NCAA D1 Council Recommends Extending 5-Year Clock for COVID-Impacted Athletes
The NCAA Division I council recommended that student athletes like Grant House have their 5-year clock extended by a year if COVID-19 cuts their season.
Conference Nominees for 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year
Silja Kansakoski (above) and Alison Gibson are among the 15 aquatic athlete conference nominees for 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year.
Reports: NCAA ‘Power 5’ Conferences on the Verge of Canceling Fall 2020 Season
The Big Ten Conference is reportedly leading the way in a conversation among the top level of college athletics to postpone the fall athletics season until 2021.
Futures Qualifier Harris Durham Verbally Commits to Harvard
Harris Durham from Richardson, Texas will make the journey to Cambridge, Mass in the fall of 2021.
Princeton’s Coronavirus Response Leads Addison Smith to Transfer to UNC
Amid uncertainty about what Princeton’s academic and athletic year will look like, Addison Smith has decided to transfer to UNC.
Riley Pujadas Verbal Commitment Will Bolster Columbia’s Backstroke Group (2021)
Columbia graduated their top 2 swimmers in the 100 yard backstroke at the end of last season, but through 2 recruiting classes have rebuilt that group.
NCAA Sets August 21 Deadline to Determine if Fall 2020 Championships Will Occur
The NCAA Board of Governors unveiled a new set of guidelines on Wednesday designed to “safeguard student-athlete well-being, scholarships and…
NCAA President: “The Format of Our Championships Will Have to Change”
NCAA president Mark Emmert released a statement on Friday that was the most direct address yet of the coronavirus impact on the 2020-2021 NCAA season.
Jersey Wahoos Free/Fly Specialist Michael Foley Verbally Commits to Penn
Free/fly specialist Michael Foley will make the trek across the Delaware River from South Jersey to Philly in the fall of 2021.
President Mark Emmert Says NCAA Would Prefer Federal NIL Legislation
At a Senate hearing this week, Emmert said he believes it’s “innapropriate” for the association to determine athlete compensation laws nationally.
SwimSwam Podcast: Dartmouth Swim on ‘The Zoom Call That Said it All’
when Dartmouth swimmers did get an audience with the school president via Zoom, the results were not what they were hoping for, to say the least.
Swedish Swimmers Johansson and Holmquist to Attempt 30km Swim for Charity
Swedish swimmers Victor Johansson and Marcus Holmquist are going to swim 30 km in Sweden’s lake Vättern to raise money for the World Food Program USA.
Princeton Legacy Isabella Korbly Verbally Commits to the Tigers for 2021
United Swim Club backstroker Isabella Korbly will follow in her parents’ footsteps and make DeNunzio Pool her home starting in the fall of 2021.
All the Cuts and Cancellations to College Aquatics Programs for 2020-2021
SwimSwam’s running list of all the college swim & dive, synchronized swimming and water polo teams that have been cut or canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seidt, Hansson, and Marsh Among 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees
3-time NCAA champion Louise Hansson (above) was among 53 swimmers & divers nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year honor.