Distance Freestyle Specialist Quinn Putchinski Commits To Coast Guard Academy For 2026-27
Putchinski’s personal bests would have won the 1650 free and placed fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free at the 2026 NEWMAC Championships.
Virginia High School State Finalist Ryan Moore To Swim For Coast Guard Academy Starting Fall 2026
Moore’s PBs would have qualified him for the ‘A’ final in the 50 free and ‘B’ finals in the 100 free, 200 free, and 100 fly at the 2026 NEWMAC Championships.
Nebraska High School State Champion Jenna Polking Commits To Iowa State’s Class Of 2030
On Rutgers’ 2025-26 depth chart, Polking’s personal bests are poised to rank her first in the 100 free and second in the 50 free.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Quinn Heis To Swim For Kenyon Starting Fall 2026
Heis’ lifetime best in the 50 free would have made the ‘A’ final at the 2026 NCAC meet, while his times in three other events would have made ‘B’ finals.
Two-Time Texas High School State Champion Landon Fike Verbals To Indiana For Fall 2026
Fike’s 50 freestyle personal best of 20.03 would have qualified for the ‘C’ final at the 2026 Big Ten Conference Championships.
Minnesota High School State Champion Ellie Bina Commits To Notre Dame For 2026-27
Bina’s personal best would have placed 21st in the 1650 free at the 2026 ACC Championships, giving her a chance to score a few points right from the start.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Ben Rines To Swim For Florida Atlantic University Beginning Fall 2026
Rines’ lifetime bests would have placed eighth in the 200 breast and 12th in the 100 breast at the 2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships.
Wide-Ranging Freestyler Oliver Van Peteghem Commits To MIT With NCAA D3 ‘A’ Final Times
Van Peteghem’s PBs would have won the 100, 200, and 500 free at the 2026 NEWMAC conference meet, and taken fourth in the 200 and fifth in the 500 at D3 NCAAs.
Ledecky, McIntosh, Walsh, Marchand, & Kos Headline Loaded Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open Psych Sheets
11-time world champion and 13-time world record breaker Gretchen Walsh is one of the many stars set to compete at next week’s Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open.
Ten-Time Wyoming HS State Champion Maren Tattersall To Swim For Pomona-Pitzer Beginning Fall 2026
Tattersall brings career bests that would have scored in five individual ‘A’ finals at the 2026 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meet.
Texas High School State Runner-Up Kate Govin Sends Commitment To TCU For 2026-27
Govin entered the 2025-26 season with bests of 24.06/52.95 in the 50 and 100 free, and has since dropped to 23.40/51.60.
WATCH: All Race Videos From Day Three Of The 2026 Bergen Swim Festival
Watch all of the race videos from the final day of the 2026 Bergen Swim Festival, courtesy of SwimSwam and Swimify. (Pictured: Van Mathias)
Angharad Evans Shatters Own British Record in 100 Breast With World-Leading 1:04.96
The 22-year-old split 30.88/34.08 to shatter her own British Record by 0.41 and become the 10th-fastest woman in history.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Elliott Drottar Commits To UC-Santa Cruz For 2026-27 & Beyond
Drottar’s personal bests would have placed him in the ‘A’ final in the 50 and 200 free and the ‘B’ final in the 100 free at the 2026 PCSC Championships.
USA Swimming Confirms Denver as Host of 2026 Golden Goggle Awards
Golden Goggles will be returning to Denver, Colorado, in 2026, marking the second-straight year the event will be held in the Mile High City.
