Articles by Sophie Kaufman

Mid-Distance Freestyler Oliver Stull Signs With West Virginia For Fall 2025

SCHSL 5A 500 freestyle champion Oliver Stull has announced his commitment to join West Virginia University in the fall of 2025.

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VHSL State Champion Trent Hollandsworth Commits To UCSD’s Class Of 2029

Multi-time VHSL State Champion and Class 1/2 state record holder Trent Hollandsworth has committed to the USD men’s class of 2029.

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Rice University Picks Up Verbal Commitment From Backstroker Angelina Huang (2025)

Angelina Huang has sent her verbal commitment to Rice University’s class of 2029, staying in-state as she brings her backstroke skill to Houston from Dallas.

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What’s The Highest FINA Points Swim Ever? The Answer Isn’t As Simple As It Sounds

Calculating the swim that’s earned the most FINA points in history sounds easy, but there are some interesting wrinkles that make it a complicated exercise.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: Swims You May Have Missed From The First Semester

Before the calendar flips, let’s take a look at some of the swims you may have missed from the first semester of the 2024-25 NCAA season.

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German Swimming Federation Releases 2025 World Championship Selection Procedures

The German Swimming Federation has released its selection procedures for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.

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Winter Juniors Finalist Jonah Lee Commits To Purdue University For Fall 2025

Jonah Lee, the eighth place finisher in the boys’ 100 breaststroke at Winter Juniors – East, has announced his commitment to Purdue’s class of 2029.

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SwimSwam’s Most Commented Articles Of 2024

We’ve done the most read SwimSwam articles of the year — now it’s time to take a look at our most talked about articles of 2024.

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Lukas Paegle Stays In-State With Commitment To Indiana’s Class of 2029

Butterflyer Lukas Paegle has announced his plans to stay in-state and swim for Indiana university beginning in the fall of 2025.

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Junior Pan Pac Finalist Harrison Smith Commits To Arizona State University (2025)

Harrison Smith made finals twice at the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships and helped Canada to its best-ever performance at the meet.

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Leon Marchand Wins L’Equipe’s Male World Champion of Champions Award

Leon Marchand won L’Equipe’s Male World Champion of Champions Award, while Gabriel dos Santos Araujo and Jiang Yuyan won the inaugural para-athlete honors.

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The Most-Read SwimSwam Articles of 2024

Topics from the 2024 Olympic Games feature heavily in the top 50 most-read SwimSwam articles of 2024, including our most highly-clicked story.

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Alex Shackell Wins Twice as Carmel High School Sweeps First Meet In New Pool

Alex Shackell won the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at Carmel High School’s Holiday Invite, its first meet in its new pool.

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2024 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer of the Year — Jordan Crooks

Jordan Crooks’ historic world record in the 50 freestyle at the 2024 Short Course World Championships was a career-defining moment.

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David Popovici “Open” To Facing Leon Marchand In 200 Freestyle

David Popovici, the reigning men’s 200 freestyle Olympic champion, told L’Equipe that he’d welcome the opportunity to face Leon Marchand in the 200 free.

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