Indiana State Champion Braden Rollins Sends Verbal to Alabama (2021)
Sprint specialist and Indiana state champion Braden Rollins was an honorable mention in SwimSwam’s top 20 recruits in the class of 2021.
Neuqua Valley Sprinter Megan Ciezczak Verbally Commits to Kentucky
Megan Ciezczak, a key relay swimmer for the Ilinois High School State Champions at Neuqua Valley, has committed to Kentucky.
Swimming From Home: Mizzou Staff Share Favorite Memories from First Season
Tracy and Alec share their favorite memories, including the first women’s relay at the first dual meet and Danny Kovac taking the SEC title in the 100 fly.
200 Butterfly Specialist Gavin Rogers Commits to LSU
Rogers finished 21st in the 200 fly at the 2019 Winter Junior Championships – West in December. He’ll swim at LSU in the fall of 2021.
Kentucky’s Brown, Seidt Nominees For McWhorter Award
Kentucky Wildcats’ Asia Seidt and Glen Brown are the nominees for the post-graduate scholarship presented to the SEC’s top male and female scholar-athletes.
SwimSwam Podcast: Kieran Smith Breaks Down 4:06 500 Free
We also dove deep into what it takes to swim a perfect 400m freestyle and how swimming might be able to break the magical barrier of 3:40 in that race.
Georgia High School State Champion Avery Bargeron Commits to Auburn
Across two recruiting classes, Auburn head coach Gary Taylor has completely rebuilt the Auburn sprint butterfly group, including Bargeron.
British World University Games Medalist Emily Barclay Will Swim at Arkansas
Arkansas will hope to strike gold again with Emily Barclay, who was the UK’s 2nd-best 50 freestyler last season behind Arkansas graduate Anna Hopkin.
Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC Extend Athletic Activities Bans Through May
3 of the NCAA’s Power 5 Conferences have announced extensions to their bans on athletic activities in the last few days, even as some states begin to reopen.
Swimming From Home: Auburn Coaching on SEC Performances, Moving Forward
Each coach gave their perspective on their SEC performances and how this quarantine period could affect athletes once they get back into the pool.
SEC Conferences Cancels Summer Camps for All Member Institutions Until July 31
A moratorium on practices and team meetings, either voluntary or mandatory, remains in place through at least May 31st, the conference said on Friday.
WV High School State Champion Macguire McDuff Verbally Commits to Florida
Macguire McDuff from Parkersburg YMCA Sharks in West Virginia has announced he plans to swim at the University of Florida beginning in 2021-22.
11-Time Louisiana State Champion Sarah Holt Commits to Texas A&M
Sarah Holt, who has attended the Texas A&M Swim Camp in the past, is committed as a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie class of 2025.
Florida’s Tori Bindi One Of Two McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nominees
Bindi is set to graduate as a biochemistry major with a 3.94 grade point average.
Commonwealth Games Diver Bryden Hattie Commits to Tennessee
Hattie specializes in platform diving, which will shore up the Tennessee Volunteers’ weakest diving event from last season.
