Winter Juniors ‘A’ Finalist Taylor Clements Commits To West Virginia For 2026-27
Clements’ career bests of 23.03 in the 50 free and 1:01.82 in the 100 breast would have both made the ‘C’ finals at the 2025 Big 12 Conference Championships.
Futures Qualifier Charlie Begin Sends Commitment To Penn State For Fall 2026
Begin is a much-needed pickup for the Nittany Lions, who are slated to lose their top two sprint backstrokers to graduation this May.
57.9/2:08.5 Breaststroker Ethan Hodson Commits To American University For 2026-27
Hodson’s personal best of 57.94 in the 100 breast would have made the ‘C’ final at last year’s Patriot League Championships.
Winter Juniors Qualifier William Alexander Sends Verbal To South Carolina For Fall 2026
In 2025, Alexander demolished his 50, 100, and 200 freestyle times, going from 21.71, 46.82, and 1:43.89 to 20.89, 45.52, and 1:38.56.
Freestyle & Butterfly Talent Gioia Balzano Commits To Michigan For 2026-27
Balzano’s best times in the 200 free and 200 fly would have placed her in the ‘B’ finals at the 2025 Big Ten Championships.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Riley Richards Commits To South Carolina’s Class Of 2030
Richards most recently competed at Winter Juniors – East, finishing 34th in the 50 free (20.50) and 44th in the 100 free (45.28).
20.1/44.6 Sprint Freestyler Thomas Bradac Commits To TCU For Fall 2026
Bradac brings a 50 freestyle personal best of 20.18, which is only a tenth shy of what scored at the 2025 Big 12 Championships.
After Big Drops at Winter Juniors, Cade Vieler Verbally Commits to Princeton for 2027-28
LAC’s Cade Vieler has verbally committed to Princeton for 2027-28 with times that would score at Ivies in the ‘B’ finals of the 100 free/100 back.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Wren Smith (2026) Flips Commitment from ASU to SMU
In November, Smith dropped from 24.50 to 24.11 in the 50 free, 52.84 to 52.63 in the 100 free, and 1:51.78 to 1:51.33 in the 200 free.
YMCA Nationals Finalist Audrey Schroeder to Continue Family Legacy At Columbia (Fall 2026)
With both of her parents having attended Columbia, Schroeder has been aiming to swim for the Lions since she was just eight years old.
50.0/1:51.8 Backstroker Thomas Kalka Commits To Loyola Maryland For 2026-27
Kalka’s best times in the backstroke events would put him into the ‘C’ finals at the 2025 Patriot League Championships.
Futures Finalist Joey Zelen Sends Verbal to Minnesota for Fall 2026
A strong sprint freestyler and butterflyer, Zelen will bring added depth to Minnesota’s roster when he arrives next season.
“Best of the Rest” Breaststroker Landon Hall (2027) Verbals to Arizona State
Atomic City Aquatic Club’s Landon Hall would already score in the ‘B’ finals of the 100/200 breast and 200 IM at the Big 12 conference meet.
Ontario Swimming Champs Runner-Up Amy Chai Sends Commitment to Cornell for 2026
Cornell secures a key 2026 addition in Ontario native Amy Chai, whose recent best times project immediate Ivy League impact.
Two-Time Oregon HS State Champion Lauren Sexton Sends Commitment To WSU’s Class Of 2030
Sexton’s PBs would have made the ‘A’ finals in the 200/400 IM, ‘B’ final in the 200 breast, and ‘C’ final in the 100 breast at the 2025 Mountain West meet.
