Division II Administrative Committee Allows Temporary Eligibility Waiver
The Division II Administrative Committee will allow athletes to obtain an eligibility waiver if they play less than 50% of their season due to coronavirus.
Ed Brennan Retiring From Full-Time Coaching After 40 Years At Tampa
Longtime University of Tampa swim coach Ed Brennan will retire from his full-time role this year, though he’ll remain coaching part-time.
Colorado HS State Finalist Kira Hobbs Chooses Hawaii for 2021
Hobbs helped Dakota Ridge to a CHSAA 4A title in the 400 free relay with a 52.19 third leg split, while she was third, individually, in the 100 breast.
Washington State Will Go Fully Online This Fall; Swimming Still on Track
(Above) Washington State’s 2020-2021 captains). The Cougars are expecting to resume their season as normal this fall, though school will be online only.
Alexandra Wall Honored with AAC Community Impact Award
Wall graduated from UC this past spring and has spearheaded numerous community services activities for the Bearcats.
University of Evansville Adds Danyyil Gayuk To Coaching Staff
Gayuk joins the University of Evansville after graduating from Delta State University in the spring.
Liberty Announces Andrew Helmich As New Diving Coach
Helmich spent three seasons (2016-19) as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, South Carolina.
SwimSwam Podcast: Bob Bowman Responds to SwimSwam’s ASU Redshirt Comments
Bowman was open and honest about his reasonings and was happy to answer a lot of the major questions that commenters had.
Keely Rollinson to Remain In-State with Verbal to University of Houston
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Keely Rollinson has verbally committed to swim for the University of Houston’s class of 2025.
Wesson, Siebert, Valasek Round Out Cal Men’s 2020-21 Incoming Class to 13
With the addition of Tavis Siebert, Max Valasek and Tyler Wesson, the Cal men’s swimming & diving program will start the 2020-21 season with 13 newcomers.
Alaska-Fairbanks Hires Cameron Kainer as New Head Swim Coach
Cameron Kainer spent the last 7 seasons as the head men’s and women’s swimming coach at another Division II school, UT Permian Basin.
All-American Zach Yeadon Heads to Cal for Final Year of NCAA Eligibility
Yeadon scored in the 500 free and mile at both the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Champs, while he’s the reigning ACC champion in both races.
2020 NCAA Qualifier Hallie Kinsey Transfers to USC Trojans
Kinsey clocked a 1:54.12 to place sixth in the 200 fly at the 2020 SEC Championships. At that meet, she was also 10th in the 100 fly (52.51).
Austrian Olympian Felix Auboeck Heading To Loughborough University
This fall, Austrian Olympian Felix Auboeck will be joining the Loughborough University training group and studying at the school in England.
Barton College Hires Former ECU Assistant Woodhull-Smith As Head Coach
Barton College has filled its head coaching vacancy, pulling Kevin Woodhull-Smith from the former staff on the eliminated East Carolina program.
