College Recruiting

Illinois HS Girls Sectional Champion Samantha Rhodes Commits to UC Davis

2019 Futures qualifier Samantha Rhodes has announced her decision to swim for UC Davis beginning in the 2021-2022 season.

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Alabama HS Champion Caroline Lawrence Chooses Queens (NC) for This Fall

At the 2019 meet, she won the 200 IM Alabama high school state title (2:06.87) and placed third in the 500 free (5:06.16). 

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Backstroker Riley Evans Transfers to Nebraska-Omaha

Riley Evans has announced her intention to swim her remaining three years at University of Nebraska Omaha beginning next fall.

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North Carolina 3A 200 IM Champion Alison Thome Verbals to Alabama (2022)

Thome went a 2:02.64 to win the 200 IM title at the 2020 North Carolina HS 3A Championships, and she’ll join a strong IM group in Tuscaloosa.

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Kiera Liesinger (2022) Verbals to UConn with Big East “A” Final-ready Times

Riptide’s Kiera Liesinger would have scored in the A finals of the 100 breast and 200 breast at 2020 Big East Championships.

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Swarthmore Adds Iowa HS A-Finalist Mats McGrath for Fall 2021

McGrath was an A-finalist in both the 200 free (1:41.56) and 100 fly (50.54) at the 2021 Iowa HS Boys State Championships, taking sixth in both.

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Futures Qualifier Grace Dunn (2022) Announces Verbal Commitment to Columbia

Grace Dunn from Scottsdale Aquatic Club has announced her verbal commitment to the application process at Columbia for 2022-23.

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Hungarian Nationals Runner-up Dominika Varga Commits to Miami Hurricanes

Dominika Varga, who won a silver medal in the 50 fly at 2020 Hungarian Long Course Nationals in December, will swim for the Miami Hurricanes next fall.

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Wisconsin Men Launch 2026 Class with NZL Backstroker Taiko Torepe-Ormsby

Wisconsin head coach Yuri Suguiyama has landed a top Kiwi backstroke talent for their class of 2026.

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Case Western Adds MN Breaststroker Jasha Heide for 2021

Last season, Heide would’ve ranked #2 on CWRU’s roster in the 100 breast, #3 in the 200 breast, #4 in the 400 IM and #5 in the 200 IM. 

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Alaska State Champion Diver Jenna Walch Commits to UNLV for 2021-22

Jenna Walch, a diver from Anchorage, Alaska, has signed an NLI with University of Nevada, Las Vegas and will begin in the fall of 2021.

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2-Time S5 American Record-Holder Victoria Beelner Commits to Emmanuel College

Victoria Beelner, the current S5 American record-holder in the 400 IM, has committed to swim at Emmanuel College beginning in the fall of 2021.

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2019 Futures Qualifier Teigen Detta Sends Verbal to Southern Illinois

Sprint free and backstroker Teigen Detta has verbally committed to swim for Southern Illinois University’s class of 2025.

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UNC Keeps SwimMAC’s Spencer Freeman In-State for Fall 2022

At the 2020 18&U Winter Championships in December, Freeman raced to lifetime bests in the 200/500/1650 free, 200 fly and 400 IM. 

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WashU Picks Up Breaststroker Saya Ryan for Fall 2021

Ryan, primarily a breaststroker, has CA/NV sectional cuts in the 200 breast and the 100 LCM breast. Her breaststroke best times in yards both came in 2020.

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