Erik Gessner

U.S. Open Qualifier Lance Swanepoel Makes Verbal Commitment to Wisconsin

Winter US Open qualifier Lance Swanepoel has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Wisconsin for 2023-24.

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Wisconsin Sweeps Minnesota in Border Battle

For the sixth consecutive time in the series, the Wisconsin men’s and women’s teams defeated Minnesota during Friday’s “Border Battle.”

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Bacon, Benson Shine As Wisconsin Opens Season With Sweeps of Arizona, Hawaii

Badger sophomore Phoebe Bacon won three events and raced on a pair of winning relays as the Wisconsin women easily downed Arizona and Hawaii.

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North Carolina State Champ Charlie Jones Commits to Wisconsin

Charlie Jones has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin for the fall of 2022. He specializes in butterfly and distance freestyle.

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2021 Big Ten Men’s Fan Guide: After Lots of Graduation Turnover, IU Has Edge

It’s hard to gauge the firepower for the top five teams or so this year with the truncated season, but Indiana looks to have a slight edge.

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Benson Hits More PRs, Houseman Splits 51.2 BR as Badgers Beat NU

The Wisconsin men look like they’ve assembled their best team in a while as they picked up the win today against Northwestern.

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Ziyad Saleem Continues to Drop, Hits 1:42 200 Back at Schroeder YMCA Invite

A Top-100 age group swim from Ziyad Saleem and an Olympic Trials cut from Erik Gessner highlighted the Schroeder YMCA’s two-day meet.

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Despite Three Pool Records from Beata Nelson, NU Women Defeat Wisconsin

The Northwestern women won against Wisconsin for the first time since 2009, breaking a seven-meet Badger win streak as Nelson made pool history.

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Minnetonka Repeats As MN Class AA Champs, Dahlgren Smashes Records

The Skippers of Minnetonka High School repeated as Class AA boys state champs in Minnesota, but it was Chanhassen’s Jack Dahlgren who smashed records individually.

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Israeli Sprinter Idan Dotan Gives Wisconsin Verbal Commitment for 2018-19

Idan Dotan, a sprint back/fly specialist from Beit Dagan, Israel, has verbally committed to swim at the University of Wisconsin…

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Wisconsin Picks Up Verbal from Rising Open Water Swimmer Matthew Hillmer

Matthew Hillmer of CSP Tideriders and De Smet Jesuit High School has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin for 2018-19.

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Wisconsin Reels in Verbal from Maryland 4A3A State Record-holder Eli Fouts

Gaithersburg, Maryland’s Eli Fouts has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin for 2018-19. Fouts is a two-time USA Swimming…

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Back/Fly Specialist Erik Gessner Gives Verbal Pledge to Wisconsin

Erik Gessner of Minnetonka High School and Aquajets Swim Team has given a verbal commitment to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 2018-19.

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Mn State AA Boys: Interviews with National and State Record Holders

Amazing Minnetonka Boys and National Record Holders share what it is like to break a National Record, State Records, and…

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9 of 12 State Records Fall As Minnetonka Wins MN’s AA State Title

9 state records and a national high school record dropped in a historic season for Minnesota high school boys swimming. Minnetonka accounted for 4 of those state records and the national records in winning their first state title since 2011.

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