College Recruiting

NC High School 6A State Champ Madi Hertzig Chooses Yale (2027)

Yale placed 5th out of 8 teams at the 2026 Women’s Ivy League Championships. Hertzig can help strengthen the team’s freestyle and butterfly groups.

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Arizona Division II State Champion Porter Ellsworth Pledges to Powerhouse Arizona State for 2027

Gold Medal Swim Club’s Porter Ellsworth is headed to Tempe, where his range of events could make him a valuable depth piece for the Sun Devils.

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UC Santa Barbara Secures In-State Commitment from Freestyler Elaine Birkhold for 2026-27

Mid-distance freestyler Elaine Birkhold has committed to the Gauchos, bringing Big West A-final potential in the 200 freestyle.

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Winter Juniors ‘A’ Finalist Sasha Volkova (2027) Sends Verbal Commitment to Columbia

Gold Medal Swim Club’s Sasha Volkova will join the Columbia Lions in 2027 with a 200 breast time that would already score in the top 8 at Ivies.

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Luke Vickers Announces Transfer From Ohio State To Oakland

Vickers has best times in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes that are under what the AQ standard was for 2026 NCAAs.

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2026 Transfer Round Up: May Edition

Another eight athletes have announced their transfers for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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