Swim Coach John Casillas Arrested after Missing Teen Found in His Bedroom
John Casillas, who coached the teen while he was the head coach at Desert Aquatics, was arrested and charged with child abduction last week.
2020 AAC Champion Rodrigo Romero Transfers to Kentucky
As a freshman last season, Romero was the AAC Champion on 1-meter and an NCAA Championship qualifier on both platform and 3-meter.
North Carolina State Champion Olivia Rhodes Commits to TCU
Olivia Rhodes is the defending North Carolina 3A High School State Champion in the 50 yard freestyle and 200 free relay.
Emily Rinker Commits to Miami (OH) MAC A-Final Time in 400 IM in Hand Already
Emily Rinker’s best time in the 400 IM would have scored A-final points at last year’s MAC Championships, in an event where the Redhawks are being hit hard by graduation.
Michael Cotter Swims Class of 2022’s Best 200 Yard Free on Saturday in NC
Cotter, a rising high school junior, cut half-a-second off his best time in the 200 free on Saturday evening at the TAC Titans Invitational.
Pepperdine Hires Ellie Monobe as New Head Swimming Coach
Ellie Monobe spent the last 4 seasons as an assistant with UCSB, including last season as the program’s associate head coach.
MAC Becomes First FBS Conference to Cancel Fall Sports
The MAC has become the first conference at the top level of college football to cancel the fall 2020 NCAA sports season.
Siobhan Haughey Swims Under Asian Record in 200 Free in Hong Kong Time Trial
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey has swum under the national and Asian Records in the 200 meter freestyle, though neither swim is likely to count.
Princeton’s Coronavirus Response Leads Addison Smith to Transfer to UNC
Amid uncertainty about what Princeton’s academic and athletic year will look like, Addison Smith has decided to transfer to UNC.
Sarah Platt Will Bolster Army-West Point’s Already-Deep Breaststroke Group
Sarah Platt’s best time of 1:04.00 in the 100 yard breaststroke would have placed her in the A final at last year’s Patriot League Championship meet.
Riley Pujadas Verbal Commitment Will Bolster Columbia’s Backstroke Group (2021)
Columbia graduated their top 2 swimmers in the 100 yard backstroke at the end of last season, but through 2 recruiting classes have rebuilt that group.
Claire Curzan Swims 21.6 in 50 Free at TAC Titans Invitational
After her triple National Age Group Record effort last month, Claire Curzan was back in racing on Friday night in a dual meet against the Marlins of Raleigh.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: I Wonder If You Know How They Live in Tokyo?
We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets!
54-Second Breststroker, 44-Second Freestyler Arie Voloschin Changes Commitment
Arie Voloschin, a 2020 Georgia High School State Champion in the 100 free, has changed his commitment from Cincinnati to Georgia.
Brad Dingey Named New Head Coach at Canada’s HPC-Vancouver
Among the current big names at Swimming Canada’s High Performance Center – Vancouver are Commonwealth Games medalist Markus Thormeyer, above.
