Jacob Pins

Inaugural Iowa Swimming (LSC) Altitude Select Camp a Success

This year’s camp for Iowa Swimming Inc. was unique as it was the first ‘out-of-LSC’ camp/training trip for the Iowa swimmers and coaches.

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ASU Commit Jacob Pins Leads West Des Moines Valley to 2024 Iowa IHSAA State Team Title

The West Des Moines Valley boys won the 2024 Iowa IHSAA State Swimming Championships, avenging 2023 champ Waukee, led by double event winner Jacob Pins.

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World Juniors Finalist Finn Kemp Commits to Arizona State for 2024

Finn Kemp is coming off a successful summer in which he made 200-meter breaststroke finals at European Juniors (2:20.93) and World Juniors (2:17.16).

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Summer Juniors Finalist Quin Seider Commits to Arizona State for 2024-25

Sprinter Quin Seider from Ojai, California, will swim and study at Arizona State beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

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Lucien Vergnes Signs NLI with Arizona State, Keeping Toulouse-to-Tempe Pipeline Open

Euro Juniors, Euro U23, and French National 200 breast champion Lucien Vergnes is headed to ASU, where he’ll be the 2nd Toulousien on the squad.

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Jacob Pins (2024) Flips Commitment from Kentucky to Arizona State

“Best of the Rest” distance freestyler Jacob Pins has flipped his verbal commitment to Arizona State for 2024-25.

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U.S. Open-Qualifying Distance Freestyler Bryce Rohr Is Headed to Arizona State for 2024-25

Nation’s Capital distance freestyler Bryce Rohr has committed to swim with the Sun Devils beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

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115 Swimmers Hit Olympic Trials Cuts at 2023 Speedo Junior Nationals

Flying straight back from the 2023 World Championships, Alex Shackell hit Olympic Trials cuts in the 50 and 100 free – including a new personal best

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Swims You May Have Missed on Day 1 of Summer Jrs: Turano Rips 8:40 800 FR for Trials Cut

This post is dedicated to highlighting some of the swims that may have flown under our radar during our live recaps.

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2023 U.S. Summer Junior Nationals: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Tess Howley is top seed in the girls’ 200 fly on Day 1 of the 2023 U.S. Summer Junior Nationals.

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Wisconsin’s Taiko Torepe-Ormsby Rips 22.21 50 FR on Day 4 of Des Moines Sectional

Torepe-Ormsby, who is from Wharenui, New Zealand, not only clocked a huge new personal best with the swim, but he also scared the New Zealand Record.

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17-Year-Old Jacob Pins Opens Des Moines Sectionals with an 8:12.54 800 Free

The 2023 Summer Sectional in Des Moines began yesterday at the Wellmark YMCA.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ Class Of 2024

After becoming the fastest high school 100 freestyler since Ryan Hoffer, Kaii Winkler moves up to take the honor of being the #1 recruit in the nation.

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Kentucky Picks Up Summer Juniors Qualifier Alex Gallagher (2024)

Breaststroke and IM specialist Alex Gallagher has announced his verbal commitment to Kentucky, beginning in the fall of 2024.

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15:05 Miler Jacob Pins (2024) Announces Verbal Commitment to Kentucky

Des Moines Swim Federation’s Jacob Pins will join the Kentucky Wildcats in 2024-25 with a 1650 time that would already score in the top 16 at SECs.

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