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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Indiana Announces Addition of Diving Coach Eric Best
Best will serve as the Indiana diving program’s volunteer assistant coach.
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.
IU Commit Rafael Miroslaw Pulls Out of 2021 German Olympic Trials
20-year-old Rafael Miroslaw, an IU ’25 commit, has pulled out of the 2021 German Olympic Trials due to a shoulder injury that halted training for 3 months.
Firsts, Fasts, and Anomalies: Our Favorite Stats from Men’s NCAAs
University of Texas men’s swimming & diving coach Eddie Reese is going out on top. Not many in the history of the sport have been able to do that.
Iowa HS State Champ Alex Stone Verbals to Indiana Hoosiers (2022)
At the 2021 Iowa high school state meet, Stone collected state titles in the 50 free and 100 free. He also put down 20.19 and 43.94 relay splits in free.
Fast-Improving Sprinter Jasper Davis Commits to Indiana (2021)
At the 2021 Texas HS 5A State Championships, Davis was the 200 free runner-up with a lifetime best 1:40.53. He was also fourth in the 100 free (46.47).
Firsts, Fasts, and Anomalies: Our Favorite Stats from Women’s NCAAs
Stanford senior Brooke Forde won an NCAA title in the 400 IM, which adds to the deepest single-event legacy in NCAA D1 women’s swimming & diving.
Max McHugh, Mike Bottom Win Big Ten Men’s Awards for 2020-21 Season
McHugh was perfect in the post-season in both breaststroke events at both Big Tens and NCAAs, while Michigan won the 2021 Big Ten title.
Turkish Breaststroke Standout Hazal Ozkan Chooses Wisconsin (2022)
She’s competed internationally for Turkey, making the 50 breast semifinals at the 2018 European Junior Championships and competing again at the 2019 meet.
