Haley McDonald

2026 Eddie Reese Showdown: Louisville Upsets Texas Women, Texas Men Remain on Top

No. 6 Louisville pulled-off the upset of No. 1 ranked Texas on home turf by 1 point on the women’s side to close out the 2026 Eddie Reese Showdown.

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2025 Texas Hall of Fame Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Nate Germonprez is the top seed in the men’s 100 breaststroke final tonight where he will be attempting to break 50 seconds for the first time.

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2026 College Swimming Previews: #3 Texas Women Counting On New Faces To Extend Top-Three Run

Two-time NCAA Champion Jillian Cox leads a very young Texas team that will be looking to maintain their top-three finish this season.

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Ranking the 2025 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

Alex Shackell, SwimSwam’s #1 ranked recruit from the class of 2025, will be headlining the Indiana Hoosiers recruiting class.

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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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Crush, McDonald, Gluck Highlight Busy Week at NCSA Summer Championships

Academy Bullets Swim Club and Lakeside Swim Team each took home team titles to wrap up the 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships (Pictured: Charlotte Crush)

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2025

Alex Shackell’s world class ability in the 100 and 200 fly, potential as a relay game-changer and overall unmatched versatility makes her the #1 recruit.

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Texas Adds World Junior Record Holder and British Sprint Champion, Eva Okaro, for 2025

Eva Okaro, who owns the World Junior Record in the SCM 50 free, will swim for the University of Texas beginning in the fall of 2025.

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The Last Ever? November 13 Marks National Signing Day For High Schoolers In Class of 25

The NCAA announced in October that it is removing the National Letter of Intent Program moving forward, meaning this could be the last official signing day.

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Hungarian Olympian Nikolett Padar Switches Verbal Commitment to University of Texas (2025)

After previously verbally committing to Arizona State, freestyler Padar has announced her intention to swim for the University of Texas Longhorns.

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2024 Olympic Trials Semifinalist & Class of 2025 H.M. Sarah Rodrigues to Swim for Texas

With one year to improve upon an already NCAA qualifying time in the 200 Back, New Jersey’s Sarah Rodrigues could become part of a strong backstroke corps for the Longhorns.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2025

Alex Shackell is the undisputed top recruit in the girls’ class of 2025, leading a lethal triple threat for Cal with Teagan O’Dell and Claire Weinstein.

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Who Is NOT Swimming at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, Despite Qualifying

Former Stanford swimmer Daniel Roy is among those absent from the psych sheet despite blasting the fourth-fastest 200 breast time among Americans this season.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Grimes Leads Young Talent in 400 IM

Katie Grimes fired a warning shot at the American Record last summer, and without Alex Walsh in the field, the second spot looks wide open.

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Charlotte Crush Goes 1:50.55 in the 200 Back, 50.19 in the 100 Fly at Southern Premier Meet

Swimming in her last meet before her 16th birthday, Charlotte Crush scared a National Age Group Record in the 100 fly in Atlanta.

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