2026 Transfer Round Up: May Edition
Another eight athletes have announced their transfers for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.
Ryan Lochte Making Coaching Debut As Assistant Coach At Missouri State
World Record holder Lochte has not competed since 2021 Wave II Olympic Trials and joins the Missouri State coaching staff as an assistant coach.
NCAA Division II Finalist Elias Noe Of UIndy Transferring To LSU
Noe would have made the SEC ‘B’ final of the 100 fly, an event LSU had zero finalists in this past season, making him a strong relay addition as well.
Big 12 Finalist Shea Skarda Transferring To Pitt After One Season With TCU
Skarda’s best time in the 200 breast would have just missed the ‘C’ final at 2026 ACCs. He remains committed to Pitt despite the coaching change.
Patrick Sammon, Hubert Kos, and Ilya Kharun Looking To Grow Swimming With A New Audience: Twitch
The three began using Twitch with the idea they could show more of their daily lives about two months ago. Kos has over 1,200 subscribers so far.
Olympian Nika Sharafutdinova Transferring To Auburn After Freshman Season With Ohio State
Sharafutdinova would have made the 2026 SEC ‘C’ final of both backstroke events. She swam at the 2024 Paris Olympics for Ukraine.
Kaelia Hughes Transferring to Miami-FL After Two Seasons With Arizona State
Hughes has a best time in the 100 breast that would have made the ACC ‘C’ final, an event the team had zero scorers in.
Pitt Alumni Leaders Say School Reaffirms Commitment To Continuing Swim & Dive Programs
In a letter, alumni leaders said “University leadership has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing the Swim & Dive program.”
NCAA Relay Swimmer Kamryn Meskill Transferring From UNC To Michigan
Meskill swam on three relays for UNC at the 2026 NCAA Championships, including their 14th place 400 medley relay.
Tyler Bardak (McKendree), Joey Stebbins (WVU), Sam Empey (Auburn) Transferring To South Carolina
All three transfer in with best times that would have scored at the 2026 SEC Championships.
US Nationals Qualifier Seth Collet Transferring to Virginia
Collet did not swim for UCSB this season due to injury. He has all four years left athletically but will be a sophomore academically.
Enhanced Games Begins Trading On New York Stock Exchange Under Ticker ENHA
The stock jumped over 20% today to $9.70 at the close but is down from its pre-merger announcement price of $10.06.
NCAA Relay Swimmer Evan Witte Of Pitt Enters Transfer Portal
Witte was on Pitt’s 200 free relay at 2026 NCAAs. Brandon Richter has also entered his name into the portal for Pitt.
Tyler Ray, Jack Wilkening & Jack Aikins All Moving To Train At Texas
Aikins will arrive from Virginia while Wilkening and Ray arrive from Michigan. All recently finished their NCAA careers.
2026 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Nick Simons Transferring To Arizona State For Final Season
Simons was 7th in the 200 back at the 2026 NCAA Championships. He will grad transfer from Tennessee.
