2026 Transfer Round Up: May Edition
Another eight athletes have announced their transfers for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.
Iowa High School State Champion Will Van Zee Verbals To Ohio State For Fall 2027
Van Zee’s lifetime best in the 1650 freestyle would have placed 20th at the 2026 Big Ten Championships and scored five points for the Buckeyes.
NCSA Finalist Johnny Macko Sends Verbal to Brown for Fall 2027
A New York high school state champion in the 500 free, Macko already looks poised to be a top contributor for Brown when he joins the team.
NCAA Division II Finalist Elias Noe Of UIndy Transferring To LSU
Noe would have made the SEC ‘B’ final of the 100 fly, an event LSU had zero finalists in this past season, making him a strong relay addition as well.
Big 12 Finalist Shea Skarda Transferring To Pitt After One Season With TCU
Skarda’s best time in the 200 breast would have just missed the ‘C’ final at 2026 ACCs. He remains committed to Pitt despite the coaching change.
Michigan High School State Champion Charles Knoepp Sends Verbal Pledge to Yale for 2027-28
Winter Juniors qualifier Charles Knoepp from Club Wolverine will join the Yale mid-distance/distance free group in the fall of 2027.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Evan Summers Verbals To Virginia Tech For Fall 2027
Summers is coming off a 2025-26 season that saw him drop over three seconds in the 200 breast and a second and a quarter in the 100 breast.
Kenyon Signs Turkish Freestyler Duru Turkmen For 2026
The Kenyon Owls, who placed 3rd at Division III NCAA’s this year, will add some depth to their freestyle squad with Turkmen this fall
Olympian Nika Sharafutdinova Transferring To Auburn After Freshman Season With Ohio State
Sharafutdinova would have made the 2026 SEC ‘C’ final of both backstroke events. She swam at the 2024 Paris Olympics for Ukraine.
New York High School State Finalist Claire Reed Verbals To Georgetown For Fall 2027
Reed’s current lifetime bests would have placed sixth in the 100 breast and seventh in the 200 breast at the 2026 Big East Conference Championships.
Kaelia Hughes Transferring to Miami-FL After Two Seasons With Arizona State
Hughes has a best time in the 100 breast that would have made the ACC ‘C’ final, an event the team had zero scorers in.
Winter Juniors Finalist Lily Wiles Will Join Purdue In The Fall of 2027
Woodlands Swim Team’s Lily Wiles, a butterfly and mid-distance freestyle specialist, is set to make her NCAA debut for Purdue in the fall of 2027.
NCAA Relay Swimmer Kamryn Meskill Transferring From UNC To Michigan
Meskill swam on three relays for UNC at the 2026 NCAA Championships, including their 14th place 400 medley relay.
Tyler Bardak (McKendree), Joey Stebbins (WVU), Sam Empey (Auburn) Transferring To South Carolina
All three transfer in with best times that would have scored at the 2026 SEC Championships.
US Nationals Qualifier Seth Collet Transferring to Virginia
Collet did not swim for UCSB this season due to injury. He has all four years left athletically but will be a sophomore academically.
