College

Triple Transfer: Ryan Purdy, Evan Holt and Grace Reeder Leave Iowa for Arizona

The trio were all freshmen during the 2019-20 seasons, and all three scored individually at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Paige McKenna on Distance Training with Bruce Gemmell

A Wisconsin commit, McKenna gets into training distance with Katie Ledecky and why she eats cookie dough before big distance workouts.

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Brown Scores Verbal Commitment from Pennsylvania HS AAA Champ Nick Clark

Nick Clark, the reigning PIAA AAA 200 free relay champion, has announced his verbal commitment to the application process at Brown for 2021-22.

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Freshman David Johnston Crushes Career-Best 8:55 in 1000 At Texas Intrasquad

Freshman freestyler David Johnston continued to impress at Texas’s season-opening intrasquad meet, dropping three seconds for an 8:55 to win the 1000 free.

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WATCH: Race Videos From Texas Orange/White Intrasquad, Day 2

University of Texas Head Swimming Coach Eddie Reese was happy with 2020 Texas Orange and White Intrasquad. See all race videos here.

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UVA Snags 3rd Top-20 from 2022 with Verbal from #8 Emma Weber

59.7/2:10 breaststroker Emma Weber has given the UVA women’s swimming and diving team their 5th 2022 verbal commitment; 3 of those are top-20 recruits.

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Florida Women Kick Off 2020-2021 Corona-Season With Intrasquad Meet

The Florida women, who return 6 of their 11 individual NCAA qualifiers from last season, held their first meet of the season on Friday.

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Missouri Keeps Backstroker Mara Manion In-State for Fall 2021

At the 2020 Missouri HS Class 2 State Championships, Manion was the 100 back runner-up (57.35), while she placed seventh in the 100 free (53.25). 

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Virginia HS 5A Runner-Up Sophia Knapp Sends Verbal to Virginia (2022)

Knapp was the 2020 Virginia HS 5A State runner-up in the 500 free (4:52.47), going 4:50.10 in prelims to hit a lifetime best.

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WATCH: Texas Orange/White Day 1 Videos, Including Gunnar Bentz’s Longhorn Debut

Former Georgia swimmer Gunnar Bentz swam his first race on Thursday since joining the Texas post-grad group, posting a 1:42 in the 200 yard fly.

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Cornell Moves Into Phase 1, Can Now Run Daily Weights & Conditioning Workouts

Phase I of the Ivy League’s phased return allows up to one hour of weight training and conditioning for student-athletes.

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Fordham Swimmer Dillane Wehbe Opens Up About Mental Health, Suicide Attempt

Fordham swimmer Dillane Wehbe recently shared a post on Instagram opening up about his struggles with depression and his suicide attempt.

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Wisconsin Keeps Sprinter Abby Wanezek In-State for Class of 2026

Wanezek was the Wisconsin HS Division I runner-up last season in both the 50 free (23.11) and 100 back (54.46).

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Corbeau Blasts 51.9 In Breaststroke At Texas’s Orange & White Intrasquad

Texas held the first half of its annual intrasquad meet today, with freshmen David Johnston and Carson Foster along with sophomore Caspar Corbeau starring.

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“End The Circus”: Open Letter Details Why William & Mary AD Is “Ill-Equipped”

William & Mary alumni D. R. Hildebrand’s open letter sheds light on some suspicious deals with consulting firms that Samantha Huge has been involved with.

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