College Recruiting

NCAA Qualifier Tommy Palmer of Arizona Enters Transfer Portal (And Other Portal Updates)

Also entering the NCAA transfer portal recently has been a swimmer from each of Ohio State, Cal, Missouri, and Arizona State.

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Breaststroker Emmanuel Gadson Sends Verbal To Cornell (2024)

Gadson currently attends Spring Hill High School in Columbia, South Carolina, but represents the Bahamas internationally.

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Futures Qualifier Emilie Mosner Commits To Monmouth For 2024-25

Mosner hails from Lititz, Pennsylvania, where she attends Manheim Township High School and swims for the Five Star Swim Club. 

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“Best of the Rest” Distance Freestyler Jiarui Xue (2025) Verbals to Princeton

Jiarui Xue, a 2024 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1500 free, has made a verbal commitment to Princeton for 2025-26.

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Trials Qualifier Grayson Nye Decommits from Kentucky; Signs with Tennessee for 2024-25

“Best of the Rest” breaststroker Grayson Nye will swim for the Tennessee Volunteers beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

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European Juniors Finalist Lars Antoniak Commits to Cal for 2024

Estonian breaststroke specialist Lars Antoniak committed to Cal last month, rounding out the Bears’ 2024 recruiting class with another international talent.

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Asian Games Finalist Arsen Kozhakhmetov Commits to NC State for 2024

Last September, Arsen Kozhakhmetov made World Junior finals in the 50/100 breast before placing 7th in the 50 breast at the Asian Games later that month.

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Marist Gains Commitment From Futures Qualifier Kris Flores (2024)

Flores’ best time in the 100 fly would have earned a spot in the B-final at the 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships.

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Free and Fly Specialist Paige Sherlock Opts To Stay In-State With North Florida (2024)

Sherlock currently attends River View High School and trains year-round with the Sarasota Y Sharks in Sarasota, Florida.

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D-III Champion Frank Applebaum Transferring From Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to Cal for 5th Year

Two-time NCAA Division III champion Frank Applebaum is transferring from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to Cal for his fifth year of collegiate eligibility.

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Sprinter Arianna Zelen Hands Commitment To Wisconsin (2025)

Minnesota native Arianna Zelen follows in the footsteps of her older sister, Haley Zelen, who is a current freshman at Wisconsin.

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Paris Qualifier Emma Finlin of Canada Verbally Commits to Ohio State for 2024-25

Emma Finlin, who qualified with Team Canada for the 10k open water race in Paris 2024, will swim for the Ohio State Buckeyes next fall.

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Freestyler Sam Huggins Sends Verbal To UNC (2025)

Sam Huggins of State College, Pennsylvania, has announced his verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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NC State All-American Miriam Sheehan Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

Freshman All-American Miriam Sheehan of NC State has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after concluding competition at the 2024 NCAA Championships.

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Polish World Junior Champion Karolina Piechowicz Signs with UCLA for 2024

Karolina Piechowicz won 2022 world junior titles in the 50/100 breast before earning a runner-up finish in the 50 breast at European Juniors last July.

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