REACH Aquatics Backstroker Kevin Soltys Commits to Lewis
Kevin Soltys from REACH Aquatics and Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, IL has announced his intention to swim at Lewis.
9x Georgia 1-3A State Champion Annie Jardina Verbally Commits to Navy (2022)
SwimAtlanta’s Annie Jardina will bring A-final-worthy times to the Patriot League when she suits up for Navy in the fall of 2022.
James Madison Four-Peats, Secures 11th Total CAA Women’s Title
JMU kicked things off by going 1-2 in the mile, with 2020 champion Julianna Jones defending her title with a 16:39.17.
“I’ll Eat My Goggles” – an Act of Penance from a SwimSwam Reader
SwimSwam reader Willswim made a not-so-bold call in the comments about the NCAA Championships. He whiffed, but put his goggles where his mouth is.
Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2017
Brooke Forde was the #4 recruit as a junior, but very likely would have been the #1 in a senior re-rank. She outscored anyone in the class of 2017.
Moore and Rathle Lead Crawfish Aquatics to Louisiana Short Course Championship
Rylee Moore, Jacques Rathle, Eric Ring, and Marie Landreneau all set Louisiana LSC records this weekend at the short course state meet.
Ohio HS Division I State Champion Emma Dalton Chooses Vanderbilt Commodores
2021 Winter Juniors qualifier Emma Dalton has committed to swim for Vanderbilt University beginning in the 2021-2022 season.
Free/Back Specialist Demi-Lee Carlisle Joins MSU-Moorhead’s Class of 2025
Carlisle will make an almost 10,000-mile trek from Johannesburg to Moorhead in the fall of 2025 to join Division II team Minnesota State University-Moorhead.
Army West Point Adds Distance Freestyler Erin Son (2022)
During the 2019-20 season, Son would’ve been #2 on Army’s roster in the 1000 free and 1650 free and #3 in the 500 free and 200 fly.
Penn Picks Up St. Louis Mid-Distance Freestyler Anna Moehn (2022)
Moehn is a three-time individual champion at the Missouri High School State Championships. She would’ve made the 2020 Ivy League B-final in the 200 free.
2021 NEC Championships: Bryant Holds Team Leads Through Swimming Day 1
Underclassmen had a field day at the meet, scoring crucial points for their teams.
31 TCU Swimmers & Divers Named To Academic All-Big 12 Team
76 percent of TCU’s women garnered first-team honors that were eligible, and 75 percent of TCU’s eligible men earned first or second-team selections.
2021 Men’s NCAA Championships: SwimSwam’s Awards
With a couple days to reflect, here’s what stood out to us at the 2021 Men’s NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships last week.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Jakob Brougham (2021) Commits to Delta State
Distance freestyle specialist Jakob Brougham will swim the next four years at Delta State, one of the top programs in NCAA’s Division II.
SwimMAC’s Nick Piscitelli Commits to Tampa for 2021-22
Nick Piscitelli’s 200 free time of 1:39.39 would have made him a valuable asset, individually and on relays, at Tampa this past season.