Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Luke Whitlock Of Florida, Brayden Taivassalo of Texas Highlight Transfer Portal Additions

Whitlock returned home to Indiana for the spring semester while Brayden Taivassalo was an NCAA qualifier for Texas this year but was dropped for divers.

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Sophie Yendell Talks Becoming Pitt’s First Female All-American Swimmer Since 1986

Sophie Yendell of Pitt finished 5th in the 50 free on night 2 of NCAAs. The team also made history qualifying all five relays for the first time ever.

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Gretchen Walsh Breaks Own Everything Record With 47.21 100 Fly In PRELIMS

Walsh broke her own record that she swam at midseason in November. She is the top seed tonight by almost two and a half seconds.

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Arizona State Women Have Broken the 200 Medley Relay Record 6 Times This Season

Behm spoke of the progression, “I think it’s just because of how well they work together, how well they support each other, and how they compete in practice.”

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Gretchen Walsh’s First 25 In 100 Fly Prelims Was Faster Than First 25 In 50 Free Finals

Walsh was out in a 9.93 in the 100 fly this morning, faster than her 10.04 first 25 in the 50 free final last night.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Claire Curzan enters as the #2 seed in the 100 back. Also this morning is the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, and 100 breast.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 1 & 2 Pick ‘Em Standings

The Virginia 200 free relay title and Gretchen Walsh’s 50 free title were “predictable” wins in the pick em contest.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 2

Torri Huske become the #5 performer all-time in the 50 free with her 20.92 lead off tonight for Stanford. See other swims you might have missed here.

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Gretchen Walsh Ties Own NCAA Record With 20.37 50 Free Relay Lead Off

Walsh tied her own record of a 20.37 that she swam at NCAAs last year in the individual 50 free. She now holds the top 10 performances all-time.

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2025 Division I Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

Stanford’s Torri Huske is the top seed in the 200 IM and will look for her first individual NCAA title Thursday night.

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2024 NCAA Champion Bella Sims Misses 500 Free Final, Will Not Defend Title

Sims missed the 500 free final finishing 17th but if history repeats itself, she is in to be an NCAA champion later this week.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Alex Walsh will take on the 200 IM as the #2 seed behind Torri Huske. Day 2 prelims features the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 1

NCAA 200 backstroke champion Pheobe Bacon swam butterfly tonight and had the 3rd fastest split of the field. She also had a big 800 free relay split.

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West Coast Teams Shine And Other Night 1 Overreactions

The former Pac-12 showed UP on night 1 in Federal Way. Stanford won, Cal broke a school record, ASU finished in the top 8.

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New Everything Record As Virginia Swims To 1:31.10 In 200 Medley Relay

Gretchen Walsh swam a 20.88, the #2 split all time on the butterfly leg as Virginia broke their own NCAA, American, US Open, and Meet records.

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