Tampa Adds Pro Swim Series Qualifier Lachlan Gantt to 2026 Recruiting Class
With times that would have landed him in the ‘A’ final at the 2026 SSC Championships, Gantt is poised to be a strong contributor for Tampa.
NCSAs Finalist Luke DeFrancisco Commits to Denison for Fall 2026
DeFrancisco’s top times would have earned him a second swim in the 200 IM and 400 IM at the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships.
Junior Nationals Qualifier Tripp Cooler Sends Verbal to Villanova for Fall 2027
Cooler is already poised to be one of Villanova’s top competitors in the breaststroke events when he joins the team next fall.
Bucknell Adds Canadian Sprint Free Specialist Blythe Begun to 2027 Recruiting Class
Begun’s projected converted times would have been fast enough to earn her a second swim in the 50 and 100 free at the 2026 Patriot League Championships.
Serbian Swimmer Iva Martinovic to Compete for Wisconsin-Green Bay Starting Fall 2026
Based on her projected time conversions, Martinovic is currently poised to be the team’s top competitor in three events this coming season.
Ohio State Champion Grantham Trumpower Commits to IU Indy for Fall 2026
A strong sprint freestyler and butterflyer, Trumpower would have been just outside the cutoff to earn a second swim at the 2026 Horizon League Championships.
Futures Finalist Ethan Lim to Swim for Trinity University This Fall (2026)
Lim is currently poised to be the Tigers’ 2nd-fastest competitor in the 200 fly and 3rd-fastest in the 200 breast, setting him up to be a top contributor.
Agostina Hein Posts 4:02.99 400 Free to Shatter Argentine National Record at 2026 Mare Nostrum
Hein stopped the clock in 4:02.99, knocking almost three-and-a-half seconds off of her own national record, which she previously set in April 2026.
Erika Fairweather Takes Down Mare Nostrum Record in the 400 Free with 4:01.75 in Barcelona
Less than a week after first breaking the Mare Nostrum record in the women’s 400 free, Fairweather shaved another .05 off the standard in Barcelona.
Siobhan Haughey Re-Breaks Own Mare Nostrum Record in the 200 Free in 1:54.13 at Canet Stop
After breaking her championship record less than a week ago in Monaco in 1:54.27, Haughey lowered the Mare Nostrum record in the 200 free again in Canet.
Sectionals Finalist Nate Garcia Commits to University of St. Thomas (TX) for Fall 2026
Based on the results from the 2026 SCAC Championships, Garcia would have landed in the ‘A’ final in three events, setting him up to be a key contributor.
Andrei-Theodor Proca Breaks the Romanian Record in the Men’s 1500 Free at Mare Nostrum Canet Stop
The 18-year-old won in 15:00.36, shaving .15 off the national record (15:00.51) set by Vlad Stancu at the 2023 European Junior Championships.
Junior Nationals Qualifier Zaki Ibrahim Sends Verbal to Arizona for Fall 2027
Ibrahim would have landed in the top 24 in three races at the 2026 Big 12 Conference Championships, setting him up to be a strong contributor when he arrives.
2026 Speedo Grand Challenge Day 3: Gabriel Manteufel Swims 28th All-Time 1500 Free for 17-18 Boys
Manteufel posted a lifetime best time of 15:13.72 in the men’s 1500 free, ranking him at 28th on the all-time top 100 list for 17-18 boys.
Phoenix Aquatic Club Founder & Head Coach Don Wagner Retires
This marks the end of an illustrious career spanning almost five decades for Wagner, who coached everyone from age group swimmers to Olympic gold medalists.
