After 4 Second Drop in 100 Back as a Junior, Christopher Lee Commits to Indiana
The Indiana Hoosiers have added a few late bloomers to their recruiting class of 2021, including Christopher Lee, above, who had a breakout junior season.
49.0 Flyer Russell Exum Commits To SMU For Fall 2021
After dropping from 52.1 to 49.0 in the 100 fly as a junior, Russell Exum of North Carolina will join SMU’s recruiting class for the fall of 2021.
Three-Sport Athlete Joe Rusnock (2021) Commits To SMU
Joe Rusnock, a three-sport athlete out of Connecticut, has verbally committed to SMU’s incoming freshman class in 2021 as a full-time swimmer.
57.9-to-49.8 Flyer Max Zuanich Commits To SMU For 2021
High school senior Max Zuanich has verbally committed to Southern Methodist University for the fall of 2021, bringing rapidly-dropping back and fly times.
NCAA To Furlough Nearly 600 National Office Employees For Up To 8 Weeks
All NCAA national office staff will go into a mandatory furlough, which can range up to 8 weeks, in light of the association’s revenue loss from the pandemic.
College Football Begins Tonight As FBS Still Split on Postponement
With potential ripple effects to swimming, college football’s FBS will hold its first games tonight, while remaining split over a postponement of the season.
Bill Yorzyk, the First Olympic Gold Medalist in Butterfly, Dies at 87
Bill Yorzyk won the Olympic gold medal in the 200 fly in Melbourne in 1956, which was the first Olympic gold medal ever offered in the stroke.
Andreas Vazaios Selected As Chi Alpha Sigma Scholar Athlete of the Year
The award recognizes student-athletes who demonstrated academic and athletic achievement, along with service and leadership on campus and in the community.
Kaloyan Levterov Looks To Continue Momentum At Black Sea Cup
Bulgarian backstroker Kaloyan Levterov is heading to the Black Sea Cup where the 17-year-old may do even more damage to the 200m back.
Legends’ Home Pool, The Aquarena Says They Will Not Reopen In The Short Term
The Works athletic facility in St. John’s, Newfoundland has announced that they do not have any current plans to re-open their ‘Aquarena’ pool.
Georgia Tech Snags Slovak Record-Holder Zora Ripkova for 2021
Ripkova was a member of Slovakia’s World Junior Championships roster last summer, where she finished top 20 in all three butterfly races.
Top Talent Announced For Respective Welsh, Scottish Nat’l Squads
Duncan Scott is among the Scottish talent selected for the 2020/21 National Senior Gold Squad. Take a look at who else made the cut there and in Wales.
UNC-Wilmington Keeps Another In State, Picks Up MOR’s Jacob Duracinsky
Duracinsky makes it new head coach Bobby Guntoro’s fourth verbal on the men’s side for UNC-Wilmington’s class of 2025.
#iVoted Announces Anthony Ervin As First Athlete Partner
Olympic gold-medalist and swimming icon will give a speech on election night as part of the #iVoted initiative, the largest virtual music event in history.
SwimSwam Podcast: Vanessa Pearl on Ups/Downs of Being a Lifelong Breaststroker
Through ups and downs, Pearl’s time as a gator has been impressive, with her playing a pivotal role as a key breaststroke and IM’er
