Olympic Gold Medalist Darian Townsend Promoted to Head Coach of OUAZ
Darian Townsend, who won an Olympic gold medal as part of South Africa’s 400 free relay in 2004, has been promoted to head swim coach at Ottawa University.
The Last Tafuto: Tori Becomes 4th Swim Sibling to Commit to Division 1 School
Hershey High School senior Tori Tafuto will follow in the footsteps of her 3 older siblings by swimming in the college. She has committed to Penn State.
Natalie Schick Verbally Commits to Join Rutgers’ Backstroke Tradition
The backstroke events have been a strength for Rutgers, including Teresa Grusova, who finished 2nd in the 100 back at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.
Missouri Valley Votes to Move 2021 Conference Championship Meet to April
The Missouri State Bears are the four-time defending Missouri Valley Conference champions in women’s swimming & diving.
Maryland LSC State Champion and SAA Volunteer Caroline Benda Chooses Kentucky
Caroline Benda, who volunteers with the cancer-fighting Swim Across American program, has verbally committed to the University of Kentucky.
Anna Shaw, Emma Weber Break Denver Pool Records in Club Intrasquad
High School junior Emma Weber broke one of the two oldest pool records on the books at the University of Denver’s El Pomar Natatorium this weekend.
Georgia 6A State Champion Rachel Fulton Commits to Georgia Tech
Rachel Fulton of the Aiken-Augusta Swim League was the 2020 Georgia 6A High School State Champion in the 50 free, hitting a big need for the Yellow Jackets.
Mission Viejo D-Freestyler Stella Copeland Commits to Arizona
Copeland, who is a Winter Junior Nationals qualifier in the 500 free, joins an Arizona distance group that graduated a lot after the 2019-2020 season.
After Breakout Junior Season, Finn Brooks Verbally Commits to Indiana
Finn Brooks, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, has verbally committed to the Indiana Hoosiers after huge drops during his junior year of high school.
Alameda County, California Reopens Pools on Friday after 25 Weeks
Alameda County, California, which includes the cities of Oakland (above), Berkeley, and Pleasanton, allowed the reopening of pools on Friday.
Matthew Fenlon, Tess Howley Win 2 More Races Each at LIAC Water Party Invite
Tess Howley (above) is now 4-for-4 in girls’ races at the LIAC August Water Party Invite in Nassau County, New York.
Swimmer Emily Park from Seoul, South Korea Commits to Northwestern
Emily Park, who attends the Seoul Foreign School in South Korea, joins a very diverse class of Wildcats that now includes 2 Asian swimmers.
Worlds Silver Medalist Andrei Minakov Won’t Travel to Stanford This Year
Andrei Minakov, the defending World Championships silver medalist in the 100 fly, will defer the start of his training at Stanford University.
3 US National Team Swimmers in Action on Day 1 at LIAC Water Party Invite
Matthew Fenlon (above) won the 200 meter fly in New York’s first sanctioned meet since pools reopened there on June 15th.
USC Suspends Men’s Water Polo, Football Workouts Amid Coronavirus Clusters
The USC men’s water polo team won’t resume workouts until at least Monday after a cluster of positive tests among student-athletes.
