Articles by Claire Wong

Texas A&M to welcome Diver Leonardo Garcia, an NCAA finalist, as Graduate Transfer.

Garcia, a 5x All-American, has qualified for NCAAs all 4 collegiate seasons. His highest showing came from the 2023 NCAA Championships, where he tied for 6th

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Germany’s Emily Hoppe to attend DII Felician University (2024)

Hoppe will look to help Felician defend their title, as her converted PBs would have easily landed her in the A-final at this year’s MET Championships

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Ethan Springle to stay in state and attend Roberts Wesleyan University (2024)

Springle will make an immediate impact as his 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly PBs would’ve B finaled and his 100 back would’ve A finaled at the 2024 MET Champs

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Florida State Champ Adrianna Lojewski will join Indiana University this fall (2024)

Lojewski’s PBs would have been on the cusp of scoring at 2024 Big 10s. This year, she will look to help the Hoosier women defend their title.

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Texas Native Andrew Sampson to swim for DIII Rose-Hulman (2024)

Sampson will provide support for Rose Hulman in the distance events, as his 1650 free would have ranked 2nd on the 2023-2024 roster.

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Sandpipers of Nevada’s Dru Bauman to attend California Lutheran University (2024)

Bauman will have several events to choose from, as her PBs in the 500 free, 200/400 IM, and 1650 free would have landed her in scoring finals.

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Kileigh Ackerman to attend University of Redlands with school-leading times (2024)

Ackerman will look to boost Redland’s backstroke group, as both her 100 and 200 back PBs would have led the school this past season.

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Versatile Dylan Dela-Vega headed to Frostburg State University (2024)

Dela-Vega will look to have a notable impact following his arrival on campus, as his 100 breast and 200 free are well under the scoring times.

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Futures Qualifier Andrew Olsen set to swim at Sewanee, University of the South (2024)

At the 2024 GIAA State Championships in January, Olsen was a 3 time finalist, scoring all 20 of Holy Spirit Prep’s points to help them to a 7th place finish.

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Claudia “CJ” Smith will attend Chapman University starting this fall

At the 2024 Pennsylvania Championships, Smith placed 9th in the 200 IM (2:11.57) and 13th in the 100 breast (1:08.39) to help Fox Chapel to a runner up finish

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Eliza Sandhaus will stay in state to swim for Clarion University (2024)

At the PIAA District 3 Championships in March, Sandhaus helped Cumberland to a 2nd place finish after taking 8th in the 100 fly and 11th in the 100 back. 

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Sarah Brown to join University of Mary Washington with conference leading times

Brown’s 200 free PB would have beat the conference winning time of 1:56.47, making Brown an immediate title and A-finalist threat when she arrives on campus. 

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Versatile Kaelia Hughes will swim for ASU starting this fall (2024)

Hughes swims the breaststrokes/IMs as well as the mid-distance freestyle events, and will have several options for her championship meet event line up. 

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Virginia HS Champ Eli Martin to Stay in State at Virginia Tech (2024)

At the Virginia Class 6 State Championships, Martin won the 100 breast in 54.65 and took 2nd in the 200 IM (1:48.55) to help his school to a top 15 finish.

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Marissa DeMarco to Join Tampa with School-Leading Time (2024)

With 2 A-final worthy times in the 100 (1:03.69) and 200 (2:19.93) breast, and DeMarco will have an immediate impact at Tampa.

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