College Recruiting

Distance Freestyler Grace Shaw Verbals to Liberty

Grace Shaw verbally committed to swim at Liberty University. The high school senior won fourth place in the 500 free last season at her state championships.

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NC State Picks Up Verbal Commitment from TAC Titans’ Henry Lee (2023)

Breast/fly specialist Henry Lee from TAC Titans has verbally committed to NC State for the 2023-24 school year and beyond.

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European Junior Champion Batuhan Filiz Makes Verbal Commitment to Texas A&M

Turkish freestyler Batuhan Filiz, who won the 400 free at 2021 Euro Juniors, has verbally committed to Texas A&M for 2022-23.

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2023 “Best of the Rest” Brendan Whitfield Commits to In-State Virginia Tech

Brendan Whitfield, a member of SwimSwam’s 2023 “Best of the Rest” on our list of the top 2023 high school recruits, has committed to Virginia Tech.

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Alex Cimera Verbals to SIU

Alex Cimera, the Lake Erie Senior Championships winner on the 100 freestyle, has verbally committed to Southern Illinois University.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Patrick Gilhool Makes Verbal Commitment to BU

Winter Juniors qualifier Patrick Gilhool will join the BU Terriers in 2022-23 with a 100 fly time that would already score at Patriot League Championships.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Andrew Zettle Verbals to In-state Texas Longhorns

Summer Juniors qualifier Andrew Zettle will arrive in Austin just as his older brother Alex Zettle, a senior on the Longhorns’ roster this year, graduates.

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T.J. Bragg Commits to University of Indianapolis

T.J. Bragg, a senior at North Canton Hoover High School, has verbally committed to the University of Indianapolis for the fall of 2022.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Tommy Roder (2022) Verbally Commits to Cal

Quickly improving backstroker Tommy Roder has made a verbal commitment to the Cal Bears for the 2022-23 school year.

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Futures Qualifier, NCSAs Finalist Rachel Soubier Commits to Pitt

Rachel Soubier, a middle distance freestyler from Maryland, has verbally committed to join a diverse Pitt class of 2022.

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Penn State Grabs Commitment From Distance Freestyler Morgan Bagnall

Morgan Bagnall of East Haven, Connecticut has announced her verbal commitment to attend Penn State for the fall of 2022.

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Freestyler Abby Reid Commits to In-State University of Wisconsin

Freestyler Abby Reid has announced her commitment to remain in-state and swim for the University of Wisconsin, adding to a large pool of in-state swimmers.

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To Delay, or Not, NCAA Recruiting? Imperfect Solutions to an Imperfect Problem

The USOPC says that the NCAA should delay swimming recruiting. Swimmers, coaches, and parents are split. How do we solve such a messy problem?

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Futures-Qualifying Backstroker Lily Hughes Verbals to LSU

Backstroker Lily Hughes, a Futures qualifier from the YMCA of Greater Monmouth, has committed to join the LSU Tigers next fall.

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2023 “Best of the Rest” Freestyler Zach Larrick Commits to UVA

Rose Bowl Aquatics’ 2023 “Best of the Rest” freestyler Zach Larrick has verbally committed to join Virginia’s class of 2027.

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