College Meet Preview 11/12/15-11/14/15
SwimSwam is very excited for this weekends first installment in the Arena Pro Swim Series from November 12-14th, which is…
Last of SwimSwam’s Top 20 Commits; #4 True Sweetser Announces Decision
Nicholas “True” Sweetser (shown here with his idol, a young Arnold Schwarzenegger), number 4 on SwimSwam’s top 20 list for the high school class of 2016, and the last to announce his intention, has made a verbal commitment to Stanford University for 2016-17.
Freestyle Specialist Hannah Baker Will Swim For Liberty
Hannah Baker of Machine Aquatics gives her verbal commitment to the Liberty University Flames for the class of 2020.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Macon Graves Will Join Cincinnati
Graves is a fast-developing breaststroker heading north to join the Bearcats
Diving Round Up: Duke, St. Bonaventure, UNC-W and Cincinnati
Jaina Gaudette, one of the top diving recruits in the country, will join the storied Duke program.
The Good Swimmer
If we were given the chance to build a perfect swimmer, I am sure we would all know exactly which characteristics to endow them with: talent, discipline, strength of mind, competitive spirit and the ability to win important events.
11/20/15 In Briefs: IPC Mascot, Hamburg Human Olympic Rings, JPN Goals
Japan aims to come home with at least 10 gold medals from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
DART Teammates Kozlowski and Mitchell Opt for In-State LMU and CSU Eas
DART teammates Lanna Kozlowski (Loyola Marymount University) and Abby Mitchell (Cal State University East Bay) have given verbal commitments this week.
Polyvalent Tristan Furnary Verbally Commits to Yale
Tristan Furnary, who swims for Multnomah Athletic Club and the Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon, has verbally committed to swim for Yale University.
Brown Picks Up Verbal from Rapidly-Improving Amelia Gilchrist
Swim GSA’s Amelia Gilchrist is headed to Providence, Rhode Island, to swim for Brown next year.
Better Freestyle with Side Kick, Russian Number, and The Brick
Courtesy of James Fike, inventor of THE BRICK Getting faster is never just about training harder, you have to train…
ACC Recruiting Tip: How To Tell College Coaches You’re Not Interested
Having to tell college coaches that you are not interested in their program and school is a nice problem to have, but it is a problem.
Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines to Announce Army-Navy Swim Meet
The Naval Academy announced today that three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines will serve as the analyst on the video stream of the Army-Navy swimming and diving meet.
20th Annual Coral Reef Swim Race Results – Kostich Wins 16th Title
An enthusiastic 168 swimmers took to the Caribbean Sea to compete in the 20th Annual Coral Reef Swim in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
3rd Generation Collegiate Swimmer Emma Holmquist Commits to Penn
Emma Holmquist, who swims for the Wilton Y Wahoos, and also for Wilton High School in Connecticut, has made a verbal commitment to the Penn Quakers for 2016-17.