College Recruiting

Holden Raffin Gives USC Another Verbal Commitment for 2020-21

Munster, Indiana backstroker Holden Raffin has verbally committed to USC for 2020-21.

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2019 Men’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform as Freshmen?

Last spring, the debate was Reece Whitley vs. Drew Kibler for the #1-ranked recruit in the nation. Turns out, neither of them were the highest-scoring freshman at NCAAs. Say hello to Minnesota’s Max McHugh.

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Men’s Recruiting Ranks In-Progress Analysis: All Classes Through 2019 NCAAs

It’s a tale of two classes for the men: the current junior class has been pretty lackluster, especially among our top-20 ranked recruits. But the current sophomores, led by #1 recruit Ryan Hoffer of Cal, have been outstanding through two years.

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Distance Specialist Bella Kelly Commits to Delta State for 2019

Kelly looks to help Delta State win a NSISC conference title for the 2019-2020 season.

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Nevadan Breaststroker Annika Freiburger to Join Inaugural SMSU Team

Freiburger will help put the Mustangs on the NSIC map for the 2019-2020 season.

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Cisco Announces Commitment to University of the Pacific

Cisco Announces Commitment to University of the Pacific

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Men’s Recruiting Class Ranks Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2016-2019

Our recruiting class ranks for the current crop of graduating seniors, all the way back in 2015: #1 Texas, #2 Cal, #3 USC. How did those classes (and the rest of our top 12) turn out after four years? And what would a revised top 12 list look like? We have the answers – and the data – here.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Men’s High School Class of 2015

Just how close did #1 Andrew Seliskar and #2 Townley Haas end up over their careers? And you might be shocked to know just how many developmental sprint talents flourished from outside our top 20 ranks in the boy’s high school class of 2015.

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Distance/Backstroke Double Threat Wozny Commits to Indiana State

Wozny will be able to make a splash in the Missouri Valley Conference as a freshman for the Sycamores.

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Breaststroker Lisette Fenneuff Stays In State At Saginaw Valley State

Vastly improving Fenneuff will be able to make an immediate impact for the Cardinals.

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Jackson Masson of Orinda Aquatics Verbally Commits to Whitman College

Masson will swim for the Whitman College Blues in the fall of 2019.

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Kentucky State Record Holder Matthew Street Stays In-State for 2019

Street will stay local and continue to swim at his club’s home pool, this time as a member of the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Women’s Recruiting Ranks In-Progress Analysis: All Classes Through 2019 NCAAs

We’ve looked at the freshmen and seniors compared to our recruit rankings. But how are #2 recruit Beata Nelson and her junior class doing? Or #4 Brooke Forde and the sophomores? We have the raw NCAA scoring data from all four women’s classes, crossed with our earlier recruit rankings, here.

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2019 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Taylor Ruck was the big freshman scorer, but all 7 of Stanford’s top-ranked recruits scored at NCAAs as rookies. Meanwhile one of our honorable mentions went off for big points.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2016-2019

We ranked Cal’s recruiting class #1 back in the summer of 2015. How did they hold up in actual NCAA scoring compared to a juggernaut class from Stanford?

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