3x CIF-NCS Sprint Champ Sophia Kosturos Gives Verbal Nod to In-state UCLA
Northern California’s Sophia Kosturos will head south for her collegiate swimming career, giving her verbal commitment to UCLA for 2019-20.
Katie McBratney Verbally Commits to Nearby Arizona State
Pitchfork Aquatics’ Katie McBratney has verbally committed to swim for Arizona State University in the class of 2023.
Practice + Pancakes: Stanford Women’s 400 IM Group (Video)
The 4 girls leading lanes (for most of the set) placed 1,2,4, and 14 at this year’s NCAAs. The 3 that were in the A final all dipped under 4:00.
Distance Free Specialist Anna Kalandadze Adds Another Verbal for Cal Bears
Radnor Aquatic Club and Lower Merion High School freestyler Anna Kalandadze had made a verbal commitment to the Cal class of 2023.
2-Sport Athlete Emma Davidson Announces Verbal Commitment to Cal
Emma Davidson, a junior at Yorba Linda High School in Southern California, has announced she plans to swim for the Cal Bears beginning in 2019-20.
Former Cal Swimmer Sent 2010 E-Mail Reporting Muqtar Harrassment
A former swimmer at the University of California sent an unanswered e-mail to the school’s chancellor and athletic director in 2010, reporting sexual harassment by school employee Mohamed Muqtar, who was fired earlier this month after sexual assault allegations.
Practice + Pancakes: Ledecky, Manuel, Neal, Sweetser AM Workout (Video)
Remember that world record that Katie Ledecky set last week in Indy? Well a week before that, SwimSwam was in Palo Alto for practice with Stanford
37 Division I Swimmers Named Academic All-District Selections
he College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large teams last week and 20 Division I men’s swimmers and 17 women’s swimmers were among those honored.
Cal To Hire Texas Volunteer Chase Kreitler As New Assistant Coach
California will fill the vacancy in its coaching staff this week, hiring former Texas volunteer assistant coach Chase Kreitler, a source tells us.
2x OW World Juniors Qualifier Ivan Puskovitch Verbally Commits to USC
Ivan Puskovitch from The Episcopal Academy and Episcopal Academy Aquatic Club has verbally committed to the University of Southern California’s class of 2023.
Katie Drabot Enjoyed Swimming Club-Style Doubles in Indy (Video)
Katie Drabot had a sensational meet in Indy, droping numerous personal bests, including a 4:08 400 free and 2:08 200 fly
Former Buffalo Breaststroker Luke Otto is Heading to Arizona State
Luke Otto of Buffalo, New York is headed to Arizona State University in the fall to finish out his collegiate swimming career.
New Proposal Would Require All NCAA Transfers To Sit Out One Year
A new proposal would extend the NCAA’s “year in residence” requirement to all sports, requiring all transfers to sit out a full year before rejoining NCAA competition, though other proposals would allow students with a certain GPA to bypass that requirement.
Calabasas Sprinter Thomas Finello to Join USC Trojans for 2018-19
Viewpoint School’s Thomas Finello has committed to USC, where he will join up with the team this fall. Finello swims club…
USC Earns Verbal from Kiwi Sprinter Laticia Transom
Transom, 17 years old, is a sprint freestyler who should have an immediate impact on the Trojan roster.
