College Recruiting

Winter Juniors Finalist Alicia Budacsek Sends Verbal to UCLA for 2027

Budacsek becomes the first breaststroke-focused recruit for the Bruins in the 2027 recruiting class, joining a slew of free and fly talents.

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Distance Free/IMer Isabella Zarkos Commits To Boston College For 2027

Zarkos would have scored in the 1650 free at the 2026 ACC Championships and is a huge addition as the team did not have any individual scorers at ACCs.

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Winter Juniors Finalist Sam Weaver Commits To BYU For 2026

Weaver’s best time in the 100 breast would have made the Big 12 ‘B’ final this past season, an event BYU had two ‘A’ finalists in.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Mae Winardi Commits To Cornell For 2026

Winardi is a versatile swimmer and is just off what it took to earn a 2nd swim in numerous events at the 2026 Ivy League Championships.

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2026 Australian Open: Day 3 Photo Vault

Take a look through some of the best photos from the final day of the 2026 Australian Open, courtesy of Swimming Australia photographer Delly Carr.

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NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Abdalla Yousseff Nasr Enters Transfer Portal After One Season With Auburn

Abdalla Yousseff Nasr scored 16 individual points at NCAAs and was highlighted by an 8th place finish in the 200 fly. He also was 12th in the 100 fly.

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2026 NCAA Division I Transfer Portal Update: April 7

No additional NCAA individual qualifiers have entered the portal since our last update. The portal is open until April 24th for women and May 1 for men.

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U.S. Olympian David Johnston Announces Transfer From Texas To Florida

Johnston will be able to train alongside newly minted NCAA record holder Ahmed Jaouadi who won the 2026 NCAA Championship in the 1650 free.

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Florida 1A State Finalist Elliott Angkriwan to Head Up North with Commitment to Toronto for 2026

Bolles standout Elliott Angkriwan commits to Toronto, bringing strong breaststroke upside and with room still to rise in SCM.

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Five Cal Baptist Freshmen Select Transfer Homes After Men’s Swim Program Is Cut

Ben Madson, Trent Bemis, and Holden Short will all transfer to Grand Canyon, and Jacob Smith and Samuil Danailov will transfer to Saint Mary’s College.

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Marquette Adds Three Grad Transfers For 2026, The Program’s First Season

Enya Linson will arrive after spending her undergrad career at UCSB, Maren Romine swam at Eastern Michigan, and Evelyn Chin swam at Evansville.

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Rice University Picks Up IM & Distance Ace Liliana Hineman For 2027

Liliana Hineman is a Summer Juniors qualifier who has 400 IM and distance times that will put her top 8 in Rice’s American Conference

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Lincoln Hofmann Commits To Pitt For 2026-27

On Pitt’s projected 2026-27 depth chart, Hofmann is slated to rank first in the 200 back, third in the 50 free and 100 back, and fifth in the 100 free.

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ACC Finalist Mason Leach Transferring To Texas A&M After Two Seasons At Pitt

Leach was an ACC ‘C’ finalist in the 100 back in both seasons at Pitt. His 100 back would have led the team for Texas A&M this past season.

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Texas 6A State Runner-Up Jonah Ruhl Pledges to Indiana for 2027

Ruhl brings 44.5/1:38.2 freestyle speed to the 2027 Hoosier recruiting class, as well as some IM and breaststroke speed.

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