Update: Stanford Women To Compete at Art Adamson Invite, Not Ohio State
The defending NCAA champion Stanford Cardinal women will return to the Art Adamson Invite at Texas A&M rather than the Ohio State Invite.
NCAA Opens Bid Portal For Championship Hosts; Swimming Up For 2023-2026
The NCAA has launched a championships bid portal for prospective host sites to bid for future NCAA Championship events, including swimming & diving.
California Passes Bill On NCAA Amateurism; NCAA Showdown Awaits
California’s State Assembly passed a bill this week allowing college athletes to make money – a bill the NCAA has already said could lead to competition bans.
Update: Ohio State Invite To Feature Kentucky, Notre Dame, No Stanford
The mid-season Ohio State Invite will feature a handful of top programs from last year, including men and women from the host Buckeyes, Kentucky & Notre Dame.
College Swimming Previews: #9 Stanford Men Hoping For Return of Key Trio
Stanford lost Grant Shoults, Jack Levant and Alberto Mestre last year, and needs them back to make a return to the NCAA’s top 10.
Minnesota’s Mid-Season Invite To Feature Cal, Texas, Michigan, Arizona
Minnesota’s winter invite will feature last year’s top 2 men’s NCAA teams (Cal and Texas) along with 3 of the top 5 women’s programs (Cal, Michigan, Texas).
NC State To Host Mid-Season Invite With ASU, Auburn, Wisconsin, Duke
The NC State Wolfpack will host their own mid-season invite at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. It will feature Arizona State, Auburn, Wisconsin and Duke.
Two-Year NCAA Scorer Grant House Taking Olympic Redshirt For Arizona State
Arizona State would-be junior Grant House will be taking an Olympic redshirt season, sitting out to train for the U.S. Olympic Trials.
College Swimming Previews: #10 USC Women Need To Maximize Relay Points
Louise Hansson lifts all the Trojan relays considerably, but a DQ and three 9th-place finishes sapped them considerably last year.
Cal Women Drop Duals Against Texas & Utah for 2019-20 Season, No U.S. Open
The Cal women have a slightly more quiet schedule with no duals against Texas/Utah as well as opting out of the U.S. Open meet in December.
Arizona State Sun Devils Add Dual Against Texas Longhorns for 2019-20 Season
The ASU Sun Devils have added a dual meet against top-5 program Texas in a back-half meet-heavy 2019-20 season.
College Swimming Previews: #10 Arizona Men Building Elite IM Group
One big graduation leaves holes in the relays, but the Arizona men have a young core of returning swimmers, including fast-rising freestyler Brooks Fail.
Club Wolverine’s Johanna Jorgenson Verbals to USC Trojans for 2020
Jorgenson will start at USC just after they graduate their top sprinter, Louise Hansson, and she’ll have a year overlap with sprinter Marta Ciesla.
Washington High School Runner-Up Elli Straume Verbally Commits to Arizona State
Elli Straume from Washington has verbally committed to Arizona State University in the class of 2020.
NCAA Scorer Mario Koenigsperger to Take Olympic Redshirt Season
At 1:00.83, Koenigsperger is close to the FINA ‘A’ cut (and NZ qualifying standard) for the 2020 Olympics in the 100 breast, which is a 59.93.
