The Ever Changing World of College Recruiting For Swimmers
Up until a few years ago, college coaches recruited high school seniors and a few juniors. All of that has changed.
Rebecca Smith Leads Calgary To First CAN West Title Since 2009; UBC Men Repeat
Smith set new Canada West meet records in all four of her individual events and added two relay wins to help lead the Dinos to their first win in 12 years.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Sonia Vaishnani Makes Verbal Pledge to ASU
Alamo Area’s Sonia Vaisnani, a Summer Juniors qualifier in multiple events, has verbally committed to the Sun Devils for 2023-24.
Matthew Chai Commits to Cal with Fastest 500 in Class of 2022
The fastest member of the class of 2022 in the 500 freestyle, Matthew Chai has announced that he will be joining the Cal Golden Bears next fall.
Keiser Men & Women Remain Atop NAIA Coaches Top 10 Polls
Keiser (Fla.) remains at No. 1 in the second NAIA Swim & Dive Coaches’ Top 10 Poll for both men and women.
Distance Specialist Hunter Lund Commits to UNC for 2022
Lund already holds best times in the 500 and 1650 freestyles that are not far off from scoring at the ACC Championships meet.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Liam McDonough to join Davidson in 2022
Backstroke and IMer Liam McDonough has committed to Davidson College with a 200 backstroke best time just off of making the conference ‘A’ final.
Versatile Elizabeth Naylor Commits to Butler
Elizabeth Naylor has committed to Butler University with multiple best times that would already place her into the ‘B’ final at Big East Championships.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Rachel Jones Commits to UNC-Wilmington
Rachel Jones has committed to UNC-Wilmington with times that would have placed her into multiple finals at the 2021 CAA Championships.
Distance Freestyler Samantha Sheridan Commits to Northern Arizona
Futures finalist Samantha Sheridan will travel from Montana to Arizona as she has committed to Northern Arizona University beginning in fall 2022.
Futures Finalist Shane Burns Commits to UCSD
Burns will come to San Diego with best times that will already give him a chance at scoring in the A-final at the MPSF conference championships.
Lily Jean Golden Hands Verbal to Division III Sailsbury University
Lily Jean Golden of Church Hill, Maryland has announced her verbal commitment to swim for Division III Salisbury University in the fall of 2022.
Jacob Miller Commits to Milligan University With Team-Leading Times
Jacob Miller of Roanoke, Virginia has announced his commitment to the NAIA’s Milligan University for the fall of 2022, joining a large class of 2026.
AJ Adams Announces Verbal Commitment to Pepperdine University for 2022
Distance freestyler AJ Adams of Castle Rock, Colorado has announced her verbal commitment to swim for Pepperdine University next year.
Florida Secures Verbal Commitment from #1 Bella Sims for Loaded Class of 2027
Olympic silver medalist Bella Sims, the #1 recruit in the class of 2023, is the fifth top-20 verbal commitment to the Florida class of 2027.