Ashland Promotes Assistant Kyle Walthall to Head Coach
Ashland University Director of Athletics Al King announced the promotion of Kyle Walthall to Eagle head swimming and diving coach.
Sacred Heart Announces 12-Meet Slate for 2019-20 Season
Sacred Heart announced its 2019-20 swimming slate, which will see the Pioneers compete in 12 meets beginning on Sept. 28.
Smachlo, Tucker, Sims All Three Event Winners To Close Out 2019 Eric Namesnink
The meet concluded with the 1500 free, 200 IM, 200 back, and 100 free, bringing many lifetime bests and even a first time Olympic Trials cut.
5x Iowa State Finalist Jacob Keller to Join UNLV Rebels
4-sport high school athlete Jacob Keller has committed to swim for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels beginning in the fall of 2019.
Long Time Michigan Coach Gus Stager, Winner of 5 NCAA Team Titles, Dies at 96
Gus Stager was the head coach at Michigan in the 1960 and 1970s, where won an NCAA team title as an athlete, and 4 more as a coach.
Minneapolis Native Elle Niebuhr Staying Home to Swim for the Gophers in 2020
Minneapolis native Elle Niebuhr is staying close to home to continue her swimming career, committing to attend the Minnesota in the fall of 2020.
Emily Horomanski Commits to Swim for South Carolina in Fall 2019
Greer, South Carolina native Emily Horomanski, a six-time high school state champion, is staying in state to swim for the Gamecocks beginning this fall.
Jonathan Kollen Commits to Swim for Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Fall 2019
Jonathan Kollen, a three-time Michigan High School Athletic Association state finalist, has committed to swim collegiately for Wisconsin-Milwaukee this fall.
Miles Smachlo Completes Fly Sweep, Tess Howley Avenges Day 1 Loss At Namesnik
Miles Smachlo wins his second butterfly event in as many days, this time just missing his career-best time by a tenth of a second.
VIDEO: Watch John Shebat’s 1:58 200 IM Time Trial at Universiade
Video of John Shebat’s 200 IM time trial appears to validate the 1:58.28 that his coach Wyatt Collins clocked on Saturday morning in Napoli.
United States Add 2 Golds on Day 3 of WUGs; Maintain Medal Table Lead
Zach Apple and Gabby DeLoof each added a gold medal to the USA’s tally on Saturday, further extending the Americans’ lead on the medals table.
Waddell, Ress Trade 50 Back Records at World University Games
Justin Ress held the World University Games record in the 50 back for about a minute before seeing it fall to South Africa’s Zane Waddell in the next heat.
Katharine Berkoff Downs WUG 100 Back Record in Prelims with 59.57
Katharine Berkoff swam a personal-best 59.57 in the 100 back to break the World University Games record in prelims on Saturday in Napoli.
Coach’s Watch Shows 1:58 in 200 IM from Shebat in Saturday Morning Warmups
According to his coach, Wyatt Collins, John Shebat swam a 1:58.2 in the 200 meter IM on Saturday morning. No video was available to verify the swim.
Air Force Welcomes 13 Swimmers, 4 Divers in Class of 2023
Air Force women’s swimming coach Colleen Murphy and head diving coach Stan Curnow announced the addition of 13 swimmers and four divers in the class of 2023.
