Grant Cates

Are Zone Diving Scores A Good Predictor of NCAA Championship Performance?

At the high-end, the top-seeded divers from Zones largely hold their positions at NCAAs, while things are much more random in the 9th-16th positions.

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SwimSwam Class of 2025 Database – See Where 1,240+ Swimmers and Divers Are Going This Fall

Here it is, the SwimSwam definitive database for the class of 2025. See where they came from and where they are going.

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SMU Lands #5 Diver Grant Cates for 2025

Cates brings plenty of national level experience to the SMU men’s program, which had a championship finalist at last seasons NCAAs in Luke Stitz.

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“Best of the Rest” Backstroker Andy Baklanov (2025) Commits to SMU

48.2/1:42 backstroker Andy Baklanov from Empire KC Swim Club has committed to the SMU Mustangs for 2025-26.

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Co-Champions Crowned in Women’s 3m Synchro; Hedberg/Tyler Win Men’s 10m at 2025 Nationals

The teams of Bailee Sturgill/Lily Witte and Anna Kwong/Sophie Verzyl were crowned co-national champions in women’s synchronized 3-meter event.

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The Top 10 NCAA Diving Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2025

In an effort to expand NCAA coverage here on SwimSwam, we have compiled a list of the top 10 men’s recruits for the high school class of 2025.

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