, Haughey Set For Battle In 200 Free On Final Night Of Mare Nostrum Tour

Siobhan Haughey has already set Mare Nostrum Tour records in the 200 free at both the Monaco and Canet stops and is the #3 seed tonight.

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Patrick Sammon Sets New Mare Nostrum Record With 47.88 100 Free In Prelims

Sammon dropped 0.02 off his season best and broke the previous record of a 47.91 set by Hwang Sunwoo in 2024 at the Monaco stop.

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Canadian Trials Qualifier Kyah De Mitri Commits To The University of British Columbia

Kyah De Mitri’s best SCM 200 breast would have been 4th at the 2026 USports Championship while her 200 IM would have been 6th and 100 breast 11th.

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Poland Junior National Team Member Mateusz Bienkowski Commits To Findlay For 2030

The Findlay men won the GMAC conference title and were 8th at 2026 Division II NCAAs. Bienkowski brings NCAA final potential.

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Marrit Steenbergen Heading Into Mare Nostrum – Barcelona As Top Seed In 100 Free

Steenbergen swam to a 51.86 to become the #2 performer all-time in the 100 free in Canet. She was faster in today’s prelims session than she was in Canet.

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Indiana Hires Dana Grindall As Assistant Head Coach And Director of On-Campus Recruiting

Grindall arrives after spending three seasons with Yale. She swam for Wisconsin during her collegiate career and graduated in 2017.

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World Record Holder Caeleb Dressel Spending The Week Training At Virginia

Dressel is able to train alongside Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, and Thomas Heilman this week. He has talked about making a trip to UVA since December.

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Freestyler Brandon Richter Announces Transfer From Pitt To Towson

Richter entered the portal after the coaching change was announced and will return closer to home. He just finished his sophomore season.

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Notre Dame Adds Jess Geriane As Assistant Coach

Geriane swam for the Fighting Irish from 2021-2025 and spent this last season as a student assistant coach while in grad school.

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Kharun, Milak Set For Battle In 100 Fly On Night 2 Of Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet

Kharun did not swim the 100 fly in Monaco and swam to a 51.95 in prelims while Milak was 2nd in prelims with a 52.11.

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