Articles by Anya Pelshaw

BOTR Ranked Recruit Kathleen Turano Flips Commitment From Florida To NC State

NC State graduated their top distance freestyler Chase Travis. Turano finaled in the 500 free at Winter Juniors East and was 11th in the 1650 free.

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Winter Juniors Finalist Evan Wong Flips Commitment From West Virginia To MIT

Wong was 18th in the 200 free at Winter Juniors West and his time would already be on the border of the NCAA D3 ‘A’ and ‘B’ finals.

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Aspen Gersper Announces Transfer To Florida After Freshman Season With Virginia

Originally from Florida, Gersper returns to her home state. She was BOTR ranked recruit coming out of high school.

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Torri Huske Breaks Simone Manuel’s US Open Record With 52.43 100 Freestyle

Huske broke Manuel’s record of a 52.54 that Manuel swam back at 2018 US Summer Nationals. This is Huske’s first US Open record.

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2025 US Summer Nationals: Day 1 Prelims Preview

American Record holder Regan Smith is the top seed in the 200 fly that will kick off US Summer Nationals in Indianapolis.

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European Juniors Finalist Filippo Bertoni Commits To Kentucky For 2026

Bertoni will represent Italy at the U23 later this month in Slovakia. He helped Italy’s 4×200 free relay to gold last summer.

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Nebraska State Champion Jadeon Carter Flips Commitment From Mizzou to Nebraska-Omaha

Carter would have made the Summit League ‘B’ finals in the 200 back and 200 free this past season. He committed to Mizzou in August 2024.

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World Record Holder Lilly King Announces 2025 Will Ber Her Final Season

King represented the US at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo, and 2024 Paris Olympics. She has three World Records, including the LCM 100 breaststroke.

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US Open Finalist Clem Camacho Flips Commitment From Texas to Virginia Tech

Camacho was a BOTR ranked recruit when he committed to Texas back in 2023. He is extremely versatile.

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Winter Juniors Finalist Mike McCarthy Flips Commitment From Tennessee To UNCW

McCarthy was 6th in the 1650 free at Winter Juniors-East in December. His time would have won the CAA title this past season.

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US National Jr Team Member Sam Lorenz To Train At Schroeder YMCA, Compete For UW-Milwaukee

Sam Lorenz spent his freshman season at Wisconsin-Madison and was a honorable mention ranked recruit coming out of high school.

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Bianca Hutter Flips Commitment To Iowa After Virginia Cuts Diving Program

Hutter competed at US Diving Nationals earlier this month, finishing 22nd in the individual 3 meter event and 7th in the synchronized 3 meter.

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Canadian Olympic Trials Finalist Laila Oravsky Flips Commitment From Florida To Indiana

Oravsky joins a strong class of 2029. She finished 4th at last summer’s Canadian Trials in the 1500 freestyle.

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NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Nicole Maier Transferring To USC For COVID-19 Fifth Year

Maier originally committed to Florida for this past season but did not represent the Gators this year. She represents Germany at the international level.

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Brazilian Junior National Champion Diver Gabriel Perdigao Vieira de Barros Commits To Kentucky

The Brazilian native represented his country at the 2024 World Junior Diving Championships last November.

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