College Recruiting

Indiana HS State Champion Walker Mattice Announces his Commitment to Purdue University (2024)

Mattice’s best time in the 200 free (1:36.77) was just under a second shy of Ethan Shaw’s leading time at Purdue this season (1:35.81).

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Lynn University Gains Commitment From Sprinter Lily Drons (2024)

Drons hails from Estero, Florida, where she attends Estero High School and trains year-round with the Gulf Coast Swim Team. 

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Dual-Sport Athlete Logananne Zielinski Announces Commitment To Delaware (2024)

In addition to swimming, Zielinski was also a varsity water polo player throughout her high school career at St. Andrew’s School.

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University of Florida Gains Canadian Olympic Trials Finalist Laila Oravsky (2025)

With another year still left to go, Oravsky’s converted SCM 800 free and 1500 free times would have ranked 3rd this season for the Florida Gators.

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UChicago Adds U.S. Open Qualifier Alex Schwartz For 2024-2025 Season

Schwartz’s current best times in the 200 free, 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM are already well within the UAA A-final range.

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Nevada HS State Champion Valentino Montegrande Commits To Rollins College (2024)

Montegrande hails from Henderson, Nevada, where he attended Bishop Gorman High School and trains with the Sandpipers of Nevada.

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UNC Chapel Hill Gains Israeli Paris Olympic Qualifier Adam Maraana

Maraana will be heading to Paris as the first Arab-Israeli swimmer to represent Israel at the Olympics before joining UNC Chapel Hill this fall.

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Backstroker Bethany Garcia To Stay In-State With San Diego For 2024-2025

Garcia is a native of Corona, California, where she attends Jserra Catholic High School and trains with the Mission Viejo Nadadores. 

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Oklahoma High School State Champion Cody Lay Signs With U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2024)

Lay intends to pursue a degree in Marine Engineering and work towards a career as a Navy Surface Warfare Officer after graduation.

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California State Champ Marre Gattnar Headed to Harvard This Fall After Reclassifying From ’23

Gattnar proved he’s been putting in work since graduating by posting a slew of personal bests at the Winter Junior Championship – West meet last December.

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Illinois State Record Holder Brady Johnson Bringing Backstroke Talents to Arizona State

Brady Johnson’s best times would have placed 3rd in the 200 back, 4th in the 100 back, and 6th in the 100 free at the 2024 Big 12 Championships in February.

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No. 7 Recruit Jacob Johnson Commits to Minnesota With Top 200 Fly Time in Class of 2024

Jacob Johnson’s best 200 fly time (1:42.29) is already under the Minnesota record of 1:42.47 that Kaiser Neverman posted at February’s Big Ten Championships.

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Soon-To-Be Israeli Olympian Martin Kartavi Commits to North Carolina for 2024

The 20-year-old Kartavi punched his ticket to Paris with a personal-best 50 free time of 21.90 in January, just under the Olympic ‘A’ cut of 21.96. 

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Reese Winer (2024) Commits to Missouri State Bears

Ames Cyclone Aquatics Club’s Reese Winer, a Summer Juniors qualifier in the 100 breast, has committed to Missouri State for 2024-25.

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Freestyle Specialist PJ Nolan Commits to Boston College for 2024

Nolan is one of four men committed to the Eagles for this fall even though they haven’t hired a new coaching staff after parting ways with Joe Brinkman & Co.

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