Articles by Sean Griffin

23.2/50.3 Sprint Freestyler Renee Nealon Commits To Notre Dame’s Class Of 2030

Nealon’s lifetime bests include 23.28 in the 50 free, 50.38 in the 100 free, 1:51.34 in the 200 free, and 56.13 in the 100 fly.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Brayden Jones Commits To Notre Dame For 2026-27

Jones attends Prosper High School and trains year-round with Texas Ford Aquatics, where he specializes in sprint freestyle and backstroke.

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Multi-Time Georgia State Champion Amy Shonk Commits To Pitt For 2026-27

A sprint freestyle and backstroke specialist, Shonk has won four Georgia state titles and qualified for Winter Juniors and the U.S. Open.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Carly Mauldin Announces Commitment To Houston’s Class Of 2030

Mauldin hails from San Antonio, Texas, and is a middle-distance specialist, strong across the 200 and 500 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 200 butterfly.

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Two-Time GHSA State Champion Cannon Martenson Commits To Yale For 2026-27

Cannon Martenson, who excels in sprint freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly, has committed to the Yale Bulldogs’ class of 2030.

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Two-Time Arizona HS State Champion Mark Heffern Commits To SMU Mustangs’ Class Of 2030

Heffern is from Gilbert, Arizona, where he attends Brophy College Preparatory High School and trains year-round with Mesa Aquatics Club.

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Georgia HS State Champion Julia Pou Stays In-State, Commits To Georgia Tech For 2026-27

Backstroke & IM specialist Julia Pou has announced her commitment to swim and study at Georgia Tech, beginning in the fall of 2026.

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Winter Juniors Finalist Morgan Farlow Commits To North Carolina For 2026-27

Morgan Farlow, a versatile middle-disance swimmer, has announced her verbal commitment to compete for the University of North Carolina.

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Canadian Trials ‘B’ Finalist Taryn Weatherhead Commits To Wisconsin For Fall 2026

Taryn Weatherhead, who made butterfly finals at the 2024 and 2025 Canadian Trials, has announced her commitment to the University of Wisconsin.

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1:02.8/2:19.6 Breaststroker Lily Schneider Commits to Southern Indiana for Fall 2026

Lily Schneider has committed to Southern Indiana with breast times that would have led the team in 2025 and qualified for a pair of Summit League ‘A’ finals.

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Middle-Distance Specialist Kaitlyn Kolessar Commits To South Carolina’s Class Of 2030

Kaitlyn Kolessar, a versatile middle-distance swimmer, has committed to the University of South Carolina’s class of 2030.

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1:39.1/4:28.3 Middle-Distance Freestyler Doug Sims Commits To Emory For 2026-27

Doug Sims has announced his verbal commitment to continue his swim career at Emory University as a member of the class of 2030.

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Adam Polzien Commits to Penn’s Class of 2030 with Ivy League–Scoring 200 FR & 1650 FR Times

Distance freestyle specialist Adam Polzien has verbally committed to swim in the University of Pennsylvania’s class of 2030.

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SwimSwam’s Most Commented Articles of 2025

Live recaps dominated the top 38, but Alex Shackell’s decision to pursue a hybrid schedule at Indiana was the most-commented non-recap article.

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The Most-Read SwimSwam Articles of 2025

The World Championships accounted for all of the top 10 most-read articles of the year, with live recaps making up nine of those spots.

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