Grace Brenneman (2022) Sends Verbal Pledge to Notre Dame
Sprinter Grace Brenneman has verbally committed to the University of Notre Dame and will begin in the fall of 2022.
2020 Swammy Awards: NCAA Women’s Coach of the Year, Todd DeSorbo
There was no NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving National Championship meet in 2020, but if there were, Todd DeSorbo had his team lined up to win – on the back of a freshman superstar.
QUIZ: Can You Name All Colleges With a 2020 NCAA Women’s Swimming Qualifier?
The NCAA Championships are the pinnacle of college swimming. Can you name every school with a women’s swimmer invited to the 2020 edition?
2020 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Though we did not get NCAAs, U.S. Olympic Trials, or the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games we were still fortunate to see some blazing fast swims in 2020.
Back/Free Specialist Ryan Russell Commits to Emmanuel College for 2021-22
Ryan Russell from Eagle Swimming Association will join the Emmanuel College Lions beginning in the fall of 2021.
Iowa HS Girls State Finalist Meg Susil Verbally Commits to Johns Hopkins
Distance freestyle specialist Meg Susil already has best times that would qualify her for the NCAA Division III National Championship meet.
The University of Denver Receives Verbal from 2018 Futures Finalist Will Melsha
Minnesota Senior State finalist Will Melsha has announced his decision to swim for the University of Denver beginning in the fall of 2021.
Nareg Minassian Sends 1st Verbal Commitment to Yale Men’s Class of 2026
Summer Juniors qualifier Nareg Minassian from Crimson Aquatics has announced his verbal commitment to the application process at Yale for 2022-23.
Olympic Trials Qualifier Heidi Smithwick Announces Verbal to Princeton (2022)
Heidi Smithwick from Jupiter Dragons Swim Team has announced her verbal commitment to the application process at Princeton.
MIT Students Learn to Swim Online
At a time when colleges seemed forced to drop their longstanding swim test requirements, MIT converted theirs into a “conceptual” online course.
Ohio State Adds Distance Specialist Lucy Malys of OLY Swimming (2022)
Malys has dropped time in many events since the pandemic hit, including the 200 free, 500 free, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 fly and 400 IM.
Olivia Della Torre Will Follow in Her Sister’s Footsteps as a Georgia Bulldog
Olivia Della Torre, who won 3 Georgia state titles last year as a sophomore, will join the same Georgia team where her older sister Danielle is a senior.
Breaststroker Annika Luce Commits to DII Wingate University for 2022
High school junior Annika Luce has committed to swim for Wingate University beginning in the fall of 2022. She will join the Bulldogs’ class of 2026.
Pitt Picks Up Virginia Independent HS Champ Kate Bailey (2022)
Last season, Bailey would’ve scored in the C-final of the 200 butterfly at the 2020 ACC Championships.
2020 Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year – Anthony Nesty
Florida head coach Anthony Nesty guided two Gator men to become the fastest in history, earning the 2020 Swammy Award for Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year.
