Articles by Casey Murphy

Alabama Adds Versatile Recruit Mazie Paradis For 2025

Paradis’s 200 IM time (2:02.99) could help strengthen the IM group at Alabama. Graduate student Diana Petkova held the fastest time last season (1:58.24).

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FGCU Gains European Junior Silver Medalist Bianka Barna For 2025

Barna’s fastest converted times in the 200 breast (2:14.47), 200 IM (2:03.96), and 400 IM (4:21.73) would have been the fastest for FGCU last season.

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NAG Relay Record Holder Drew Ploof Commits To Missouri (2025)

Ploof could strengthen Missouri’s butterfly group. His best 200 fly would have ranked 3rd last year, behind Mikolaj Malec (1:44.39), who has since graduated.

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Canadian Trials Finalist Eleaunah Phillips To Compete For Arizona State In 2025

Phillips could particularly strengthen the 200 backstroke squad at ASU with her time of 1:59.76. The fastest time at ASU last season was 1:54.33.

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Wisconsin HS D1 State Finalist Alex Heinrich Chooses Florida State For 2025

With some top swimmers graduating, Heinrich’s arrival could be timely, as his 500 free time of 4:33.93 could strengthen the distance group at Florida State.

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Oakland University Gains Futures Finalist Lydia Soldatke For 2025

Soldatke’s 100 back time (53.93) and 200 back time (1:56.62) would have placed 1st at last season’s Horizon League Championship.

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Nebraska HS State Champion Easton Glandt Decides On FGCU (2025)

Glandt’s best 200 IM time would have ranked 1st on FGCU’s team last season, while her 100 breast time would have ranked 2nd.

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NJ Meet of Champions Finalist Dani Carter Decides On UCSD for 2025

Carter’s best times in the 200 free (1:50.39) and 100 back (55.45) would have qualified for the ‘A’ final at the 2024 MPSF Championship.

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LC YMCA Nationals Champion Drew Gaerthofner Commits to Wisconsin (2025)

Gaerthofner’s arrival will be timely, as the top 100 breaststroke time last year (52.62) for the team belonged to Truman teDuits, who has since graduated.

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Virginia Tech Picks Up Bolles School’s Tristan Dorville For 2025

With a couple of top sprinters graduating, Dorville has the potential to strengthen Virginia Tech’s sprinting squad upon his arrival in 2025.

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FL HS State 1A Finalist Alejandro Varon Decides On Cincinnati (2025)

Varon’s best time in the 400 IM (3:56.19) would have qualified him for the ‘B’ final at the 2024 Big 12 Championship.

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KY Open Water State Champion Clay Baumann Commits To Cornell (2025)

Baumann has the potential to help strengthen the distance group at Cornell. His mile time (15:37.94) would have been the 2nd fastest on the team last season.

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VISAA State Championship Finalist Haley Lehman Chooses William & Mary (2025)

Lehman’s best time of 4:59.64 in the 500 free would have qualified her for the ‘B’ final at the 2024 Coastal Athletic Association Championship.

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Kentucky Secures Verbal Commitment from FHSAA 4A Champion Arianna Wertheim (2025)

Wertheim’s best 100 fly time of 53.96 would have tied with junior Lydia Hanlon for second-fastest for the University of Kentucky last season.

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Wyoming Adds CIF State Finalist Ella Lesnever For 2025

Lesnever’s best 100 free time of 50.25 would have earned her a spot in the ‘B’ final at last year’s Mountain West Conference Championships.

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