NCAA Division I Mid-Major

Winter Juniors Qualifier Mia Moulden Sends Verbal Commitment to Denver

Mia Moulden’s times would already score for the Pioneers at Summit League Champs in the A finals of the 100/200 fly, 100/200 back, and 400 IM.

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Boston University Picks Up IL Sprinter Summer Brainin for 2021

Brainin raced on all three of St. Ignatius’s relays at the 2019 Illinois high school state championships and nearly made finals in the 50 free.

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Emily Rinker Commits to Miami (OH) MAC A-Final Time in 400 IM in Hand Already

Emily Rinker’s best time in the 400 IM would have scored A-final points at last year’s MAC Championships, in an event where the Redhawks are being hit hard by graduation.

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Miami RedHawks Secure Verbal from Winter Juniors Qualifier Lauren Murray

Team Greenville’s Lauren Murray, who won the 500 free at SCHSL 5A States as a sophomore, will swim for the Miami RedHawks in 2021-22.

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Akron Lands Verbal Commitment from IMer Kendall Craig for 2021

Kendall Craig will be an immediate-impact player for the Zips in the IM events when she arrives in Akron in the fall of 2021.

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Oakland Snags Verbal Commitment from Canadian Trials Qualifier Ajete Eggers

Ajete Eggers from Barrie Trojans Swim Club in Barrie, Ontario will head to Oakland University for the 2021-22 school year.

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Sprinter Katrina Mortenson Verbally Commits to Harvard Class of 2025

Southern California sprinter Katrina Mortenson will join the Crimson in the fall of 2021.

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Katie McCoy Transfers from Boise State to UIndy with NCAA D2 Title-Worthy Times

McCoy would’ve won the 200 IM at the 2020 NCAA D2 Champs and placed third in the 400 IM, and she has two years of eligibility remaining.

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Pepperdine Hires Ellie Monobe as New Head Swimming Coach

Ellie Monobe spent the last 4 seasons as an assistant with UCSB, including last season as the program’s associate head coach.

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MAC Becomes First FBS Conference to Cancel Fall Sports

The MAC has become the first conference at the top level of college football to cancel the fall 2020 NCAA sports season.

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Lauryn Reno Transfers to Pacific; Will Take Reins from Brother Brandon

Lauryn Reno from Roseville, California will join the Pacific Tigers in the fall, just as her Brother, all-conference breaststroker Brandon, graduates.

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Sarah Platt Will Bolster Army-West Point’s Already-Deep Breaststroke Group

Sarah Platt’s best time of 1:04.00 in the 100 yard breaststroke would have placed her in the A final at last year’s Patriot League Championship meet.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Hannah Burandt Discusses the Arduous Journey of a Swim Coach

Many college coaches go through several positions, uprooting themselves from one city to the next, in search of experience, the right fit, or “the next move”

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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…

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North Carolina 1A/2A Champ Will Barker Chooses UNC-Wilmington for 2021

In an email to SwimSwam, Barker said that newly announced head coach Bobby Guntoro was a big factor in his decision.

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