College

Saint Louis University Swimmer Sean North Dies at 20 Years Old

Saint Louis University swimmer Sean North died earlier this month. The sophomore was a member of the A-10 Honor Roll as a freshman.

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Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2018-2022

Bobby Finke’s 100 NCAA points helped push the Florida Gators to the top of the 2018 recruiting class scoring rankings after four seasons.

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Alyssa Heffelfinger Changes Commitment from Army West Point to West Virginia

Mecklenburg Swim Association’s Alyssa Heffelfinger has committed to swim and study at West Virginia University beginning in 2022-23.

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Carmel Senior Connor Lathrop Commits to Notre Dame

Futures qualifier and Carmel High School senior Connor Lathrop will stay in-state for college, committing to Notre Dame.

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Stanford’s Tracy Slusser on Her Approach to Aerobic, Threshold, and Speed Work

Swimswam chatted with Stanford Tracy Slusser about a month after NCAAs to look back on the season and look forward to spring and summer ’22.

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Kenyon’s Crile Hart Named Honda Award Finalist For Third Time

One of the most decorated swimmers in Kenyon history, Hart boasts the maximum 28 career All-America swims to go along with 14 career national titles.

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Baylor School’s George Von Canon Commits to D3 Centre College

Senior commit George Von Canon would have been Centre College’s best 1650 freestyler last season by more than 37 seconds.

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YNats A-Finalist Alek Elder Commits to Cincinnati Bearcats for 2022-23

Alek Elder from YMCA Western Wahoos in Newark, Delaware, has committed to the University of Cincinnati for 2022-23.

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PHOTO VAULT: Cal Men at the Pacific Swimming Senior Open

Hugo Gonzalez swam in both of his Olympic events, the 100 backstroke and 200 IM this past weekend at the Pacific Senior Open.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Thomas Hadji (’23) Verbally Commits to Army West Point

California backstroker Thomas Hadji has made a verbal commitment to Army West Point for 2023-24 and will head east with A final-ready 100/200 times.

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All-American Diver Maggie Foley Verbally Commits to Pitt (2023)

Maggie Foley, one of just 21 sophomore girls to be named NISCA All-Americans in 2021, has verbally committed to her hometown school Pitt.

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Name, Image, Likeness in NCAA has its Limitations for International Athletes

Most international student-athletes cannot benefit from the new NIL rules due to their student-visa (F-1) regulations.

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High School Senior Marcelo Vazquez Commits to Wagner College

Greater Monmouth County YMCA sprinter Marcelo Vazquez has committed to join Wagner College’s class of 2026 in the fall.

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Versatile Reilly Vann to Join NJIT for 2022-23

Reilly Vann will begin at NJIT in the fall with B-final ready times in the 500 free, 200 back, and 400 IM for AEC Championships.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Mitchell, Sates, Southam, and the Coming Wonky World Champs

We talk about Jake Mitchell transferring to Florida, Matthew Sates announcing he’s going pro, and World Championships getting smaller and smaller

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