Articles by Sean Griffin

WATCH: All Men’s Race Videos From the 2026 Eddie Reese Showdown

Watch all of the men’s race videos from the 2026 Eddie Reese Showdown, courtesy of Louisville Swimming on YouTube.

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Winter Juniors ‘A’ Finalist Taylor Clements Commits To West Virginia For 2026-27

Clements’ career bests of 23.03 in the 50 free and 1:01.82 in the 100 breast would have both made the ‘C’ finals at the 2025 Big 12 Conference Championships.

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WATCH: All Women’s Race Videos From the 2026 Eddie Reese Showdown

SwimSwam has compiled all available race videos from this weekend’s Eddie Reese Showdown, courtesy of Texas Women’s Swimming on YouTube.

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Futures Qualifier Charlie Begin Sends Commitment To Penn State For Fall 2026

Begin is a much-needed pickup for the Nittany Lions, who are slated to lose their top two sprint backstrokers to graduation this May.

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57.9/2:08.5 Breaststroker Ethan Hodson Commits To American University For 2026-27

Hodson’s personal best of 57.94 in the 100 breast would have made the ‘C’ final at last year’s Patriot League Championships.

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2026 Australian Open Water Championships: Photo Vault

SwimSwam has compiled some of the top shots from the 2026 Australian Open Water Championships, courtesy of Adam Crane/Salt Diaries.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier William Alexander Sends Verbal To South Carolina For Fall 2026

In 2025, Alexander demolished his 50, 100, and 200 freestyle times, going from 21.71, 46.82, and 1:43.89 to 20.89, 45.52, and 1:38.56.

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Freestyle & Butterfly Talent Gioia Balzano Commits To Michigan For 2026-27

Balzano’s best times in the 200 free and 200 fly would have placed her in the ‘B’ finals at the 2025 Big Ten Championships.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Riley Richards Commits To South Carolina’s Class Of 2030

Richards most recently competed at Winter Juniors – East, finishing 34th in the 50 free (20.50) and 44th in the 100 free (45.28).

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WATCH: Claire Curzan’s 49.13/1:51.35 Fly Double & All Other UVA Vs. NC State Race Videos

SwimSwam has compiled a list of all the race videos from the UVA vs. NC State dual meet, which includes Claire Curzan’s 49.13/1:51.35 butterfly double.

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20.1/44.6 Sprint Freestyler Thomas Bradac Commits To TCU For Fall 2026

Bradac brings a 50 freestyle personal best of 20.18, which is only a tenth shy of what scored at the 2025 Big 12 Championships.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Wren Smith (2026) Flips Commitment from ASU to SMU

In November, Smith dropped from 24.50 to 24.11 in the 50 free, 52.84 to 52.63 in the 100 free, and 1:51.78 to 1:51.33 in the 200 free.

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50.0/1:51.8 Backstroker Thomas Kalka Commits To Loyola Maryland For 2026-27

Kalka’s best times in the backstroke events would put him into the ‘C’ finals at the 2025 Patriot League Championships.

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Two-Time Oregon HS State Champion Lauren Sexton Sends Commitment To WSU’s Class Of 2030

Sexton’s PBs would have made the ‘A’ finals in the 200/400 IM, ‘B’ final in the 200 breast, and ‘C’ final in the 100 breast at the 2025 Mountain West meet.

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Four-Time Nevada HS State Champion Grace Carrington Commits To Washington State For Fall 2026

Carrington brings breaststroke times that would have placed her in the ‘C’ finals at the 2025 Mountain West Conference Championships.

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