College Recruiting

Wisconsin HS Division I Champion Sydney Stoll Verbals to Illinois

At the 2019 Wisconsin Division I high school state championships, Stoll won the state title in the 500 free and finished third in the 200 free

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Lauryn Reno Transfers to Pacific; Will Take Reins from Brother Brandon

Lauryn Reno from Roseville, California will join the Pacific Tigers in the fall, just as her Brother, all-conference breaststroker Brandon, graduates.

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Princeton’s Coronavirus Response Leads Addison Smith to Transfer to UNC

Amid uncertainty about what Princeton’s academic and athletic year will look like, Addison Smith has decided to transfer to UNC.

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Sarah Platt Will Bolster Army-West Point’s Already-Deep Breaststroke Group

Sarah Platt’s best time of 1:04.00 in the 100 yard breaststroke would have placed her in the A final at last year’s Patriot League Championship meet.

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Riley Pujadas Verbal Commitment Will Bolster Columbia’s Backstroke Group (2021)

Columbia graduated their top 2 swimmers in the 100 yard backstroke at the end of last season, but through 2 recruiting classes have rebuilt that group.

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Winter Juniors-Qualifying Backstroker Norah Hay Verbally Commits to Utah

Winter Jrs qualifier Norah Hay has announced her intention to swim for the Utah Utes in 2021-22. Her best backstroke times would already score at Pac-12s.

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54-Second Breststroker, 44-Second Freestyler Arie Voloschin Changes Commitment

Arie Voloschin, a 2020 Georgia High School State Champion in the 100 free, has changed his commitment from Cincinnati to Georgia.

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Stanford Women Pick Up 2x Iowa HS Champion Aurora Roghair for 2021

Roghair is coming off of a very successful Iowa high school state championships, where she won state titles in the 200 free (1:48.85) and 500 free (4:50.87).

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Oregon HS State Finalist Emma Matous Sends Verbal to UCLA Bruins for 2021

At the 2020 Oregon 6A high school state championships, Matous finished third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 breast.

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Bridgewater College Announces 2020-21 Recruiting Class

This year’s recruiting class features nine women and 10 men.

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Arizona Picks Up TX Distance Specialist Beck Parnham for 2021

At the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, Parnham clocked a 15:26.39 lifetime best in the 1650 free to touch 13th overall. 

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North Carolina 1A/2A Champ Will Barker Chooses UNC-Wilmington for 2021

In an email to SwimSwam, Barker said that newly announced head coach Bobby Guntoro was a big factor in his decision.

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Northern Michigan Reels in Verbal from 2x WI D2 State Champ Ella Houwers

Ella Howers has announced her verbal commitment to Northern Michigan University for 2021-22.

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Brea Aquatics Butterflier Vincent Cheng Verbals to USC for 2021

At the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, Cheng made waves with a sixth-place finish in the 200 fly (1:45.79).

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Distance Specialist Devin Esser Makes Verbal Commitment to UC San Diego

Swim Neptune distance ace Devin Esser has verbally committed to UCSD Tritons for the 2021-22 school year and beyond.

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