College Recruiting

BOTR Breaststroker Grace Pereira Sends Verbal To Auburn For Class of 2031

Grace Pereira, a class of 2027 BOTR recruit in the breaststroke events, has verbally committed Auburn for the class of 2031.

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2026 BOTR Recruit Emma Belk Announces Commitment to Join Stacked Class at Indiana

Emma Belk, who is ranked as one of SwimSwam’s “Best of the Rest” recruits from the High School Class of 2026, has announced her commitment to Indiana.

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Junior Nationals Finalist Aiden Moy Sends Verbal to University of Michigan for Fall 2026

Moy has made huge strides in his performances in breast, fly and IM over the past two seasons and is currently poised to land in the ‘C’ final in the 200 fly.

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Slovakia National Team Member Alexandra Hrnčárová Commits To Virginia Tech For 2026

Hrnčárová represented Slovakia at the U23 Championships back at the end of June. She boosts the sprint free group.

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Greek Olympian Evangelos Efraim Ntoumas Headed To Stanford For 2026

Ntoumas swam on the men’s 4×100 medley relay for Greece at the 2024 Paris Olympics, swimming the breaststroke leg.

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48.0/1:47 Butterflyer Gavin Halusic Verbals to Arizona State for 2027-28

“Best of the Rest” butterfly Gavin Halusic has announced his intention to swim and study at Arizona State in 2027-28.

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Serbian Olympian Justin Cvetkov Commits To Yale For 2026

Cvetkov is a huge pick up for the Yale men and comes with Ivy League ‘A’ final converted times in the 50 and 100 frees. He also brings relay potential.

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“Best Of The Rest” Ranked Yehor Maistruk Kicks Off South Carolina’s Recruiting Class For 2027

Maistruk is primarily a breaststroker and finaled in the 50 and 100 breaststrokes at Summer Juniors in August.

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Best Of The Rest Ranked Recruit Emma Cigna Commits To NC State For 2026

Cigna already would score in numerous events at the ACC level, highlighted by a ‘B’ final 400 IM. She joins a strong class for 2026.

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Futures ‘A’ Finalist Vito Sgroi Commits To Arizona For 2026

Sgroi already has a best time in the 200 back that would have made the Big 12 ‘C’ final this past season, an event the team only had 2 finalists in.

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Emily Heintz Announces Commitment To Queens University For Fall 2026

Emily Heintz of Anderson, South Carolina, has committed to swim and study at Queens University, beginning in the fall of 2026.

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Georgia Lands Commitment from South Carolina 3A State Champ Maddex Ternes for 2026

With a compaetetive range that spans from the 100 breast to the mile, Maddex Ternes commits to Georgia’s 2026 men’s recruiting class.

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BOTR Distance Freestyler and Texas 6A Champ Grant Lilly Sends Verbal to Notre Dame for 2026

Texas 6A champ Grant Lilly has committed to Notre Dame, bringing top-10 high school distance freestyle speed to the Irish.

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Romanian Short Course Record Holder Brigitta Vass Verbals to USC for 2026-27

USC adds Romanian standout Brigitta Vass, a proven Romanian record-holding breaststroker with Big Ten A-final credentials.

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“Best of the Rest” IMer Vivian Moulson Verbals to Wisconsin for Fall of 2026

With finals-ready IM and butterfly times, Vivian Moulson will look to boosts Wisconsin’s 2026 class as a key Big Ten contributor.

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