Devin Esser Gives His Commitment to UC San Diego for Fall 2021
Talented butterfly and distance swimmer Devin Esser has committed to swim for UC San Diego beginning fall 2021. He will join the Tritons’ class of 2025.
UNC Allows Some Sports after Coronavirus Outbreak; Swimming Still Sidelined
The University of North Carolina has allowed some athletics activities to resume, though most sports, including swimming & diving, are still sidelined.
Junior Nationals Qualifier Aidan Simpson Commits to DI UCSD
Aidan Simpson has committed to swim for DI UC San Diego. He will begin his career with the Tritons beginning fall 2021.
Jackson Bernstein Joins Talented Roster at UCSD for 2021
Distance freestyle swimmer Jackson Bernstein has committed to swim for the UC San Diego Tritons beginning fall 2021. He will join the school’s class of 2025.
2022 Distance Ace Brice Barrieault Sends Verbal Commitment to Army West Point
Brice Barrieault, who attended USA Swimming’s National Open Water Select Camp, has made a verbal commitment to Army West Point’s class of 2026.
Notre Dame Pulls in Verbal Commitment from #18 Renee Gillilan (2022)
Renee Gillilan will join older sister Coleen Gillilan on the Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving roster in the fall of 2022.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Reed Broaders Sends Verbal Commitment to Cal
Reed Broaders told News-Gazette, “I want to show other African-American females and African-Americans as a whole that you can do this.”
UCSD Receives Commitment From Ethan Hildesheim
Rancho San Dieguito’s Ethan Hildesheim has commited to swim for UC San Diego for fall 2021. He will be joining the Tritons’ class of 2025.
Fall Sport Athletes’ 5th Year of Eligibility Won’t Hit Scholarship Limits
The NCAA has eased some concerns about their athlete protection plan, but in the process may have created a new set of concerns.
NCAA Qualifier Nico Hernandez-Tome Transfers to Florida, Will Sit Out a Year
A 2020 CSCAA All-American, Nico Hernandez-Tome will sit out a year after transferring from SEC school Alabama to SEC school Florida.
Iowa To Cut Women’s & Men’s Swimming & Diving After 2020-2021 Season
A report from Fansided’s DearOldGold.com says that Iowa will cut men’s and women’s swimming & diving and two more sports after the 2020-2021 season.
Washington State Swimming Adds Former ECU Coach Kate Moore to Coaching Staff
During Moore’s decade as an ECU coach, the Pirates won 4 American Athletic Conference team titles.
Liberty Is Removing, Replacing Entire Diving Tower after Platform Collapse
The main tower of the Liberty University diving platform (above) is being removed and will be replaced next spring after a platform collapsed.
Program Cut Ends 103-Year Iowa Legacy That Includes Birth of Butterfly Stroke
Bowen Strassforth – Olympic silver medalist, NCAA All-American and part of an NCAA runner-up team in 1949 – is part of a long-running Iowa swimming legacy.
Iowa Projects Lost Revenue of $100M, Rules Out Fundraising To Save Cut Teams
Iowa says postponing fall sports lost about $100 million in revenue and ruled out the possibility of fundraising to save the cut swimming & diving programs.
