Tokyo Sees Record Coronavirus Cases 1 Year Out from Rescheduled Olympics
Tokyo, and the whole country of Japan, is seeing a rise in new coronavirus cases a year out from the rescheduled Olympic Games.
SwimSwam Podcast: Felix Aubock on 4-Nations Meet, Training Better Than Ever
Aubock mentions that he’s training with their high-performance group, and he’s doing things in practice that he’s never done before.
Stanford Commit Aaron Sequeira Breaks 50 in 100 Fly for First Time, Goes 47.2
Sequeira’s old best in the 100 fly was a 50.70 from 2018; this weekend, he also broke 1:50 in the 200 IM for the first time.
ACC Announces that Fall Sports Will Begin Play in Week of September 7-12
The ACC, unlike several other Power 5 conferences, will allow non-conference competition at each individual institution’s discretion.
Texas Recruit Emma Sticklen Swims 1:02.3 100 FL at Katy Aquatics LCM Time Trial
5 Katy swimmers posted lifetime bests in the 100 fly at today’s time trial.
The First Olympic Pool in the Maldives Is Under Construction
By the end of this year, Maldives will have their first Olympic-sized swimming pool in Malé. Most of the country’s current training facilities are floating…
Backstroker Kate Luft Transfers from South Carolina to UCLA
In her freshman season with the Gamecocks, Luft improved marginally in the 50 and 100 back while taking over five seconds off her old best in the 200 back.
Futures Qualifier Maddie Haley Announces Verbal Pledge to Georgetown
New Canaan YMCA Caimans backstroker Maddie Haley has verbally committed to Georgetown, where she will be an immediate impact player at the conference level.
Josh Bogniard (2021) Sends Verbal Commitment to OSU Buckeyes
Free/back specialist Josh Bogniard from Pittsburgh, PA will swim for The Ohio State University in the class of 2025.
Rio Shirai Makes Her Presence Known At Hyogo Prefectural C’ships
19-year-old Rio Shirai made some waves over the weekend, competing at the Hyogo Prefectural Championships, one of several taking place in Japan.
Pammer Nears Austrian 100 Free Record While Gigler Takes 2 In Graz
Heiko Gigler grabbed two golds so far at the Austrian National Championships over the weekend, with more swims to come from Graz.
Purdue Lands Minnesota HS 2A Runner-Up Jenna Marquette for 2021
Last summer in long course, Marquette won Minnesota Senior Championships titles in the 100 breast (1:12.56/1:11.05 in prelims) and 200 breast (2:37.00).
NAG Record Holder Zoe Skirboll Swims First Post-Quarantine Races in Pittsburgh
While Skirboll, above, didn’t swim any lifetime bests on Saturday, several of her Raxer X teammates did at the team’s intrasquad Zombie Time Trial.
GHSA 1-5A State Champion Idris Muhammad Gives Verbal Nod to Purdue
Idris Muhammad, the 2020 Georgia 1A-5A state champion in the 100 back, has made a verbal commitment to Purdue University for 2021-22.
Alayna Carlson from MOR Announces Pledges Verbal Commitment to LSU
Alayna Carlson from Marlins of Raleigh will swim for Louisiana State University beginning in the 2021-22 school year.
