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Georgia Pulls in Another Distance Free Verbal for 2022-23: Heidi Stalkfleet

Heidi Stalkfleet, a 16:34 miler from Iowa Flyers, has verbally committed to Georgia for the 2022-23 school year and beyond.

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Meet Record From Shymanovich Wraps Up Vladimir Salnikov Cup

You read earlier about Andrei Minakov’s European Junior Record in the 100 fly but read what else happened in St. Petersburg tonight.

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Ziyad Saleem Continues to Drop, Hits 1:42 200 Back at Schroeder YMCA Invite

A Top-100 age group swim from Ziyad Saleem and an Olympic Trials cut from Erik Gessner highlighted the Schroeder YMCA’s two-day meet.

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UNC-Wilmington Lands Huge Commitment from TAC Titans Sprinter Brooke Morgan

Morgan has hit lifetime bests in all of her best events since the pandemic began, and she’s taken her 100 free down by a second (49.83).

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Miguel Nascimento Breaks Portuguese Records in 50, 100 Free at Jamor Open

Nascimento shaved .01 seconds off his own Portuguese Record in the 50 free and half-a-second off a 11-years-old record in the 100 free.

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2020 Swammy Awards: High School Team of the Year, Carmel High School Boys

The Carmel High School boys set national public high school records in the 200 medley relay (1:27.94) and in the 500 free (Jake Mitchell’s 4:14.68.

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Andrei Minakov Shaves .01 Off SCM 100 Fly European Junior Record

While competing on day 2 of the 2020 Vladimir Salnikov Cup, 18-year-old Andrei Minakov checked in with a new European Junior Record in the men’s 100m fly.

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Chernysheva Clocks Russian Junior Record In 200 IM

A Russian Junior Record went down on the 2nd and final day of the 2020 Vladimir Salnikov Cup, courtesy of Anna Chernysheva.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Predict Two Women To Break 58 In 2021 Olympic Back Final

Half of voters predicted that exactly two women would break 58 seconds in the 100 backstroke final at next summer’s Tokyo Olympics.

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Serbian Men’s and Women’s 50 Free Records Both Go Down at Serbian Nationals

Andrej Barna (above) and Nina Stanisavljevic broke the men’s and women’s 50 free Serbian Records, respectively, last weekend in Belgrade.

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Proposed NIL Rule Change Permits Use of School Name in any Promotional Activity

NCAA Council members will vote in January on a proposal to allow student-athletes to use their school’s name in any promotional activity.

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SSPC: Katie Meili on Building an Identity Outside of Swimming

Olympic champion Katie Meili addresses something we in the swimming community don’t always consider: life after swimming.

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Throssell, Incerti Among History-Makers At Western Aussies

Olympian and relay world record holder Brianna Throssell was among the history-makers at the just-concluded 2020 Western Australia Championships.

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Minakov Sets Himself Up For Possible 100 Fly/50 Free Double Gold

Stanford-commit and World Junior Record holder Andrei Minakov took on the 100 butterfly/50 free double this morning at the 2020 Vladimir Salnikov Cup.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Katie Grimes’ 4:09.2 in 400y IM

14-year-old Sandpiper of Nevada Katie Grimes had an incredible 400 IM last week, moving to #3 all-time in the 13-14 age group.

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