College Recruiting

Winter Juniors Qualifier Stephanie Oiesen to Swim for University of Utah Next Fall (2025)

A freestyler and backstroker, Oiesen was selected for the Serbian Junior National team this season and will make an immediate impact on Utah’s team.

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#1 Ranked Diver, US National Champion Josh Hedberg Commits To Indiana (2025)

Joshua Hedberg represented the US at the 2024 World Championships and will join the Indiana diving crew next fall.

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Ohio State Champion Julia Shafer Commits To Kentucky For Fall 2025

Shafer won the 2023 Division II State Title in the 200 IM during her sophomore campaign. She also excels in mid-distance freestyle.

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Junior Pan Pacs Medallist Oliver Dawson Commits To Indiana For Fall 2026

Junior Pan Pacs medallist Oliver Dawson broke onto the national Canadian breaststroke scene this summer and has now committed to Indiana’s class of 2030.

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Sloan Zallen Flips Verbal Commitment From Illinois To Join Arkansas’ Class of 2025

Sloan Zallens flips her commitment from Illinois to Arkansas and will join her sister Zara, who swims at Missouri, in the SEC beginning in fall 2025.

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Clare Watson, #15 in Class of 2026, Announces Verbal Commitment to Stanford

53/1:57 butterflyer Clare Watson from Bellevue Club Swim Team has made a verbal commitment to Stanford University for 2026-27.

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#13 JD Thumann Hands Cal Their 5th Top-15 Verbal Commitment for 2026

Sooner Swim Club’s JD Thumann is Cal’s 5th top-15 verbal commitment for the fall of 2026.

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BOTR Butterflier Antoine Destang Commits To Michigan For 2025

Destang’s best time in the 100 butterfly (47.27) would have secured him a spot in the ‘C’ final at last season’s Big Ten Conference Championship.

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PIAA 3A Champion Maddie Faikish Verbally Commits To Notre Dame’s Class of 2029

Maddie Faikish, a PIAA 3A state champion in the 200 and 500 freestyle, has verbally committed to the Fighting Irish and will arrive in fall 2025.

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Maya Bezanson of Team Canada will Swim For The Louisville Cardinals Next Fall

With score-worthy times at ACCs and international experience under her belt, Bezanson is set to make an immediate impact for Louisville upon her arrival.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Sadie Murphy to Join Louisville’s Class of 2029

Murphy, a backstroke/IM specialist, is on the cusp of what it took to score at ACCs last season, where the Cardinal women placed 2nd.

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Alabama Adds Pennsylvania HS 3A Champ Sarah Parker (2025)

With another year to improve, Parker could help strengthen the sprinting group at Alabama with her times of 22.98 in the 50 free and 49.90 in the 100 free.

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2026 “Honorable Mention” Henry Lyness Announces Verbal Commitment to ASU

Center Grove Aquatic Club’s Henry Lyness, the 2nd-fastest 100 backstroker in the class of 2026, has chosen Arizona State for his collegiate career.

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The Top 10 NCAA Diving Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2025

In an effort to expand NCAA coverage here on SwimSwam, we have compiled a list of the top 10 men’s recruits for the high school class of 2025.

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Chloe Quarles Commits to Cal Poly to Shore Up the Future of the Mustangs’ Butterfly Group

Chloe Quarles will move about 5 hours up the coast from her home in Coronado, California; to join the Cal Poly Mustangs.

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