3x Ohio HS Champ David Madej Verbally Commits to Stanford for 2018-19
David Madej of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School and SwimStrongville has verbally committed to Stanford University for the 2017-18 school year.
Simone Manuel: “I think I put too much pressure on myself” (Video)
Simone Manuel executed a great 50 free tonight, winning by nearly half a second in 24.27 to move into #3 in the world
Abrahm DeVine doesn’t even think his coaches saw this coming (Video)
DeVine charged home in a blazing 27.81, out-splitting the entire field to move into 2nd in the closing metres
Kathleen Baker: “I think i really mastered the details” (Video)
Cal’s Kathleen Baker put up a new meet & U.S. Open Record of 58.57 to win the women’s 100 back, improving her personal best that she posted winning the Olympic silver last year
Ledecky: “I didn’t set time goals for myself this year” (Video)
Katie Ledecky was gone from the gun in the women’s 400 free final, toying with world record pace the entire race
Ledecky: “I almost have that event down to a science” (Video)
To no one’s surprise Katie Ledecky got out ahead from the gun and never looked back, touching the wall in a time of 1:54.84 to become the first woman under 1:55 this year.
Arizona State Announces 2017-18 Competition Schedule
Fans and supporters will have more opportunities to see the Sun Devils at home this season as Arizona State men’s…
Kathleen Baker: “I’ve gotten stronger and in better shape” (Video)
100 back Olympic silver medalist Kathleen Baker put on a dominant display in the 200 back final after foregoing the event at Olympic Trials last year
True Sweetser: “I was ready to rock out” (Video)
On his fifth straight 50 under 30 seconds, Sweetser caught Finke and Ransford with 150m to go and ran away for the win, touching in 14:59.73 to break 15 minutes for the first time in his career.
UCLA Bruins Land Verbal Commitment from Breaststroker Emma Smethurst
Emma Smethurst of Northgate High School and Walnut Creek Aquabears has verbally committed to the UCLA class of 2022.
Katie Ledecky’s roommates left her the best moving out present (Video)
Katie Ledecky had an eventful night on Day 1 of Nationals, placing 6th in the 100 free before turning around less than an hour later and winning the 800 free to punch her ticket to Budapest
Cal’s Ryan Murphy Named Tom Hansen Conference Medal Winner
The 2016-17 Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal Winners were announced today. A Conference Medal is awarded annually to each member…
Ledecky Wins Honda Cup for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year
Katie Ledecky was presented with the Honda Cup tonight at the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Show in Los Angeles.
Reaction Time: 2018 Is By Far the Fastest Recruiting Class off the Blocks
As we approach July 1st, the date that had traditionally been the “starting block” for the college recruiting season, we notice…
California Bans University Travel To 8 States, Including Texas
Sport and politics may be intersecting in a new way in 2017, as the state of California has banned state employees (a banner that would include state-funded University athletic coaches) from using tax money to travel to states with laws considered discriminatory. The list of states currently stands at 8 and includes Texas, the largest of the contiguous United States.
