Virginia Class 6A State Champion Bruno Haggard Announces Commitment to Pitt for 2026-27
Haggard won the 200 free at the Virginia Class 6 State Championships in 1:39.12, after finishing 8th in 2025 in 1:46.01.
Winter Juniors Finalist and Distance Specialist Grant O’Mara Will Join Duke Next Fall (2027)
O’Mara is a distance specialist with times of 4:25/9:19/15:39 across the 500/1000/1650 frees, and would have ranked 13th/4th/4th on Duke’s roster last season.
Aquatics GB Championships Finalist Aran Bissett to Compete for Purdue This Fall (2026)
A strong sprint freestyler, Bissett’s projected SCY converted times would have earned him a second swim in two events at the 2026 Big Ten Championships.
NCSA Finalist Claire Conklin Commits to Minnesota for Fall 2026
A versatile competitor, Conklin will bring added depth to the Gophers in the sprint free, fly and back events next season.
Indiana 100 Back State Champion Carter Hadley Stays Home with Commitment to Indiana for 2026
Hadley won the 100 back at the Indiana High School State Championships, and added a runner up finish in the 100 free, both improving on his 2025 swims.
Distance Freestyle Specialist Quinn Putchinski Commits To Coast Guard Academy For 2026-27
Putchinski’s personal bests would have won the 1650 free and placed fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free at the 2026 NEWMAC Championships.
Virginia High School State Finalist Ryan Moore To Swim For Coast Guard Academy Starting Fall 2026
Moore’s PBs would have qualified him for the ‘A’ final in the 50 free and ‘B’ finals in the 100 free, 200 free, and 100 fly at the 2026 NEWMAC Championships.
Nebraska High School State Champion Jenna Polking Commits To Iowa State’s Class Of 2030
On Rutgers’ 2025-26 depth chart, Polking’s personal bests are poised to rank her first in the 100 free and second in the 50 free.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Quinn Heis To Swim For Kenyon Starting Fall 2026
Heis’ lifetime best in the 50 free would have made the ‘A’ final at the 2026 NCAC meet, while his times in three other events would have made ‘B’ finals.
SEC Finalist Evan Bailey Of Texas Enters NCAA Transfer Portal
Bailey scored 32 points at SECs and did not make 2026 NCAAs. He arrived only for the spring semester.
2026 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Abdalla Yousseff Nasr Transferring From Auburn To Florida
Nasr was 8th in the 200 fly at 2026 NCAAs. He also was 12th in the 100 fly scoring him a total of 16 individual points.
Two-Time Texas High School State Champion Landon Fike Verbals To Indiana For Fall 2026
Fike’s 50 freestyle personal best of 20.03 would have qualified for the ‘C’ final at the 2026 Big Ten Conference Championships.
Minnesota High School State Champion Ellie Bina Commits To Notre Dame For 2026-27
Bina’s personal best would have placed 21st in the 1650 free at the 2026 ACC Championships, giving her a chance to score a few points right from the start.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Ben Rines To Swim For Florida Atlantic University Beginning Fall 2026
Rines’ lifetime bests would have placed eighth in the 200 breast and 12th in the 100 breast at the 2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships.
Wide-Ranging Freestyler Oliver Van Peteghem Commits To MIT With NCAA D3 ‘A’ Final Times
Van Peteghem’s PBs would have won the 100, 200, and 500 free at the 2026 NEWMAC conference meet, and taken fourth in the 200 and fifth in the 500 at D3 NCAAs.
