College Recruiting

NCAA Qualifier Nikki Venema Using Final Year of Eligibility With Northwestern

Venema is a huge boost to the sprint free and fly events for Northwestern. She earned an individual invite to 2023 NCAAs.

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NCAA Relay Swimmer Kaden Smesko Transferring to South Carolina For Fifth Year

Smesko swam on Notre Dame’s 200 and 400 medley relays at 2022 NCAAs. He would have been 2nd on the roster in both backstrokes this past season.

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Cal Pulls in 2 More 5th Years: NCAA Qualifiers Geringer (Ohio State) and McDonald (Princeton)

Cal has added a pair of NCAA qualifiers to the roster for 2024: 5th-year transfers Maya Geringer (Ohio State) and Margaux McDonald (Princeton).

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NCAA Qualifier Chris Nagy Transferring to Kentucky For COVID-19 Fifth Year

Arriving from Minnesota, Nagy boosts the distance group even more that includes NCAA qualifiers Carson Hick and Levi Sandidge.

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Tufts Adds Futures Qualifier Campbell McFall To Class of 2028

McFall is currently a senior at Glastonbury High School in Connecticut, and trains year-round with the Indian Valley Family YMCA.

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Freestyle and Breaststroke Specialist Leināʻala Wong Signs With UC Davis (2024)

Wong, a Futures qualifier, hails from Kaneohe, Hawaii, where she trains and competes year-round with the Kamehameha Swim Club. 

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World Champion, NCAA Runner-Up Hubert Kos Announces Transfer To Texas

Kos is the first Arizona State swimmer to formally announce their transfer to Texas following the coaching change of Bob Bowman.

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European Juniors Finalist Inbar Danziger of Israel Commits to Michigan

Israeli backstroker Inbar Danziger is headed to Michigan this fall as part of an eight-man recruiting class — half of whom are international talents. 

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Kentucky Welcomes Athletes from Lindenwood, Towson, Arkansas Through Transfer Portal

Heading into his second season as Kentucky head coach, Bret Lundgaard has been going to the transfer portal.

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2024 NCAA Runner-Up Owen McDonald Transferring from ASU To Indiana

Owen McDonald swam in the 100 and 200 backstroke A finals which Indiana fifth year Brendan Burns was also in.

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Liberty Gains Commitment From U.S. Open Qualifier Carly Larson (2025)

Larson’s current personal best time in the 100 fly would have easily qualified her for the A-final at the 2024 ASUN Championships.

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South Carolina High School State Champion Adair Shaw Sends Verbal To Ohio State (2025)

Shaw is from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where she attends Lucy Beckham High School and trains with the Wahoo Aquatic Club.

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Michael Gorey (2025) Switches Verbal Commitment from ASU to Texas

Michael Gorey, previously committed to Arizona State, has elected to follow head coach Bob Bowman to the University of Texas for 2025-26.

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Chloe Stepanek Enters Transfer Portal as a 5th Year Grad Transfer

Two-time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Chloe Stepanek has entered the portal as a 5th year grad transfer after spending the last four years at Texas A&M.

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World Record Holder Regan Smith Withdraws Name From Transfer Portal

Smith entered the portal on March 14th which was before Bob Bowman’s departure from Arizona State to take the job at Texas.

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