Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Freestyler Sara Henkel Commits To Providence College For 2026

Henkel would already score in the 200 and 500 freestyles at the conference level, events the team had no ‘A’ finalists in.

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BOTR Ranked Breaststroke and IMer Erin Griffis Commits To Northwestern For Fall 2027

Griffis is the 3rd BOTR ranked recruit for 2027 to commit to Northwestern. She primarily specializes in IM and breaststroke.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Madison Schmitz Commits To Miami-FL For 2027

Schmitz primarily specializes in mid-distance and distance freestyle. She finished her long course season at Summer Juniors.

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Mountain West Adding Sport Sponsorship to Men’s Swimming and Diving For 2026-2027

Air Force, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, UNLV, and Wyoming will be in the Mountain West Conference for men’s swimming and diving.

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Over/Unders: 2026 NCAA Women’s Division I Championships Power Rankings Edition

Use the comment section to upvote (over/higher or equal to) or downvote (under, lower than) where you think the NCAA teams will finish based on Power Rankings

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After ‘First Summer Season’, McKenzie Siroky Learning How to Race Tired in NCAA

Siroky won the 100 breaststroke in a 57.78, just half a second off her lifetime best and was SwimSwam’s pre-season favorite.

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Erin Gemmell on Arrival Of Nikolett Padar, “I love having more 200 free training partners”

Gemmell swam to a 1:42.64 in the 200 free on Friday in a dual meet against Tennessee, the #7 time in the NCAA this season.

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A Virginia Swimmer Breaks An American Record On Average Once Every Nine Days For The Last Year

Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh have led the way as Virginia swimmers have broken 41 American Records over the last year and eight days.

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Nate Germonprez On Fast Swims At Texas Vs Tennessee “The atmosphere here was amazing”

Germonprez was 3rd in the 100 breast at the 2025 NCAA Championships, an event that graduated 6 out of 8 ‘A’ finalists.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: October 27-November 2

Georgia will travel to Florida for an SEC showdown that features a top 10 matchup on the men’s side and a top 15 matchup on the women’s side.

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Watch: Eva Okaro Break Texas School Record With 47.06 100 Free, Rex Maurer Wins Four Events

Texas posted some of the top times in the NCAA this season during a home meet against Tennessee. Texas won the morning and night sessions.

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Gretchen Walsh Now Holds The 11 Fastest SCM 50 Butterfly Performances

Two of the top 11 swims all-time come from the first 50 of her 100 butterfly, both coming from the 2024 SCM World Championships.

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Watch: Kate Douglass Breaks 50-Second Barrier In 100 Free For World Record To Close Toronto

Douglass swam one of five World Records on the final night of the World Cup Series that took place in Toronto.

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Kate Douglass And Hubert Kos Win 2025 World Cup Series Titles

Kate Douglass defended her World Cup Series title from a year ago and scored the most points of any athlete with 177.5 points.

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First Ever Sub-50 Second SCM 100 Freestyle As Kate Douglass Rips 49.93 100 Free

Douglass made history and broke her own World Record of a 50.19 from last week. She won the triple crown as well.

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