Princeton’s Coronavirus Response Leads Addison Smith to Transfer to UNC
Amid uncertainty about what Princeton’s academic and athletic year will look like, Addison Smith has decided to transfer to UNC.
SwimSwam Podcast: Ross Dant Takes Us Through Epic NC State Distance Sets
Now that Dant has made his way to NC State, he’s experienced some killer distance workouts that he was kind enough to share with us today.
Sarah Platt Will Bolster Army-West Point’s Already-Deep Breaststroke Group
Sarah Platt’s best time of 1:04.00 in the 100 yard breaststroke would have placed her in the A final at last year’s Patriot League Championship meet.
Riley Pujadas Verbal Commitment Will Bolster Columbia’s Backstroke Group (2021)
Columbia graduated their top 2 swimmers in the 100 yard backstroke at the end of last season, but through 2 recruiting classes have rebuilt that group.
Winter Juniors-Qualifying Backstroker Norah Hay Verbally Commits to Utah
Winter Jrs qualifier Norah Hay has announced her intention to swim for the Utah Utes in 2021-22. Her best backstroke times would already score at Pac-12s.
54-Second Breststroker, 44-Second Freestyler Arie Voloschin Changes Commitment
Arie Voloschin, a 2020 Georgia High School State Champion in the 100 free, has changed his commitment from Cincinnati to Georgia.
Brooks Curry Drops 19.7/43.7 Sprint Free Swims at Dynamo Intrasquad
At one of Dynamo Swim Club’s post-lockdown meets, Brooks Curry stole the show with two big sprint efforts today in Atlanta.
Dressel’s Analysis of the 100 Breaststroke AR Reveals his Versatility
In his fourth race dissect, Caeleb Dressel takes a look at his 100 breaststroke American Record, which is traditionally an “off” event for him.
Stanford Women Pick Up 2x Iowa HS Champion Aurora Roghair for 2021
Roghair is coming off of a very successful Iowa high school state championships, where she won state titles in the 200 free (1:48.85) and 500 free (4:50.87).
Alabama Hires Jesse Lyman as 3rd Diving Coach in 3 Seasons
Lyman was previously the head diving coach at East Carolina, and will be the 2nd new hire as head diving coach in Coley Stickels’ (above) 2 years leading the program.
United States Aiming to Host 2027 World University Games
According to the head of the United States’ liaison organization to the World University Games, a likely scenario is Germany hosting in 2025 and the US in 2027.
ACC Standout Nyls Korstanje Presses Pause On NC State Career
NC State’s 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year Nyls Korstanje has decided to return to his home nation of the Netherlands instead of becoming a Wolfpack junior.
SwimSwam Podcast: Hannah Burandt Discusses the Arduous Journey of a Swim Coach
Many college coaches go through several positions, uprooting themselves from one city to the next, in search of experience, the right fit, or “the next move”
Patrick Paradis Named Laval Rouge et Or Head Coach
Based in North Vancouver since 2010, Paradis was previously the head coach and director of swimming for the Chena Swim Club.
SwimSwam Podcast: Drew Kibler on Philosophy, Art, and Swimming
We started our conversation with what Drew has done outside of the pool during quarantine, from painting to photography.
