Articles by Mark Wild

Winter Juniors Finalist & Texas Highschool State Runner-Up Raphael Wang Commits to Duke (2025

Austin, Texas native Raphael Wang will bring his strong breaststroke talents eastward, next fall where he is set to join Duke, with times just outside of conference scoring.

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USA Releases Selection Procedures for 2024 Short Course Worlds

Kate Douglass, along with Ryan Murphy and Nic Fink walked away from the 2022 SC Worlds with two World Records, and she looks poised to make a run at more.

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Yale Bulldogs add Olympic Trials Qualifier Crash Ackerly, #15 in the Class of 2025

After a gap year in Taiwan, Crash Ackerly a strong backstroker out of Nova Aquatics will join Yale with multiple conference scoring times.

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2024 Olympic Trials Semifinalist & Class of 2025 H.M. Sarah Rodrigues to Swim for Texas

With one year to improve upon an already NCAA qualifying time in the 200 Back, New Jersey’s Sarah Rodrigues could become part of a strong backstroke corps for the Longhorns.

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2024-2025 NCAA Division I College Preview Compendium

Bookmark this page to see all the updates and releases of SwimSwam’s previews of the 2024 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Season.

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2025 BOTR & NC High School State Champ Mere Whelehan To Don Tennessee Orange Next Fall (2025)

A five time individual NC High School State Champion, Mere Whelehan will take her freestyle abilities west to the University of Tennessee next Fall.

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Carmel High School’s & Indiana State Champion Anderson Kopp Commits to Duke for Fall of 2025

A member of the Carmel High School Boys Dynasty, Anderson Kopp, who had two top four finishes at the State Championships will look to take his talents to Duke next fall.

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USC Star Harry Homans Joins Fordham’s Coaching Staff under New Head Coach Tom Wilkens

Harry Homans, an NCAA qualifier at both USC and Georgia, has turned in his goggles for a watch as he has taken the assistant coaching position at Fordham University,

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NCAA Conference Realignment Summary: A Lot Has Changed

ASU has a very different path to repeating as Champions. The team is now under the helm of a new head coach and in a new Conference, being one of eight schools with swimming to leave the PAC-12.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Grace Lee to bring her Talents to Cornell this Fall (2024)

Scarlet Aquatics’ Grace Lee a Junior Nats Qualifier will bring her conference scoring times to Cornell, joining a young distance group.

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Junior Kylie Ney Transfers to Northern Arizona with Multiple Conference Scoring Times

Returning to her home state of Arizona, Kylie Ney, who swam two seasons at CSU Bakersfield, will bring her distance free ability to a strong NAU program.

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Winter Junior Nats Qualifier & Carmel’s Carson Szotek to Remain in State at IU Indy (2024)

Carmel Swim Club’s Carson Szotek, an Indiana State Finalist in the 100 back, brings multiple conference scoring times with him to IU INDY this fall.

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Alabama State Champion Bradford Johnson Joins Resurgent Auburn Program for Fall of 2024

Alabama State Champion in the 100 fly, Bradford Johnson will head south a few hours to compete for the Auburn Tigers this NCAA season.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

American Leah Shackley, winner of the 100 back on Day 1, is entered in a tough double. She’s the top seed in the 100 fly and ranks 2nd in the 200 back.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

USA’s and Florida Gator commit (2025) Lilla Bognar enters the 400 IM as the top seed by over 4 seconds and will look to improve upon her time of 4:37.86.

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