SwimSwam Pulse: 51% Think SEC Will Be Swimming’s Most Competitive Conference
With Texas set to join Florida and other elite programs in the SEC, SwimSwam readers believe the conference will be the best swimming has to offer.
NCAA Releases 2024 Championship Standards, Long Course Conversion Formula
The majority of men’s events have seen the ‘A’ cut get faster, while only a handful of women’s races got quicker and one got significantly slower.
David Johnston Taking Olympic Redshirt, Will Return to Texas in 2024-25
David Johnston is taking an Olympic redshirt year, but he says he’ll ultimately return to Texas instead of turning pro after Paris 2024.
Arizona State, Arizona, Utah Leaving Pac-12 for Big 12; Oregon, Washington Join Big Ten
Arizona, ASU, and Utah are expected to be approved as Big 12 members within the next day, which would leave the Pac-12 with just four schools remaining.
Pac-12 Appears Headed for Collapse After Grant of Rights Agreement Falls Through
Pac-12 presidents failed to get a Grant of Rights signed during a meeting Friday morning, signaling an impending collapse for the “Conference of Champions.”
Kelly Pash on Going from World Trials to US Pro Champs: “It was a little tricky”
The incoming UT 5th year admitted that after the US World Trials last month, she was pretty emotionally and physically exhausted.
TCU Promotes Alice McCall To Associate Head Coach
McCall has been with the Horned Frogs for the past two seasons, arriving at TCU as an assistant coach and men’s recruiting coordinator in 2021.
Carson Foster and Luke Hobson Reflect on “Up and Down” World Championships
Both swam more races than they ever had at a big international meet with Foster swimming 3 individual events and Hobson swimming the 200 free individually
D1 Swimming & Diving Committee Approves Long Course Qualifying for 2024 NCAA Champs
The NCAA D1 Swimming & Diving Committee made the 2023-2024 college season decision a bit easier for swimmers like the new top US sprinter, Jack Alexy (above).
Cincinnati Hires Former Kentucky Volunteer Assistant Scott Stern as New Assistant Coach
After one season as a volunteer assistant at Kentucky, Scott Stern is headed to the University of Cincinnati as an assistant for the new Big 12 program.
David Johnston Explains His Ongoing Goal to “Shock the World”
After the race, Johnston explained that the hand signal he and his teammates do before any of his races means “shock the world”.
Texas Promotes Volunteer Coach Chad Mylin to Full-Time Assistant
Texas head coach Carol Capitani lauded Chad Mylin’s ability to “inspire and motivate” the team in two years with the Longhorns (above right, pictured with All-American Grace Cooper).
As of July 1, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF Have Officially Joined the Big 12
As of July 1, those four new members, three of which sponsor swimming and diving, have joined the conference.
World Champion Nic Fink Moving to Dallas to Train with SMU Men’s Team
Nic Fink announced he’s moving from Atlanta to Dallas to train with the Southern Methodist University men’s swim team under head coach Greg Rhodenbaugh.
NCAA All-American Kelly Pash To Use Fifth Year Of Eligibility At Texas
Pash is a seven-time NCAA ‘A’ finalist and has been a valuable asset to Texas individually and on relays over the last three years.
