3-Sport Athlete Daniel Baltes Opts to Swim in College; Commits to Buckeyes
Daniel Baltes, a football, swimming, and track & field multi-hyphened athlete from Maple Grove High School, will swim at Ohio State in the fall.
Alyssa Sorensen Switches Commitment from BYU to Utah for 2021
The first sibling not to swim for BYU, The Woodlands Swim Team’s Alyssa Sorensen will head to the Univerity of Utah in the fall.
Tanya Watson Earns Ireland’s First-Ever Olympic Spot In Women’s Diving
13 athletes locked in Olympic quota spots in women’s 10-meter. Most notable was Tanya Watson, who earned Ireland’s first-ever Olympic bid in women’s diving.
Rapsys Checks In With 1:46.39 200 Free At LTU Time Trials
Freestyle dynamo Danas Rapsys raced over the weekend in his native Lithuania, putting up a solid 200m and 400m free combination.
Zhang Yufei Ties Own Chinese 100 Free Record – 52.90
On-fire Zhang Yufei already tied her own Chinese national record in the women’s 100m free just in prelims at Olympic Trials.
Georgia’s Danielle Della Torre Will Return For Fifth Year With Bulldogs
Della Torre was an individual NCAA scorer in 2020-21, placing 14th in the 200 breaststroke at the 2021 Championships.
Chinese Olympic Roster Update Through Trials Day 4
World champion Xu Jiayu is among the list of individual Olympic qualifiers for China through day 4 of the nation’s first Trials meet.
Jan Sefl Breaks Czech National Record; Qualifies for First Olympics at Age 30
30-year old Jan Sefl has represented his country internationally on many occasions, but his Olympic “A” cut on Friday gives him a shot at his first Olympics.
Andrew Seliskar on Signing with Swimwear Brand Speedo
Seliskar also analyzes his events at the 2021 Olympic Trials and what it will take for the USA to compete for a title in the 4×200 free relay come Tokyo.
Swim Coach Hack: Learn from the Athletes’ Teachers
When I was a young coach leading a large summer league team, a teacher taught me one very specific thing that made my life easier. In the process, she taught me something much more important.
Yiting Sets 200 IM World Junior Record Twice in Two Days at Chinese OLY Trials
15-year-old Yu Yiting beat Rikako Ikee’s WJR yesterday by .10. In the finals, Yiting won the event with a 2:09.64, beating her swim from yesterday by .24.
Yang Junxuan Breaks 200 Free Asian Record With 1:54.57, #8 All-Time
19-year-old Yang Junxuan broke her own 200 free Asian Record during day four’s finals session of the Chinese Olympic Trials by .13.
UIW Record-holder Cassie Phillips to Finish Remaining NCAA Eligibility at SDSU
Cassie Phillips will swim for the Aztecs while attending graduate school. Her 100 fly time would have eked out a conference win at 2021 MWC Championships.
Virginia Gators Hire Former D1 Coach Ned Skinner as New Head Coach
Skinner comes to the Gators after head coaching stints at four college programs over the last thirty years, including three schools in Virginia.
James Don Switches Commitment from Army West Point to Arizona State for 2021
James Don, originally an Army West Point verbal commit, has announced he will attend Arizona State University and swim for the Sun Devils next fall.
