South Carolina Gets Potential SEC Scorer with Commitment from Ellery Ottem (2023)
Ottem will be a big addition to the Gamecocks middle distance group when she arrives in South Carolina in the fall of 2023.
Teenager Guilherme Caribé Swims Brazil’s #2 100 Free Time of 2022 in a Time Trial
Guilherme Caribé, a University of Tennessee commit, is now the 2nd-best Brazilian 100 freestyler in 2022 after a 48.42 in a time trial this week.
Breaststroker Holley Dennis Transfers to Mizzou
Holley Dennis’ best times would have made her Mizzou’s fastest 100 breaststroker and second-fastest 200 breaststroker at the 2022 SEC Championships.
Texas Longhorns Take Second Consecutive Win in the D1 Directors’ Cup
Texas came back to take its second Division I Directors’ Cup, including big points from NCAA runner-up teams in men’s and women’s swimming & diving.
Georgia Makes First New Swimming & Diving Hire in Post-Bauerle Era
The University of Georgia swimming & diving program took another step into the post-Jack Baurle era on Thursday with the…
Winter U.S. Open Qualifier Zarek Wilson (2023) Verbally Commits to Alabama
Zarek Wilson, a Winter U.S. Open qualifier in the 100 free and Summer Juniors qualifier in the 50, has verbally committed to Alabama.
Jack Bauerle, Coaching Mastery Earned Over 50 Years of Experience
In this podcast the recently retired UGA Head Coach details the people who mentored and inspired him, and he hints at what his future might hold.
Nina Kucheran Changes Commitment to Take 5th Year at Florida
Kucheran would have been Florida’s only 100 breaststroker this past season under the 1:00 mark as her best time stands at a 59.02.
2x SEC Diving Champion Tanesha Lucoe to Transfer to Tennessee
Lucoe won the platform diving event at both the 2020 and 2022 SEC Championships. As a freshman, she earned the SEC Freshman Diver of the Year award.
What is the ACC’s ‘Grant of Rights’ and Why Does It Matter?
The ACC’s Grant of Rights (GOR) appears to be the only thing holding the conference together as the SEC and Big Ten look to poach its most valuable members.
Kentucky Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Among the inductees is Mike Lyden, who was the 1996 NCAA Women’s Diving Coach of the Year and the 12-time SEC Diving Coach of the Year.
Source: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State, Clemson in Talks to Join SEC
A source told SwimSwam that Virginia, UNC, FSU, and Clemson are negotiating to join the SEC as ESPN attempts to void their 20-year TV deal with the ACC.
Swedish Olympian Victor Johansson to Transfer to Alabama for Graduate Year
Johansson won the 500 freestyle at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships during his freshman season. He represented Sweden at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
2022 NCAA A Finalist Jack Dahlgren Returns to Missouri for 5th Year
Dahlgren finished sixth in the 200 backstroke at the 2022 NCAA Championships. He scored a total of 17 points for Missouri at NCAAs.
Analyzing the New NCAA Power Five Television Markets
Since the Big Ten’s recent expansion is thought to be fueled by Fox, it’s worth examining how the realigned Power Five now stacks up in terms of TV markets.
