USA Swimming Releases 2019 Summer Nationals Cuts
USA Swimming has published the full set of time standards for the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships, the last summer national championship meet before 2020 Olympic Trials.
Manchester Hires Mike Kocsis as Head Coach
Manchester University announced that Mike Kocsis has been named head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach. Kocsis had previously served as assistant men’s and women’s coach at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
Stanford Snags 2019 Verbal from Irvine Novaquatics’ Sean Slusiewicz
Stanford will gain a sprint freestyler/butterflier in Sean Slusiewicz.
Norway’s Halvor Borgström, Son of Olympian, Joins Texas Men for 2018
His father, Arne Borgström, won an NCAA title in the 80’s at the University of Alabama.
Dayton Raiders Freestyler Liz Quarin Hands Verbal to Michigan State
Liz Quarin from Centerville High School and Dayton Raiders has verbally committed to Michigan State University for 2019-20.
GHSA 7A 100 Back Runner-Up Lleyton Smith Sends Verbal to Auburn
SwimAtlanta‘s Lleyton Smith is yet another verbal commit to Gary Taylor’s first recruiting class at Auburn. He is a senior at Lambert…
Rockwall’s Janelle Hummingbird Makes Verbal Commitment to Arkansas
Janelle Hummingbird, a senior at Rockwall High School, has given her verbal commitment to swim for the University of Arkansas beginning in the fall of 2019.
George Mason Scores a Trio of Verbals: Lewantowicz, Gasper and Lucht
George Mason University has received verbal commitments from Emily Lewantowicz, Ashton Gasper, and Sammy Lucht.
2020 USA Swimming Quad Roundup: Dates, Cuts, Selection & More
The remainder of USA Swimming’s 2020 Olympic Quad is taking shape, with hosts, dates and time standards announced for a number of major meets. We’ve compiled the information here for a quick look at what the coming years should bring.
SwimSwam’s Official/Unofficial Ballot for the 2018 Golden Goggles
With today’s release of the 2018 Golden Goggles nominations, its time for us to put together our official SwimSwam ballot…
SwimSwam Pulse: 68.1% Pick Stanford More Likely Than Texas To Repeat
Just over two-thirds of voters picked the Stanford women as more likely to repeat as NCAA champions than the Texas men, with about 16% saying both teams were equally likely to defend their titles in 2019.
US Open and Junior Nationals Will Combine into One Meet in 2020
The combined meet, which hasn’t been formally named yet, will be held at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Nominees for 2018 USA Swimming Golden Goggles Awards Announced
Ryan Murphy leads all swimmers with 3 nominations.
4x Mass. D1 State Champ Maggie Summit Verbally Commits to Minnesota
Maggie Summit from YMCA of the North Shore and Triton Regional High School has verbally committed to swim at the University of Minnesota next fall.
2x Defending NCAA Champs Stanford To Face Texas At Home In 2018
Greg Meehan and the Stanford Cardinal women will take on the Texas Longhorns at home this fall.
