College Recruiting

Cal Women Hit Again: #7 Annie Jia Commits to Golden Bears for Fall 2025

The Cal women now have 5 of the top 13 recruits in the nation, including Pennsylvania State Champion and record holder Annie Jia.

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Cal’s Women’s Class of 2025 Is Shaping Up as One of the Best in History

The Cal women have earned verbal commitments from the top three girls in the high school class of 2025. That means a big change-in-the-wind of college swimming.

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#2 Recruit in Class of 2025 Teagan O’Dell Chooses Cal; Golden Bears Grab 1-2-3 in the Class

The top 3 swimmers in the high school class of 2025 have all verbally committed to the Cal women, including the latest – #2 Teagan O’Dell.

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Jared Rabadam Sends 2024 Commitment to Lehigh University

Rabadam will join the Mountain Hawks sprint freestyle group when he makes the move to Pennsylvania in the fall of 2024.

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Top Class Of 2025 Recruiting Storylines (So Far)

#1 Thomas Heilman was one of the four top-20 ranked boys to announce their verbal commitments to Virginia on the same day in October.

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Bryant Adds Kaitlyn Archambeault (2024) to Incoming Class

Outside of the pool, Archambeault is pursuing an acting career and has appeared in movies filmed locally in Massachusetts.

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Ohio University Receives In-State Verbal from Futures Qualifier Lily Baumgartner (2025)

High school junior Lily Baumgartner of Ada, Ohio has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at Ohio University.

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2024 “Best of the Rest” Cooper McDonald Verbally Commits to Indiana

McDonald will give the Hoosiers a strong addition to the distance group when he joins the program as part of the class of 2028.

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U.S. Open Qualifier Delaney Herr (2025) Makes Verbal Pledge to Princeton

Delaney Herr, a 53.4/1:58 backstroker from Beach Cities Swimming, has made a verbal commitment to the application process at Princeton.

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“BOTR” Distance Freestyler Ella Cosgrove (2025) Adds Verbal to Already Stellar Class at Cal

Ella Cosgrove, a “Best of the Rest” distance freestyler from Arizona, had added her verbal commitment to the Golden Bears’ class of 2029.

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2024 “Best of the Rest” Butterflyer Diego Balbi Verbally Commits to USC

Saint Andrew’s butterflyer Diego Balbi, who notched 3 new PBs at FHSAA 1A States on Saturday, has verbally committed to USC.

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“Best of the Rest” Backstroker Nate Thomas (2025) Makes Verbal Commitment to Louisville

“Best of the Rest” backstroke Nate Thomas from River City Aquatics will swim for Louisville beginning in the 2025-26 school year.

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U.S. Open Qualifier Mabel Koff Commits to Yale for 2024-25

Mabel Koff, a “BOTR” backstroker from NBAC, will bring Ivy League A-final time to Yale when she begins next fall.

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Ball State Gains Commitment From Distance Specialist McKenna Potteiger (2024)

McKenna Potteiger of York, Pennsylvania, has announced her verbal commitment to further her education and athletic career at Ball State.

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U.S. Open Qualifier Conner Hogan Sends Verbal To Wisconsin For 2024-2025

Backstroke and freestyle specialist Conner Hogan has announced his verbal commitment to the Wisconsin Badgers for next fall.

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