Notre Dame Picks Up Winter Juniors Finalist Bryce Ortanes for 2021
Ortanes finished 12th in the 50 free (20.42/20.38 in prelims) and 13th in the 100 back (48.93/48.76 in prelims) at the 2019 Winter Junior Champs – West.
Top 20 HM Connor Hunt Announces Verbal Commitment to Michigan
Last summer, at Junior Nationals, Hunt finished fifth in the 800 free with an Olympic Trials-qualifying time of 8:11.52.
After Initial ECU Verbal, Backstroker Katie Knorr Re-Routes to UNC-Wilmington
Knorr’s change of plans comes after ECU shuttered its swimming & diving program in May. She joins new head coach Bobby Guntoro’s first recruiting class.
Miami (FL) Lands 6x Easterns Finalist Camille Weiss for 2021
Weiss has finished top four in the 200 and 500 free at the last three Easterns Championships representing Penn Charter School.
Michigan HS Division II Champ Jack Hamilton Verbals to Kentucky
Hamilton was the 2019 Michigan HS Division II champion in the 100 back, hitting a 50.51 at that meet. He was also third in the 200 IM.
19.7 Sprinter Dylan Delaney Transfers from South Carolina to Wisconsin
Delaney will have an immediate impact, as his 50 free best time would’ve led the Badgers entire roster last year.
Freestyler Jack Stelter Chooses Tennessee for 2021, Post-Gap Year
Stelter is the reigning Virginia Independent School champion in the 100 free (45.57) and 200 free (1:39.69/1:39.17 in prelims).
Dynamo Breaststroker/IMer Henry Halloran Sends Verbal to Villanova for 2021
Halloran is a breaststroker/IMer and the 2020 Georgia 4A/5A high school runner-up in the 200 IM, where he clocked his lifetime best 1:53.17.
USC Women Pick Up Kiwi Butterflier Alice Waldow for 2021
Waldow won three New Zealand Age Group Championship titles in 2019, taking wins in the 50 back, 100 back and 100 fly.
Leah Hayes Clocks Personal Best 1:57.88 in 200 IM, Moves to #6 in 13-14 History
Meanwhile, Hayes also added new lifetime bests in the 100 free (49.83) and 100 back (55.90) in yesterday’s time trial session.
Fenlon Wins Two, Gormsen and Howley Crack 4:20 in 400 Free at LIAC Invite
Fenlon, a recent Stanford ’25 commit, won both the 100 fly and 400 free. The 17-year-old was 55.66 in the 100 fly and 4:03.99 in the 400 free.
Thomas Heilman Wows, Catie Deloof Notches First Swims with Cavalier Aquatics
University of Michigan graduate Catie Deloof swam her first official races with Cavalier Aquatics after moving from Team Elite a few weeks ago.
Thomas Heilman Adds 45.66 100 Free, Again Moving to #1 in 13-Year-Old History
Heilman, who came into today with a best of 47.15 (the 11-12 NAG record), surpasses Michael Andrew’s previous leading 13-year-old performance of 46.06.
Thomas Heilman Becomes Fastest 13-Year-Old Ever in 50y Free and 100y Fly
Heilman ripped a 48.81 in the 100 fly, a new best by two seconds, and a 20.54 in the 50 free, nearly a full-second drop.
NC State Sets 2022 Recruiting Pace with 3rd Commit Today: Sprinter Ryan Weaver
After landing TAC Titan teammates #14 Lance Norris and #17 Michael Cotter, the NC State Wolfpack have added in-state sprinter Ryan Weaver.
