#1 in the Class of 2018, Eva Merrell Hands Verbal Commitment to UGA
Eva Merrell, the top girls’ recruit in the high school class of 2018, has elected to make her verbal commitment to the University of Georgia class of 2022.
Florida State Sweeps First ACC Weekly Honors of 2017
Florida State, one of the few ACC teams to compete last week, swept the conference’s weekly honors.
York YMCA Backstroker Marget Shelly Gives Verbal to Penn State
Marget Shelly of Trinity High School and York YMCA has made a verbal commitment to Penn State University for 2018-19.
Queensland Takes Australia State Team SC Championships Title
The 2017 Australia State Team Championships took place in Canberra over the weekend, where swimmers aged 17 and under took to the Australian Institute of Sport’s short course pool.
HS Sophomore Will Rose Verbally Commits to Arizona State for 2020-21
15-year-old Will Rose of Alliance, Ohio has announced that he plans to attend Arizona State University in the fall of 2020.
UCLA At #1 In Latest USA Water Polo National Collegiate Rankings
On the heels of a title at the Mountain Pacific Invitational the UCLA Bruins have taken over the top spot in the USA Water Polo National Collegiate Rankings powered by the Freeman Ratings System.
Mixed Gender Entrants, 4 Nations Confirmed For Raia Rapida Meet
The four teams for Brazil’s 2017 Raia Rapida (translates to “Fast Lane”) sprint meet have been confirmed: the host nation, the United States, Italy and Argentina. And for the first time, the meet will feature both men and women – two swimmers of each gender per team.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Paul Ungur, Utah
Paul Ungur put up a big sprint backstroke time that could help Utah break through for an NCAA relay berth later this year.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Gregg Troy, Florida
Competitor Coach of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based coach who has risen above…
Canada Names 26 Swimmers To 2018 Commonwealth Games Team
About 6 months in advance of the meet, Canada has named its roster for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to be hosted in Australia next April.
College Swimming Preview: #3 A&M Revamps with Deep Incoming Class
The Aggies are loaded in breaststroke and IM, thanks in large part to Canadian star Sydney Pickrem.
LSU Recognizes Child Cancer Awareness Month
While the LSU swimming and diving team will be battling Loyola and Tulane in the pool Friday in the LSU Natatorium, they will also be raising awareness for a good cause out of the pool.
William & Mary Reels in Verbal from 4x VHSL 5A Finalist Kade Younger
Kade Younger of Menchville High School and Coast Guard Blue Dolphins has verbally committed to swim for The Tribe in 2018-19.
SwimSwam Swimmer of the Month: Maxime Rooney, Florida
Rooney swam 14 races over three days at the All-Florida Invite, putting up three nation-leading times including a 1:36.76 200 free.
Colin’s Hope 8th Annual Open Water Swim (Video)
September 24th, Colin’s Hope and Open Water Planet (OWP) collaborated to bring the Got2Swim 10K to Lake Travis as part…