Alex Shackell

Grimes, Alexy Highlight USA Swimming’s 2023 Golden Goggle Award Nominees

Katie Grimes picked up four nominations for her performances this year, while Jack Alexy was nominated in three different categories.

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World Junior Champion Lynsey Bowen, #9 In Class of 2025, Commits To Florida

Bowen is one of the top distance freestylers in the class, with an NCAA scoring-worthy time already on her resume in the 500 free.

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Sprinter Maggie Petty (2024) Verbally Commits to Cal, Joining Brother Evan

Sprinter Maggie Petty from Nashville Aquatic Club will swim for the Golden Bears beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Andrew Shackell (2025), Alex’s Twin Brother, Makes Verbal Commitment to… Cal!

High school junior Andrew Shackell, who made giant leaps in LCM over the summer, will join his older brother Aaron and twin sister Alex at Cal in 2025.

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French Runner-Up in the 200 Fly Lilou Ressencourt Commits to Cal Women

Lilou Ressencourt, who has best times of 58.9 and 2:09.6 in the 100 and 200 meter butterflies, will join Cal as a transfer in fall 2024.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56.5% Think 1-2 U.S. World Junior Swimmers Will Make Olympic Team

Leah Hayes and Maximus Williamson are the clear candidates to make the Olympic team after racing at World Juniors, but there are other contenders.

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SWIMSWAM LIVE: #1 Alex Shackell & #3 Claire Weinstein Commit to Cal for Class of 2025

Why did these two world champ teammates choose Cal? And what does this huge recruiting get mean for the Cal women moving forward?

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Bears on a Roll: #3 in 2025, Claire Weinstein, Adds Another Verbal Commitment for Cal

Claire Weinstein, the top distance freestyler in the class of 2025, has verbaled to Cal, becoming the 2nd top-3 recruit to choose the Golden Bears.

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#1 Recruit in High School Class of 2025 Alex Shackell Chooses Cal

Alex Shackell’s college choice marks a significant watershed moment as Dave Durden and Dave Marsh rebuild the Cal women’s program from years of turmoil.

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Doha 2024 Worlds Qualifying: Where Do the American Women Stand?

Major absences could clear the way for an overlooked veteran such as Rachel Bernhardt, a 28-year-old occupational therapist ranked 5th in the 100 breast.

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Top 4 (+2 Bonus) Girls’ Storylines To Watch At The 2023 World Junior Championships

American Leah Hayes will look to improve upon her 3rd place showing at U.S. Trials and aims to sweep the IM events in Netanya.

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How Does The Girls Class of 2025 Stack Up Against The Star-Studded 2015 Class?

The girls’ high school class of 2025 appears to be the best in recent memory, and perhaps rivals the class of 2015 that was spearheaded by Katie Ledecky.

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Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Girls High School Class of 2025

After winning a silver medal at the World Championships in the 800 free relay, Alex Shackell emerges as our #1 recruit in the girls’ HS class of 2025.

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National Age Group Record Holder Kayla Han Now Training At Carmel

The multi-time U.S. Junior National champion has joined the stacked group of swimmers at Carmel High School and Carmel Swim Club in Indiana.

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Watch: Luka Mijatovic Become Youngest Swimmer To Break 8:00 Barrier in LCM 800 Free

14 year old Luka Mijatovic broke his own 13-14 NAG record, winning the 800 freestyle in a 7:59.64. It was his fourth NAG record of the meet.

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