Pepperdine Picks Up Lexie Deitemeyer of Denver Hilltoppers (2021)
During the 2019-20 season, Deitemeyer would’ve been Pepperdine’s #1 100 butterflier on the roster. She would’ve also ranked #3 in the 100 breast.
Fordham Adds Breaststroker Kevin Zahariev to Class of 2025
At the 2020 New York HS State Championships, he scored in the 100 breast B-final, placing 10th with his lifetime best of 58.33.
Sandpipers of Nevada’s Kendall Ruberio Commits to Concordia (2021)
Ruberio helped the Palo Verde Panthers to a 2019 Nevada 3A/4A high school title, contributing with a sixth-place finish in the 200 free.
NYC Breaststroker Kimberly Dutta Commits to MIT for Fall 2021
Dutta would’ve finished well in the A-finals at the 2020 NEWMAC Championships in both breaststrokes and the 100 fly.
NCAA to Lift Division I Dead Period, Allow In-person Recruiting on June 1
The NCAA Division I Council voted to allow the resumption of regular recruiting activities beginning on June 1, 2021.
3x Oregon HS Champion Marcus Gentry to Join Notre Dame in 2022
Gentry was the 2020 Oregon HS 5A State Champion in the 200 free (1:43.07), while he won the 500 free and 100 back in 2019 as a freshman.
MIT Adds Colorado 3A Champion Jolie Kim for Fall 2021
At the 2021 Colorado HS 3A State Championships, Kim won the 500 free state title (5:08.76) and touched second in the 200 free (1:55.93).
Davidson Picks Up 56.4 Breaststroker Andrew Schou from FAST (AZ)
Holding a 100 breast PR of 58.59 pre-pandemic, he dropped over two seconds in his first meet back, blasting a 56.44 at an intrasquad in August 2020
1:47.7 200 Butterflier Pierre Zeineddin Commits to D3 Caltech (2021)
At the 2021 NCSA Spring Championships in March, Zeineddin finished sixth overall in the 200 fly, going a lifetime best.
Niagara University Picks Up Versatile Keith Elgar for Class of 2025
Keith Elgar will join the Purple Eagles in the fall of 2021, adding more depth to their already-strong breastroke and IM groups.
Lakeside Swim Team’s Wyatt Johnson Commits to Saint Louis (2021)
Last season, Johnson would’ve been the Billikens’ #2 50 freestyler, #3 100 freestyler and #4 200 freestyler, so he could slot in on several relays.
UIC Picks Up Backstroker Luke Wiesner for Fall 2021
Wiesner competed at the 2020 Illinois (IHSA) State meet, placing 22nd overall in the 100 back prelims.
Caltech Lands High-Impact Recruit: Catherine Deng of Santa Clara Swim Club
Deng would’ve topped the Caltech roster last year in the 100 free, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 fly (by over five seconds), 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM.
Versatile Charles Gaines Verbally Commits to Coast Guard Academy
Swim Macon Aquatic Club’s Charles Gaines will join the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s class of 2025 next fall.
UCSB Adds CCAT Sprinter Nick Velayos to Class of 2025
Velayos would’ve placed seventh in the 100 fly and ninth in the 200 fly at the 2021 MPSF Championships, where UCSB placed third.
