College

2021 NCAA Qualifier Harry Homans Enters Transfer Portal For 2023-24 Season

Homans told SwimSwam that he was planning to swim at USC for the 2022-23 season, graduate in spring 2023, and then explore his options for grad school.

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Oakland Tops 2023 Horizon League Swim & Dive Preseason Polls

The defending 2022 defending champions earned all six first-place votes for both the men’s and women’s teams.

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Practice + Pancakes: UNLV Fires Off Friday Circuit, 15-Meter Speed Wars

Everyone finished the practice with Speed Wars, essentially a King or Queen of the Hill, broken up by stroke, in the 15-meter pool. 

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Russia’s Alexander Lyubavskiy is Texas’ Second 2022-2023 International Team Member

It is rare for Texas to recruit international swimmers and freshman Lyubavskiy, a Russian distance swimmer, is now the second one on the 2022-2023 team.

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Rider Men, Niagara Women Favored In MAAC Swim & Dive Preseason Coaches’ Polls

The Rider men and Niagara women are the defending conference champions, and the coaches’ are selecting them to repeat in 2023.

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Winter U.S. Open Qualifier Harry Belcher (2024) Verbals to In-state UVA

NOVA’s Harry Belcher, a Winter U.S. Open qualifier in the 200 and 400 IMs, has verbally committed to the in-state Cavaliers for 2024-25.

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Osprey Invite Featuring FSU, UNF & Georgia Southern Rescheduled For October 7

The competition, originally scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, was postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ian.

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South Carolina Pulls in Verbal from Summer Juniors Qualifier Tyler Whitacre (2024)

Tyler Whitacre from Machine Aquatics has announced his verbal commitment to South Carolina for 2024-25.

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What is Eddie Reese Doing Differently in Practice this Fall at Texas?

Reese says they are further along in Rocktober than they have ever been (it’s not even October yet).

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Cal Bears Receive Verbal from Sprinter Lucca Battaglini, #5 in Class of 2024

The Cal Bears already have two of the top ten recruits in the high school class of 2024, as #5 Lucca Battaglini announced his commitment.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Swimming Decathlon, NCAA Stars, & WADA’s Policy on Marijuana

we discuss what a decathlon for swimming would look like, NCAA stars Maggie MacNeil, Leon Marchand, and Josh Liendo, and WADA’s policy on Marijuana.

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Summer Juniors Finalist Jacob Wimberly (2024) Verbals to In-state Texas A&M

“Best of the Rest” IMer Jacob Wimberly from Texas Ford Aquatics will be an Aggie beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

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“Best of the Rest” Sprinter Devin Dilger (2024) Sends Verbal to Florida

Utica Shelby Swim Club’s Devin Dilger has announced his intention to swim for Florida beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

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#11-Ranked Recruit Nolan Dunkel Commits to NC State (2024)

#11 ranked sprinter Nolan Dunkel has announced his verbal commitment to NC State, making him their first verbal commitment for the class of 2024.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Sept 28-Oct 4, 2022

Luca Urlando and the University of Georgia are set to host Arizona State and Missouri this week for the Bulldogs’ first meet of the season.

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