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Danish National Record-holder Casper Puggaard Signs with Cal for 2025-26

Casper Puggaard, who holds the Danish national record in the 100 fly with 51.50, has committed to swim at Cal next year.

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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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15-Year-Old David Sammons Wins High Point Award at North Carolina Senior Champs

Two weeks after his high school state championship meet, freshman David Sammons had another big meet at the North Carolina LSC Championships.

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Elle Scott Breaks National High School Record in 100 Breaststroke at North Carolina State Meet

Elle Scott )front, holding trophy) led Charlotte Country Day to a second straight North Carolina private schools’ Division 1 State Championship with a new National Independent HS Record.

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Irish Swimmer Nathan Wiffen Announces Verbal Commitment to University of California, Berkeley

Irish swimmer Nathan Wiffen commits to University of California Berkeley for class of 2025, bringing his top-scoring distance talents to the team.

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German Sprinter Martin Wrede Verbally Commits to Cal for 2025-26

German Age Record-holder Martin Wrede will take his sprint talents to Berkeley next fall to swim for the California Golden Bears.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ Class Of 2025

Maximus Williamson has overtaken his future teammate Thomas Heilman as the top recruit in the high school class of 2025.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 5/24/2024

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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Italian Butterflyer Matteo Palmisani (2025) Sends Verbal Commitment to Cal

Italian butterfly specialist Matteo Palmisani, who is currently living in Southlake, Texas, has verbally committed to Cal for 2025-26.

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Cal Earns 4th Top-20 Verbal Commitment for 2025-26 from #11 Ryan Erisman

Ryan Erisman, an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 400/1500 free and 200/400 IM, has announced his intention to swim and study at Cal in 2025-26.

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Cal Picks up Verbal Commitment from 2025 “Honorable Mention” Julien Rousseau

Distance freestyler Julien Rousseau from San Diego, California, will remain in-state to swim for the Golden Bears in 2025-26.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Swims You Might Have Missed On Day 4

Thomas Mercer dropped over three seconds on the day en route to his 6th-place finish in the 200 butterfly this evening (1:45.55).

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Thomas Heilman will enter the water tonight as the top seed in the 200 butterfly, and he’s slated to swim the 100 freestyle final shortly before.

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Sprinter Dar Lavrenko (2025) to Remain In-state with Verbal Commitment to Cal

Sprint free/fly specialist Dar Lavrenko from the high school class of 2025 has verbally committed to the University of California, Berkeley.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75.5% Think Virginia’s 2025 Recruiting Class Is Better Than Cal’s

Thomas Heilman heads up a talent-stacked recruiting class for the Virginia Cavaliers in the fall of 2025.

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