Emily Thompson

2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 3

Alex Shackell had the fastest time in the combined meets in the 200 free and 100 fly on Day 3 of Speedo Winter Juniors.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

After destroying the 15-16 NAG record in the 100 backstroke yesterday, Charlotte Crush will contest the 100 fly/100 back double tonight.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. 

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Carmel’s Alex Shackell will enter the water tonight as the 2nd seed in the 500 freestyle, trailing teammate Kayla Han by just under two seconds.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free and is set to last a little less than 2 hours.

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Canadian National Teamer Bailey O’Regan Decommits from Kentucky; Signs NLI with Stanford

Bailey O’Regan, who represents Canada in international swimming, decommitted from Kentucky and has signed an NLI with Stanford for 2024-25.

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Early Signing Day: 408 Verbal Commitments From The Class of 2024

Leah Hayes leads a group of five swimmers ranked in our top 20 who verbally committed to Virginia—today those signings can become official.

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Emily Thompson, #11 In SwimSwam’s Class Of 2024, Verbally Commits To Stanford

Thompson, a member of the 2022-23 U.S. Junior National Team, holds a 400 IM best time that would be faster enough to ‘B’ final at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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Anna Moesch Closes Out YMCA Nationals With 50 Free PB Of 24.87

At only 17-years-old, Moesch’s performance makes her the 8th-fastest performer of all-time in the girl’s 17-18 age group.

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Leah Shackley And Daniel Diehl Add A Victory Each On Day Four Of YMCA Nationals

Shackley and Diehl, both NC State commits, won the 100 backstroke this evening with times of 59.56 and 53.91, respectively.

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Anna Moesch Splits 53.8 on a Relay Anchor at YMCA Nationals (Long Course)

The latest spark for the American women’s sprint group came from an unexpected place on Thursday – the YMCA National Championships.

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Daniel Diehl Swims 1:49.53 200 Free On Day Two Of Y Nationals

The second day of racing in Greensboro featured the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke, and 200 freestyle relay.

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“Jersey Boys” Dominate The Demographics Of The 2023 U.S. World Championships Team

Out of all states, New Jersey produced the most 2023 U.S. World Championship team qualifiers with seven total—all on the mens’ side.

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2024 “Best Of The Rest” Sprinter Garrett Gould Verbally Commits To Texas

Gould’s commitment is big for a sprint-deprived Texas team, and his 100 free time makes him the fourth-fastest recruit coming to Austin in the next two years.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2024

Katie Grimes is the clear-cut top-ranked recruit in the girls’ high school class of 2024 with NCAA-winning times in three events.

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