Barbados National Teamer Tristan Pragnell Commits to Columbia for 2021-22
Tristan Pragnell, who swims for AGUA and represents Barbados internationally, has committed to Columbia University for 2021-22.
Pennsylvania State Championship Qualifier Baily Trettel Commits to St. Francis
Trettel dropped 5 seconds in just 4 months in the 200 backstroke during her junior season to become an instant-impact scorer for Saint Francis University.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Molly Hamlin (2021) Commits to Harvard
Molly Hamlin will join the Harvard women’s swimming and diving team next fall with Ivy League Championship A final-worthy times in the 100/200 back.
Brazilian Teen Died From COVID-19 Complications After Being Cleared, Competing
14-year-old swimmer Mariana Franklin Ferreira Silva died on December 19 due to COVID-19 complications after being cleared and competing December 9-10.
Estonia Captures Men’s & Women’s 400 Free Relay National Records
Estonian swimmers took down the men’s and women’s 400 free relay national records days ago. Read how it all went down in our recap here.
14-Year Old Lana Pudar Swims 59.8 in Women’s 100 Fly in Bosnia & Herzogovina
Pudar also broke the National Record in the women’s 50 fly in Sarajevo, while Jovan Lekic dropped 6 seconds to break the National Record in the 200 free.
“Blacks Can’t Swim The Sequel” Releases Official Teaser Trailer
The documentary, a follow-up on the original “A Film Called Blacks Can’t Swim”, will be released in May 2021.
SSPC: Becca Wyant Details Carving her Own Path to Become a Swim Photographer
Becca has documented World Championships, US Nationals, and Pro Swim meets all over the country and photographed swimmers all over the globe
Giappone Chiude Le Frontiere Per Evitare Diffusione Variante Coronavirus
Il Giappone che ospiterà i prossimi Giochi Olimpici, chiuderà le frontiere per evitare la diffusione della nuova variante coronavirus
Mid-distance Freestyler Shayle Woods (2021) Commits to Oklahoma Christian
Brenham Swim Club freestyler Shayle Woods has announced her intention to swim for Oklahoma Christian University beginning next fall.
2020 Olympic Hosts Japan Will Close Borders on Monday to Most Foreign Nationals
The official football test event for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games is scheduled for January 1, and the country has stopped ticket sales amid a rise in cases.
2020 Swammy Awards: Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year Anastasia Kirpichnikova
20-year-old Anastasia Kirpichnikova rose quickly in open water this year, winning 10K races at both Russia’s and France’s open water championships.
2020 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Marc-Antoine Olivier
France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier won the only stop of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Series this year, then followed up with a French title in September.
2020 Swammy Awards: NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year, Erika Brown
Erika Brown was the only woman to break an American Record in the yards pool in 2020, and she climbed to 2nd on the all-time list in two more races.
West Virginia Picks Up Greensboro Swimming Association’s Reilly Keaney (2021)
At the 2020 North Carolina HS 4A Champs, Keaney finished eighth in the 200 IM and tenth in the 100 breast.
