SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Roundup – 9/21/15 to 9/27/15
Check out the college commitments we wrote about during the week of September 21-27, 2015.
Lindsey Wilson Swimmers Hit 5 “A” Standards on Day 1 of Fall Frenzy
A total of three national “A” standards and one “B” standard were achieved across the five events of the opening session on Friday evening.
A Big SwimSwam Sendoff to the 2600+ S&D Athletes Entering College Now
It’s Back-to-School-Back-to-the-Pool time, and we at SwimSwam would like to acknowledge the 2632-and-counting freshmen swimmers and divers we’ve been tracking. Good luck to you all; have a great freshman season!
Bill Pilczuk Named Head Coach at SCAD Savannah
Former All-American and World Champion Bill Pilczuk has been named head coach of men’s and women’s swimming at SCAD Savannah.
Newcomer Chowan University to Join Bluegrass Mountain Conference
Chowan University Women’s Swimming will join the Bluegrass Mountain Conference beginning with its inaugural 2016-17 season.
CSCAA Names NAIA, NJAA Scholar All-America Teams
The College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced the NAIA and NJCAA Scholar All-America Teams this morning, along with…
Yale Captain Andrew Heymann: 5 Reasons “Athletics” is Most Important College Class
Andrew Heymann, the recently-graduated captain of Yale men’s swimming and diving team, delivered a thoughtful reflection on what he got out of four years as a student-athlete in New Haven, in a speech he gave at the annual Senior Student-Athlete Reception.
Over 1000 College Swimming Commits in 2015, see the list here
Between the more-than-850 commit stories we have written and press releases sent to us by colleges, SwimSwam has compiled a list of over 1000 members of the high school class of 2015. See where they come from and where we will find them next year.
800 College Swimming Commits so far in 2015, see the list here
SwimSwam has covered 800-and-counting commit stories, which when taken together tell a story about the high school class of 2015 and where we will find them next year.
NCAA Champs Missy Franklin, Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes Headline CoSIDA Academic Teams
Missy Franklin, with a 3.58 GPA in Psychology, has been named to the 2015 CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District Team.
Photo Vault: Tattoos of the NAIA 2015
There was a lot of body art on display at the 2015 NAIA National Swimming and Diving Championships, and most of it didn’t shower off on Monday.
2015 NAIA National Championships – Men: OBU Takes Fourth Consecutive Team Title
For the fourth year in a row, the Oklahoma Baptist Bison earned the team title at the NAIA National Championships.
2015 NAIA National Championships – Women: OBU Three-peats; SCAD Buzzes Past Brenau
Oklahoma Baptist won their third straight national team title on Saturday at the 2015 NAIA National Swimming and Diving Championships in Oklahoma City.
