College Swimming Weekly Preview: Oct. 13-17, 2021
Kate Douglass and the Virginia Cavaliers will head to Cal this weekend to face the Golden Bears and race some off-distance events, plus skins.
Iowa Lakers Launch Into New Season With Back To Back Weekends of Racing
The Lakers are now two meets into the season with a fresh group of 13 swimmers that includes 11 first-years.
Kentucky Men top Miami (OH) in Lexington
Kentucky senior All American Mason Wilby (above) won both the 100 and 200 fly to lead Kentucky over Miami (OH) on Saturday.
Marcus Guttmann Named Interim Head Coach at Hawaii
Marcus Guttmann has been named the interim head coach of the swimming & diving teams at Hawaii, replacing Elliot Ptasnik.
Arkansas 6A Champion Chloe Thompson Verbals to Utah
Chloe Thompson, a freestyle and IM specialist who swims with Northwest Arkansas Aquatics in Bentonville, AR, has committed to Utah.
Mizzou’s Kovac, Thompson Named SEC Swimmers of the Week
Missouri senior Danny Kovac won four individual events between the SMU Classic and the Show-Me Showdown to earn SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week honors.
Penn State Sweeps Navy In Season Opener
The Penn State women topped Navy, 209-91, while the Nittany Lion men defeated the Midshipmen, 181-119.
Wisconsin State Champion Isaac Fleig Commits to Kentucky
Isaac Fleig is the first 2023 commitment for the University of Kentucky’s men team. His versatility could be an asset for the team.
20 NCAA DII Top Times Swum as UIndy Sweeps Own Invite
The host team won both the men’s and women’s meets, while Wingate took 2nd in both, and Lindenwood 3rd.
Iowa State Women’s Coach Duane Sorenson Picks Up 125th Win Over UNI
With the victory, Iowa State head coach Duane Sorenson picked up his 125th career coaching victory to now own 54 percent of overall program wins.
SDSU, Fresno State & Air Force Garner Mountain West Weekly Swim & Dive Awards
Klara Thormalm (swimmer), Yuliya Tykha (diver) and Corbyn Cormack (freshman) earned the Mountain West Conference’s Weekly Swim & Dive Awards.
SMU’s Grobler, Houston’s Deininger Claim American Weekly Swim & Dive Awards
Gabi Grobler hit a ‘B’ cut in the 200 IM (1:59.12) and posted conference-leading times in the 100 back (54.13), 200 back (1:58.67) and 100 breast (1:04.10).
FSU’s Helling, Vear Named ACC Divers of the Week
Florida State divers Jesco Helling and Samantha Vear were named the ACC Divers of the Week on Tuesday, following their performances at the TYR Classic.
Olympic Finalist Nicolas Garcia Commits to Virginia Tech
Nicolas Garcia, a finalist in the 200 back at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, has announced his intention to join the Virginia Tech H2Okies.
South Carolina wins in Poppell’s debut vs Gardner-Webb
Janie Smith (above) dominated as the South Carolina men and women topped Gardner-Webb in Jeff Poppell’s debut as Gamecock head coach on Saturday
