UNCW Gains Commitment From Sprinter Emily Connors (2024)
Emily Connors has announced her verbal commitment continue her education and swimming career UNCW next fall, where she intends to study Marine Biology.
Early Signing Day: 408 Verbal Commitments From The Class of 2024
Leah Hayes leads a group of five swimmers ranked in our top 20 who verbally committed to Virginia—today those signings can become official.
Nevada HS State Champion Phoebe McClaren Sends Verbal To St. Bonaventure (2024)
Distance specialist Phoebe McClaren has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at St. Bonaventure in New York next fall.
Cal Women Hit Again: #7 Annie Jia Commits to Golden Bears for Fall 2025
The Cal women now have 5 of the top 13 recruits in the nation, including Pennsylvania State Champion and record holder Annie Jia.
Chloe Stepanek Hits 1:58.73 200 Free Lifetime Best In TAMU LCM Exhibition With GA Tech
Stepanek’s time dipped under her previous mark of 1:59.15 from the 2022 U.S. Summer Nationals.
Orange Extends Lead In Virginia Tech’s Season-Long Hokie Belt Challenge
Orange continued its win streak with a final score of 252-223 on Saturday, following up on a 245-208 victory at the opening intrasquad meet.
Amy Riordan Sets S. Carolina School Record En Route to Tie With #13 UNC; UNC Men Win by 12
Sophomore Amy Riordan has (likely) qualified for her first NCAA Championship meet after breaking South Carolina’s school record in the 200 free on Friday.
Maurer Sweeps Distance Free Events As Stanford Wins 10 Events vs Cal; Lasco Sweeps IMs
Rex Maurer won the triple distance of the 200, 500, and 1000 freestyles. Although the meet was unscored, Stanford won 10 events (Cal won 9).
Purdue Sweeps Tri-Meet With Oakland & Rutgers
The Boilermakers comfortably beat Rutgers (200-153) and Oakland (279-74) on the women’s side while the men topped the Golden Grizzles, 197.5-142.5.
Ron Kontura, 2022 & 2023 D3 Diving Coach of the Year, Out at Kenyon
Ron Kontura, who was named the CSCAA Division III Diving Coach of the Year in each of the last two years, is out at Kenyon.
DIII Round-up: 18 Top-Times in One Weekend
Many of the top Division III teams were in action this past week, posting a number of top 25 times ahead of most mid-season invites.
Illinois Swimmer Cara Bognar Bringing NIL Opportunities to Athletes From Non-Revenue Sports
College athletes could sometimes teach private lessons before the NIL era began, but any marketing mentioning their team or athletic talent was prohibited.
Jordan Crooks, Chloe Stepanek Named SEC Swimmers of the Week
Tennessee’s Crooks powered to a time of 19.02 in the men’s 50 free unsuited during the Vols’ tri-meet with Florida and Kentucky.
Kaitlyn Dobler, Rex Maurer Named Pac-12 Swimmers of the Month
USC’s Dobler went undefeated in the 100 and 200 breast across both the SMU Classic and the USC Invite to earn Swimmer of the Month honors.
#17 Arizona State Overcomes Bruin Breaststrokers’ Lifetime Best to Beat UCLA 175-125
UCLA beat Arizona State by almost 200 points at last year’s Pac-12 Championships; Friday’s dual meet told of a shifting dynamic this year.
