Big Ten

NCAA All-American Paul DeLakis on 40×100 SCM Best Average with Caeleb Dressel

DeLakis breaks down training through the pandemic, including a stint where he traveled to Gainesville to train with Gregg Troy and his pro group

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3-Sport Athlete Daniel Baltes Opts to Swim in College; Commits to Buckeyes

Daniel Baltes, a football, swimming, and track & field multi-hyphened athlete from Maple Grove High School, will swim at Ohio State in the fall.

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Big Ten Champion Paul DeLakis Retires from Swimming, Won’t Pursue 5th Year

Paul DeLakis won a pair of Big Ten titles in the 200 free and 200 IM in 2021. He will now step away from swimming to pursue a career in optometry.

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Sierra Schmidt Moving to Arizona, Will Train Under Father Until Olympic Trials

University of Michigan standout Sierra Schmidt has announced that she will be moving to Scottsdale, Arizona to pursue her pro swimmer career.

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Wisconsin Extends Swim Coach Yuri Suguiyama Through 2023-2024 Season

Wisconsin head swimming & diving coach Yuri Suguiyama received a contract extension through 2024: a vote of confidence for the Badgers coach.

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Terry Ganley on Growing as an Educator over a 44-Year Coaching Career

During her tenure at Minnesota, more than 100 women’s student-athletes have earned All-America recognition, totaling 450.

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Futures Qualifier Ryan McNutt (2022) Makes Verbal Commitment to Penn State

Ryan McNutt will swim for Penn State beginning in fall 2022. He is a rapidly-improving freestyler with Futures cuts in the 50/100/200 free and 100 fly.

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NCAA Scorers Sophie Angus, Maddie Smith Using Extra Year at Northwestern

Smith and Angus each had banner 2020-21 seasons, not only for their own swimming careers but also for the NU program. 

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Minnesota’s Sarah Bacon Becomes First Diver to Win Honda Sports Award

The award honors Bacon as the top female swimming & diving athlete in the country during the 2020-2021 season after sweeping the NCAAspringboard titles.

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Minnesota Picks Up IL Sprinter Connor Groya for Fall 2022

Competing at the 2021 NCSA Spring Championships, Groya set personal bests in the 50/100/200 free, while clocking his best relay splits ever. 

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Iowa Head Coach Marc Long Steps Down after 17 Seasons With Hawkeyes

Marc Long “declined the opportunity” to continue as the Iowa women’s head coach only after the school cut the men’s program at the end of the season.

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Erik Posegay Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin head coach Yuri Suguiyama announced that 3-year assistant coach Erik Posegay is being promoted to associate head coach.

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NCAA to Lift Division I Dead Period, Allow In-person Recruiting on June 1

The NCAA Division I Council voted to allow the resumption of regular recruiting activities beginning on June 1, 2021.

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Indiana Announces Addition of Diving Coach Eric Best

Best will serve as the Indiana diving program’s volunteer assistant coach.

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Indiana Swimmer Max Scott Sings National Anthem At Final Four Basketball Game

Scott was one of the athletes asked to perform the national anthem during the opening ceremonies of the Final Four NCAA basketball tournament.

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