Articles by Claire Wong

Blue Springs Power Cats’ Lexi Weems to swim for DII Southwest Minnesota this fall (2024)

Weems, who only began swimming club her junior year of high school, has times on the cusp of scoring at the 2024 NSIC Championships.

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Billings Aquatics’ Lola Sheridan headed to University of Mary (ND) this fall

Sheridan will aid UMary’s distance group, as her 500 free would’ve ranked 2nd on the roster this season and qualified for the C final at the 2024 NSIC Champs

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Illinois State Championships Qualifier Eli Spivak headed to DII Lynn University (2024)

At the 2024 Illinois HS Sectionals, Spivak was the champion in the 500 free, swimming 4:38.72, which qualified him for the 2024 IHSA State Championships.

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Lakeside Aquatic Club’s Alexis Bolte to stay in-state at Southwestern University (2024)

Bolte has the potential to be a 3x conference finalist for Southwestern, as her 200/500/1650 free all would have scored at the 2024 WAC Championships

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James Johnson to join 5x Defending MAC Champions, Stevens Institute of Technology, this fall

Johnson looks to continue Stevens Institue’s legacy, as at the 2024 MAC Championships, his 100 and 200 breast would have qualified for the championship final

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Speedo Sectionals Champ Alekos Binder to swim for Columbia University this fall (2024)

Binder will bolster Columbia’s IM group, with his 400 IM ranking 4th in comparison to the 2023-2024 roster and the Lions’ top IMer graduating.  

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Turkey’s Lara Kisakol to attend Fairfield University with conference leading times (2024)

Kisakol will be an immediate title threat when she arrives on campus, as her converted 100 fly time would have won at the 2024 MAAC Championships

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Futures Qualifier Henry Lyons to join Claremont Mckenna Colleges this fall (2024)

Lyons will look to help CMS defend their title, as his PBs in the 200/400 IM and 500/1650 free were fast enough to final at the 2024 SCIAC Championships

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Turkish National Team Member Nisa Gül Serdar headed to Marshall University this fall (2024)

Serdar will become an immediate title contender, as her converted PBs would have placed her 2nd in the 100 free and 200 IM at the 2024 Sun Belt Championships

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Aspen Gallaudet of Naval Academy Aquatic Club to join US Naval Academy this fall (2024)

At the 2024 Maryland 3A2A1A State Championships, Gallaudet placed 2nd in the 100 back and 3rd in the 50 free to help Northern High School to a championship

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Zhanhong Su to remain in state to swim for UC Santa Barbara this fall (2024)

Su will strengthen UCSB’s breastroke group, as both his 100 and 200 breast would have qualified for the ‘B’ final at the 2024 MPSF Championships

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Futures Qualifier Olivia Brown headed to Boston College this fall (2024)

Brown will bolster BC’s roster, as out of BC’s returning swimmers, her 200 IM time would have ranked 2nd while her 400 IM would have ranked 3rd

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Texas Native Corin Patel to swim for D3 Roger Williams University (2024)

At the UIL District 17 – 6A Championships, Patel swam a 1:03.60 PB in the 100 breast to place 8th. He also split 28.71 in Cypress Fairbanks’ 200 medley relay

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South Jersey Aquatic Club’s Lianne Pobaldor to swim for Wagner College this fall (2024)

Lianne Poblador will swim for Wagner College. Her 500 best of 5:13.10 would have landed her in the ‘C’ final at the 2024 Northeast Conference Championships

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Chase Shapiro to attend Bowdoin College with school-leading times (2024)

Shapiro is poised to make an immediate impact with his arrival, as his 500 and 1650 free both would have ranked 1st on Bowdoin’s 2023-2024 roster

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