NCAA D1 Council Votes to Allow Stacking of Merit/Need Aid and Athletic Aid
The NCAA passed legislation to allow equivalency sports such as swimming and diving to stack need-based aid and/or merit aid with athletic aid.
USC Adds Local Breaststroker Chris O’Grady for Fall 2021
O’Grady, a breaststroker with solid speed in the 200 free and 200 IM, will be part of USC’s breaststroke group revival.
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.
Washington State Select Women’s Team Captains For 2020-21
Seniors Mackenzie Duarte, Chloe Larson and Taylor McCoy have been selected as the Cougar team captains for the 2020-21 campaign.
Pac-12 Moves Football, Volleyball, Soccer to Conference-Only Play for 2020
Some small sports, like men’s water polo where Stanford are the defending NCAA Championships, will not be limited by the decision.
Who Are the People That Endowed the Stanford Head Swimming Coach Jobs?
Paul Violich (left) established in 2017 an endowment for the Stanford women’s head swimming coach position, currently held by Greg Meehan (right).
SwimSwam Podcast: Meehan, Schemmel on Stanford Endowment, Training
Meehan and Schemmel explained what an endowment was, where theirs came from, and the impact it has on an athletics program.
Stanford to Cut 11 Varsity Olympic Sports, Including Synchronized Swimming
The school is eliminating the sports after the 2020-21 school year, an open letter to the community Wednesday said.
CSCAA Announces 2020 Scholar All-America Team Individual Selections
Louisville and Virginia led all Division I women’s teams with 16 First-Team Selections, while Texas led on the Division I men’s side with 17.
Euro Summer Juniors Silver Medalist Fanni Fabian of Hungary Picks Cal
Fabian (left) was the 200 fly silver medalist at the 2019 European Summer Juniors, where she was fifth in the 200 free and swam on three of Hungary’s relays.
ICE: Foreign Students Cannot Attend Online-Only School From the US This Fall
ICE announced that international students facing entirely online course loads must leave the country or transfer schools.
After One Season at Indiana, Katrina Sommer Announces Transfer to UCLA
Sommer competed at the 2020 Big Ten Championships for Indiana, racing the 100 back (55.72), 200 back (1:59.08) and 200 IM (2:03.57).
Stanford Lands 2019 Junior National Champion #8 Samantha Tadder
Last summer, Tadder won the 2019 Speedo Junior National title in the 400 IM, going 4:46.96 in long course to snag an Olympic Trials cut.
USC Will Move Undergraduate Instruction Primarily Online for Fall 2020
Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in California, USC walked back on its initial plans to bring students to campus in the fall.
Stanford Men Kick Off Class of 2025 Recruiting with Verbal from Gabe Machado
At the 2019 YMCA SC Nationals last April, Machado’s top swim came in the 1650 free, where he claimed third place with a lifetime best 15:32.54.
