Eliza Wallace

‘BOTR’ Backstroker Mia Buff Verbals To Tennessee For 2026, Becomes 3rd In Her Family To Go D1

Buff, an elite backstroker, will follow in her brothers’ footsteps and head to the south. She’ll join one of the most talented recruiting classes yet

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Canada’s Matea Gigovic, 2x World Junior Semifinalist, Set to Join Tennessee Next Fall (2026)

Matea Gigovic joins a long line of Canadian swimmers to head south to Tennessee as the Alberta Native will look to follow in the footsteps of her compatriots.

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Canadian Swimmers Are Finding a New Home At the University of Tennessee

Brooklyn Douthwright (above) recently graduated from the University of Tennessee as a member of the growing Canada-Tennessee pipeline.

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Canada-to-Knoxville Pipeline Increases By 1 With Verbal Commitment from Leah Tigert (2026)

World Juniors semi-finalist Leah Tigert of Team Canada has verbally committed to swim and study at Tennessee in 2026.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Sean Quinn

Quinn has been leading the National Prep group at Mecklenburg under head coach David Geyer since 2021.

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World Juniors Bronze Medalist Madison Kryger Verbals to Tennessee for 2026-27

The Lady Vols have landed Canadian back/free specialist Madison Kryger, bronze medalist in the 100 back at World Juniors, for 2026-27.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2026

Charlotte Crush has established herself as the clear-cut top recruit in the class with ‘A’ final worthy times in the 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly already.

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2025 USA Swimming Summer Junior Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Kayla Han, last night’s 800 freestyle champion, is the top seed in the 400 IM for the day 2 prelims session of the Summer Junior Nationals

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2025 USA Swimming Summer Junior Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to the first finals session of the 2025 U.S. Junior National Championships in Irvine, CA!

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2025 USA Swimming Summer Junior Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Teagan O’Dell is the top seed in the women’s 50 backstroke in this morning’s prelims session of the Summer Junior Championships.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Lilly King And The New Wave Of 50 Breaststrokers

Lilly King remains the favorite even as she winds down her decorated career and behind her there’s a fleet of young stars looking to establish themselves.

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Mike Rice Cracks Top 10 All-Time In 15-16 100 Free (43.16) To Close Best of the South Meet

Rice set a lifetime best of 43.16 in the 100 free to launch himself into 10th all-time in the boys’ 15-16 age group.

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Mecklenburg Shatters Mason Manta Rays’ 15-18 Mixed 200 Medley Relay NAG Record

The team of Granger Bartee, Eliza Wallace, Mike Rice, and Maddy Boland set a new 15-18 national age group record in the mixed 200 medley relay.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Charlotte Crush leads the girls’ 200 back by over three seconds after becoming the #2 performer in the 17-18 age group this morning.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lakeside Swim Team 16-year-old Charlotte Crush is set for a big night.

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